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The Temptation of St Anthony

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The Temptation of St Anthony

I entered the desert, 
took a vow not to speak 
Lucifer’s here too, hoping 
silent men grow weak 
My path seemed so straight 
but quickly became oblique 
I que...

Infliction

...He was just a boy alone in journey of life 
Morals, high standards upon family name he walks 
No recollection to memory, just brief thought in mind 
Certain image portrayed, locked away in the dep...

cruel masters

...sometimes there are cruel masters
who sneer and inflict pain for no reason at all.
i do not know where they come from — why do they come at all — or where they go
and so i am always afraid. 
toda...

PEACE IS NOT ELUSIVE

...Peace is a word that mankind likes to throw around, but since the beginning of  creation man has always had a warring spirit, always trying to conquer their fellow human beings.
Traveling Worldwide ...

Still, I am fine

...Time flies so fast, and so do I,  
Never knowing what  happiness is
Yet I search for eternal places—  
Still, I am fine.  

Those who nurse a grudge  
And Inflict their pain on me.  
Never kno...

I Found the Courage to Speak

...No torrid steel rod cauterized my wounds
for I couldn't lick the festering gashes clean.
Your sharp-bladed tongue bit too deep,
fangs plunged with each vile cursed scene.

No mere prick or scrat...

Vying For Dominance

...Vying for Dominance

… 16 is hard enough for anyone navigating adolescence… my 16 wasn't “typical.” 

…16, I simultaneously experienced a trifecta of physical, emotional, and mental illnesses, fu...

Origins Of Over Nurturing

...Origins Of Over Nurturing 

My need to protect others began during my turbulent adolescence. It started out as the need to protect others from me. This morphed into over nurturing everyone around m...

Emotional Shrapnel

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There are some people in this world
who either do not realize or do not care
how badly words wound.
Even slight agitation can cause them
to bellow their bullying obscenities.
Like lead balls f...

Emotional Shrapnel

...Lurid looks have been thrown at me
Deadly daggers sent to pierce my heart
Why do some insist on acting beastly 
waging war in attempts to tear me apart?
How long can I go on pretending I'm not in...

Rats and Roses

...I don’t have my learners permit.
I have had to be the adult my whole life.
I have had to tend to their outbursts and tantrums.
I have survived all their rat runs

I’ve always told myself it’s an...

WORDS

...My words cannot repair the dire state of the earth
My words cannot elicit new life and rebirth
My words cannot amend the abuse we inflict each day
But my words can still have power anyway

They ...

Death in the Desert

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Listen for the rustling sound
of the beady-eyed belly crawlers 
deceitful serpents slithering on the ground, 
flicking a two-forked tongue and hissing.
They should be heeded as a dire w...

Terrorist Brother

...Terrorist Brother
By Cathrin Stuart
 
A bully is too kind a word to bestow
On a person who will stoop ever so low
To inflict pain and torment on an innocent
A person that is pure evil and malev...

America 2025-So Far

...America twenty twenty-five
This year is all the way live
Drones in the Jersey Sky
In California, the fires fly
Planes crashing in the air
Black Hawk helicopters unaware
Who do we blame?

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