Excuses Set Sail
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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Philosophical inquiry into morality, divine justice, human corruption; abstract yet grounded
Multiple dense ideas compressed into five lines; rapid conceptual shifts, high density
Profoundly dark: wickedness, death, parental grief, perdition; deeply negative
Sharp declarative statements, bold capitalization, urgent questioning; kinetically charged
Five lines total; micro poem under six lines
Sea metaphor, personification of excuses; moderate ornamentation alongside plain declaration
Primarily lyric interior voice with some universal address; mostly internal reflection
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