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"As you sow, so shall you reap." - The Bible, Galatians 6:7
"You can't sow thorns and expect to harvest flowers." - Anonymous
"Those who plant injustice will harvest calamity." - Proverb

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Casualty of Your Cruelty

the harvest a cruel person reaps
from all the seeds they sow 
all yield weeds and thorns
of guilt and revenge,
growing in a secret garden
behind walls, doors, shutters, gates
enclosed by self in iron and stone.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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