His crude and callous spoken words
evokes in souls once light
darkness, anger, and despair
at him, the mighty “right.”
But do not fear enlightened ones
his sand is running low
his hourglass, once emptied
will restore the faith we know.
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via Evoke
Carolyn Dennis-Willingham 
Liked it. I wrote something similar today based on the prompt.
https://meghasworldsite.wordpress.com/2018/01/12/times-up/
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