To Be Normal
...When I am weak,and troubled;
With the feeling of disappointment and hopelessness,
Evaluating myself and my interventions,
But getting negative results in every trial;
I tend to wonder what a norm...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, anxiety, loneliness, lonely,
Form: Free verse
Divine Intervention
...Can't tie shoes. Can't read aloud. Can't memorize Latin.
IQ test. Panic. Shyness. Confidence goes missing.
"Ask, and you will receive." A corner turned.
College, city planner, romance, g...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, bible, faith, inspirational, inspirational
Form: Free verse
Faith and Hope Overcome Dyslexia
...Can't tie shoes. Can't read aloud. Can't memorize Latin.
IQ test, panic, shyness. Confidence goes missing.
A corner turned. Ask, and you will receive.
College, city planner, romance, gra...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, confidence, inspiration, spiritual, uplifting,
Form: Verse
Faith and Hope Overcome Dyslexia
...Can't tie shoes. Can't read aloud. Can't memorize Latin.
IQ test, panic, shyness.
Confidence goes missing.
Ask, and you will receive.
A corner turned.
College, city planner, romance,...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, bible, hope, inspirational, jesus,
Form: Free verse
Alberta, Canada - Atf
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Alberta, is a province in Canada. It encompasses mountains, boreal forests,
six hundred lakes, foothills, grassland, parkland, and the Rocky Mountains.
A vast province full of pictu...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, death, heartbreak, world,
Form: List
The Art of Practicing True Forgiveness
...What exactly is meant by, "The Art of Practicing Forgiveness?"
Jesus Christ was willing to forgive us. Even going as far as
Making his ultimate preordained sacrifice on Calvary's Cross.
"On Calv...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Spooked
..."Another 150 Illinoisans have lost their lives in the last 24 hours
May each of their memories be for a blessing
2,240 residents have tested positive for the virus
Another 365 new hospitaliz...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, bullying, fear, health, how
Form: Free verse
Prayer With Real Gratitude
...Have you ever prayed, and just after doing so, saw a danger looming?
I prayed the psalms at dawn, at four hours after midnight
My usual time during the Corona Virus, the global pandemic, -
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Categories:
hospitalizations, anxiety, appreciation, bible, fear,
Form: Prose Poetry
No Idea Why She Is Depressed
...She is eleven, depressed.
Yet she has no idea why.
She has mentioned suicide to others,
Not to me though.
She is a crying machine lately.
No one knows why.
I lead her out of the bathroom
Wher...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, depression,
Form: Prose Poetry
Death Is Nothing But Feelings
...So we are going along nicely in life.
No big bumps or dents, no accidents or
hospitalizations
BAM!
A death.
All the swears and frustrations come out.
The WHY him? Why her? Why me? Why us?
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Categories:
hospitalizations, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Our Xmas Soiree
...Hip hip hurray it’s our Christmas soirée
With Georgia and Mark and Hugh and Ray
This is the only time we meet
To kiss and hug and meet and greet
There’s Sam and Maureen and Fred and Doreen
And...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, angst, christmas, drink, family,
Form: Rhyme
My Dad's Wooden Cross
...I slept with it right at my chest last night...
Sometimes I would wake up and make sure it didn't leave my side or fall upon the floor. It was my dad's wooden cross and he took it with him everywh...
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Categories:
hospitalizations, blessing, character, dad, devotion,
Form: Prose