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Book / Other

January 08, 2025

Reads: 34

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Tags: self

Kevin Lee has spent his life climbing the corporate ladder, driven by a hunger for success that consumes everything in its path. But when a near-fatal accident leaves him fighting for survival in a sterile hospital room, he is forced to confront the darkness he’s spent years running from. As… Read More
Go around and do what you want to do, but always remember that there is a power greater than you. My poem. Read More
Sometimes you can do without changing the past. Read More
The art is not falling in love, but finding your love all over again. Read More

Tags: love, philosophy, self

A poem about picking up the pieces of myself. Read More
Part 2 of X. 1st "Introduction to the Ringmaster"; part 3, "Lucid Waking." Read More

Reads: 179

Comments: 2

Shelves: 1

The Booksie Classic House

Why "I am not I" (Beckett) and why this is a gateway to freedom. Part 1 of a series on freedom, no idea how many parts there will be -- second part is "Freedom as an Absence of Free Will..."; third part is "Lucid Waking," Preface for those who have… Read More

Poem / Poetry

January 21, 2024

Finding meaning in chaos, finding optimism in nihilism. Read More
Do you ever feel that you need to be tested? Do you go to a doctor for tests? What does the doctor ask you? How do you feel? What is wrong today? What if you need to test yourself. What would you ask "YOU"? Read More

Tags: god, test, self, jesus, examine

Poem / Romance

November 09, 2023

Reads: 166

Comments: 1

The The House of Poetry House

a quick reflection on the interwovenness of all of humanity despite cultural divide and fear Read More
What it is that I am Read More

Poem / Poetry

April 04, 2023

Reads: 316

Comments: 1

The Booksie Classic House

How does one move stagnancy? Read More

Tags: poetry, self, deep

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