by Christopher Barnes
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Devoutness needs rethinking.
Accrue an otherwise sacrament;
You’re venerable trumpet’s insipid.
Unaltered reprise, I divine.
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This Dada-esque poem is deep. Your diction is rich, turbulent, powerful. I sat at my kitchen table with morning coffee and contemplated how poorly humanity negotiates (and has negotiated) God, religion, and the divine. Your poem is thought provoking to say the least.