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Mesmerize

Eyes of blue I would gladly drown in, A smile that grabs hold And never lets go, A confused and insecure heart Searching for endless praise I desperately looked For…

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15/06/2025
Blog, Musings, Personal Essay

Comments On My Writing

(I wrote these thoughts on my writing many years ago and my perspective has not changed.) In the midst of a culture filled with pain, hopelessness, selfishness, confusion, and every…

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31/03/2020
Blog, Short Story

Underweight- Part II

    As Jonathan Felder recounted his love-forsaken youth, Tom and Michael each took another glance at him. “That is definitely a man deep in thought,” Tom surmised. “He looks…

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11/07/2019

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  • Blog,  Poetry,  Romantic Poetry

    Freshly Fallen Hope

    Christopher Francis / 07/06/2019 / 2 Comments

    [This poem was inspired by a photograph of a fresh snowfall at dusk taken by a friend and is the final poem in the quadrilogy.  I have learned the hard way that sometimes…

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  • Blog,  Poetry,  Romantic Poetry

    The Beauty Of The Evening

    Christopher Francis / 06/06/2019 / 0 Comments

    My eyes cannot seem to rest On anything, Save your face My hands have long been tireless In searching for yours Now with my lips no longer hiding Your name, My heart will…

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  • Blog,  Poetry,  Romantic Poetry

    The Incandescent Beckoning

    Christopher Francis / 05/06/2019 / 0 Comments

    [This is one of my all-time favorites among my writing and I felt was a significant step forward in my progression as a writer due to the depth of the topic and pacing…

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  • Blog,  Poetry,  Romantic Poetry

    The Remainder of Wrath

    Christopher Francis / 04/06/2019 / 0 Comments

    [The last five posts dealt with hypocrisy so I thought I would change the pace and share a quadrilogy of romantic poems. This is the first in the quadrilogy.] Pursuing my anger Has…

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  • Blog,  Personal Essay

    I Must Be Overcome

    Christopher Francis / 03/06/2019 / 0 Comments

    I want to live with the desire of a thousand years in one heart. I want to shun the pride of a thousand fears trying to tear me apart. I want to know…

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  • Blog,  Poetry

    We Are All Guilty…And We Are All Sane

    Christopher Francis / 02/06/2019 / 0 Comments

      We are all guilty… And we are all sane… (Surely I will be sorry Before this day is ended. And I will be abhorred For the greed I have befriended.) These words……

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  • Blog,  Poetry

    A Hypocrite’s Hope (Isaiah 42:16)

    Christopher Francis / 02/06/2019 / 0 Comments

    I’ve been walking through The ruins of my life Longing desperately To be only a tourist I’ve searched high and low For answers I don’t know And become quite blind In the process.…

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  • Blog,  Personal Essay

    The Death of Hypocrisy

    Christopher Francis / 27/05/2019 / 0 Comments

        Psalm 17:15: As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness: I shall be satisfied, when I awake with Thy likeness. There has yet to be a hypocrite who has…

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  • Blog,  Poetry

    The Audience of One

    Christopher Francis / 26/05/2019 / 0 Comments

    Awaken! Hurry now! Awaken! The dawn is past The noon is done And the night is come. We need not flee anymore Safety is found In the arms of the darkness Shame is…

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  • Blog,  Short Story

    The Parable of Time’s Redemption

    Christopher Francis / 25/05/2019 / 0 Comments

    [I consider this to be my first decent short story.  When I finished it, I felt I had grown much as a writer though I was cognizant (and still am) that I have…

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