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“The Two of Swords indicates that you are facing a challenging decision, but you are unclear about which option to take.” - Biddy Tarot
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The angel sits on stone, stalwart.
Two feet, solid, grounded by earth.
Two swords blaze, light as feathers.
Pale hair tufts, bird and flame.
The angel speaks, a sun-bright voice.
The moon listens, sharp and curved.
Yes, I gave the sword away.
Yes, I may have misled God.
God doesn’t like being lied to.
So She created these Truths instead:
The sword will never leave me.
The sword is One and More.
Your kiss ignited a roaring conflagration.
You did make starfire, after all.
So the sword split into two.
It mirrored us, yin and yang.
I wield steel and stand guard.
Your heat fuels the unfaltering flames.
I was delivered an impossible choice.
Dreaming together, or your safety ensured.
You’ve seen how I behold you.
Each glance holding back a flood.
I want to devour you tenderly.
I want to never go hungry.
But now’s the hour of reckoning.
I turn into granite, a pillar.
I cross my arms, a fortress.
Twin blades forewarn, sharp and fierce.
Twin flames blaze, savage and searing.
Make a choice? I think not.
Two swords dance through the air.
One burns the old order down.
One ignites a dawning new world.
Which is which? You can’t tell.
They’ve danced back to each other.
They’ve become one. They always were.
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