I have faced battles around and against me, but I daresay they feel puny compared to the global war raging inside of me. The battlefield of the mind, of my mind. Not fought on some far off foreign land, but a civil war, on home turf.
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It’s You I Like
I am not a good person I am a person Just a person Ah, peace It feels true and Free Of working hard at what made me ME People seemed to like a sweet me The image stuck Forgive me for how I have perpetuated it No one is good except God alone “You are…
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I Am With You
Though it was the 5th of October, it must have been 90 degrees and still climbing, as we parked our car around 9:30 that morning. We started out, joined by other families with strollers and couples meandering their way, all of us heading in the same direction. We had to park blocks away from the…
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Awards Day
The hand of a distinguished celebrity judge moves through the air in slow motion. The contestant’s eyes widen and mouth drops open in disbelief, in hope. Contact is made with a large round button, rocketing golden confetti up. It gently rains back down in real time, showering the chosen one in worth and honor. Often…
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At The Beach On A Winter’s Day
We went to the beach after lunch when the temperatures had warmed up. The sun was shining, the ocean was calm and smooth, the sky was blue and cloudless, and the air was so perfectly warm. It was no longer cold and windy, sand pelting your legs. It wasn’t the powerful heat of the summer,…
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My Inmost Being
I asked God for a memory I wanted to understand me
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Burn Out
We poured ourselves out cupful, bucketful streaming, gushing pumping it out every last ounce
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