Tyrant
Ambitions misplaced
His stone dragon eyes pursue
Only destruction
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Devil
Seething anthracite,
Netherworld conduits, his eyes
Possess and consume
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Crooked smile groping
For souls, his tongue could strip
The flesh off a lemon
Original Sin
Lured astray to feed
Of his polymorphous fruit
Remorseful lips sour
Contrition
Lashes drawn like blinds
Palms pressed, speak sincerely and
You will be forgiven
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Makoto no kokoro
Truth exists within.
Ethics based on awareness
Of heart, do not stray
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Man is not wicked
By design, rooted in love
All hearts are divine
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(the last 3 represent my own moral leanings)
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