In Search of Gumption

In Search of Gumption

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In Search of Gumption
The Everything In Between Poem
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The Everything In Between Poem

Jul 25, 2022
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The Everything In Between Poem
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I am the warmth of the sun. 
I am the desolate cold depths of the ocean. 
I am the stillness of the mountains. 
I am the roaring engine of a dune buggy. 

I am the swirls of dirt it makes in the sand as it cuts through it. 
I am the capricious waves of the Atlantic. 
I am the lazy current of the Russian River. 
I am the one who knows that the Russian Ri…

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