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Unholy Waters


Once again

Religion

Is tearing us apart

 

Judaic tears

Islamic fear

Shared values in the dark

 

To kill

for an idea

Judgmental and profane

 

Begins the end

The baby drowned

—in bathwaters of pain

 

(The New Room: November, 2023) 

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