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My head was pounding and cripplingone late summer day in an Indiana haze.But you stared at me in the conciergeas if I were nothing short of crazed. Two days of my staring, squirming, and painthat brought you nothing short of joy.A joy that you’ve drained from me in little time,in which I learned I was …
Ministry of Presence Stoke, Cancer or Heart Attackor when things are just going wack Crack Addiction, Alcoholism or Physical abuseor any time the Devil is on the lose Flood, Hurricane or TyphonI will do everything I can to get you help soon Artic blast, Blizzard or Massive snowin your life I will never be a …
The End is Nigh The rainforest is dead that’s what the paper saidAs the old folks said you make your own bedand that idea fills my heart with dreadThe bell tolls for you and mebut we are too blind to seeHuman life will soon never be the samein my mind echo’s that sad refrainIn the wingsthe …
A Poisoned Well On the internet we daily surf and streamand occasionally find a funny meme At the same time disinformation and misinformationpollutes the minds of people in our nation Everything now is not swelland be careful you are not drinking from-A Poisoned Well Hussein Ali Hill-Johnson 11/16/21 Featured Publication Pages: penthere.com/featured-publications/sometimes-the-bear-eats-you/ penthere.com/featured-publications/drum-beats-distance/
Sometimes life doesn’t work out the way We would hope or wish for God throws us curve balls left and right It’s hard to know what to expect Moving on just seems impossible Heartache, loss, grief, and pain Seem like a constant companion Nothing anyone says or does Can make it feel any better Life …
Come Oct. the US Presidential Election will elevate to Def Con 3 and I pity you and me Both, Trump and Clinton are “Hawks” and have never been a “Dove” I wish there were an option on the ballot that read “none of the above” I would rather take my chances of 4 more years …
Words are the ultimate tool but, a dangerous weapon in the hands of a fool They can motivate a person to kill or give a love one a thrill America’s forefathers they did inspire to lay the foundation for our empire The Romance period poets used them to fill our hearts with desire and the …
Readers Note – Piece Contains Triggering Language: Suicide Whether I clutch my creation too tightly or it clutches me there will be no suicide today the note will go into recycling and be made into newspaper that will tell other stories as unimportant and no one will ever know reflecting on this I return a …
Spellbound by the twilight at sunset over the Pacific Ocean true love is such a powerful emotion Walking on the wet warm sand while holding on to each others hand The waves keeping time with the beating of my heart when one would end another one would start It was a magical time we were …
Once upon a time there were two lil souls sitting on the edge of a cloud. The first one said, “Let’s have some fun! Let’s go! Let’s play on the ground!” The second one said, “I’m worried. I’m scared.” The first replied, “I’ll keep you safe.” The second one said, “I dunno. It looks hard.” …