The First Wrong Step

I am not worried if I see a drunkard drunk and disorderly,When he staggers and wobbles like an old automobile,Or totter like an overstayed hut,But when I see a man who has never touched that bewitching glass,Take their first dart and begin his series of doomsday I tremble. I am not worried when the queen […]

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Every Battle Has Casualties

We are in a battle,A bitter battle,Fighting visible foes,And invisible foes,Even if we do not see it,Yet we have to fight it,In some battles, we end up winning,For some, we give away the privilege of winning,And the enemy goes home happy,As we go home unhappy 😞,So we count our losses,And sneer at the crosses,But wait […]

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Something Better Instead

Is there something you’ve counted as a loss?Something you don’t want to further toss?You do well to think like that,Life is all about clearing the clutter,And letting go of all that doesn’t matter. But you must not be like many woeful folks,Who often jump out the life-threatening yorks,And yet move around empty and unfulfilled,It is […]

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