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What the Tender Heart Can Know*

A Story by Paris Hlad

What the Tender Heart Can KnowThesin of seeingis the insidious guilt that manifests in a soldier when he witnesses, for the first time, an act of extr..

An Affirmation of the Common Poet*

A Story by Paris Hlad

An Affirmation of the Common Poet-The Man Who Met Reasonable Expectations-An artist cannot know the value of his work because only the unimpeachable j..

An Affirmation of the Common Poet

A Story by Paris Hlad

An Affirmation of the Common Poet -The Man Who Met Reasonable Expectations- An artist cannot know the value of his work because only th..

What the Tender Heart Can Know

A Story by Paris Hlad

What the Tender Heart Can Know The sin of seeing is the insidious guilt that manifests in a soldier when he witnesses, for the first time, an..

The Petition of Baptiste De Guerre**

A Poem by Paris Hlad

The Petition of Baptiste De GuerreOn Behalf of the Poet Jean AmiAnd Other Victims of WarIf there is one thingI would have you hear,It is this:You crea..

The Petition

A Poem by Paris Hlad

The Petition of Baptiste De Guerre On Behalf of the Poet Jean Ami And Other Victims of War ..

The Poppet Doll (Part Three of Three)*

A Poem by Paris Hlad

PART III(The Blessing of St. Paul)And now, I amA beast no moreAnd now, I see a soulThat gathersWhat is disparateInto a sacred wholeI see it on the roa..

The Poppet Doll (Part Two of Three)*

A Poem by Paris Hlad

PART II(The Chastisement of Flesh)And so, I was compelled to liveWithin my naked form �"And I was like a helpless lambThat bleats beneath a sto..

The Poppet Doll (Part One of Three)*

A Poem by Paris Hlad

The Poppet DollThe Ninth Rhyme of Jean AmiI once abusedA common man,A creature that I know,And beat him tillThe bloodI shedCaused heaven’s tears..

The Poppet Doll (Part Three of Three)

A Poem by Paris Hlad

PART III (The Blessing of St. Paul) And now, I am A beast no more And now, I see a soul That gathers What is dispara..