XI

They say the sin weighs down the heart, it tips
the scales, or so they say; a god will judge,
a sword at hand, and slay the one whose soul
is dark; or so they say; is there no god?

They say the blessed, the just, the meek will get
the world, or so they say; in dark there's light
a hope for all, yet in the light there is
a black; or so they say, this balanced world.

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