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The Blind May Manage to See

The blind may manage to see some blurry valueIn someday going to heaven to be with Jesus,But none of them can see value in learningTo act and think like him right now.

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The Wisdom of the Ages

The wisdom of the agesHas left its pearls strewnAlong the timeline fromThe Beginning until now. How poor, then, are thoseWho gather only the pearlsOf this present day, forgoing The perspective of whatHad been learned before. “Wisdom of the ages” is … Continue reading

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To Control You

I do not want to control youAs you are convincedThat I do. I wouldn’t mind, however,If you should take a notionTo control yourself.

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I Am Not an Empty Man

“I am not empty man,” he proclaimed.And at that, he was hard-put to explainWhy those words kept echoingInside his soul.

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Many Imperfect Proofs

He seemed unconvincedBy their assertion thatHis profusion of imperfect proofsSomehow added up Into a good one.

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One Man Rolls Up His Sleeves

One man rolls up his sleeves right away To check the facts,But the other Has to check with his feelings first To see if he has permission.

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Fix this World

You will not fix this worldUntil you fix its people.

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When Telling Someone the Truth

When telling someone the truth is taken as an offense, you can be assured that the truth of that matter is not their friend. And you can observe how they would rather change the subject to the offense itself. They … Continue reading

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I Choose to Take Offense

I choose to take offenseAt whatever I want—And to take offenseAt you raising those eyebrows—And at you suggesting that I only have a right to chooseWhat is right for myself and not for you.

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Some People Just Don’t Get Heaven

Some people just don’t get Heaven.But maybe they’ll get it laterWhen they don’t get it.And if not then,When they get it. But at that point, What’s the pointWhether they get it or not?For heaven goes on evenAfter they go elsewhere.

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