The Darkness in Me

Back in 2003 I wrote a poem that got published…not only did it get published, but the book it was published in is titled after the poem.  The first stanza reads as follows:
I was a strange little boy, constantly afraid.
Always running to hide, never running to play.
I was afraid of everything.
Scared of the day; scared [...]

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Somestimes I Get Mad

My mom has worked harder than just about anybody I know for a lot of years.  When my sister and I were kids, she drove 150 miles a day to Dallas and back so that we’d have a roof over our heads, clothes to wear and food to eat.  Even still we were pretty well [...]

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