Thursday, June 19, 2008

Prepared For Battle


Not yours to take. Not yours
to keep.
You treasure these
False Idols
and they crumble
like decayed wood
between my fingers.
Offer them up as
a shield
a ruse
to throw a blanket
over what is
not there
as you continue to
build
your fortress over
the shifting
trembling dirt.

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