Posted by Brad Osborne on September 23, 2020 · 19 Comments
Since the dawn of time we have fought,
Millions of lives have been paid, nothing bought…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 13, 2020 · 23 Comments
Envying those who have more,
We lose sight of how to give…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 4, 2020 · 27 Comments
Leave behind no unshed tear,
No regret, no unfaced fear…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 26, 2020 · 17 Comments
The bleach-whitened and perfect smile,
Leopard prints and trendy style…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 23, 2020 · 7 Comments
Capitalism is a great philosophy,
But it is not the savior of democracy…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 12, 2020 · 11 Comments
It is hard to pay it forward,
In a lost world of me and mine,
Like a handful of pearls tossed toward,
An undeserving, greedy swine.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on February 6, 2020 · 12 Comments
No matter whom your chosen Lord,
Or what gifts in death be reward,
Whatever path your faith has trod,
What word and face you use for God.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 24, 2019 · 7 Comments
You have an odd philosophy,
Possessive shown by apostrophe,
As if all the material things,
Buy gold harp and angelic wings.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 15, 2012 · 2 Comments
As campaign rhetoric flies rampantly from both camps, we will consistently be hearing the term “middle class”. I could spend time lamenting the fact that we live in a “classed” society, but historically there has always been a socio-economic division in any society. I am sure, even at the dawn of man, there was some … Continue reading →
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