It’s incredible
how sharply
wantonly-whispered hits
hurt
crushing
hope, heart
and honor
once solid
it’s hard
to toss out
such heavy baggage
and forget
healing
hope, heart
and honor
now fragile
It’s incredible
how sharply
wantonly-whispered hits
hurt
crushing
hope, heart
and honor
once solid
it’s hard
to toss out
such heavy baggage
and forget
healing
hope, heart
and honor
now fragile
There is no single path to success. There isn’t a single measurement for success. One person chases wealth while another seeks peace. One measures success by promotions, another by relationships, another by the freedom to spend an afternoon doing exactly what they want.
Words gave me life on a once barren page—Once hidden in the void, I was born,A character flawed with immature fears.Wide-eyed, ink-stained, seeking who sharesMy voice. Do I merit ears that might judge?Or do I evolve—could I truly transform? Alone, I wonder if others understand,Do my tales resonate or merely exposeConfusion? I shudder under weight…
You did this, turning neighbor against neighbor by building your brand of pretentious patriotism.
Stricken by shameful fortune,Master declines to take in truth:Without hapless, humble helpers,Your wealth wouldn’t see much growth. They demand we dedicate endless daysAnd nights to increase their profit marginsLining pockets with silver and gold While worker wages remain bitterly cold This pitiless pattern continues day by dayClock in clock out in exchange for hourly pay‘Till…
Stones thrownto shun, to shamethe sinner,speckled red,bridging the baybetween deathand rebirth.
The silver moon
grew grand and golden
before sinking
and settling
behind snowdusted
mountains.