The moral made plain

**original poetry & photomanipulation** ___ ![desert-jagged-subtle-overlay.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmR3MMepmJmTx68ggk3hEAT7auEmrN4irZKP8Nqf55d6c2/desert-jagged-subtle-overlay.jpg) ___ This reality is all edges: & wrinkles like mirages seen On the cusp of death in the desert. The gem hawk circles and the hunter, Robes donned, with up-sleeved guile, Nocks an arrow to slay the last trace Of divinity and devour its husk. In fiendish rhythms, Oh how the paradise fades! Just so—as the chill of evening Descends upon the sands, mottled dusk, Advancing its umbrage over the baked plateau Seems to nod its resignation with eyelids twitching. *(The acceptance of a phase alchemical is The discrepancy between a demigod & the mortal. The latter is convinced of the existence of evil While the former sees only energy in formations.)* ___ ![greenretroglitchdesert.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmQWZ9rHUmsmqtLYN9aaAg2aSSaPsGYdxv2FyuAqAFVpdU/greenretroglitchdesert.jpg) ___ ![colorstrips-desert-greenblue 3.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmYNVKEJPerRtwrLqiTpAXMnos1jPwgCy33TEr7ftmhwQ1/colorstrips-desert-greenblue%203.jpg)

Writing & images By @d-pend 3/18/18

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