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A Cry for Rest

A Poem by Dan Cowan

Oh Lord, deliver me from these... Hands that seek to strangle me Fangs that maul and mangle me Dragging me down into the earth I choke on dirt t..

King of Glory

A Poem by Dan Cowan

I wrote this piece on the last morning of a 3.5 day fast I recently completed.For this fast I abstained from food, coffee, beer, and entertainment, dr..

Tired

A Poem by Dan Cowan

Dried out like an old wineskin While the fire burns so sad and dim I’m tired of struggling to keep it lit So maybe I’ll rest and fold m..

Brittle Bones

A Story by Dan Cowan

He had plenty of reason to disgorge his dinner that night�"namely, whiskey. Burning, biting, delightful whiskey. Jim Beam Honey, to..

Torrid Landscapes

A Poem by Dan Cowan

DesiccateHollowed outFervor run dryEncumbered by desertNowhere to hide

The Pain of Patience

A Poem by Dan Cowan

Oh, in the solitude of nightmy heart is a flaming stoneaching, groaning, screamingcraving a simple touchto be knownan embrace to scrape a sparka tende..

Eaten and Exhumed

A Poem by Dan Cowan

When my will to fight begins to slipWhich is more often then I care to admitI feel a monster awaken its eyesAnd snarl fierce from deep insideThere are..

Dead Leaves

A Poem by Dan Cowan

Dead leaves underfootSprinkled by a spring rainAlong this path I tread aloneThrough the morning's pale grayThe twittering of birds is placidAnd I paus..

Bitter Pills

A Poem by Dan Cowan

Just another bitter pill on my tongueGrimace and glugSwallow it down and recall what I've sungWith burning lungsGod, I am growing weary of pill and pi..

A Psalm To Glory

A Poem by Dan Cowan

A letter to God from the pen of a sinner:How am I worth the grace You deliver?When I gave my back to Your wounded faceand walked away to wanton disgra..