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Dreaming While I Wake
There was photo of her father sitting perfectly alive, smiling in a hospital bed with her mom nearby. It was dated Oct. 2008. The mother was explaining that she had just gotten back from seeing him last week, but she wasn’t sure when her daughter could. She started to cry… all she wanted was to see her Papa again…
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A hyena slammed into him, and he fought it back a staff, the sole protector of the lodge at his back; his family and partner among them. A shout echoes after the animal as it flees…
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Darkness, the mind fails to recognize where it is. It looks around, there is nothing. Though it realizes ther
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I think it's too late to wake up now
I'm on the "right" side
of this nightmare
as my hand idly reaches
toward the edge that separates
where choice is a privilege
or non-existent.
I can rest my head
on dreams that could convert
hard work into opportunity
where I'm hardly spared
a second glance
and the word 'no'
is probably at least 80 percent-based
on merit.
My virgin eyes are still blind
to bullet-ridden walls and shrapnel fodder
where I can walk free, without my eyes
reluctantly trailing behind me, but maybe I should,
and the only blood I've seen
is mine.
I am at the "right" side of this nightmare
not because the people in charge are doing things right
but because I happene
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Daydream
this ephemeral feeling,
afloat and free,
this hope and faith,
this vision of me.
i see and therefore i feel
how good life was (no matter what),
how good life will always be.
remembering enlivens this feeling,
turning fleeting instances into
perpetuating moments in time.
how life saves.
how love saves.
how God saves.
how we, too, save ourselves.
taking care of oneself
can be the first great achievement
in one's ripple of successes,
of taking care of others,
of making a difference in one's life,
and making a difference in life.
little hopeful steps towards the future
give us confidence,
and jumpstart our way
to our journey
of making reveri
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After having this idea rattle around for a couple of years, I've decided to let it loose on an unsuspecting world. Feel free to tear it apart and see where it can stand to be improved.
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You've definitely peaked my interest. This is starting out as a very intriguing story. I like the atmosphere you've set up, the characters are relatable but unique, and from the plot so far I think it's going to be an epic story. I want to see where you take this.
Nothing, as I can see, needs improvement. Can't wait for more.
Nothing, as I can see, needs improvement. Can't wait for more.