Through a door that isn’t really a door,<\/p>\n
A keyhole into another world, a world of light<\/p>\n
But should we fear the light? The unknown beyond the wall?<\/p>\n
All that glitters is not gold and darkness is often hidden in light<\/p>\n
A charming smile hides a blackened heart, the Morning Star became a demon<\/p>\n
Is it safer on our side of the wall? Is it safer in our world?<\/p>\n
Even the known holds terrors, nightmares in our own minds<\/p>\n
So which is the lesser evil, the known or the unknown?<\/p>\n
Is it truly better the devil you know than the devil you don’t?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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