In the essence and defiance of life

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A crown of thorns we wear
in the defiance of life
and the pain it brings
before heaven and the stars
and the sun and the moon
until they collapse
we blaspheme the earth
with pleasures of misery
and worship of the suffering
we place upon our souls.

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The Opposite Is Also True

We celebrate all of it sometimes too. Still, well writ - truth lives inside these lines, lurking, poised, about to leap. Long time no see - welcome back - slc