This essay is dedicated to all the teachers, parents and students, who face one of the biggest challenges in our country’s history as this school year begins. Not since the polio epidemic of the 1950s and the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, have we had a more dire situation regarding the health and welfare of […]
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So many profound and silly thought balloons Floating around, their emptiness unrevealed Until some random prick shows they concealed Only the age-old gas that all buffoons Emit, disguised in private metaphor. As if one thing in all this world stood need Of further mystifying, here’s more for you to read: Figure out what I’ve said,
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I was a twang in the twist of your tongue, But bittersweet stole my butterscotch from your lips And left you panting, Afraid, and wanting more. You were shores of silence breaking through my colossal waves, And your oarsmen got lost in my loamy sea, Held seashells to their ears trying in vain to call
I keep wondering how I can speak the word God without sounding out the lies on my lips. I’ve dipped into religion but felt more cold and alone. Without sounding out the lies on my lips, I kissed her as though Christianity could become my tongue. More cold and alone, I miss when we were
Walking the path, footsteps aligned. Who leads the journey? I protect the adventurer, her safety and stability my concern. So similar, my little me. My future aspirations; her visions, hopes and dreams. The push or the pull continues us along. *** Jake Snider is a retired retail executive returning to school full time to
You’re going to have me killed tomorrow, and still, you want to know. Oh yes, there are some who believe there is magic in the world. Goddesses and gods supposedly walk among us. People use magic to explain things they don’t know, or can’t understand. You can’t explain what I do. I am no goddess;