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Earth and Sun
I could tell it was a vain house
From a 100 blinding polished mirrors.
Its silence was redeeming,
Though it always needed cleaning,
But who could cure a mess
When all they made were tears?
So I guess it was the empty space
That fed my growing fears.
I knew the Siren's calming sound
Before the might of the flame came down
Before the flash of that challenging ball,
That one which sits eyeing each and all
Ensuring none can live sincere.
He brought them to their knees in shame
How they trembled, knowing their crime was clear-
To give themselves a name.
I really like this poem, especially the lines "He brought them to their knees in shame / How they trembled, knowig their crime was clear- / To give themselves a name."
It's quite beautiful.