Posted by Brad Osborne on January 23, 2023 · 5 Comments
So, burn it to the ground,
If that is your great desire…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 25, 2022 · 9 Comments
I hear your lovely scriptured words,
Remnants of the sermons heard…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 17, 2022 · 15 Comments
When it is bent by all we hear,
The repeated lies and fallacies,
Where is the truth we hold dear,
When ours seem to never agree…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 15, 2022 · 11 Comments
Stand not idly by and watch,
Whispering words in wishes,
Wanted given in little prayers,
When action seen capricious…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 11, 2022 · 10 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 3, 2022 · 11 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 3, 2022 · 14 Comments
Be wary of the fine words,
That drip like honey,
Into eager ears…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 30, 2022 · 13 Comments
It comes with a heavy mantle,
With a weight that must be born…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 16, 2022 · 17 Comments
You say it won’t,
I know it will,
It always does…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 28, 2022 · 12 Comments
It seems nothing requires proof,
And all we ever do is fight…
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