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The Heart is Desperately Wicked

9 The heart is devious above all else; it is perverse— who can understand it? 10 I the Lord test the mind and search the heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their doings. — Jeremiah 17:9-10 | New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. All rights reserved. Cross References: 1 Kings 8:39; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Psalm 44:21; Psalm 139:23; Matthew 6:4; Matthew 13:15; Mark 2:17; Mark 7;21-22; Acts 1:24; Romans 1:21; Romans 2:6; Romans 7:11; Romans 8:27; Revelation 2:23

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In the hollow echo of his empty words,

I stand, betrayed, by the lies I've heard.

A man who professed love with a deceitful heart,

Left my soul shattered, torn apart.

His promises, like dust, scattered away,

Leaving me to grapple with dismay.

For in his facade of care, I found despair,

A cruel mockery, too much to bear.

He spoke of devotion, of endless grace,

But his actions spoke of another place.

For in his neglect, a bitter truth unfurled,

No warmth, no solace in this cold world.

I longed to feel his touch, sincere.

To know my worth, to hold me near.

But his affection was a temporary show,

A shallow stream that failed to flow.

Unseen, unheard, I faded away,

Lost in the shadows of his shallow display.

For though he claimed to care, you see,

His love was but a fantasy.

So now I walk this lonely path,

Haunted by the echoes of his shallow wrath.

For in his grasp, I never found,