Friday, October 19, 2018

Pretenders(Haiku)



So many martyrs
have died for an unseen God
for a pagan's pay. 

 So many sinners
frolic in their short seasons
waiting for judgment.

 So few are caste
that deceives through a keyhole
of their wicked ways. 

 - John Hardesty 
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