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Idols.


IDOLS

   Suddenly they look ridiculously old
   Our idols--comical and out of place
   To us, who through our priest-craft pierce their cold
   Glamour and glimpse their terrible vacuity;
   Yet they are worshipped by the race
   Whose twisted flames dance on each brazen face.
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Author:O'Connell, Richard
Publication:National Review
Article Type:Poem
Date:Dec 3, 2007
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