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Where Love Lives
by Monica Ellis

I stumbled away from loneliness and fell into a land called Love.
Upon entry, you must surrender to uncertainty and defenseless transfer thereof

Along with this, you must risk,
your heart as you allow.

At this place, you must grace
your scars and vulnerabilities.
in this place, If you stay
You might enjoy pleasantries.

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the Fool
by Alex Rose

For the one who would take on a god in his hearth, in his home,
Small, all alone.
Skinny and bare, bolder than you'd hope but not as bold as you might think.
What else to reach for if not higher,
What else to pray to if not sky fire?

The hand in its place has no chance to erase
The pain of the days long gone by.
The ankh round the neck is a drag, a behest,
A reminder that gods too shall die.

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When does reason trump extreme adventure
by Dr. Robert Ippaso

What price adventure
When the risk outweighs the venture,
No dishonor not to start,
Merely you just being smart.

If compunction is the cause,
That adrenaline rush which draws,
Take a breath and think it through,
Is the only one affected - you?


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Recent Risk Poems
the Fool
by Alex Rose

For the one who would take on a god in his hearth, in his home,
Small, all alone.
Skinny and bare, bolder than you'd hope but not as bold as you might think.
What else to reach for if not higher,
What else to pray to if not sky fire?

The hand in its place has no chance to erase
The pain of the days long gone by.
The ankh round the neck is a drag, a behest,
A reminder that gods too shall die.

......

Continue reading
When does reason trump extreme adventure
by Dr. Robert Ippaso

What price adventure
When the risk outweighs the venture,
No dishonor not to start,
Merely you just being smart.

If compunction is the cause,
That adrenaline rush which draws,
Take a breath and think it through,
Is the only one affected - you?


......

Continue reading
Where Love Lives
by Monica Ellis

I stumbled away from loneliness and fell into a land called Love.
Upon entry, you must surrender to uncertainty and defenseless transfer thereof

Along with this, you must risk,
your heart as you allow.

At this place, you must grace
your scars and vulnerabilities.
in this place, If you stay
You might enjoy pleasantries.

......

Continue reading
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