In Praise of Sunrise

16 Oct 2008

·menoh

The beautiful one has returned, With another pearl, Off-white, shades of difference From the versions we already know, But still we clap And praise, Hoping that she Would cast a glance At the quartz we try To pass off as diamonds. A few rebels Dare to question The chosen one, By claiming also That their pieces of granite Are equal in beauty To her reputation. They are banished And crucified, For we need no free thinkers.

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menoh

I am a button pusher. I stir up trouble. It is what I do. I live in the borders between light and dark. I can write about beautiful things, and joy and love, but I find I am more creative when i write about the dark. I love to hold a mirror up to the...

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