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It’s high noonThe sun isBlazingIt’s reflectingOff of theSherif’spistolA six-shooterHe slowly walksTo the centerOf townThere he stoodBeads ofPerspirationStreamed downHisWeather wornFaceSuddenlyTwo desperadosCame outOf the saloonThey walk outTo the middleOf the dustyStreetDirectlyOpposingThe sheriffA showdownHas begunTheir fingersTwitchAs they reachFor theirPistolsTime seems toStand stillThe sheriffShoots firstHe wasA fractionOf a secondFasterThe twoDesperadosCollapseTo the groundEach with aBulletIn theirHeartsSuch is lifeIn theWild West…

I’m aMissionaryI shareThe gospelIn the heartOf darknessAfricaTribesWere constantlyWarringFamine wasWidespreadPaganismPervadedThe darkContinentThere wasNo technologyNo schoolsNo hospitalsNo businessesNo fieldsOf knowledgeThey wereAn uneducatedAnd simpleMinded peopleWholly ignorantThank GodMany came outOf the darknessAnd intoThe LightOf ChristAfter manyDecadesAfricaNow boastsOver 734MillionChristiansThe seedsOf faithPlanted byThe faithfulMissionariesGrew intoMighty trees by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

Today, I feel insaneI have a defective brain I have racing thoughtsMy mind is out of sorts Spirits I hearThey cause me to fear Demons come into my roomI have a foreboding sense of doom I feel like a slothI watch a lone moth I have many a dissociative eventMy sanity is spent Hallucinations, I…

I am a Knight TemplarThe Saracens I shall devour I ride my white steedIt’s a wonderful breed The Holy Land we shall retakeIt is war we make I have an army of fifty millionWe shall destroy every villain I give the word to launch the nukesIt is God who rebukes The enemy is utterly defeatedThey…

I feelRather moroseI desperately needAnother dose I take severalPsychotropic drugsThey make me feelLike a bunch of slugs One nasty side effectIs insomnia at nightI can’t sleepThe darkness is a fright I lie in bed like aBeached whaleWho will save meFrom my sad tale All hopeIs not lostChrist paid in bloodWhat my salvation did cost The…

I am feelingRather dourMy dispositionIs sour I feelVery sullenDepression hit meAll of a sudden I am lyingIn bedI am fatiguedFeeling dread I longTo laugh and playBut there’ll beNone of that today I canBarely moveI prayThat I can improve I deal withPsychosisAs well asNeurosis I have delusionsEvery dayThey won’tGo away I frequentlyHallucinateHaving mental illnessesAren’t great by…

The CatholicAnd OrthodoxChurchesHave errantTheologyBuilt onThe fallibleand fatuousTraditionsOf menThey rejectThe singularAuthority ofScripture aloneThey employFallaciousReasoningIn numerousTeachingsThey engageIn eisegesisThe CatholicMagisteriumIs in deliriumIt isNothing moreThen the fallibleOpinions ofA certain setOf menIts authorityIt is built on sandIt is not infallibleThe OrthodoxRely on theApostolic teachingsYet when comparedTo the New TestamentChurchThat is theEarliest ChurchMany of theOrthodox TeachingsAre not basedIn ScriptureThe CatholicAnd OrthodoxChurchesRelay…

I amA fierceAnd ferociousGrizzly bearI hibernatedDuringThe winterI woke upAt the startOf springI leftMy cozy denI eat salmonFrom theStreamI canOut runOut swimAndOut climbHumansI roamThe wildernessI am anApex predator by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

The sunBlazes downScorchingThe earthIt blindsMy visionThe highHumidityIs oppressiveI’m drenchedIn sweatMy mouthIs parchedI feelDisorientedI sip a glassOf ice coldHomemadeLemonadeI go swimmingIn our poolThe cool waterIs refreshingI eat a pieceOf juicyWatermelonI lay inMy bedThe air conditionerIs blastingI fall asleepI wake upFifteen hoursLaterReady forAnotherSummer day by Zachary Uram(C) 2025

The air cracklesWith lightningThis plasmaIs frightening The pouringCold rainMakes a comfortingRefrain I watch waves rippleIn puddles of waterColored leaves crunch underfootMany things I ponder Thunder bellowsEchoing across the parkI yell aloudOn a lark I can seeMy breath was suspended in the airIt’s so chillyI don’t have a care I walk back homeAnd warm myself by…