ORIGINAL SIN

Original sin turns into original purity
As the first undoing is underdone
And returning becomes advancing
Into a lost but remembered world
Of innocence before the rape and kidnap
And we stare no longer into the faces of fascists 
But into the sunlit athletic eyes of Spring
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Duncan Avatar
September 10, 2026 at 1:39 PM
WELL, that's different.
Etgen-Baker Avatar
April 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
thought provoking words -- appreciate your perspective
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