Tag Archives: Wickedness

In the Solitude of Darkness

Posted on October 18, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

In the Solitude of Darknessby Michael DoyleTo the degree that I do not fearI am powerful enough to persevereI say this with a heavy-hearted sighAs my soul fixes its intellectual eyeThe love and rage that exists inside meHave become the … Continue reading →

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Thought For the Day: We Are Not To Reflect On the Wickedness of Men But To Look To the Image of God In Them

Posted on July 7, 2024 by alohapromisesforever

“We are not to reflect on the wickedness of men but to look to the image of God in them, an image which, covering and obliterating their faults, an image which, by its beauty and dignity, should allure us to … Continue reading →

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First Principles: So Great Is the Wickedness of Some Men, and the Stupid Servility of Others, That One Would Be Almost Inclined To Conclude That Communities Cannot Be Free

Posted on June 2, 2022 by alohapromisesforever

“So great is the wickedness of some men, and the stupid servility of others, that one would be almost inclined to conclude that communities cannot be free.” – Samuel Adams (1787)

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Reflections on Dorian Gray V: Immortality Revealed

Posted on October 21, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

Reflections on Dorian Gray V: Immortality Revealedby Michael DoyleArt imitates life as life imitates artMasquerading in the wantonness of the heartIt’s a fearful discovery of the monster withinThat while we don’t understand, causes us to sinActing in the the brazen … Continue reading →

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First Principles: In A State of Nature, Or Where Men Are Under No Civil Government, God Has Given To Everyone Liberty To Pursue His Own Happiness In Whatever Way and By Whatever Means He Pleases

Posted on February 26, 2021 by alohapromisesforever

“In a state of nature, or where men are under no civil government, God has given to every one liberty to pursue his own happiness in whatever way, and by whatever means he pleases, without asking the consent or consulting … Continue reading →

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The Tales Told

Posted on August 25, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

The Tales Toldby Michael DoyleThe seventh son of the seventh sonKnows he has no choice but to be the oneWho in accord with ancient prophecyMust rise above to embrace his legacyThe tales told are things quite legendaryPressing him to greatness … Continue reading →

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To London, Across the Sea

Posted on June 15, 2020 by alohapromisesforever

A further retelling of Dracula in poetic form: To London, Across the Sea by Michael Doyle In a tested game of chess A knight is menacing a queen The losing side will confess What this really means A voyage has … Continue reading →

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We Hide

Posted on October 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

I don’t think it is too controversial to presuppose that each of us has at least a little dark side to us. That seemed like a topic right for this Halloween season. We Hide by Michael Romani The monsters that … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Avoid, Darkness, Demon, Design, Hide, Hurt, Inside, Mischief, Monsters, Overcome, Poem, Poetry, Sheep, Tortured Soul, Weep, Wickedness | Leave a comment

First Principles: Faith Mitigates the Wickedness of Humanity

Posted on February 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If men are so wicked with religion, what would they be if without it?” —Benjamin Franklin

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