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Micah's Misery In Laodicea

My heart is like that of Cain's: Wandering helplessly, throughout Nod Indulging in the union of Enoch And, dreaming of ladders by which to escape My mind was born in Laodicea: Taking one step forward and two steps back Pride and stubbornness have deceived me And, I have fled with Jonah into the sea I am neck-deep in Micah's misery Watching Us abandon Solomon's wisdom-- Hurling stones at Stephen-- And, pouring wine into the cup of Babylon the Great I return to bathe in my recklessness My heart has deceived itself I am drowning underneath a world of water (As mighty as the guilt in my heart)...

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