• A Painful Day

    Today I labored in excruciating painThe discomfort did not wane I felt my sanity slip awayMy mind did decay My poor bumMade me squirm I cried bitter tearsThe hours felt like years Then my dear sister Vi came to my aidPreparation-H ointment made the pain fade I was happy as a larkSo overjoyed I could…

  • Spiritual Combat (My 700th Blog Post!)

    Who will stand with meAs I battle the Satanic hordeWe are nothing without the Lord I mount my steedAnd ride into battleMy sword does rattle Bravely I engage the wicked foeI slash and hackI attack from the front and back I wearThe full armor of GodStanding before Christ I am awed The Satanic beastsSnarl and…

  • An Ode to Insanity

    My grasp of realityIs very tentativeI lost my sanity Oh dearI am psychoticI feel rather queer There are things I seeWhich are not thereThis is sheer lunacy I hear voices constantlyThey are hallucinationsSometimes they are heavenly I yearn to be freeAnd to have a whole mindUntil then I have a mental malady by Zachary Uram(C)…

  • President Donald Trump: Under Fire

    Four days ago, on July 13th, President Trump was shot in the ear at a rally in Butler, PA. It’s a short drive from my city (Pittsburgh) to the location. The shooter has been identified and he lived (Secret Service sniper shot him dead) in a suburb of Pittsburgh, Bethel Park. The shooter used an…

  • The Biblical Gospel: Grounded in Justification

    The very essence of the gospel, of Jesus Christ, is justification by faith alone. We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone. None of our good works are meritorious. We are totally undeserving of salvation. God did not condition our faith on us accepting Christ in our future (God exists outside of time). No.…

  • Ice Cold Drinks

    I love anIce-cold drinkIt’s betterThan you think When I haveA great thirstAn ice-cold waterI drink first I likeMy drink ice-coldThe colder the betterThey are a wonder to behold Give me lemonadeAnd some milk tooThere is no ice-cold drinkThat I will eschew by Zachary Uram(C) 2024

  • I Am Not Insane

    Everyone in the worldIs insane but meI am the very pictureOf complete sanity The childrenAre disturbedTheir parents’ mindsAre perturbed I am notA madmanMy mind is wholeIt’s not broken I take psychoactiveMedicationIt’s a strangeSituation I longTo be freeFrom myPsychiatric misery One dayMy mind will be wholeI’ll be in heavenAnd I’ll go on a stroll I haveThe…

  • Divorce

    Sadly, I am a child of divorce. My parents divorced in 1989(my mother initiated the divorce) when I was 13 years old. They had been married for 16 years. The breakup of our nuclear family had a devastating effect on me. To be honest, I must admit that now even 35 years later, the sting…

  • Our Fur Babies: Posie, Poop Nose, and Poopy Doopy

    Vi and I love our fur babiesThey are so cuteThey love it whenI play the flute In 1989 we got themI will never forget that dayThey fill our lives with loveIn every single way They are Wrinkles doggiesSo happy and livelyThey love to playAnd they are always lovely Our fur babiesThey are very close to…

  • My Dearest Big Sister Vi

    Vi is so dearShe rubs my sore feetShe can’t be beat Vi cooks my foodIt’s gourmetI thank her every day Vi cleansThe floorShe gets groceries at the store Vi mops the kitchenAnd the bathroom tooThere is no dirt she’ll eschew Vi washes my clothesShe folds them all until she’s doneVi and I love to have…