Posted by Brad Osborne on September 17, 2020 · 22 Comments
The far-off tolling of a bell,
Breaks the silence where quiet dwells…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 6, 2020 · 18 Comments
No hidden lie or fear kept dark,
Soul flayed to a bloody peeled view,
Yet, as I gave myself away,
My secrets turned to weapons true…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 18, 2020 · 30 Comments
Let loose the light in strident strands,
As faint as the scent of gardened rose…
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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 7, 2020 · 21 Comments
Black iron dripped from the quill,
Life scratched into stiff parchment…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 8, 2020 · 27 Comments
We speak ill of the night,
Equate it with the dark,
As lacking any light,
Devoid of any spark.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 19, 2020 · 9 Comments
How hard would we laugh,
Salted smiles from glass rim,
You would still be just her,
And I would still be just him.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 11, 2020 · 11 Comments
At the dark end of a wayward street,
Atop a bare and lonely ,
its the old man’s mansion replete,
Bespoke in tendrilled ivy vest.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 8, 2020 · 16 Comments
When into darkness my life fell,
Swallowed by a reductive hole,
Like penny thrown in wishing well,
The falling of a vanquished soul.
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with dark places, depression, fears, helping hand, helpless, hope, kindness, ladder, letting go, no help, poem, Poetry, rescue, save yourself
