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you speak

in verse

your wisdom is your curse

you speak

in tongues

your faith has come undone

you speak

of truth

remaining resolute

you speak

of doubt

you are not whole without your gods

they take

their time

they die

i speak

reversed

my wisdom is my curse

i do

no harm

i am the withered arm

i laugh

in time

reflected on the inside

it’s in

our house

it’s up to us to get it out

we take

our time

we die

she owes no debt to any man

she has the strength to force your hand

she is the answer to our call

she is the bringer of the fall

you lack the conviction

you live in self-delusion

your fortress of hatred

will fall beneath her gaze

we all become our sins

to be human

is to suffer