A man went for a stroll down memory lane



Tripped and stumbled



Fell on past pain



Face first—down a dark hole



The further he fell–the darker it got



Finally hit bottom,just like a rock



Silent voice in the darkness:



“Just stay there and lay still”



Memories start flashing through his mind like a dream



It hurts and its painful



He says: “why did this happen to me?”



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The voice of reason is a lonely buoy floating upon the seas of ignorance and opinion.

Waves of hate-and-malice crashing into it day and night.

Yet the buoy remains.

Ever diligent in its effort to keep the sailors out of harms way.

Poetry by: Raymond Woodard

Some nights



I find it hard to sleep



When inside



Empathetic-Notions creep



Too many perceptions



Of egregious social disease



Pontificating the possible cures



Visions of a happy world



Get up and run outside



Scream my thoughts



From atop the tallest tree



Hearing nothing but echo



It sets in



No one is listening



But me



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We are all born with a gift



It is intended to be shared



Stop listening to the talking heads



Pretending like you don’t care



It is instilled in us–just like stardust from above



It is one simple word



That word is (love)



Take this word out into the world and share it



Together we can all make life much less scary



There is too much hate



An overabundance of greed



Dividing the… Continue