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Double-Edge


The better Angels of our nature…

the Devil only laughs

 

Laying traps as yet unseen,

in virtues aftermath

 

Reluctant aspiration,

free will a double edge

 

That takes us high while honing doubts

—of falling off the ledge

 

(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2019) 

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