December 2024
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Everything Burns
Jesus bursts from the tomb, howling like a feral moonHis breath thick with dust & the screams of centuriesThe holy men leap from their pewsSwinging incense like chains, tongues forked with fireThey swarm the heretics like rats on a sinking… Continue reading
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A Truth Too Bleak
How many times must I tell you this?The key to my heart is buried in the abyssDeep in the dirt, where the worms conspireStick a fork in it; this field’s on fire Livestock shriek in a mad paradeCharging the Big… Continue reading
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The Crow Ascends
Beneath the shroud of twilight’s veilWhere whispered winds weave ancient talesThe crow ascends on sable wingsA harbinger of shadowed things With eyes that glint like midnight starsThey peer beyond fate’s iron barsThrough realms unseen, their keen gaze roamsIn wisdom’s depths,… Continue reading
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The Little Joys
When life grows heavy, shadows nearAnd walls close in, suffused with fearI seek the gentle, fleeting raysThe quiet joys that light my days My wife’s warm smile, her laughter’s graceThe playful pets that fill our spaceA humble meal, a sheltering… Continue reading
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One-Eyed Town
Spinning circles in this one-eyed townWhere the buildings lean like drunks in prayerAnd shadows wear the faces of strangersThe road to the barn is black with secretsIt reeks of scorched dreams & damp furSomewhere out there, the night-circus humsTheir voices… Continue reading
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The Curse of the Writer
Many believe a writer’s life is divineA blessing wrapped in muses & rhymeBut being a scribe is more like a diseaseA hunger that grows & is never appeased We carve out words, yet they never sufficeChasing wild dreams at an… Continue reading
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The Glow of Christmas Love
Beneath the twinkle of December’s skyWhere snowflakes dance & dreams soar highA warmth blooms bright, a timeless cheerThe joy of loved ones gathered near The crackle of logs in the fireplace humsAs hearts unite where laughter comesWith every smile, the… Continue reading
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A Very Dysfunctional White Elephant
The Hensley family Christmas was always a volatile affair, but this year promised to be especially catastrophic. Aunt Carol, freshly divorced, arrived with a bottle of merlot she refused to share. Uncle Greg had already dipped into his “festive flask,”… Continue reading
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Christmas Eve’s Specter
Beneath the moon’s icy glowA phantom stirs where shadows grow It treads the halls in spectral whiteA silent watcher of the night Its hollow eyes, a mournful pleaFor peace it seeks eternally Each Christmas Eve, it fades awayYet leaves a… Continue reading
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On My Father’s Birthday
I think of my father on his birthday todayThe legacy he forged in his own wayThe battles we fought, the words we exchangedThe rare tender moments, both heartfelt & strange Though we clashed & butt heads, as fathers and sons… Continue reading
God Is In The Radio 