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The Con Artist

He'll always try to tell a lie.
To him the truth won't make
His plans seem good and that all should
Believe lies of the Fake!

He does not care when pain is where
His apathy hurts those
Who suffer when his ways begin
To hurt the life they...

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Invisible Brother

For sixteen years my silent tears
Have flowed in angry ways.
It was too hard to drop my guard
And talk of childhood days!

I never had the love of Dad,
At least that's how it felt.
The same is true of Mother too.
Who knew that hope could...

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Some Choices of God

Each time we pray to God each day
He chooses what to do
To answer all the times, we "call"
Since He has thought it through.

Sometimes He will say wait until
Some other things are done.
He always plans and understands
How life and sequence...

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Listening For a Whisper in the Wind

Sometimes it's hard to "hear" my thoughts
Which like to come and go
And roam the world unless I've fought
To make them move quite slow.

So much can grab attention from
My current thought and drag
It here and there, quite burdensome.
With...

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Looking For Shadows at Night

Sometimes I reassess the past
And wonder what went wrong
With how my parents weren't steadfast
In showing love lifelong?

It may be that both parents had
Some problems they did not
Discuss since they were Mom and Dad
With struggles some have...

– by Steve Cochrane

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