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Jul 1, 20231 min read
Depths of Depression
Depths of Depression by Steven Bates 1 July 2023 Depths of Depression Darkness, sadness, angst, it lingers While I absent-minded chew my...
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Jun 14, 20231 min read
Damaged Goods
Damaged Goods By Steven Bates 14 June 2023 Damaged goods they called me once Broken down, a proper dunce Far from me to argue back From...
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May 29, 20231 min read
F.E.A.R
F.E.A.R. By Steven Bates, May 29, 2023 Nothing to fear but fear itself A president once declared But let’s put that concept on a shelf...
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May 16, 20231 min read
If They Only Knew
If They Only Knew By Steven Bates, May 16, 2023 For those that live with Post Traumatic There is nothing more for us dramatic Than...
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May 3, 20231 min read
The Master's Hands
The Master’s Hands By Steven Bates 3 May 2023 How happy then, wet clay must be Within the potter’s hands To be molded, shaped, so...
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Apr 14, 20231 min read
Destiny is for Imagination
Destiny is for Imagination By Steven Bates 14 April 2023 Oh, the myriad of trials The hopes, the dreams, the denials Some successes, some...
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Apr 4, 20231 min read
Words Are Words
by Steven Bates 4 April 2023 "Alas poor Yorick, I knew him well," Is how the famous Bard did tell, Of a friendship once between two men...
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Mar 14, 20231 min read
TRUST
Trust By Steven Bates 13 March 2023 Perhaps the hardest thing for us, Victims of assaults, betrayals, Is finding loved ones we can trust,...
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Mar 1, 20231 min read
A Penny For Your Thoughts
A Penny For Your Thoughts By Steven Bates 1 March 2023 “A penny for your thoughts”, So often has been asked, But it ties them up in...
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Feb 15, 20231 min read
Valentine's Day Is Done
Valentine’s Day is Done By Steven Bates 15 February 2023 The Day of Love has now gone by Some marked the day with hue and cry Shouting to...
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Feb 1, 20232 min read
Valentine's Love
Valentines’ Love By Steven Bates The month of lovers has arrived That day that chocolate sales contrived The flower business will be...
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Dec 30, 20221 min read
INSTEAD
Instead By Steven Bates 30 December 2022 Instead of making resolutions, For the start of this new year, Look back at all the solutions,...
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Nov 27, 20221 min read
GUILT
Guilt By Steven Bates 27 Nov 2022 Guilt is such a useless thing Yet so many do its praises sing Remorse for things that have by-gone Is...
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Oct 30, 20221 min read
November Thoughts
NOVEMBER THOUGHTS BY Steven Bates 30 Oct 2022 In November, voting is the word They use to get the voices heard But what of all those...
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Oct 1, 20221 min read
Death's Door
Death's Door Even when I'm at Death's Door When you call, I'll hit the floor I'll come running when you need aid That's a promise that...
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Sep 1, 20221 min read
Power of a Peer
Power of a Peer Steven Bates 20 August 2022 Darkness, Sadness, Lack of gumption Loss of drive, just can’t function Seclusion calls me...
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Aug 1, 20221 min read
Life's Not UNO!
Life is not an UNO game By Steven W. Bates 1 August 2022 Here I sit with pen in hand With nary a thought, nary a strand Of how I can...
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Jul 1, 20221 min read
Blessed by a wonderful thank you!
We recieved this wonderful thank you and just had to share it this month. It came to us this week along with a generous donation that...
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Jun 8, 20221 min read
Will Anyone?
Will Anyone? by Steven Bates 8 Jun 2022 Will Anyone read this? Will anyone care? Will anyone post this? Will anyone share? Are there any...
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May 1, 20221 min read
Another Icon's Gone
Another Icon's Gone by Steven Bates 01 May 2022 An icon passed away today, Cause of death, news didn't say "Mental Illness Disease" was...
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