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Recorded Reading (1:11): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/n5ym7iiacdeiof8qijst3/God-is-Love.mp3?rlkey=72i5kyg7i8pn8fgtoky0m4z22&dl=0

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God is Love

In ancient pre-Islamic Persian text
Their devil shares his name with ours, forsooth
And, like our own, “Shaitan” sat, early, next
A God of good self governance and truth

And took, as well, a tumble from that hight
Assigned administration of a realm
Catering to the darkest human fright:
A universe without Good at its helm

Unlike our newer legends, however,
With theirs I more instinctively agree:
After the final sinner, they aver,
His brethren angels Shaitan, too, will see,

Whom they have waited long to joyful bless —
His thankless job complete — with thankfulness

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Until removal of the stalker/targeter/vandal/arsonist following her allows her to approach any landlord ~ even for a private parking space ~ and to begin once again to create professional connections and to rebuild her life, this poet presently lives homeless and at a fraction of her nation’s poverty level ~ still working seven days a week to contribute to her society, however.

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