Before Sacrament and Socrates
by Jim Amos
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There was only one darkness,
mumbled monosyllables
and the rain.
No glorious bastard heard our prayers,
no beating heart knew
why the forest burned.
The world was still a crucible
for the unique imperfection
of all living things.
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