A Moment of Time

           I saw a Devil today,
           in me,
           through D.
           The difference between
           innocence and guilt
           is but a moment in Time.
           An errant word, an untoward gesture,
           a lapse, in thought; which,
           though but a moment
           crushes the future
           into paths of sorrow,
           fear and loathing,
           the feeding grounds
           of Devils, that haunt the crushed futures
           of a moment.
           In a moment in Time;
           an act of love, a gesture of peace,
           compassion and understanding
           sweeps the paths of devils into
           paths of light, towards
           a moment.

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