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Any Devil Will Due

When loneliness settled in my bones Bound by chains formed by tears that turned to stone Here comes a familiar face But he's no hero or saving grace He is charming and dresses to kill He is proof the devil is real He knows what my defense are down He hears my screams, although I make no sound More times than not I shut down his show But this time my lonely won't let him go In deafening silence I long for any song The need to feel anything I play along My grief hangs my heart on every lie Desperation makes me ok with the evil in his eyes In the brightest pitch black I will play the fool It's times like these that any devil will be

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Date: 3/27/2022 11:37:00 AM
When one rides a bus, it is to get from A to B, not to buy the bus! Enjoyed! Aloha!
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Date: 3/27/2022 7:57:00 AM
Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome 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.
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