In darkness, a deep and insufferable thing
\nLies hid in each ditch, hole, and glen.
\nIn silence, it watches, and pounces on you
\nFeasting again and again.<\/p>\n

The essence of power, the hunger for greed
\nThe wish to be greater than men;
\nConsuming, conniving, continuing to
\nEat your heart again and again.<\/p>\n

In ignorance, souls with no proper defense
\nTread blindly into the beast’s den
\nTemptation is costly, but realized too late
\nAs it kills you again and again.<\/p>\n

Yet, a light from the hilltops is shone every day
\nTo bring back missed and mistaken
\nBut some will ignore, and continue in night
\nPass the beacon again and again.<\/p>\n

Will you be stricken? Have you been freed?
\nAre you guarded from tempters within?
\nOr did you fall prey to the well-traveled path
\nAnd get lost in the darkness again?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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