The poet touches rock bottom but begins to rise again out of his fear and madness until he feels a part of everything.
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Ira Glass of This American Life says, “Great stories happen to people who know how to tell them.
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Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundation for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.
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