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· Feb 18
Death's Disguise
Pax
Feb 18
Death's Disguise
Death, whose guise is end to sorrow,
sells salvation 'til tomorrow.
September 17, 2022
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· May 6
Father
Pax
May 6
Father
I don't know what to call You.
"Father," which should denote familiarity,
seems a foreign word to me.
May 6, 2025
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206
· Mar 25
My Idle Knife
Pax
Mar 25
My Idle Knife
I open up my idle knife—
that dagger look-alike—
and fold it back
and pass the time.
March 24, 2025
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160
· Feb 18
Morning's Gown
Pax
Feb 18
Morning's Gown
Morning steps out in its gilded gown.
July 17, 2024
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146
· Apr 15
L'amour et la mort
Pax
Apr 15
L'amour et la mort
S'éloigner de l'amour
est s'approcher de la mort.
April 15, 2025
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118
· Feb 18
Silence's Melody
Pax
Feb 18
Silence's Melody
Mere silence, too, could be
a melancholic melody.
July 16, 2024
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107
· Feb 15
Le colère
Pax
Feb 15
Le colère
The quickness of rage—
that murderous blight—
discards self-control
for counterfeit might.
September 2020
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105
· Jun 21
Deliberate Debilitation
Pax
Jun 21
Deliberate Debilitation
Careless continuation invites deliberate debilitation.
June 20, 2025
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95
· Feb 18
Heavy-laden
Pax
Feb 18
Heavy-laden
I'm made of lead
as I'm laid in bed,
heavy-laden.
February 15, 2024
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87
· Feb 18
Love is the Narrow Way
Pax
Feb 18
Love is the Narrow Way
I drown when I divert from love,
dragged into a crushing depth;
and lo, the way whereon I trod—
one whose gate is wide and broad—
does lead me unto certain death.
January 2021
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· Mar 15
A Bellow from Below
Pax
Mar 15
A Bellow from Below
Hear You the screaming of my soul—
that bellow from below?
March 14, 2025
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54
· May 15
Extremes
Pax
May 15
Extremes
Am I not either one—
a drought or a flood?
May 14, 2025
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44
· Apr 27
Your Grace
Pax
Apr 27
Your Grace
I should not be alive;
I defiled Your holy name.
Now my breath testifies
to the truth of Your grace.
April 27, 2025
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· Jun 19
"All Who Hate Me Love Death"
Pax
Jun 19
"All Who Hate Me Love Death"
O, stubborn heart! Thou harkest not to Wisdom's words;
and forsooth,
for thou hast been inclined to death ever since thy youth.
June 19, 2025
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· 4d
Tiresome Talk
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4d
Tiresome Talk
What good are noble words from a vain heart?
You desire truth in the inward parts.
June 30, 2025
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