The Seven Deadly Sins
The sins of seven, counted here Deadly as they are revealing Cuts the truth from the souls of men Peels
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R.J. Schwartz
When The Dictator Falls
Eyes focused on the monuments and statues Propaganda posters with eager children Smiling faces on worthless currency Starving hands reaching
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In The Space Between Breaths
Alas, my soul does bid thee to come close Not for the sake of ceremony, nor influence But because there
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The Quiet Fall of Nations
Long ago, before the chaos of man, when elections were fair, or close to being fair The leaders of the
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When We Lost Control
Not a sign, more like a great and powerful shifting occurred Overhead, the pulsing bruise of digital color began staining
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The Crumbling Space Around Me
These crumbling walls whisper an endless loop of static each night Recorded voices, some once human, others generated by the
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The Rise of the Dead
Night air feels thicker as the black clouds sink low, Stone shadows twisting while icy winds blow. Something feral it’s
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Strangers Among Us
They did not fall from the skies like meteors or space debris Nor a great rift from the clouds, adorned
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His Voice Will Live On – A Tribute to Charlie Kirk
Unafraid, he sat peacefully under the canopy An island of human decency His shores awash with a blur of microphones
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Something Comes Upon This Soulless Night
Something unholy moves in the blackness of night A faint vibration growing beneath the skin of the world Something soulless,
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The House is Quieter Now
The house is quieter now, not the soft kind of quiet that comes with nightfall But the hollow quiet, the
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The Slow Bloom of Healing
First came the silence, the painful moment after the breaking A silence clad in weighted darkness, so heavy that it
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The Coming of Night
The ticking clock and moments passing What is gone, is gone for eternity All hope begins slipping away On silent
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Memories Stirred
Memories stirred, for your eyes speak from ages past, Like an unbridled flame, eternal, and without compare Across desert sands
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Students of Emptiness, Graduates of Nothing
Students of Emptiness, Graduates of Nothing The shadow cities, where wires hum like swollen veins Neon blood pulsates through imposing
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Betrayal Has Polluted My Soul
Beneath their silky, sultry smile, true intentions hide in shadow Exciting words, enticing, elusive, carefully draped in silken deceit Trusted
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The Silver Tongue Dance
Ah, dear sarcasm, your razor blade of speech Subtle slice of bolder truths, yet forever out of reach The object
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I’m Becoming My Father
I’m becoming my father It started some years ago I’d notice little things Sometimes tiny things A glimpse in the
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Sweet Succulence
Sweet succulence, tis that of making Gentle in breath, majestic and pure Such is found in tender hearts Noble souls,
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Hope – Inspirational and Spiritual Poetry
When asked about the material in his latest book, “Hope – Inspirational and Spiritual Poetry,” author R.J. (Ralph) Schwartz had
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Step Away Oh Gentle Butterfly
Distant as be I, and not of your circle Nor ever have our footsteps shared soil Nay, we are as
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