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The Janus Sacrifice


"The Janus Sacrifice"

Janus 
opens and closes 
the ebbing time
greeted by 
two faces 
justice 
on a coin 
flipped 
betrayal
loyalty
scepticism
trust 
belief
disbelief
truth appears 
through 
those eyes 
walk-ins
two mirror images
stand in judgement
like night and day
light and dark 
leaping priests
embedded in the helix
of all of us

rationality and 
the illusion of choice

free trials 
to taste credence
a final meal
tokens waiting on a table
unconsecrated before a 
sacrifice

(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)



Ianus 
doorway

Patultius 
the Opener

Iancus 
the Gatekeeper 

Ianitos
keeping track of time 

Copyright © | Year Posted 2023




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Date: 5/27/2023 9:03:00 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus
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Date: 5/27/2023 9:03:00 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen_Saliare
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Date: 5/27/2023 9:02:00 PM
the illusion of choice ; the paradox of choice
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/27/2023 9:02:00 PM
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-illusion-of-choice-5224973
Date: 5/27/2023 9:02:00 PM
credence.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/27/2023 9:06:00 PM
credence table.
Date: 5/27/2023 9:01:00 PM
"Sacrifice" / Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke.
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/27/2023 9:01:00 PM
https://youtu.be/_KlcDiylxUQ
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Lady Labyrinth
Date: 5/27/2023 9:01:00 PM
LYRICS/ "Sacrifice", Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke. https://www.songlyrics.com/lisa-gerrard-pieter-bourke/sacrifice-lyrics/

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