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 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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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:
But, the tree grew anyway,
healing from the switches
taken to its base,
growing during the rainy seasons
when we nourished it.
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Excerpt:
Matter weathered
by the elements,
crumbling like us,
to the ground,
where we both originated.
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Excerpt:
Alone,
a prisoner of my own making,
I allow you to keep me hostage…
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J.L. Smith 