Frenetic wasteland blues
Sing me a cosmic song
Light the midnight with passion
This is where we belong
Breathe the smoky fire in the cold air
Laid my teeth on a yellow blade
Fell into the warps of time
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“If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose.” – Bishop T.D. Jakes
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Awakenings come when least expected
A freeing of inner tension, an explosion
Of color, light back into dull worlds
The knot in my stomach is gone
Soul connections made
Souls fused together
Souls finding souls on empty streets
Drawn to each other by the dazzled
Stars in our hungry eyes
Under the moonlight, I had so many
Secrets to share and burdens to bear
The moon was full and embodied
“The more passionate and argumentative I get, the more followers and friends I make online.” ― Tasha Turner
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you welcome me into
the bridal chamber,
looking ravishing
white sheets against your pale skin
the nightingale sings
of our love
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On the cross, Jesus
cried to his Father, and then
the universe shook
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Most of our country has been in some form of quarantine or social distancing for about three and a half months. I was sent home from work on March 5 because I had a sneeze. Fear was already high in the Philadelphia area. Those first eight days, I had some freedom – I still went to teach at religious school the following Sunday and Wednesday in New Jersey. I had no idea that a few days later, my entire office would be sent home, and our state would put in place a stay-at-home order.
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