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By: Christi Ortiz

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By Christi Ortiz

If we could only realize impermanence

we would gain our freedom

from the ego’s grasp

Its hallow shell would reveal

that which has hatched

is already long passed

Christi Ortiz
Christi Ortiz
Christi Ortiz is a licensed marriage and family therapist by profession and a poet by passion.  She enjoys trying to put to words to that which is wordless and give voice to the dynamic and wild spiritual journey called life. She lives in Spokane with her husband and two children, Emmanuel and Grace. She loves the outdoors and meditating in the early mornings which gives rise to her poetry.

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