poem by sami st nicholas

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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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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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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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