Posted by Brad Osborne on April 3, 2021 · 16 Comments
We are but a speck of ink,
On a billion pages of history…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 27, 2021 · 12 Comments
So, burn it to the ground,
If that is your great desire…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 18, 2021 · 9 Comments
As the sins of man sift through steady hands,
I sacrifice myself upon the bloody lands…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 9, 2021 · 15 Comments
The greatest philosophy,
Is to care for one another,
Possessive by apostrophe,
I, the keeper of my brother…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on January 2, 2021 · 11 Comments
You hang a sheepskin,
And I sport tattoos,
You dress to win,
I wear jeans of blue…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 24, 2020 · 20 Comments
As I walked in the winter woods,
Amongst a chorus of white pines…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 16, 2020 · 24 Comments
Listen, I know it has been awhile since we talked,
I have long believed you are not there to hear me…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 10, 2020 · 13 Comments
I have been here before,
Not a random déjà vu,
A sense of being past,
Rooted in something true…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 18, 2020 · 18 Comments
I am not color blind,
I recognize your race…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 16, 2020 · 10 Comments
It comes with a heavy mantle,
With a weight that must be born…
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