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~ Poem the 1st Chap. Inspired Bye ~ Part #20

(~) (?) ???? ??? ???? ????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ????????? ?????????? ??????????? ?????????? ????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ???????? ????????? ?????????? ??????????? ??????????? ???????????? ????????????? ?????????????? ????????????? ???????????? ??????????? ????????? ????????????? ?????????????????? ~ What-then could be ... ? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If our-hate wanted nothing more ... nothing more ... but the best ~ for-another, itself ... ? ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Saw the reality, and- felt-the-evidence, was- shown the light in view of-the-division that-has- ~ risen; taken-root-and- sprouted-up ... growing- ~ from-the-cold center; of ~ ~ its heart of greed, the selfish, ~ ~ poisonous desire for everything ~ ~ more, moving-toward the hour of its ~ ~ isolation, choking-out-all-that-is genuine, advancing-onward within-this belief, and-yes ~ what-if-it-was-awakened for the first time, to ~ the-fallacies-of-its-own-faithless and complete- ~~~~~~~~~~~~ denial of its, ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ lack-of trust its ~ hopeless condition. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes what-if through perfect kindness, it-was provided- another way ... ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ Was-shown- ~ ~ the hard sting, ~ ~ the- absent- hand- ~ ~ of-its-ugliness, ~ ~ prejudice, ~ ~ all-the- ~ ~ tears-it- ~ ~ caused- ~ ~ that- ~ ~ have- ~ fallen- ~ in- ~ ~ despair. ~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~ Looked- ~~ ~~ down-deep- ~ ~~~~ within, ~~~~ ~~~ cried ~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ out-for-Jesus-itself for-the-first- ~~~~ time no please; ~~ no ... no-more;- ~~ please Jesus God, no make-it-stop; carrying-with-it and knowing- for certain if-but-for-but-only- for-a-moment- the-painful- ~~~~ result, ~~~ of-its flight from-this- ~~~~~ truth; ~~~~~ from its listless, and-purely- senseless, movement- ~~~ of aggression, ~~~ sharing, the-feeling also- ~~ felt;- by its devotion to ~ ~ this. By ~~ ~ allowing ~ ~~ itself-to-live exclusively, ~ in-this-fruitless, ~ indifference, truly-stubborn, inconclusive; ~ erroneous, ~ ~~ illusion! ~~

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