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The Forge — Enduring the Fire
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The Forge

Enduring the Fire

Survival, endurance, and resilience.

24 pieces

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The Mountain

born in the furnace where pressure made diamonds, — every scar became a map every wound became guidance.

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poem · 1 min

Beyond language...

beyond religion... — beyond every name

poem · 1 min

Usually, the room changes first. Sometimes…

Usually, — the room changes first.

poem · 2 min

# September 17th, 2024

September 17th wasn't simply another date that I later tried to attach to the sky. — It was the day I experienced what I describe as my **spiritual awakening**.

poem · 1 min

# Forty-Four

And then there is the number. — **44.**

poem · 2 min

# The Ring of Fire

## A True Story Written in the Sky — There are a lot of stories about me floating around.

poem · 2 min

**Forged Consent**

There are signatures that appear upon a page — long after the hand has forgotten writing them.

poem · 4 min

**Gifted**

Pen-up pent-up thoughts, — these my gifts now.

poem · 3 min

# The Fifth Sign

There comes a season — when a man stops scanning the horizon

poem · 2 min

**The Hand That Remained Closed**

The man I buried would have forged your shadows — into shackles of their own,

poem · 2 min

**"Walk the Line"**

**[Verse]** — Don't wake the version I retired in the fire,

poem · 2 min

**The Kindest Family Neighborhood**

How do you tell this story? — Do I start with names?

poem · 4 min

Unbreakable

They taught him lies before he knew the truth, — Wrapped falsehoods in the voices of those he trusted,

poem · 3 min

When the Last Silence Breaks

I dreamed no angels came with trumpets. — No voice split the heavens.

poem · 3 min

Where They Left Him

Forty-six winters — dragged their rusted chains across his soul.

poem · 1 min

The Turning

Pain repeats itself — for one simple reason.

poem · 1 min

Invisible Lessons

Nobody sat them down — and explained fear.

poem · 1 min

Borrowed Weight

Some burdens — never belonged

poem · 1 min

The walls close in, a suffocating…

The walls close in, a suffocating hold, — A story in my heart, untold.

poem · 1 min

A shattered trust, a love undone,…

A shattered trust, a love undone, — A whispered lie, beneath the sun.

poem · 1 min

A tremor shook the ground, My…

A tremor shook the ground, — My self, a castle, tumbling down.

poem · 3 min

Born in the furnace where pressure…

Born in the furnace where pressure made diamonds, every scar became a map every wound became guidance. they were betting on collapse I was building up the clim…

poem · 7 min

“What No One Saw”

He sat alone where silence grows, — four walls that knew his every pose—

poem · 3 min

He was raised in the language…

He was raised in the language of prayers, — but taught silence when he spoke.

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