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Blessings Unused


What is a color

obstructed

What is a sonnet

untold

What is the price

of reluctance

Tainted in silver

or gold 

 

What is the weight

of your damming 

What is a blessing

unused 

What is the lifespan

of choices unmade

Measured in freedom

— recused 

 

(The First Book Of Prayers: July, 2025)

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