Posted by Brad Osborne on August 24, 2020 · 19 Comments
Of course, there is still great bigotry,
We have hated throughout our history.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 20, 2020 · 19 Comments
The darkness is so rife,
On a moonless night,
I’ve come to take a life,
Hidden from the light.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 25, 2020 · 14 Comments
It bursts forth to life,
So small and frail,
Protected lovingly,
Shaded by family.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 16, 2020 · 22 Comments
…We know best where we came from,
And must own the person we become.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 4, 2020 · 29 Comments
Who do I hear talking right now,
Repeating other people’s words,
Said to you throughout the years…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 7, 2020 · 4 Comments
The great gnarled, scaly, and teethy beasts,
Lie in wait and upon our feelings feast…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 25, 2019 · 9 Comments
I threw a dictionary onto potter’s wheel,
And watched as the words turned…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 20, 2019 · 3 Comments
Hi readers! Thanks for stopping in. For once just a quick note. A fellow blogger, Harley Unhinged, has offered me the honor of posting a guest poem on her blog. She is an unabashed writer whose posts range from brutally honest depictions of personal struggles, to poetry and prose that is as provocative, … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 13, 2019 · 10 Comments
If power argued with money
I wonder who would win
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 4, 2019 · 1 Comment
I know this is a rare earth kind of find. The leader we need for the world we live in today.
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