Existentialism
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O poor man you so quickly give up when diverse atmosphere shrouds an otherwise happy moment grasped onto as securely as climbing a rope of cascading sand. Life is nothing more than a failed memory, joy faded, peace penetrated, melody unresolved in chords connected to hope in your unsettled soul’s symphony. Existential nightmare of a Read more
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enticing murmurs hold subtle sway. “come with us on our gentle way.” and if i do i surely shall spy, deception in a peppermint-coated lie. sirens call ships upon the jagged shore. O ravaged soul despair no more, for if I shall, surely I witness true, personal optimism bids adieu. there is a truth that Read more
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Who do you weep for, willow? you, certain, stalwart of goodness- roots seeking solid footing, leaves seeking light ever faithful… Ne’er do you hasten to where you know not to go. You shout to the heavens from your core of ringed reminders of years past. Shed are the layers of yore for the treasures of Read more
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Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter‘s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding? Isaiah 29:16 (KJV) We cannot guide the Potter’s hand. We cannot influence the Read more
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For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. 2 Corinthians 4:16 (KJV) We must look and listen intently. As our focus fades outwardly, He fortifies inward. Trust your inward life. There is a world we walk in that is bent on material Read more
Rick Stassi Poetry 