When I weep
it is in primal acceptance
of life
exactly as it is…
all the suffering
and
all the joy…
all the failures
and
all the successes
It is in the moments
of our greatest downfalls
that we create the visions
of what we will be
once having risen again
and readied ourselves…
for war
and
for peace…
for blood
and
for breath
© Scott Thomas Outlar
Excerpt from the book “Happy Hour Hallelujah”
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About the Author
Scott Thomas Outlar resides in the suburbs outside of Atlanta, Georgia where he spends the hours flowing and fluxing with the ever-changing currents of the Tao River while laughing at and/or weeping over life’s existential nature. He hosts the site 17Numa.wordpress.com where links to his published poetry, fiction, essays, and interviews can be found. His poem “Poetic Points” was nominated for Best of the Net by The Mind[less] Muse in 2015. Since beginning to submit his work in 2014, he has had more than 800 poems appear in over 200 print and/or online venues, both in the United States and internationally. He has been a weekly contributor to the Sunday Poetry Page of the social justice newsletter Dissident Voice for the past two years. Scott’s most recent chapbook “Songs of a Dissident” was released through Transcendent Zero Press.
Visit Scott’s Author Page At: www.ctupublishinggroup.com/scott-thomas-outlar-.html
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Thank you to Raja Williams of CTU Publishing for posting this excerpt from Happy Hour Hallelujah. Please pick up your copy of the book today…
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Thank you for sharing your visions and poetry with us. God bless you!
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