From “The New Servant”
Beauty’s worth lies in the beholder’s pride
in it. A prize it is at its peak, but
spoiled it is after its beholder’s use.
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Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “Voiceless”
A king’s voice gets what a king wants and what
a servant can afford to pay, whether
that be in gold or a live sacrifice.
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Excerpt – Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “The Departure’s Promise”
What possessions takes one when one cannot
return home again, to the home of birth,
family, and familiarity?
What of material nature is more
precious and sacred than the touch of a
mother’s, father’s, or sisters’?
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Excerpt – Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “The Decree”
Revelations of secrets’ past blinds the
sight in the present, as the mind shifts the
blame to soothe the past for the present’s use.
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Excerpt – Medusa – The Lost Daugher
From “Eternal Sacrifice”
Truths presented cloaked in one’s omission
rarely remain hazy, but a puzzle
for the recipient to unlock, as
trust for the bearer recedes, clarity
in fragments will always surface in time.
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Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “A Mother’s Humble Plea”
Humility rests not with the weak, but
with the strong, who knows when best to show it,
for she knows it is its own sacrifice.
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
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From “A Mother’s Cry”
Power rests in those who give its wrath, not
in those who suffer and cower from it.
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “The Gray Ones”
He who tries to circumvent his sentence
will still be guilty for crimes committed
no matter his attempts to forget them.
Excerpt: Medusa – The Lost Daughter
From “Athena’s Vengeance”
The best punishment is often one that
allows the thief to steal the forbidden
and think he is wise for it, until he
is caught and punishment is a surprise
Excerpt: Medusa- The Lost Daughter
From “The Sinking Ship”
Only a fool tempts a fate he cannot
change or bargains with a sealed deal, when the
only choice left is one to comply
J.L. Smith 