Defiance

Marti A. Silent

Nov 16, 2025

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Updated: Dec 7, 2025

You raise your nose at me

in the wake of victory,

and choose to wear defiance,

And yet, your rebellion

is my favorite performance.

An Excerpt from “The Devil’s Game”

By Marti A. Silent

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