tiniest and grandest

She is the fair Maiden Of What's Left Unsaid and there is no other can act in her stead. She governs and watches over honest minds and bears silent witness to all of our crimes and shelters the tiniest and grandest Truths that we dare not set in stone or prove with proofs. Therefore we must guard her weak small tender form and keep deep inside us the thought of her warm and not rush to speak about that which we think lest we cause an uproar or turmoil or stink. There are you see some things which much stay Unsaid which we dare not to escape the hole in the head that talks without ceasing and spills without pause pears of endless wisdom through hard-marbled jaws. So sew up the mandibles, pray do not speak, and zip up that suck-hole this day and this week, and keep it all closed up and sealed from within – for then a great prize you shall most surely win. The Maiden is gracious, respects sacrifice, and claims that mere silence alone will suffice to secure her blessing and countenance fair – not boasting or riches or suave debonair.

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