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Move Along...The man lay upon the city bench, his eyes closed against the day. / Dark aged skin warmed against the bleached and crackled paint. / Shadows of humanity are the only clouds to cross his mood,
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Apr 15, 2015
The Journey's PointWhat does a man do with his time, when his time is meaningless? / When all the years of productivity, produces for someone else. / Fruits not eaten nor enjoyed seem to rot when put away,
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Apr 14, 2015
CurrentsI grasped at an image in the mirror that was never mine to own. / Held only for a moment before time took it back from me, / leaving me to decide if I should feel loss or not.
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Oct 11, 2014
My BrothersI stand the silent vigil / with my brothers left and right. / A perfect dress-right-dress
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Jun 1, 2013
God or DesperationIs that God or Desperation / That gets us through the night? / Are the faces in the ceiling real,
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Aug 10, 2012
Modern TragedyWalking down this dark and dirty path, I go to see my love. / It’s the kind of path that only a man like me can find, when walking in the moonlight, even though it’s been worn from time. / It’s the kind of path that makes the unknown man look stranger the farther down he goes; but I’ve been down this path many times and met my love back here for years.
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Aug 10, 2012
ReflectionWhen will I look in the mirror? / Driving home, staring out of a rain soaked / window, my reflection flashes back at me
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Dec 11, 2011
Silent DisbeliefI touched her fingers to my lips / and tasted her essence, her being. / My better half, sometimes bitter half,
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Sep 9, 2010
Ode to RememberanceAs light grows dim I'm wakened to those thoughts / that are so easily drowned out by the cacophony of my life. / Ushered up to the privacy of my mezzanine box,
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Sep 9, 2010
A Childs DreamSoft white clouds on a winters day / reflecting the shadows on a sea of gray, / making pictures in the sky
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Sep 3, 2010
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