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Month: November 2020

Tried, Tired Failing (Nonet)

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Poetry

"Some Efforts, Genuine As they were, felt Helpless—not every Sweat yielded desired ends; Hope finally..."

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One and One (Nonet)

November 27, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Poetry

"If Things were As easy As add one to Two, I would perhaps, Add my thoughts to yours, I Would..."

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Are We Human Underneath? V.2

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Poetry

"No creature smiles as much as a human, Equipped with all the muscles for it; We don't waste them, few humans do— Humans smile at anything, anything... You could feel dark as night within, But a human walks up to you..."

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A Man’s Ways V.2

November 25, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Poetry

"From nature, sprouts life And yet, with her, we war— We take this from her, She retaliates with that. Air, once rich with freshness, Now stinks of death—it looms; So pungent, it chokes as it takes. O', mother..."

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Where Life Lived

November 25, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Poetry

"It had always filled my heart with love— The freedom in nature, the beauty in it: The rising sun, setting, the chirping birds, The hissing trees, chatter, the cool breeze..."

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Man’s War With Self

November 25, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Poetry

"The worst in humanity comes out When of humanity, little is left, When on humanity's door, pounds a threat— Humanity will destroy itself to be, to exist..."

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December Became December Overnight

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Poetry

"I blink, And the rain starts To fall— It is the tenth time In November; It has been a while Since it rained In November. November... November..."

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The END Block: A Short Story

November 24, 2020December 1, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Short Stories

"I was born innocent and into a religious family. I grew up corrupted by positivity, perhaps too much of it. Religion became my safe haven, a way to the Supreme, a home to my faith. I believed and it felt good to be grounded. It was hypnosis but with a subtle tune..."

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Winds of Truth: Flash-Fiction (4 One-Liners)

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Short Stories

"Lover's Paths V.2. Love loves little. (3 words). Within. Light was..."

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We Blinked and Death Woke: Life, A Pandemic

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Discussions

"Death has always been with and in us. About a year ago, it set camp in this place we once thought our home. It has not left. Unsatisfied, it picks us; one after another, and eats us whole..."

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