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Delusion's Jaws
J. Scott Smith
Pretense drips from delusion's jaws
Deception gleaming in its eye
Fangs of falsehood around me close
Hope born from demon's mouth, say I
Dashed to nothing there where it rose
Dark dust set against somber sky
You nor I be found in its claws
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