Poems

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         Villains

Take care and beware
For there are villains out there
They are not just in films and books
They are very real and walk among us unnoticed -Me
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            Nails In The Fence

"There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.

The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.

Finally the day came when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.

The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, 'You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there.'

The little boy then understood how powerful his words were. He looked up at his father and said 'I hope you can forgive me father for the holes I put in you.'

'Of course I can,' said the father.'" -author unknown
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Angels

Though you may feel lost and alone, you are not.
For you have people by your side who care.
You may not realize who they are or where they are from, but when your heart is filled with pain and devastation, and you are falling to your knees in defeat, they are there to catch you. They are angels. -me
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Words

Words have a powerful impact on the soul. They have the power to make or break. The power to heal or wound. The power to change hearts for better or worse. They are a very powerful thing deeply embodied within us. -me