Posted by Brad Osborne on September 28, 2022 · 12 Comments
It seems nothing requires proof,
And all we ever do is fight…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 19, 2022 · 13 Comments
It is not darkness that I see,
In my life destined by brevity…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 11, 2022 · 17 Comments
You wear a proud mantle,
Already well earned…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 7, 2022 · 23 Comments
I don’t know how I would have found you,
What planets would have needed to align…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 26, 2022 · 16 Comments
Humility be damned, I need your vote!
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 23, 2021 · 19 Comments
I watch the world curl into itself,
As streets empty from the rush…
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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 December 1, 2021 · 15 Comments
Hard to sleep the night before.
Always harder, not knowing.
With the rising sun we’ll leave,
I wonder where we’re going.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 13, 2021 · 15 Comments
It seems nothing requires proof,
And all we ever do is fight…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 30, 2021 · 19 Comments
It is not darkness that I see,
In my life destined by brevity…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with continuation, death, dying, family, fulfillment, life, loss, love, loved one, partner, poem, Poetry, spouse, strict form poetry, uncompromised
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