Scribe
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And I look into darkness visible
And I see the figure of Jesus floating toward us
He grins at me
He then floats vertically before us
And beckons his finger
We are to follow him
And so we position ourselves laterally and swim after him
And Jesus is swimming before us in darkness visible
And we are swimming right behind him following him
And Jesus stops and goes vertical and turns and faces us
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Lord Jesus Christ
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Look around you my children
What do you see
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Scribe
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And we look around us
And at first we see nothing but darkness visible
And then we see variations in the darkness
There are shapes that are darker than the darkness
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Lord Jesus Christ
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Yes exactly so
Well said
There are shapes that are darker than the darkness
And what do you suppose those shapes to be
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Scribe
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Lord Jesus Christ
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Hmm … that is one answer
Think upon it some more
Reflect upon it
Look at these shapes and reflect upon them
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Scribe
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And I look at these shapes
And they are grotesque
They are large and misshapen
They are hunched over
One gives the appearance of being a hunchback
And a thought slowly begins to form in my mind
Oh but no
Surely not
For this creature is too large
To be a human, a mortal
Surely not
And the creature has taken definite shape now
I can see it clearly
And yes he does have the appearance of a human
More or less
He is a giant, a deformed giant
And I turn to the Lord helplessly
Lord, I say, I can describe what I see
But I cannot interpret
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Lord Jesus Christ
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Then I must ask you to speak to this creature
Greet him and ask him who he is
Yes ask him what he is and what he once was
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Scribe
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Greetings Sir, I say
And the creature looks at me interestedly
Please if you would tell me who you are
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Legion
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My name is Legion and we are many
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Scribe
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And my shock is great
And I remember what the Lord has requested of me
And I ask him
Please Legion, tell me what you once were
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Legion
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I was once a human
I was once another human
I was once another human yet
We are many humans
We have gathered together into one form
For we would not be alone in this darkness
We would not be alone in this darkness
No we would not
And we have united
And we are now one though we are many
We are united
So that we are not left to face the darkness alone
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Scribe
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Oh!
Thank you for your reply
I state to Legion
And then I turn to the Lord
For truly I feel to be in over my head
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Lord Jesus Christ
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Ask him why he does not go home
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Scribe
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Legion
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Scribe
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Please Legion, tell me
Why do you not go home
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Legion
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I know not how
And anyway I would not be welcome
Of that I am sure
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Scribe
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Legion
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Because I hate!
Because I hate!
Because I hate! Hate! Hate!
That is why
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Scribe
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Lord Jesus Christ
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Ask him who and what he hates
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Scribe
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Legion, please can you, would you tell me
Who and what you hate
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Legion
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Scribe
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And he breaks down crying
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Legion
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I hate me
I hate me
Oh God forgive me I hate me
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Scribe
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Legion
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I don’t want him to!
I hate him too!
I hate him
I hate him
I hate him
And I don’t want forgiveness
No I do not
I do not want to pretend that I am not who I am
I am not sorry
I will not pretend that I am sorry
I am who and what I am
And I am dark
And I am dark
And I am dark
And I will not choose for the light
Not for God
Not for anyone else
No I will not
I will not deny myself
I will not deny who I am
Who I have become
I will not deny my choices
They were my choices
They were my choices to make
And I take none of them back
No, not one
And I apologize to no one
And I go down on my knees before no one
No one, do you hear me, no one!
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Scribe
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Are you happy, Legion?
And this must have been the wrong question to ask
For he closes up
The human form disappears
And now one sees only the form of a blob
A dark blob
There is no longer a recognizable face
There is no recognizable feature
It is a dark form, darker than the darkness that surrounds it
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