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“The Yearning Steeple by Stewart Stafford God hesitates to take the kindest; The recycled tradeoff ending life, Heaven's thundering, fiery stage, Echoes Calvary's conflicted strife. Undeserved things appear guided, To the apex altruists of all people, Finding beacons in cast down flame, That guide us to our final steeple. A world masquerades as meritocracy, In its numbing gales, forge aesthetics, "Leaders" tease our carrot cravings, "Rewards" crack mirrors of core ethics. Random flip of the Reaper's coin? Tidal fades of the mirage of youth, The story routinely ends the same. We slake our thirst with unclean fruit. © 2025, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.” — Stewart Stafford
The Yearning Steeple by Stewart Stafford
God hesitates to take the kindest;
The recycled tradeoff ending life,
Heaven's thundering, fiery stage,
Echoes Calvary's conflicted strife.
Undeserved things appear guided,
To the apex altruists of all people,
Finding beacons in cast down flame,
That guide us to our final steeple.
A world masquerades as meritocracy,
In its numbing gales, forge aesthetics,
"Leaders" tease our carrot cravings,
"Rewards" crack mirrors of core ethics.
Random flip of the Reaper's coin?
Tidal fades of the mirage of youth,
The story routinely ends the same.
We slake our thirst with unclean fruit.
© 2025, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.