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The Critic: riddle

Who tears apart, but never builds; in summer, says he prefers chills; proclaims “I won’t” when others will; expects to never pay the bill? Who tends to “no”, withholding “yes”; predicts more failure than success; looks to curse rather than … Continue reading

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Let Vain Cassandras Moan

Let vain Cassandras from their pulpits moan, decrying what velocity the world has chosen for its obvious descent; and in their sermons, demonize each day that dares to start as sunrise shattered dark. They make the Word a flesh that … Continue reading

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Me and My Shadow

Inside me is a shadow that waits for days like these: when small things blossom into catastrophes, its seems to swallow up the sunshine, and linger, like a fog there on the steps beside me as my feet slowly move … Continue reading

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Quoting Nihilists and Naysayers

So often, it seems when we look for things to quote, we search for those negative, capricious, self-debasing, or cynical quips that reinforce our own limited, limiting world view, words of wisdom from the “great thinkers” of the past, who … Continue reading

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