Hollow

 There is a shell of carvings and paint.

A shell that is useful for many things.

The shell is sturdy and strong, it does its work

But the shell stay still when there is nothing that pushes it.

There is an emptiness that stays in the shell

The emptiness cries out, but the shell is useful for many things

Who speaks to the emptiness? 

Scripture comes and makes its rounds, but the shell is useful for many things

People come and touch the shell, and the shell is useful for many things

Rain falls and black descends, but the shell is useful for many things.

But the emptiness doesn't care for the shell

Nor the shell for the emptiness.

One needs the other, and the other just is.

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