young boy reading bible

God Is Not Superlatively Perfect

[POEM] In the English language.
The word perfect has a superlative meaning.
To be the best, above all the rest.
At the top; Unsurpassed.
Free from flaw, impeccable and pristine.

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men's slippers

Slippers

[POEM] I wonder if he knows.
I wear his slippers when he’s gone.
Even though they’re almost.
. . .but not quite.
Twice the size of mine.

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a wooden mask

The Mask

[POEM] I checked in on him the other day.
He seems alright to me.
He sits in the corner.
And peers out occasionally.

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Heartache Is…

[POEM] Heartache is
The realization that your life is not.
the way it was the day before.
And the day before was better.

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My Moses: Ode to an Alcoholic Dad

[POEM] I was five years old or thereabouts.
And I heard the shouts.
Piercing the darkness of my room.
It was you and mommy too.
Why is this my earliest memory of you?

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Unforgiveness

[POEM] What does unforgiveness taste like?
Is it bitter and is it grooved.
Like the pit inside a peach.
Or is it impenetrable and smooth.

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woman warrior with spear

The War with Trouble

[POEM: The War with Trouble]
Trouble came upon me.
Slapped me harshly in my face.
I was bruised but undaunted.
I had a saving grace.

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Woolly Haired Woman

[SHORT STORY: Woolly Haired Woman] Dominic has a decision to make: to live by someone else’s rules or his own. Will he choose freedom? What would you do? Whose rules do you live by?

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blue and gray smoke

Betwixt Heaven and Hell

[POEM: Betwixt Heaven and Hell]
For better or worse.
Caught in the crossroads.
Living on Earth.
Here at the intersection.
Of happy and sad.
Too bad for goodness.
And too good for bad.

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gold band ring

The Ring

[SHORT STORY: The Ring] Two brothers share a prized possession, a beautiful ring. It is a story of love, betrayal and deception. Will either learn the lesson of the greatest love?

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