Category: Writing
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Hollow Words
And my heart screams out to youCome back, come back!My love, I’ve left you in the darkest momentwhen I needed you most. Why does it feel like the demonsinside bursting out soviolently out of hate and scornWasn’t it always you who betrayed my empathy? But no! Hollow words on hollow paperFear not the writer for…
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The River
Ask me whether what I have doneis my lifeYears pass and spring looks all the sameto me Why does the blue birdonly sing in the rain?I heard a poem oncethe rhyme was her beautythe spirit her love Up there, up, upin the clouds of timeher kindness in infinite timeand my soul pleading to let her…
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The Immorality of Self-Sacrifice
“I hold that man should have self-esteem”, says Ayn Rand with unbridled conviction. And she is right, isn’t she? How can we truly be happy and content if we continue to believe that our only fulfillment in life comes from sacrificing ourselves to others? In fact, according to Ayn Rand, this is man’s greatest sin.…
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Coming Home
I come home,the sun is lowand you stand thereas beautiful as everin the doorwayto our home Fields of goldglistening in the setting sun.My steps are light,my heart is whole. Son, why are you running?I throw up my arms.He jumps up high. And you, beauty.Braided hair and homely dress,your eyes glow brighterthan the fiery dawn. Peace…
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Oh, Humanity!
April is the cruelest month,hail storms, like pounding fleshbreathing empty husks of artthrough our marvelous cities. What has God bestowed upon the worthy?Is not all that is worth something now lost!Guide your face to the lightfor there and only there shall you find peace. Standing in the naked shadows of my own rain,aiming towards something,…
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Desire
We are what we think about.Every desire we hold in our minds for a long enough time and with intensity of faith must manifest itself in the outside world. How could it be any other way?Our minds – the most powerful creators on earth – have power far beyond our human reach.What we are trying…