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minding midnight – Nikki Marie Rink

many, Many moons ago stood a forest- Dark & Dense. within the Tall & Looming trees, wandered the Keeper of Loneliness. among Countless ill-lit paths alongside many menacing streams the Keeper spun & spun in circles, hopelessly searching for Lost Dreams. one by one- the branches broke. the leaves danced to the

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If I Had a Voice – Daria Gimon

If I had a voice I’d tell the world about You I’d tell them you opened up my heart like a scarred-over wound that never really healed like an emerging flower poking its way into the ether If I had a voice I’d tell them the truth about Your spirit that You’re the essence

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The Way Out – Mary McBrearty

I sat alone, the silence deafening and asked myself how did my life come to this?, I knew the drink wasn’t working anymore, It didn’t take away the pain like before. It took away my laughter, my creativity and the years, My head told me I didn’t have the strength or courage to live

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My Calling Song – Marie Guma-Jelinek

Dear wild bird Flying in your cage swiftly from side to side. Going about your pleasant routine, whistling as if you weren't tied. Dear sweet bird You need to see that the life that you live is contained. That there is so much more and you allow yourself to be restrained. Dear loving bird

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Today We Have Life – Michael Dulake

In a world of corruption, Hatred and greed; Today we have life, A life we can lead. The disruption has gone, And so has the sorrow; Replaced by a programme We know we must follow. The demons won’t leave By the door marked eviction; It wants us all dead, Because that’s our addiction. So some

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San Vegas – Denise M.

Often there’s a place I go Deep within my mind Not difficult to travel to Nor difficult to find Clearing head ‘n closing eyes All aboard these nightly trains Imagination clearly lies Where reality refrains Off to sun rain sand and fog Off to waves of gold Desert lights on flashy Strips Or Market

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The Mom I Knew – Lisa Perez

I want to hold you and to hug you The mom I knew The one who came to all my recitals and who Walked up and down the aisles at every assembly To get a better picture, a better view The mom I knew **** Where are you now, I wonder? The mom I

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Podcast with Paul Pellinger, Chief Strategy Officer at Recovery Unplugged

Paul is an innovator in addiction treatment with a career that spans over 20 years. He has worked as a counselor, manager, court appointed liaison, and consultant. Over the years Paul has helped open some of the most successful treatment facilities in South Florida, along with providing career changing opportunities to those whom share the

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Resurrecting A Melting Pot – Award winning poetry by Cassandra Smith

Photography by Kenny P Huge egos- blinded by greed leading us nowhere Tweeting, texting, mocking normal conversations Pure White doves flying around carrying olive branches Shot down- silencing peace stifling truth Confusion breeding pain & panic guns blasting away- Its children- Fear & Ignorance Compassion communicating Commonsense listening Lifting

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Sofa Safari – Music by Lily Louche

This is a song I wrote on ukulele. Sofa Safari is a deceptively sweet song I wrote to an ex-boyfriend. The mood acts as a counterweight to a much earlier (and rawer) beat poem entitled “You, selfish You”, which was (you might guess) rich in resentment. This only goes to show what a great healer