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Astral Unrest

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Bruce Hayes

The noon day sun Too fierce to allow for sustenance Too merciless to allow for travel Binded by the force of life. The midnight moon Too impending to allow for freedom Too controlling to allow for peace A constant battle – the sun and moon Two great forces tirelessly fighting Two great forms co-mingling in…

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Inside

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Bruce Hayes

It stops at nothing, this hunger inside, until it is fed. It makes my stomach knot, this hurt inside, until I fall over in pain. It makes my breathing labored and harsh, this anxiety inside, until I shriek in agony. It makes the tears come over and over, this sadness inside, until I mourn all…

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The Labyrinth

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Bruce Hayes

Complicated, it lay before Me, a web of choices, a web of challenges, a course in Life. Some paths long, with smooth arcs of russet. Others short, staggering, twisting, tiring. They lead toward wisdom and knowing, but yet seem afar. Astray. They approach the cliff’s jagged edge, but yet I remain solid. Sane. When I…

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The Dark and The Light

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Bruce Hayes

The following is a short story I wrote while in high school some 16 years ago.  With so many years and technology changes between then and now, I thought I had lost it.  As fate would have it, I found it today and thought I would resurrect it and share.

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