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What We Most Want to Know

I have long thought thatWhat we most want to knowAbout the people we meetIs whether they will hurt us.

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Think Him Wise Enough

A man can be wise about this world—Yet not about the next—And those who are like him Will think him wise enough.

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The Church Atop a Fence

You’d not believe that there could beA church upon a fence.But that’s indeed what I saw once,And ain’t forgot it since! A fella had to climb the fenceTo get up to the door.And once inside, choose left or rightSo’s neither … Continue reading

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Our Man Falters at the Fork

A man walks the road of life,Caring as he cares along the wayAnd doing as he does—And enjoying the routineAs he may. And if he walks long enough, he willSurely come to a dilemma of the sortWhere the road will … Continue reading

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When You Think About It

When you think about it, It makes perfect senseThat there are so many Hypocrites in the churches,Since they do not generallyRun them off. If that’s what floats your boat,What better place could you be?

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Can Anyone Really Fathom?

Can anyone really fathomJust how different would beA world in which there were no greed?

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When You Really Understand Something

When you really understand something,It makes more sense—Like how some of the stuff you only Thought you understood before didn’t—Except that this is the opposite of that.

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It Was Said

It was said that He was a good man,And then it was said thatEverybody liked him.And it was at that pointThat I knew thatAt least one of these thingsMust be false,For even Jesus—As good as he was—Was despised and Rejected … Continue reading

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Wonder is the Telltale Sign

Wonder is the telltale signThat a heart cares aboutWhat it does not know.

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He Never Held Back As Others Might

When he wrote proverbs, not only did heHave the form down quite nicely,But he never held back as others mightWhen finding it difficult to put a finger On the actual truth of a matter.

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