Posted by Brad Osborne on January 7, 2021 · 20 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 January 6, 2021 · 10 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 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 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 December 3, 2020 · 16 Comments
How sad,
My only beauty,
Splashed ink on some page…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 23, 2020 · 12 Comments
Be wary of the fine words,
That drip like honey,
Into eager ears…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 19, 2020 · 8 Comments
You say it won’t,
I know it will,
It always does…
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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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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 21, 2020 · 23 Comments
You speak from your throne,
A perfect and practiced tone…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 10, 2020 · 16 Comments
I don’t blame you,
The digging is hard work,
And this old rock,
Bears little ore to sell…
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