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A God Among Others

If you looked closely

You could find a god

Among the populous

Inside of mankind

All you’d have to do

Is find a man with

A Hunched over back

Because he is Atlas

And he carries the burden

Of the world’s ugly truth

On his very own shoulders

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molly-pendleton
American
Published
Mar 23, 2011
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