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Grief - A Poem67

Grief - A Poem

How does one describe grief? Is it some temporary place we visit? Can we overcome the strong negative emotions associated with grief, or will we feel like this forever? Grief!

4 comments    loss anger grief
The beautiful taste61

The beautiful taste

He spat words at her she cried wrists bleeding she could not handle him leaving he was chasing dreams that would never come true she was stuck in love and only she knew The blood trickled down her arms and onto the pavement he stood...

1 comment    love death pain
Poem: A Heart's Cry58

Poem: A Heart's Cry

If you are hurting I encourage you to read this poem and take it to heart. God bless.

0 comments    love depression pain
Poem: The Artist63

Poem: The Artist

A poem about mental and physical pain. Self harm and the pain resulting from it is different to the inner pain, in that, to inflict such upon ones self is at least a pain that is controlled.

9 comments    poetry poem art
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and the Plight of the Modern Man79

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and the Plight of the Modern Man

The Death of Ivan Ilyich is very much a “Russian Novel” in the Realist tradition. The work contains characters that are animated in rigorous detail, characters that simply feel real. Unlike many Realist novels, however, it is a work of outstanding brevity. Tolstoy's potent cocktail of depth and brevity serves to clearly convey truths about the human condition. A work of beautiful detail, it is essentially a tragic composition that undermines the false salvation provided by modern society.

0 comments    review death christian
Why NOT to Use a RED Body Bag68

Why NOT to Use a RED Body Bag

A family's plea to officers and others to stop using colored body bags and why and when.

3 comments    death news loss
JOE AND THE YOUNG MAN59

JOE AND THE YOUNG MAN

We influence others on a daily basis without realizing it. Sometimes for good, sometimes for bad. We must learn to think before we speak. The freedom of speech thing is not meant to be used as a sword to destroy others. And ignorance is never an excuse for stupidity and hatefulness.

4 comments    friends poetry depression
Opportunity Cost59

Opportunity Cost

The opportunity cost of fear is realized when I practice my Faith. I must continue to persevere even when there are no logical reasons why the things I hope for will come to pass. I diligently do my part and know that God will answer all my...

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Hell, Despair and brimstone62

Hell, Despair and brimstone

Huddled in the darkness Cold, naked and afraid My body trembles As much from the frigid damp floor As the lonely despair in my soul Adjusting my eyes to the darkness within, I see the walls of my prison. The stone slick and shiny with thick moss...

0 comments    life faith depression
Bereft Again45

Bereft Again

I hung my head Over the bathroom sink Your child pushing my body To it's limits I clung to the rim Longing for relief My tears splashing down Your absence released I needed you there To comfort me now I am broken and falling Left alone Collapsed in...

2 comments    baby loss miscarriage
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