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The Beast

The beast is hungry,
The beast is free,
The beast is hunting,
You or me,

The beast is anger,
The beast is hate,
Injects your heart,
Damage your faith,

The beast is black,
The beast is white,
An encounter with the beast,
Not a pretty sight,

The beast attacks the weak,
It attacks your soul,
No longer warm,
Your heart grows cold,

God is the answer,
God is the cure,
God in your soul,
The beast no more....

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Edmond Ornelas

Date: 9/30/2012 7:25:00 AM

Excellent I believe the same in that sences

Richard Palmer
Date: 9/30/2012 7:26:00 AM

thanks Edmond

Pace Ink-U-Script

Date: 7/30/2012 11:29:00 AM

Wow...loving this all the way!!!

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/30/2012 2:04:00 PM

thanks PG

Tone Jaxson

Date: 7/29/2012 3:55:00 PM

Nice!

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/30/2012 10:47:00 AM

Thanks Tone

Kerry Singleton

Date: 7/28/2012 4:40:00 PM

Once again Richard fab write!! well done :)

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/30/2012 10:46:00 AM

thanks Kerry

Debbie Duncan

Date: 7/26/2012 9:44:00 PM

Awesome,,,, flow in your words ;}

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/28/2012 7:54:00 AM

thanks much Debbie

Keith Bickerstaffe

Date: 7/26/2012 9:17:00 PM

Your final verse speaks volumes, my friend! Marvelous flow and on/off rhyming, and exceptional imagery! Well done, Richard!!

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/28/2012 7:54:00 AM

thanks Keith

Omojewve Emmanuel Brown

Date: 7/26/2012 12:59:00 PM

Wonderful poem. It is true that only those that have God in their life can be free completely from the beast and its marks(endtimemark). Wonderful! your works are perfect and encouraging to the lost souls. Thanks for this message. Gud evening to you.

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/28/2012 7:53:00 AM

true true,thanks Alfred

Sherese Gooden

Date: 7/25/2012 3:59:00 PM

Message resounds.

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/25/2012 4:25:00 PM

Thanks Sherese

Justin Bordner

Date: 7/25/2012 1:57:00 PM

Life is a rapacious beast that wonders not what you believe in,and is only curious as to how you are going to repay It for what you have so eagerly received - Deity is Just - thanks for addressing God Palmer -with respect and Godspeed to you - J.A.B.

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/25/2012 4:24:00 PM

Thanks J.A.B,BLESS

Tshegofatso Seabe

Date: 7/25/2012 11:51:00 AM

simple and yet so powerful, your work intrigues me

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/25/2012 4:23:00 PM

thanks much T.S

Don Johnson

Date: 7/24/2012 2:40:00 AM

great work mate ....faith in the Lord is the way of light...great poetry and great insight ..

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/24/2012 6:04:00 AM

thanks mate,glad you enjoyed

Carma Sanderson

Date: 7/23/2012 6:56:00 PM

walk with mi and yuh father, yuh protector, he and i wile be, fur our faith will only grow warm, not cold. as we restore di good of all evil together with god. R N' C nuff luv Richie!!! xoxo

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 7:23:00 PM

always my angel,thanks Carma

Mohammad Yamin

Date: 7/23/2012 6:44:00 PM

An amazing write. I am glad you have identified as anger and hate. There is one more beast and perhaps the ugliest and that is 'lust'. Thanks for commenting on my poem The Town of Sintra. I am glad my poem has inspired you to add Sintra as one of the places to visit. Beleive me you will not regret it. I live very near Sintra. One of the palaces I have described is visible from the street on which I live. Let me know when you come and I'll host you a Dinner in one of the Sintra Restaurants.

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 7:22:00 PM

gonna take a washout if the food is as good as the view gotta get enough of each,lol,thanks Mohammad

Carmen Castro

Date: 7/23/2012 6:39:00 PM

Nice poem love it

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 7:20:00 PM

thanks Carmen,happy you did

Sara Kendrick

Date: 7/23/2012 2:29:00 PM

Great work about your faith..Great testimony..Enjoyed reading this afternoon..Sara

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 2:59:00 PM

thank you very much Sara

Joann Grisetti

Date: 7/23/2012 9:26:00 AM

A daily stgruggle with the beast. Greta poem to share with us.

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 2:59:00 PM

thanks much Joann

Robert Ball

Date: 7/23/2012 8:04:00 AM

Thank you for your kind words on my poems, but without the Lords wisdom and the Holy Spirit I could never accomplish anything, your poem here is great and reminds everyone that the beast is alive and active, God grant you the wisdom to do His work through the soup, Godbless bob

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 2:58:00 PM

God bless you too Robert

Robert Pettit

Date: 7/22/2012 10:16:00 PM

Evil is always an unwelcomed beast in this world. You have written about everyone's adversary very well here.

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 2:57:00 PM

thanks Robert

Ravindra K Kapoor

Date: 7/22/2012 7:35:00 PM

It's a very striking poem Richard. Your analysis is so true. The beast or the evil always dwell in each one of us but when our faith in God is strong, the evil or the beastly instincts do not get a chance to dominate and the moment we are weak in our faith it began to influence us badly. Beautiful write. Love and best wishes..Ravindra

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 2:57:00 PM

thanks much Ravindra

The Situation

Date: 7/22/2012 7:07:00 PM

Jesus is the answer for the world today ; above Him there is no other, Jesus is the way.

Richard Palmer
Date: 7/23/2012 2:56:00 PM

amen Situation