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The Light By Nabih Saliba
I light the path for all to see They shall not trip because of me How great I am that darkness flee I do all this without a fee
And so it went each night for lamp Who proudly thought itself a champ But then one evening came a tramp His clothes were worn, and torn, and damp
He staggered left, he stumbled right He should not try to walk at night The drunkard fell into the light Thrown from the lamp with disdain bright
Why should I help this man below? He’s far beneath me don’t you know His lesser breeding clearly show This beggar can’t deserve my glow
And so the lamp let darkness fall On he who lay there in a ball As shadows grew both thin and tall The lamp stood off for one and all
Then suddenly the night time fled

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Danny managed to sit in his seat just as the last bell in the school chimed. He barely avoided another tardy by bolting down the hall while ducking under the little windows in every classroom door. His dad had dropped his mother and sister off first before driving like a crazy person to get him to school. Like a scene straight out of an action film, the van had rocked back and forth it dodged cars, swung around corners and squealed tires. When his father skidded up to the school, he yelled, “GO! GO! GO!”

"Danny run!" shouted Molly from the school's main door. Molly was Danny's best friend and the one always helping to keep him out of trouble. "You'll be late again if you don't hurry!" Danny turned to say goodbye to his dad but the van was already screeching around the corner and headed out of sight. Quickly he started running toward Molly. She waved him down the…

The Easiest Thing of All By Nabih Saliba
It’s easy to remember the first time I laid eyes on you Every day, your beauty still takes my breath away
It’s easy to admire what you’re capable of Every day, you demonstrate your capacity for greatness
It’s easy to be jealous of the time that isn’t mine Every day, I see the care you invest in others
It’s easy to be proud of you Every day, you push a little further into the unknown
It’s easy to think of you Every day, you occupy my thoughts, dreams and desires
It’s easy to wait for you Every day, I look forward to discovering new things with you
It’s easy to imagine the rest of my life with you Every day, you remind me of what a joy living can be
It’s easy for me to thank you Every day, you brighten my life
In every moment I remember you In every moment I admire you In every moment I feel jealous In every moment I think of you

This is another installment of my "Untitled Story." The preceding portion can be found here.

Gregory Santo sighed at the stack of parchment glaring at him from his desk. This latest batch of border reports would seem less daunting if it represented more than a single day. Looking around his cramped workspace revealed similar piles stacked on chairs, overflowing shelves and collecting dust in the darkened corners of his time room. The Council had assigned him the honor of serving as interim security coordinator but any comfort taken from the position being temporary faded little over five years ago.

Pushing his chair away from the desk, the young acolyte stood and picked his way across the room to a leaded window. Throwing the latch, Gregory swung open the small porthole hopeful that the stacks of paper behind him would suddenly rush through it to freedom. Barely a rustle could be heard as the night air was heavy and unmoving. Father Santo sighed deeply and watched the sun thro…

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Spare Angel by Nabih Saliba
He sat with his defeated stare I wondered what had put him there.
"Poor soul," I thought and looked at him, as he bared forth his toothless grin.
"Dear God," I prayed inside my head "If you don't help, he'll soon be dead!"
Within my soul, I heard a His voice, "I've sent my angel so rejoice!"
I looked around and tried to spot The angel that this fellow got
When in the window I could see
The angel sent by God was me