Absolute

Hell is too short a word
to confine the limits
of absolute temperature
in the heat of silence.

But you,
you let me in.
And I crept
under the stain of sin.

And now you wail,
your weakness,
my blush,
the redness that will not wash.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Agustin Avatar
October 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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January 30, 2016 at 10:55 AM
Michael,, A great pleasure to find and read your pen today. Love ** SKAT **
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