in the crucible of chaos - v3

in the crucible of chaos - v3

in the crucible of chaos, insurrection,

in the madness of this moment, this hour

the eyes of the world, its diverse people

are staring upon the flailing nation-state

how will we recover, how will we rise

from these years of madness, reverence,

centuries of evil, of darkness, hiding

metastized, growing, below the waterline

in the crucible of chaos, insurrection,

with the mad-king raving, ranting,

no longer a shining city on a hill,

a pit of division, of muck, miry clay

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edited January 7, 2020

in the crucible of chaos - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/in-crucible-of-chaos-v3.html

adding stanza 3

shining city on a hill – Matthew 5:14

miry clay – Psalm 40:2

edited January 7, 2021

in the crucible of chaos - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/in-crucible-of-chaos-v2.html

January 7, 2021

in the crucible of chaos

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/01/in-crucible-of-chaos.html

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