Posted by Brad Osborne on November 11, 2021 · 21 Comments
It comes with a heavy mantle,
With a weight that must be born…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 3, 2021 · 21 Comments
Now is not about then,
A moment of the past,
Now is not about when,
A future yet uncast…
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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 20, 2021 · 14 Comments
Fate hangs in azure strung long,
A narrow and harrowed path…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 12, 2021 · 20 Comments
Let me be a welcomed sign,
On the path so hard to find…
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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 August 18, 2021 · 16 Comments
We are nearly all the same,
But we focus on the difference…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 15, 2021 · 21 Comments
What if no one would ever know,
What evil would eager tempt,
What good would go undone…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 7, 2021 · 25 Comments
I’ll paint your mood in shades of blue
Paint my soul to be with you
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 1, 2021 · 29 Comments
I wrote this piece on April 4, 2020 at the onset of the Covid pandemic. Some of the thoughts and feelings I captured then have changed and, sadly, some have not.
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