A heart like yours, a rarest find,
A steady flame, a thoughtful mind.
Where others chase the fleeting gleam,
You hold the truth within your dream.
The world may whisper, "Reach for more,"
But you see wealth where hearts adore.
No need for... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 8 Views added 4 days ago
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A broken pathway,
Covered by years of debris—
I stumble forward,
With no clear map to follow,
But a hope that keeps me firm.
Winds whisper my name,
Through the trees of yesterday,
Reminding my heart,
That even the strongest storms
... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 1 View added 7 days ago
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If I ever found you,
hidden beneath years of pain,
what would I say to the person
I once was?
Would I apologize?
For letting you fall so far,
for burying you under bitterness,
for letting anger drown your voice?
Or would I thank you,
... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 3 Views added 11 days ago
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I once walked in sunlight,
feet firm on warm earth,
hands open to give—
to heal, to hold, to help.
Laughter was my language,
kindness my trade,
and I gave, gave, gave,
until the giving emptied me.
The first betrayal was soft,
a whisper of... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 2 Views added 11 days ago
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The hollow did not vanish—it stayed in my chest,
A quiet void where my heart couldn’t rest.
But I learned to live with its presence near,
A shadow companion, both cruel and clear.
At first, every step felt fragile and small,
Like walking on... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 5 Views added 14 days ago
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There was a year the sky forgot my name,
When mornings woke with tears, a cycle of blame.
Each dawn a hammer, each dusk a chain,
A hollow world painted in hues of shame.
I walked through streets that whispered despair,
Concrete cold,... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 0 Views added 14 days ago
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Beneath the stars and shadowed moon,
A weary traveler hummed a tune.
His feet were sore, the path was long,
The night wind whispered a haunting song.
Ahead he saw a forked divide,
Two paths stretched out, dark and wide.
One was narrow, thick... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 16 Views added 16 days ago
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The war was won, the chains undone,
A nation born beneath the sun.
Thirteen stars on a flag of hope,
A fledgling country learning to cope.
Through fields of blood and winters cold,
A leader rose, both brave and bold.
George Washington, of... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 0 Views added 16 days ago
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Upon the dawn of a century vast,
A mind was born to reshape the past.
George Dantzig, a name now etched in gold,
In realms of thought both brave and bold.
The world of numbers called his name,
A spark of genius, a rising flame.
From Oregon’s... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 0 Views added 17 days ago
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In nineteen and twenty, the world felt a shift,
The Great War had ended, yet left quite a rift.
Europe in tatters, economies strained,
While empires fell, and borders were reigned.
The Roaring Twenties then burst into song,
With jazz,... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 0 Views added 18 days ago
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Once a spark, a fleeting, dangerous thrill,
A fire that warms, then bends to its will.
The dragon's breath, fierce and untamed,
Burns through the heart, leaving none unclaimed.
The first embrace feels like endless flight,
A rush through the... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 0 Views added 18 days ago
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Beneath the surface, quiet storms reside,
A chaos brewing where no one can hide.
Not from the world, but from the self within,
The war begins, where no one can win.
A whispered doubt becomes a roaring flame,
A voice that calls you by your own... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 0 Views added 18 days ago
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Born when the sun dipped low,
The air thick with the promise of snow,
The evening light, soft and kind,
Marking the start of a soul designed.
Born on a date that holds no claim,
Yet the world would know my name.
From early days, the lessons... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 55 Views added 24 days ago
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Born when the sun dipped low,
The air thick with the promise of snow,
The evening light, soft and kind,
Marking the start of a soul designed.
Born on a date that holds no claim,
Yet the world would know my name.
From early days, the lessons... – by Steven Raish aka: StRhaiven | 34 Views added 25 days ago
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In gilded halls and private jets,
A darker truth the world forgets.
Behind the smiles, the deals, the cheer,
Lies a world that preys on pain and fear.
Jeffrey Epstein, a name of shame,
A sordid player in power’s game.
A financier with a... – by Steven Raish | 0 Views added 27 days ago
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In whispers dark, the tales unfold,
Of secrets bartered, lives long sold.
