The Beginning At Last

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  • Football

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    Kevin
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    Yep, that gets me through my Fall and Winter. 😆 Thank you, and have an incredible day everyone. 🤘

  • The Reaper’s Song

    The Reaper’s Song

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    Out upon the field of dreams Nothing’s ever as it seems Nothing out here makes much sense Restlessness, it won’t relent Promised treasures made of gold All I found was barren cold Out here on the empty plains A hellish acre filled with pain The wind is frigid, ripping skin Down to my soul, so…

  • This Day Is Yours!

    This Day Is Yours!

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    To the battle, to the fields The cause is just, we will not yield Thick with doom, such acrid smoke Hard to breathe, our lungs are choked Pressing on, and still we push Past falling trees and burning brush In our wake, destruction left Raise your sword and feel the heft With gleaming blade we…

  • You Can Never Get Too Low…

    You Can Never Get Too Low…

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    Note: Another repost. I changed a couple small things and added an image. Hopefully someone, somewhere gets something out of this piece. Originally posted 01/08/24. For the past couple of days I have been struggling a bit with what to write. I’ve mostly been responding to the daily prompts and playing around with image creator…

  • Stand Tall, Stand Alone

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    Standing tall, I stand alone Too many times cut to the bone Too quick to trust, mistake I made Deep in my back, a shiny blade Was left for dead too many times I paid for all your petty crimes In no one I can trust but me Within this knowledge I am free From…

  • Not a fan

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    Kevin
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    Man, I hate these type of prompts. They’re so freaking difficult to answer without coming off like a pompous ass. I think I will just wish everyone a happy Monday (if there is such a thing?) and call it there. 😄 Take care, y’all. 😊

  • The Moment WP Worked Properly

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    Kevin
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    Don’t mind me. I’m trying to project into the future.

  • The Barbarian’s Guide To Good Living

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    Men of iron and maidens so fair, I bid thee hail! As I wander this world in search of treasures so fine and adventures far flung, I encounter many a varied soul. Good folk some, and others less so. By the grace of the gods and their beards ever epic, most have been the former.…

  • Pick It Up

    Pick It Up

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    Kevin
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    As you walk right out the door Please pick my heart up off the floor Toss it in the corner, please Right next to all the broken dreams The dreams we had, the dreams that died It can sit next to the tears we cried The tears like not so gentle rain A few of…

  • Father’s Day ’24

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    Kevin
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    Amidst the pain, amidst the strife When the world has cut me like a knife Amidst the doubts, amidst the fear I am ever grateful you are here We almost lost you long ago The tears I cried you’ll never know So many nights of restless sleep So many nights I’d lay and weep So…

  • Chillin’ Like A Villain

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    Kevin
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    Somewhere far away and relaxing with a drink in my hand. The more likely scenario… Telling some blasted AI chat bot that I want to talk to a real person and find out exactly what day Social Security ceased to exist. © The Beginning At Last

  • Another Day

    Another Day

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    Another day down in the trenchAmidst the dirt, amidst the stenchAnother day of cursed warSleeping on an earthen floorO’er the top we go againA war that no one’s bound to winNo man’s land, no land for meWe fight for all that’s good and freeThe sound of mines, the wretched gasIt billows on down through the…

  • Random Thoughts From Gorilla HQ: 06.15.24

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    Not long ago, I had a conversation (multiple, actually) with someone whose opinion I value quite highly. The conversation revolved around the recent feeling that I have had to tiptoe around my own blog for fear of upsetting or offending people. Mind you, some of this could just be my perception as I have had…

  • SLDS: Mission # 062124

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    I believe I missed the prior one, but I am back for this week’s round. This weeks prompt: Dangerous Liaison in a Warzone Normally, I take several shots at these to get what I am looking for. This week, I was lucky and the winds of fortune blew in my favor. Got it in one.…

  • My sparkling effervescence

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    Kevin
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    Or my wallet. That’s pretty old too. Have a great day, all. 👍

  • Only One?

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    Kevin
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    I don’t know that it’s a luxury, but it is a basic food group which I deem essential. Y’all have a great day! 🤘😎🤘

  • Wolf By The River

    Wolf By The River

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    Kevin
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    You’re dressed up like a sheep But I can see the wolf within The tenderness displayed A veneer atop the sin You came to me a friend But you leave me as a foe You’re a river running deep Blackened water, evil flow Once I fell into this river And I very nearly drowned You…

  • The Eternal War

    The Eternal War

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    The battlefield within my mind Where claret flows, a bitter wine I’ve fought it seems a thousand years A futile war amidst the tears I’ve known the rage and known the pain I’ve suffered ‘neath your tainted reign Through Hell and back and there again I fight the war one cannot win A fool’s crusade,…

  • Taglines?

    Taglines?

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    Kevin
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    We don’t need no stinking taglines! Have a great day y’all!

  • The Wait For Freedom

    The Wait For Freedom

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    You think this cage can hold me? Do you think these shackles bind? Do you think I cannot see it? Do you really think I’m blind? Your lips speak self-assurance I can see within your eyes I can see the fear you carry Filled with fear that I will rise That I will rise up…

  • Drifter In Black

    Drifter In Black

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    Kevin
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    AKA: Ode to the Spaghetti Western As the church bells toll twelve Hush falls over the street The crowd gathers around In the hot summer heat How the hell it began No one really quite knows There’s a wind from the east As the tumbleweeds blow The drifter in black Six-gun slung at his side…

  • Upon Mountain High

    Upon Mountain High

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    Kevin
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    A darkened night on mountain high A raven’s view of Hell I’ve seen this view a thousand times Indeed I know it well I watch the battles far below They seem to never change Crusades are launched in name of love Sometimes in name of rage Some battles I have taken up Sometimes I’ve walked…

  • Very little

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    Kevin
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    All you really need is yourself, your health, and your sanity and you’re off to a pretty good start. Have a great day, folks.

  • Creator’s Lament

    Creator’s Lament

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    Kevin
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    Another thought has come and passed Another bourbon in the glass An empty page stares at my face Mocking with it’s endless space A purest magic at the start Who knew my muse would soon depart? The gaslights flicker in the street My hidden muse I ache to meet She’s a fickle one, I’ve learned…

  • Highway Parchment Blues

    Highway Parchment Blues

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    Kevin
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    I’ve been on this road forever For damnation and a day It’s a road that’s too familiar And it only leads one way At a rest stop met a devil In his eyes a wicked gleam He was selling me a promise Everything of which I dreamed No downpayment he required Said we’d settle up…