What is the greater tragedy, 

a heart that refuses to beat or 

a mind that has banished reason?

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When the self-righteous have 

triumphed over villainy 

do they acquire new eyes 

or are further blinded by victory?

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Isn't it true that 

when we move our eyes 

over a page 

the words look back with 

equal scrutiny?

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Why do blabbermouths

never understand

that sooner or later

their words explode

on their tongues?

 

 

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Where do you go 

when you discover 

that the biblical truths 

you embraced 

with so much love were 

actually authored 

by the devil?

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Does the moon bleed a brighter glow 

when at times 

it is cut by the swish of 

coconut fronds?

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Is it to measure requited love in volumes of blood and tears 

that some use fingernails 

on the tender skin of love?

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Do milk powder cartons blush in secret 

when they think of the dark secrets they help hide?

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Did the pebble that was displaced in the laying of roadway 

weep for want of communal crush or 

smile at personal escape from genocide that took its family?

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If key tags had virtual communities 

would their conversations amount to 

sharing exciting news 

or 

just versions of the same story?

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If there was a central sorting station to 

un-sort all seasons greetings 

so all the world receives wishes 

from strangers, 

would we become 

closer or more estranged? 

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