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Prose Challenge of the Week #37: Write a piece of poetry or prose inspired by or using the following word: Manifest. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge
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littlemitch
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August Conviction

Is the rush I feel in my wound-licked soul

the holy spirit or just abused, rusty

fans behind the pews, working overtime to keep

cool amid summer heat, derived

from impending fire and brimstone?

I squirm. 

The pastor holds up a bible 

and says, HE is joining us

HE is here, manifest.

Repent, and raise those hands!

The emperor with no clothes felt

more clothed than me right then,

the roof removed from my sin-riddled

self, marred and twisted by judgment

casket blown open, a seal broken

standing face to face

with God

or a rusty fan. 

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