The Fire Now Yours

You hide behind 
  the angels mask

As truth unsheathes 
  its sword

Your costume stripped,
  the devil unleashed

His fire,
  —your fate to endure

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2017)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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