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That old serpent !

By Channa

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Shiny you werebeautiful and sleekyou saw the pairto them you did speak 'Like G-d you shall be if you eat of the tree eat of it, then you shall know pleasures, mystery of the unkwnow'These were your liesonce a angel of lightnow, a angel of nightDestroying men, thru sheer craftinesstaking them to deepest darknessAnd with these words, those lies that you toldhas caused the earth to erode and grow coldThat same old lie that brought on so much painis now repeated all over againcapturing men in a world of sinforgetting the truth, the light from withinfollowing darkness and calling it lightwith no rights, no wrongs, no absolutes in sight' Everything's well', they smuggly utterYes the lie is smooth, it doesn't matterdownward they fall, unaware they are blindleaving the only truth, G-d's perfect love behind. Written October 20th, 2001 © on Oct 20 2001 02:11 PM PST   0 • 13

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"Shiny you werebeautiful and sleekyou saw the pairto them you did speak 'Like G-d you shall be if you eat of the tree eat of it, then you shall know pleasures, mystery of the unkwnow'These were your liesonce a angel of lightnow, a angel of nightDestroying men, thru sheer craftinesstaking them to deepest darknessAnd with these words, those lies that you toldhas caused the earth to erode and grow coldThat same old lie that brought on so much painis now repeated all over againcapturing men in a world of sinforgetting the truth, the light from withinfollowing darkness and calling it lightwith no rights, no wrongs, no absolutes in sight' Everything's well', they smuggly utterYes the lie is smooth, it doesn't matterdownward they fall, unaware they are blindleaving the only truth, G-d's perfect love behind...."

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