has gravity
noticed you
has some devil
tempted you
what about redemption
or is your life
full of contention
what about dreams
are they truly
what they seem
angels and sprites
stepping beyond
goblins and ghouls
these earthly rules
what things
have you chosen
have your memories
come to life
have they rearisen
that timeless weight
recruiting you
when they leave
leaving scars and marks
then re-enter you
remarkably fear
sometimes death
crawls out of nothing
sometimes doom
preys on loathing
no matter
what prayers
you can't help
but think
those wanting words
we tend to speak
shapeless gravity
brings us down
landing us
in quicksand
lucky us
if its demanding
hallowed ground
all those demons
those terrifying sounds
shriek and shout
making us
quiver and quake
standing in
our holy boots
perhaps the earth
will open up
suck us in
revel in
our sacred birth
what are those
dreams worth
has remorseful revelation
coarsely risen up
gained moral elevation
or has devilish life
dragged you down
into burning hell
that forceful place
where your demons dwell
welding pity on your face
where gravity abducted you
like some crying clown

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