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Guideposts Along the Barren Road

If you had absolutely no fear, if you woke up tomorrow and could choose any profession and know you’d succeed and make the same money that you do now, what would you choose?
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The Storm – A Dystopian Short Story by Justin Farley. “When a unusual storm hits the Utopian town of Nod, the forces of evil are released and allow an unthinkable tragedy.” The Storm is a…
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A Poem About Conquering Fear and Living Your Dreams. So many of us allow our lives to be dictated and restricted by fear.
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Don’t You Know (Demo) (CLICK TITLE TO HEAR SONG) Verse 1 Where will you run to After I’m gone? Where will you run to When my heart moves on? Where will you hide, dear Where will…
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The Invitation (Demo) (CLICK TITLE TO HEAR SONG) Verse 1 Through it all I suppose I should hate you. Through it all I suppose I shouldn’t care. Through it all I know I should dispose you.…
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So I’ve never done this before, but I thought I’d give it a shot…I thought I’d start uploading some of my songs from start to finish, instead of just posting the “polished” final. I think…
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The Leaves of Autumn (I’ll Remember You) – A Lost Love Poem When the fireflies bring their dances to a close over the meadowAnd the leaves of autumn change their hue,I will look out my…
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Oh, how the heart aches when it’s separated from who you love–even more so after a break-up. When we go through hard times in a relationship our minds never seem to rest. We question all…
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If Only … – A Love Poem If there was a way to pluck my beating heart from my chest, I’d let you have it. Just to give you the comfort Of knowing you could…
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My feelings for you swing like a pendulum, driven by the forces of gravity; pulled back down by life’s realities and the weather during these ever-changing seasons of my life. I have hated you. I…
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Betrayal Burns Like A Bonfire – A Poem of Love My heart is burning in the flames of betrayal – Scorching like a fiery furnace stripping away metal, Bubbling like a boiling brew over a…
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A Christian Prayer for Forgiveness and Divine Mercy You, Oh Lord, are the wellspring of wisdom that is never empty and is always rising to the lips of those who are thirsty. When my worldly…
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Who Shall Dwell on Your Holy Hill? A Psalm of David O LORD, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right…
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What is this sound come beating in my heart, that rattles my walls and shakes me apart? It roars with the echo of a thousand lions, always on the prowl. Stealthily seeking to devour me…
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Your commandments loom over me, Blinding my eyes like a bright light in the midst of darkness. It hurts my eyes and causes me to turn away From the angelic presence of your glory. Isn’t…
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The Tinman – A Poem Your beacon blazes with the firestormOf a thousand pyres.In your eyes I find the fires –Smoke signals that rise to the heavensAnd lead me on a journeyOut of the confinement…
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Scarlet Streets – A Poem For Memorial Day and Veterans As we stroll down the streets of our lives Pursuing the dreams of our hearts, Growing old with loved ones, And sleeping in for a…
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My Own Prison – A Christian Poem Your law feels like a jailer’s prisonthat constrains me in a straight jacket,unable to move within my cell.I could strip off my dirty clothesand unlock my chamber door…But…
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