Posted by Brad Osborne on August 23, 2020 · 17 Comments
It seems nothing requires proof,
And all we ever do is fight…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 26, 2020 · 24 Comments
Plain gingham dress of every day,
A little Dutch in the words you say…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 13, 2020 · 16 Comments
I woke with a yawn,
As it was just dawn,
No time for any breakfast.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 3, 2020 · 22 Comments
It is not darkness that I see,
In my life destined by brevity…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 6, 2020 · 31 Comments
Let me speak these words,
Remembered when heard…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 23, 2020 · 27 Comments
Who knew that just six feet,
Would feel like worlds apart…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 22, 2020 · 16 Comments
Be aware of all you see,
Each sullen look,
Each wanting need.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 4, 2020 · 27 Comments
Leave behind no unshed tear,
No regret, no unfaced fear…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 19, 2019 · 20 Comments
We thought our childhood unique,
A dysfunction so truly rare,
Taught to listen not to speak,
The secrets we cannot share.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 18, 2019 · 10 Comments
They are unspoken in every wanting glance,
Adoration and longing…
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