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For John Anderson's A Garland String of Tanka's poetry contest
The Unseen Fiend
There is a coward
hiding deep within the walls
of helpless beings
only to strike its hardest
when they are at their weakest.
Indiscriminate
and wielding the power of
a merciless god,
it shreds the soul’s dwelling place,
inflicting pain and sorrow.
This fiend is unseen,
but its attack is gruesome.
In its cruel wake,
Death becomes the higher god -
offering up sweet release.
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