ILLUMINATION
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ILLUMINATION

Poetry

When You Dare Not Speak the Truth

A response to a “Never Ending Poem” prompt

Jed gripped the handlebars tighter and stared into the expanse
A lesser man than he, surely would soil their pants

He glanced down the hill, noticing the slope in its extreme
There was no getting out of this now, so it would seem

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Timothy Key

Retired from fire service after 26 years. Writer and world traveler. I believe compassion, grace and gratitude are contagious and should be spread liberally.