Excerpt:
From “The Eternal Sacrifice”
Truths presented cloaked in one’s omission
rarely remain hazy, but a puzzle
for the recipient to unlock, as
truth for the bearer recedes, clarity
in fragments will always surface in time.
Author / J.L. Smith
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Excerpt:
From “Love Story”
True love is felt not in the rush of warmth,
but in the coldness of sorrow, fear of
losing love, that empty heart no one wants.
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Excerpt:
From “A Humble Mother’s Plea”
Humility rests not with the weak, but
with the strong, who knows when best to show it,
for she knows it is its own sacrifice.”
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Excerpt:
From “A Mother’s Cry”
Power rests in those who give its wrath, not
in those who suffer and cower from it.
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Excerpt:
From “The Gray Ones”
He who tries to circumvent his sentence
will still be guilty for the crimes committed
no matter his attempts to forget them.
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Excerpt:
From “Athena’s Vengeance”
The best punishment is often the one that
allows the thief to steal the forbidden
and to think he is wise for it until he
is caught and the punishment is a surprise.
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Excerpt:
From “The Sinking Ship”
Only a fool tempts a fate he cannot
change or bargains with a sealed deal, when the
only choice left is to comply. Man
drowns as the ship sinks, if he only thinks
of the ship and not of saving himself.
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Excerpt from “The Favorite Daughter”
A true sacrifice is one given at
the loss of the one who is providing
the sacrifice…
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Excerpt from “The Flawed One”
A king who is surrounded by beauty
is a king blinded by his own reflection
and vanity.
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Excerpt from “A Prayer for Rain”
Peace is never without envy for the
hunger of power is never quelled by
the full belly, the bloat of satisfaction,
but solely by the act of conquest, the
acquisition of something that rest not
in your palms, but in someone else’s…
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J.L. Smith 