Posted by Brad Osborne on May 17, 2023 · 15 Comments
They did not contemplate,
That it would be this night…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 2, 2023 · 14 Comments
If amidst the dry and sandy sea,
They could sit right across from me,
Would we still kill one another,
Or would we have seen a brother.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 16, 2023 · 9 Comments
Bed chamber romances,
With kingdoms at stake,
Lost in stolen glances…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on April 9, 2023 · 5 Comments
We wear the medals with pride,
Fruit salad served on our chest…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 18, 2023 · 15 Comments
I told you everything would be okay,
And we both knew that was untrue…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 15, 2023 · 7 Comments
Reason born by enlightenment,
Tethered to an instinctual animal…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 5, 2023 · 6 Comments
Tears fall like liquid diamonds,
Into the palms of dirty hands…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on November 23, 2022 · 12 Comments
I have more in common with a murderer than a minister,
As the red, white, and blue wraps around the sinister…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on October 21, 2022 · 7 Comments
~~~ Spillwords.com presents: The Thirteen Days of Halloween – Dark Gold, poem by Brad Osborne ~~~ Please visit and read my latest poetry on Spillwords.com. A dark and foreboding piece selected as a featured poem for their “13 Days of Halloween” series. As always, I appreciate you taking the time to read and don’t forget … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 20, 2022 · 5 Comments
We are not what we were,
But we are what we teach…
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