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Growing Apart
It’s interesting how backsliding works. One day your seeking Jesus’s face; the next day you’re out in the middle of the ocean. You don’t know how long you’ve been out there; you haven’t even noticed that Jesus isn’t within view anymore. It just happens to be that you catch yourself staring out at nothing, wondering…
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Daring To Be (Poem)
Thump, thump, thump I can hear them Thump, thump, thumping Knocking Banging against the walls Of my ribs Knock, knock Open up Let us out Let us in Shall we write today? Why not It’s been weeks since the last poem So many things Swirling inside So many feelings And thoughts Yet somehow After all…
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Taboo
This being brave thing is harder than I thought… (Before I go any further) What I’m going to talk about might be a bit much for some people, so if you’re one of those who gets grossed out easily then you’ve been warned. Don’t worry, I’m not going to post up any photos…that’s a little…
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Tiny Thoughts (Poem)
(I wrote this poem in dedication to Child Abuse Awareness month, which is every year in April. I had originally attended on writing one piece each week until I realized that I don’t know enough on the topic. Child abuse is a serious thing, but I think once I read more on it then I’ll be…
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BOOK UPDATE: To Whom It May Concern
Big news folks! To Whom It May Concern is now available for purchase as a PAPERBACK book. So for those of you who’ve wanted a physical copy instead of the digital, you can buy it here: To Whom It May Concern (PAPERBACK) The paperback is 600 pages and costs $25, but I’m giving a 20% discount for…
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Fantasy VS Reality: Part IV (FINAL)
Why can’t you grasp it? I kept asking myself this You know it’s poison Slowly killing you from the inside Out Like buying the sweetest candy Known in the world Hard, crunchy shell Soft, delicate center Its glimmer makes every mouth —water Its shimmer so appetizing You feel compelled to take a bite And you bite…
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Fantasy VS Reality: Part III
If you’ve been keeping up with the series (Part I, Part II) then you know it’s been getting increasingly more intense. This one is no different. Needless to say, it becomes harder and harder for me to continue this so I earnestly ask that you pray with me for courage to face the things I’ve…
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Fantasy VS Reality: Part II
FANTASY VS REALITY: PART II—FACING DRAGONS Approaching this topic makes me brings a certain image to mind: I’m walking on a dirt trail. It’s a bright and sunny day with fluffy, white clouds in the brilliant blue sky. Then suddenly the trail dead-ends into a cave that is pitch black and looks ominous. I don’t…
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Fantasy VS Reality: Part I
FANTASY VS REALITY: PART I — THE DANGERS OF ROMANTICISM Who knows why I chose to keep pushing this off for an insanely long time. Perhaps because I still wrestle with this a lot, even being as old as I am. And I also suppose it’s because most of the time I like writing pieces about…
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Paying Homage (Poem)
PAYING HOMAGE Scraping Digging for the crumbs in order to piece —together Something Anything Just get it done That’s the mission Stamp your name on it Make it your brand You gotta make a name for yourself Don’t you want to be the one Who everyone’s talking about? That’s the motive As I watched a…