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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♫
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♫
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