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Rated: E · Poetry · None · #2353039

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The wickedness
of man
trumps the goodness
of God

What’s harder for
a child
to see their mother dead
or their father sob

The greater number
of a man’s errors
come disguised
as perfection

As excuses
sets sail
on the sea
— of perdition

(Dreamsleep: January, 2026)
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