The Rantings of a Delusional Mind

"When asked how long these feelings will last, My answer as always is Soon this too shall pass... So focus on a better tomorrow, try not to dwell on the now, Remember the wind always blows but the mountain never bows!" (words from the poem "This Too Shall Pass").

Never have words had such a bigger impact on one's life than that statement. Those words--spoken in the depth of night, hidden behind closed doors, alone in complete darkness, under the guise of secrecy and silence--brought purpose with a passion and changed the course and path of this writer. Inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe and the thoughts that were written when he put pen to paper, it lit a spark and started a fire inside the heart and mind of a soul trapped in the solitude of his own despair, enslaved by the opinions of others that yearned only to be free.

Within these pages lie the voice of the voiceless uncensored in rhyme written in the dark brought to light...