Strong and weak Shallow and deep Thorn and rose One perpetual pose Naked with clothes Active in repose

Torn and forlorn Recognition adorns Precious and precocious Feral and ferocious Pauper and king Innocence and sin Lose and win Some and no thing.

Drowning in fire This honest liar Sinking while floating Fawning while gloating Boss and slave Cowardly brave Reject and crave Can he save Himself?

Master of roles Embracing the droll Mistaken and understood Mere flesh and blood

Impoverished wealth Hiding with stealth From being himself What toll on his health?

His aching heel? The reel. For ‘tis our applause Which makes him kneel At our altar.