The Reckoning

Feel its fury
hear it roar
Avenging Angel
 vengeance born

Apostatic
 idols vain
Bear the sentence
its will proclaims

Chants of guilt 
awaken sinners
From their dark
infected dreams

O’er the mountains
to the ocean
Heaven’s rage
—its verdict screams

(Dreamsleep: June, 2023)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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