Beneath the storms and quaking ground,
A darker force makes chaos sound.
The children gone, where have they fled?
Their laughter silenced, futures dead.
Four hundred... – by Steven Raish | 0 Views added 27 days ago
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As decades advance, and centuries turn,
The world that we know will shift and will churn.
Through trials and triumphs, new paths will unfold,
A future unwritten, both bright and bold.
The climate’s course altered by choice and by care,
Sees... – by Steve Raish | 3 Views added 1 month ago
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The twenties have dawned, and now we press on,
With challenges faced but hope not yet gone.
The world fights for balance, both weary and bold,
As new stories of progress and struggle unfold.
In shadows, new powers now flex and contest,
With... – by Steven Raish | 5 Views added 1 month ago
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There once was a proud and fierce lion,
With confidence built like an iron.
He's bold and he's brave,
Like leaders who save,
And others can't help but admire him.
The fox, she's a cunning trickster,
With wits that can often out-twist her.
... – by Steven Raish | 2 Views added 1 month ago
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To wish upon a dimm lit star,
So faint its glow, as atoms are—
Just whispers of a primal spark,
Born eons back in matter dark.
It started in the thick of night,
When all was void and purest light;
When quarks danced close, then drifted wide,... – by Steven Raish | 47 Views added 1 month ago
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In the land where liberty was born,
Where once we raised our voices loud,
The cracks are widening, deep and wide,
As fear takes root within the crowd.
We were promised a nation of equals, free,
A beacon of hope for all to see.
But now the... – by Steven Raish | 4 Views added 2 months ago
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In the land where liberty was born,
Where once we raised our voices loud,
The cracks are widening, deep and wide,
As fear takes root within the crowd.
We were promised a nation of equals, free,
A beacon of hope for all to see.
But now the... – by Steven Raish | 13 Views added 2 months ago
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"Into the Ashes"
The morning broke like any other,
A sky too perfect, a cruel disguise.
I suited up, kissed my kids goodbye,
Unknowing I’d walk into fire, into lies.
The call came sharp, cut through the hum—
A scream of sirens, a world... – by Steven Raish | 3 Views added 2 months ago
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It was a morning like any other,
September skies painted calm and blue.
The hum of the city, alive with dreams,
Of things unfinished, of lives brand new.
But in a blink, the world was torn,
As shadows crossed that endless sky.
A sudden roar,... – by Steven Raish | 5 Views added 2 months ago
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"The Weight of Sand and Shadows"
In the land where the sun refuses to die,
I walked through a desert that swallowed the sky.
Operation Iraqi Freedom—just a name,
But in its grip, nothing stayed the same.
The dust clung thick, choking the... – by Steven Raish | 3 Views added 2 months ago
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In the cradle of the desert where the sun burns low,
I walked through sandstorms where no rivers flow.
Operation Iraqi Freedom—my boots pressed deep,
Through Baghdad’s streets where shadows creep.
The air was thick with tension, hot and dry,
... – by Steven Raish | 5 Views added 2 months ago
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Alone I sit, in a world of gray, The colors of life seem far away. A weight upon my chest, heavy and deep, I try to breathe, but can only weep.
My mind is crowded with thoughts so bleak, No light in sight, no solace to seek. The silence of my... – by Steven Raish | 48 Views added 2 months ago
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Alone I sit, in a world of gray, The colors of life seem far away. A weight upon my chest, heavy and deep, I try to breathe, but can only weep.
My mind is crowded with thoughts so bleak, No light in sight, no solace to seek. The silence of my... – by Steven Raish | 23 Views added 2 months ago
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In the depths of pain, he wanders alone, A man with wounds too deep to be shown, He trudges through life with a heavy heart, And a soul that's been ripped apart.
He finds love in the eyes of a sweet soul, Whose heart beats in sync with his own,... – by Steven Raish | 5 Views added 2 months ago
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Amidst the darkness of my endless strife, I'm haunted by a deep and crushing pain, My heart is heavy with the weight of life, And thoughts of regret wash over me again.
My struggles seem to have no end in sight, And every step I take is filled... – by Steven Raish | 3 Views added 2 months ago
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