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Visions

When someone pierces your illusions And sees the lack of substance beneath, Your stories and lies will disperse Like the morning mists in the sun, Revealing the cold barren empty rock.

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Inverse Square Law

In science, the Inverse Square Law is prevalent from gravitational effects to illumination.  Simply stated, the influence of the first object declines proportionately to the square of the distance separating the first from the second.  So a light that is one foot away is four times as bright as the same light two feet away, […]

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On Being a Sigma Male

The Tyger prowls the jungle free, Powerful, needing nothing Other than to hunt For food And his soulmate.

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Eternal Sunshine

Even as the storm rages, The sun burns above, Casting its light Though unseen Below. Those who can rise Will feel its warmth, Overcoming tumult And soaring Like angels, Called from above.

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Bear

If your back hurts from carrying The weight of expectations, Let me bear the burden For my shoulders are broad enough To take it for you.

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The Ring

Ding! The bell rings and I stumble back to my corner, Collapsing on the stool, exhausted. Blood and tears cover my face, streaming From red swollen eyes. Breath ragged, heart racing as I replay The previous round, the body blows Taking my breath away and the flash In the eyes from the fierce attack Following […]

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Surface

I would change anything on the surface; Appearances, clothes, externalities To be what you need and want Knowing that my heart and soul Are already yours, And unalterably Committed.

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Makeup

External validation is like makeup, It washes off before night Leaving you as you truly are.

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Pride Goeth

I’m too proud. Proud of what I have done, Proud of what I’ve become. Pride in what I am going to be, Pride in my family. To those whom much is given Fall the spoils, if they are driven To create an empire great Built by hand, no time to wait And so I’ve pushed, […]

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Brightens

The dawn brightens the world As your smile brightens my soul.