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deceptions

♪a rhymed, mirrored octet♪  
      
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness  
of the treacherous destroys them. 
 Proverbs 11:3 ESV  
     
my    
secrets    
are exposed    
in  the  darkness    
under which  i   c l o a k.    
there i s  no  hiding  p l a c e,    
for  the  conscience  is the   e y e    
of the soul.
 thus God sees through me    
all   d e c e p t i o n s  that  undo  me.    
when  my  truths  become  a  lie,    
my  honour  i   d i s g r a c e;    
on  my  pride  i  c h o k e,    
for veiled starkness    
undisclosed—    
no  less    
sly…    
     
© Copyright 2019 September 15    
by Clyve A. Bowen♫
Written by cabcool
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