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November 18, 2025 · Source: Medium

The Lahab Within

Pride doesn’t shout; it flickers! in brilliance, in envy, in the quiet moments we forget to bow.

Voice6
Lyric intensity7
The line9
Mind under feeling7
Held shape8
Literary mean 7.4 / 10

Highlights

A stunning, tattoo-worthy aphorism: "Pride isn’t arrogance but maybe it’s fear wearing perfume.
The line

Voice

The casual "pause of thumb mid-swipe" contrasts sharply with formal theological tone.

Lyric intensity

Strong sensory specificity in the "book that smelled of prayer and paper."

Mind under feeling

The pivot from myth to psychology reimagines pride as a protective wound.

Held shape

Circular movement from the opening flicker to the final, necessary bow.

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