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The Precipice Moment



In the sixth hour,
of the sixty-sixth day,
another doubter stood on the edge
of the dark abyss

Void chasm in the mind;
canyon to nowhere,
null directions written on a blank page

In the sixth hour,
of the sixty-sixth day,
a scoffer peered down into the darkness

And in that dire, precipice moment ... 
a fateful decision had to be made
Babylonian in nature,
the implications were grave

Willingly eat the Nebuchadnezzar curse,
swallow the rage
Stoke the volatile belly of beastly hatred,
then sphincter lip open the cage
This skeleton key decision has you so afraid

Explosive emotions ... violently untamed
Wrecking havoc,
innocent blood will have the soul stained

Every precipice moment begins and ends
In the sixth hour,
of the sixty-sixth day

Pridefully stand tall, and
fall asunder or bend to pray ...
the choice is yours
Fear the scarlet marked nay,
should you choose to temptingly fall that way  

In the sixth hour
of the sixty-sixth day ...
The birth of reprobate iniquity
died in a stillborn womb,
where mercy was taken away

Copyright © | Year Posted 2018




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