Believing ourselves to be erudite
We concoct concrete constructs of wrong and of right
And when life smashes them
With a simple "ahem"
We sit down and begin the re-write
About the Creator
Troy Nicholas Tucker
Like you, I am a survivor.
Although our stories may be different, ultimately, they are testimonies to the trials we have endured, the vistas we have seen, the roads we have walked and the people we have known.
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Standing While Falling
Quotation from Friedrich Nietzsche "He who wrestles long with monsters should beware lest he himself become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Man is not destroyed by suffering, but by the meaning he makes of it."
By LUCCIAN LAYTH7 days ago in Critique
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A very topical limerick—really appreciating the rhyme and rhythm use here as well!