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    Creature of a Different Mind
    Creature of a Different Mind
    Creature of a Different Mind
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    Creature of a Different Mind

    By Shaolin Poe

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    This collection of poetry captures the essence of what it means to be human, and invites readers to connect with their own experiences. The works within delve into themes of love, loss, joy, pain, and everything in between. No matter what you are feeling, you will find a poem that resonates. It's a kaleidoscope of human emotion, captured and immortalized in the vivid brushstrokes of poetic language—each poem a shard reflecting a different facet of innermost thoughts and emotions.

     

    Ebook version is not illustrated.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShaolin Poe
    Release dateMar 2, 2024
    ISBN9798224947553
    Creature of a Different Mind
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    Shaolin Poe

    Shaolin Poe is the pen name for a husband and wife writing duo. Shaolin is a combination of their first names, and Poe is an homage to Edgar Allen Poe. They met in the military while flying on the same spy plane. They love to transport readers to unexpected places and showcase the humor of situations. When they aren't writing, they enjoy music, traveling, board games, and stand-up comedy.

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      Creature of a Different Mind - Shaolin Poe

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      Copyright © 2024 by Shaolin Poe

      All rights reserved.

      No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law.

      Contents

      Dedication

      1.Nightmare

      2.Two Hearts We Are

      3.The Kid That Used To Be

      4.Inscription

      5.Effusive

      6.Splintered

      7.To See

      8.Capture a Cadence

      9.Theoretical Entanglement

      10.Broken Toy

      11.Cheers

      12.Reflection

      13.A Lay Man's Perspective

      14.Unapologetic

      15.I Count the Seconds

      16.To the Beat

      17.Yearning

      18.The Beauty of Age

      19.Without

      20.A Limerick of Hope

      21.Bits

      22.An Ill-Fitting Skin

      23.Impasse

      24.Kaleidoscope Chaos

      25.Too Many Times

      26.Chamber of Pain

      27.Searching

      28.The Brevity of Man

      29.My Sad Soul

      30.I Have Found Eternity

      31.Escape

      32.Coming of Age

      33.Isolated

      34.Decipher

      35.I Write Because I Cannot Scream

      36.Disciple's Prayer

      Poems From My Father

      37.My Place in Time

      38.Wisdom

      39.Prayer

      40.What a Place to Die

      41.Love Finds its Way

      42.Hey, Friend!

      43.Step Forth Poor Wretch

      A Poem from Calvin Hooker

      44.Black Walls of Life

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      About the Author

      In Loving Memory of My Mother

      Who would always recite The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot

      Nightmare

      I huddle and hear...

      The pitter patter pitter

      Of the creepy crawly critter

      That it makes amid its skitter

      On the chilly, checkered floor.

      I wonder...

      Am I lucid in my dreaming?

      Is this horror what it's seeming?

      I can scarce withhold my screaming

      My hand quelling the outpour.

      I let...

      Slip a whisper of a whimper

      And the creepy crawly critter

      Stops its pitter patter pitter

      In the heavy, silent dark.

      I exhale and...

      Try to modulate my breathing

      My chest straining in its heaving

      My mind reeling, disbelieving

      The fear within me stark.

      Silently I stand...

      My eyes strain within their sockets

      My legs prep to launch like rockets

      As I conjure up a droplet

      Of my magic firelight

      The light dances...

      As it flickers and it flitters

      I see creepy crawly critters

      A small army rife with chitters--

      A discordant battle cry

      I scream and...

      Torch the monsters with my fire

      Their flesh lighting like a pyre

      Their fierce screeching like a

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