Words armored and armed
Sent forth to crush and cleave,
Reinforcements committed,
No reserves withheld,
Pugilistic annunciations
Meant to overwhelm;
And others more subtle,
Saboteurs and scouts
Sapping those they encounter,
Undermining, kindling havoc
By delicate deception,
Slithering in, under and around;
And misdirections,
False trails, bogus clues,
Errant maps intending to insinuate
Mislead and confuse,
Fabrications planted in the open,
Tainted breaths covered in clove –
These words sent to war,
My implements and tools
Misused in anger, fear and greed,
These sins I humbly submit
And ask absolution
That pure purposes I may pursue.
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