Posted by Brad Osborne on May 4, 2022 · 14 Comments
I told you everything would be okay,
And we both knew that was untrue…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 19, 2022 · 22 Comments
I did not want to say a prayer, not those words,
To your God who needed you more than I do…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 12, 2022 · 21 Comments
The greatest philosophy,
Is to care for one another,
Possessive by apostrophe,
I, the keeper of my brother…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 12, 2021 · 18 Comments
Plus, it explained why I was so much more attractive than the rest of the family.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 14, 2021 · 29 Comments
When I was fourteen or fifteen, I stole a motorcycle.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 30, 2021 · 16 Comments
I told you everything would be okay,
And we both knew that was untrue…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 25, 2021 · 20 Comments
I did not want to say a prayer, not those words,
To your God who needed you more than I do…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 13, 2021 · 17 Comments
Is family all about genealogy,
Bonds only formed in biology,
Must all those on my family tree,
Have the same last name as me…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 9, 2021 · 15 Comments
The greatest philosophy,
Is to care for one another,
Possessive by apostrophe,
I, the keeper of my brother…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 29, 2019 · 9 Comments
But it did lead to the desire to, at least, post an entry about my bond with my sister. The immediate thought was about how we define family.
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