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Fear of Death

Our feared companion Always by our side Driving humanity to greatness We attempt to thwart him Extending our breath To keep his scythe at bay A constant chill When we imagine our legacy Worried what we leave behind Will we … Continue reading

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Fear

The darkest depths of the mind are my playgrounds I am omnipotent Spiders, heights, and death are my faithful minions I am everlasting Both strong and weak fall before me I am destructive My power will consume the cosmos I … Continue reading

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Poem from the Vault: If This Was My Last Day

Long before I stepped onto WordPress, I did a personal challenge on Tumblr.  One poem a day for an entire year.  I’ve put some of them up throughout my time here, but I think I’m going to toss up more.  … Continue reading

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Island of the Bleeding Blade

Deep within the thousand isles That create the lunar serpent Lays an island made of man Composed of his bone and flesh A simple shore of gathered muck Around a growing mountain Made of the fallen worthless Skulls dot the … Continue reading

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Muting of the Music Man

(This is a poem a wrote a few years back in memory of a friend who took his own life.  It wasn’t written at the best of times, but I’m resistant to edit it.  Figured I’d post it since it … Continue reading

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Boromir, We Hardly Knew Ye

One of the most difficult decisions any author can make is killing off a character.  Many of us don’t have the luxury of working in comic books where death is nothing more than a temporary situation.  So, an author will … Continue reading

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