The sun still shines on holy land
Its bright light defying a deep dark deception
And as Mediterranean waters bathe the holy land
Their warmth conceals a cold conspiracy
To dusty horizons of Holy land
Spirits escape from their wounded bodies
And as palm trees sway on Holy land
Their unhea...
What you think you see when you look at me
Is only what I choose to reveal
So don’t be fooled by what meets the eye
There’s a soul that lurks inside
It may seem quiet amidst this buzzing crowd
Shy girl, they think, she’ll come around
Maybe I’m shy, maybe they’re right
But if they m...
The vivid moon hung bright and full in the starless coal-black sky. Under dense swirls of sinister clouds, its pale beams gleamed through bare tree branches casting ghostly, deformed shadows on the asphalt footpaths. Bitter, icy wind raged across the remote October streets, sending crisp, golden le...
“Mom, I’m hungry, can we go to Burger King?”
“Ma, can you please make him shut up, he’s giving me a headache!”
“MOOOM I have to pee!”
Oh my GOD! Kids all around me! They never stop talking. Somebody please make them stop! I don’t think I can take it much longer. My head is pound...
I’ll be right back Nancy. Let me just go check up on that creepy man.
Yup that’s the one. Wish me luck. God knows I’ll need it.
(...)
Good morning Mr. Testeli. How are you feeling today? Still feeling that chest pain?
Oh, alright then. I’ll have a look at that. Let me just take a look a...
How did a single woman with a six year old daughter, teaching in a small town in Iowa, wind up on the other side of the world, facing new cultures and raw life experiences? From taking shelter from a bomb attack not but a few feet away in Pakistan, to keeping up with the peculiar culture of Mongolia...
Those walking amongst the famous living dead
Faceless bodies, hollowed out heads
Their withering shadows that kill your light
Smothering into the engulfing night
Dreams, shattered in sorrow and pain,
Left you alone to take the blame
Could hardly breathe, lungs pleaded for air
Gasped and appe...
Take away my wealth,
Take all my riches if you will,
But return me to those rains of carefree childhood,
In which the paper boats sailed.
Where the beaming sun beckoned kids to play,
And bright kites fluttered in the blue summer skies,
Like the patterned wings of spirited butterflies,
Soari...
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