Picture by Josephine Wall

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Will this nightmare soon be over
What if I curl up in a ball
And pretend this wasn't real
That it didn't happen at all

My memory helps to remind me
About a time when I felt free
In the days of youth and innocence
When no harm could come to me

I can't afford to show my feelings
To my one and only child
I do not want to frighten her
To have her mind running wild

The world seems so uncertain
It has become a frightening place
I have witnessed so much horror
Many tears have stained my face

I take comfort in the knowledge
That my father did not see
These sad and painful images
That have deeply affected me

The place where he now resides
Is one of peace and tranquility
Where love lives on forever
And where one's spirit is set free

It is time to stop this madness
Give back the freedom we all yearn
Let us not repeat history
From these tragedies we must learn

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Such a heavy heart I've had this past
week as I mourn all the lives lost in
the Bali tragedy.Has the world gone
mad and lost sight of peace and freedom?

I am in motion
I am blue
Love is an ocean
I'm anchored in you
- Shawn Mullins

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.