A jolly shadow

A jolly shadow.
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Cozy in the cave
Plato lamented.

A jolly shadow
smiling just to
spite it's tragic
Self.

Who needs a
Philosopher
King?

(Of untold
Mental Wealth.)

Roses bloom
Ironically from
My plastic
Crown of thorns.

so
Keep your flawless
Beauty love!!!

(No one chooses
How they're Born.)

J.Stephen.H.

In spite the torments of this dream

In spite the torments
of this dream.
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I must admit I
felt
Overwhelming
FEAR;

When I severed
the
Strings of that
Noose
Called Fate,

and
Became my
Own
Self-Puppeteer!

(but damn it's
All
Been Great. )

+

No longer do
I
Blame the skies,

for
The tragedies in
Life
I've Seen;

and
while storms of
Rage
Still Haunt my
Eyes,

An Inner Heaven
Reigns
Supreme,

and keeps my
Heart
Serene!!!

(In spite
The Torments of
This Dream.)

J.s.h