The Snake and the Sword Don't Negotiate
Temptation isn't evil. It's test. The snake offers knowledge, pleasure, the path that looks easier. The sword demands sacrifice, discipline, the cost of staying true. Every day you choose between them—sometimes a hundred times before breakfast.
This collection doesn't pretend they're balanced. They're not. They're at war. The snake coils around the sword because that's what temptation does—it wraps around your convictions and whispers that just this once won't matter. And the sword cuts through because that's what integrity does—it severs what feels good from what's right.
The seduction and the severance. The instinct and the override. The part of you that wants and the part that won't let you have it at any cost.
You wear this when you're done pretending the choice is easy. When you know that salvation isn't granted—it's earned every time you pick up the sword instead of following the snake.
Choose. Every day. Wear the war.
