A thirst consumes me
One which water cannot quench
Is there a Heaven
Is there a hell, I don’t know
God knows…if he exists
This question of faith
To believe or disbelieve
I struggle alone
For no one can know my mind
Or the spirit within me
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
O’ precious neighbor
Though we live worlds apart
We are of one soul
One mind and of one body
Our stories end the same way
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~~ Dominic DiFrancesco ~~
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I draw closed my eyes
Seeing nothing but blackness
Is this destiny
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~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
The spirit does live
Within every human soul
If only we look
Deep within our hidden selves
Allowing it to breath and thrive
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
Trapped,
Caught between the here and the hereafter,
Struggling for balance,
One that never comes,
Placating beings unseen,
In hopes of eternity,
Uncertain of belief or disbelief,
Wanting to live for today,
Distressed over what’s after tomorrow,
Something out of grasp,
Held back, but from what,
Myth, legend, some grand fairy tale,
Trapped between faith and science,
Trapped until I reach tomorrow.
~~ D. R. DiFrancesco ~~
By D. R. DiFrancesco
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To face the truth
One must face what they fear most
What’s uncomfortable builds character
Strengthens every fiber of their being
You cannot grow physically or spiritually alone
Cradled in your convenient cocoon
To break out and take wing you must fall
Close your eyes
Step over the edge into the unknown
Destiny beckons you forward
Choosing to live life in a net of safety disappoints
Conceiving regret as it’s progeny
This is not living, it is merely existing
We are meant to do and become what we dream
No boundaries can contain you
Was not every great achievement born of an impossible vision
Laughed upon by those with no imagination
Dare to persevere
Do not let those of a narrow mind stifle you
Your greatness lies on the road just ahead
In this you can be assured
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By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Treasure the time had with those you have lost
For we can never know when it will end
Will we be here tomorrow
Will we see the sunrise
Will we see the sunset
Only God in Heaven knows our fate
Draw close, those you hold so dear
Hug them and kiss them and tell them that you love them
For regrets are most damaging to the soul
The past is in the past
Time gone, is gone never to return
Let good memories be of comfort to you
We pray that sadness will not be your constant companion
Live on for them
Thrive for them
Keep their spirit alive through you
Know that they are with you, watching over you
Smiling upon you in everything that you do
Take solace in knowing that they love you
For one day your spirits will reunite in the heavens
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By D. R. DiFrancesco
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Who am I
Did not my spirit exist be for me
Perhaps not in this form,
Though most surely it did exist.
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The things I am are not new to me
My essence existed at the beginning
Conception did not create it nor can death destroy it
So who was I before.
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Maybe a river running through Africa
A blue whale navigating the seas
Or maybe a playful butterfly flying on high
Could not part of me have existed in all of these.
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In this I find comfort
The body being merely a vessel
Temporary and dispensable on loan from the earth
To be gladly returned upon passing.
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The energy that is me remains
Free of this vessel
Free to become whatever the universe deems fit
Glorious and unhindered by my physical being.
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There is peace in thoughts of this
Knowing I have always been and will always be
Could this be the eternal life spoken of in religion
Whether of God or of nature, we may never know.
Dom DiFrancesco 