Posted by Brad Osborne on December 26, 2021 · 22 Comments
My mind plays tricks on me,
The kind without a laugh,
Spirits haunting memory,
As I walk my solemn path…
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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 September 2, 2021 · 12 Comments
I worry if the man gazing back
Knows me like he should
Does he see a lesser person
Or perceive a lesser good
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 12, 2021 · 23 Comments
I could not say it for the longest time,
Fearing my life by acronym defined…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 26, 2020 · 14 Comments
My mind plays tricks on me,
The kind without a laugh,
Spirits haunting memory,
As I walk my solemn path…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 20, 2020 · 20 Comments
When all too late I realize,
You prefer to hear the little lies…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 20, 2019 · 2 Comments
I worry if the man gazing back
Knows me like he should
Does he see a lesser person
Or perceive a lesser good
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 12, 2019 · 5 Comments
My latest poem, ‘Reflected Truth’, available now, only at ‘It’s All About Love’!
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 3, 2019 · 22 Comments
The only always I can promise is…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 19, 2019 · 15 Comments
This is not the type of person I ever intended to become but, being honest with myself, it is certainly who I am.
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