it wasn’t a traditional knife
that he held in his hand
not consecrated, holy, or blessed
not even a piece of metal
honed to an edge
yet it was sharp enough
the future and the past
everything would be better
everything would be cleaner
all he had to do
was make the cut
——
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The Daily Prompt: Shadow
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