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Heaven's Diaspora

by @icouldimagine

You spent your days and nights, Guarding life, That you were liberated from death, Oh martyr. People, enslaved by delusions Wanted to enslave you, And none were wiser. Oh martyr, You may have been but a child, A woman, a fighting man, An elder, Maybe you were killed for offering a helping hand, A mother, a father. We grieve over the loss Of our sister, our brother. With each light that is cut off The world grows darker and darker. Robbed from your care and your love It gets so much colder, And so the rest of us are left Under the glaring shadow of imminent death Because the war doesn't seem to end 'til every soul draws its last breath. Tell me, If the hearts that beat are similar, If the lungs that breathe are Capable of uttering words familiar, Then why have we been separated from ourselves? The devil has no answer once he is called to question. Instead he burrows your face, And wears a copy of your skin, And utters these words back to you. And soon those deluded Spread their corruption Like the potent sparks of hell. They light the flame in worship Of this world in which Their darkest desires dwell. Forgetting That our true home is in heaven, And the children of Adam are displaced. Heaven's diaspora! Should we again be swooned By Satan's Whisper It would be the greatest shame!
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Published
Feb 19, 2025
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