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Yesterday and I
Yesterday and I broke up. I do not care to see her again. I loved her for years but she Never loved me back. She is not the one for me. Now I am seeing Today– Learning her smile, Memorizing … Continue reading
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Nostalgia
Nostalgia Makes promises He cannot keep. He is a liar And I don’t Like him Anymore. ———————- Note: Boy, could I write a book about this one?! Having spent the early part of my life looking more often backward … Continue reading
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Like a Suit
HumilityFits me funny—Like a suitI would not havePicked out for myself. But I trust my tailor. ———————————— Note: I have certainly progressed over the years since I penned this thought in 1998 or so. I do not find humility so … Continue reading
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There Is A Difference
There is a difference between Hopelessness and Despair.
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I Have Not Once Dreamt
In all these dreams– The countless nights of These fifteen years– I have not once dreamt of you. That must say more about my heart Than the sum of all my deliberate thoughts. Change me, I pray, To long for … Continue reading
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A Simpler Man
In the midst of all this confusion there is in me a small hope that its resolution will leave me a simpler man than I have ever been. But it is yet hard to believe it could be so.
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Do Steals Time
Do steals time from be and life is not so good. Be calms do and leaves him fulfilled.
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Peace Came Home
Peace came home today. Life is horrible without him. Should he go away again, I hope he will not stay gone so long. ———————————- Note: This was written during an extended time of depression, during which I struggled often … Continue reading
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Just So
I love language. I love words just so because, I think, there is such a thing as just so.
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