Christmas 2019
We travel this route across desert searching
Souls weighed down by horror and despair.
Artificial trees shimmer. On top
Silvery frayed stars of Bethlehem blink on off/on off.
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Headed for a Reckoning
Christmas 2019
We travel this route across desert searching
Souls weighed down by horror and despair.
Artificial trees shimmer. On top
Silvery frayed stars of Bethlehem blink on off/on off.
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