Morning Star
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!
--Isaiah 14:12
the power of pride
or was it something else?
he must have known the consequences
of rebellion
must have known the futility
[in the back of his
perfect mind]
of taking on the Lord
after all, what are shining wings and
a golden halo
to fate?
no morning star, however lovely in its
transient glory
can defeat the Almighty.
and yet . . .
there is something strikingly
beautiful
in a brilliant star that dares
to defy the universe.
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