From “The Departure’s Promise”
What of material nature is more
precious and sacred than the touch of a
mother’s, father’s, or sisters’? These capture
more the mind and heart than the hand which holds
only the physical briefly.”
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Excerpt:
From “The Decree”
Revelations from secrets’ past blinds the
sight in the present, as the mind shifts the
blame to soothe the past for the present’s use.
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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.
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.
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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