It comes from above and below.Nature. Death. The Shaggy Dog.Diogenes, what is our nature?The dog says it is the spirit of the soul.The spirit says it Continue Reading
Philosophy & Poetry
Flying Freely, The B-52
The mighty airplane roars through the sky.A steel bird, behemoth on high,manned with a courageous flight crew,bringing destruction, committed to peace Continue Reading
Steer the Sun
These words were not written from theory or comfort. They were shaped through lived experience, prolonged observation, and exposure to both personal Continue Reading
Memory of You
By Ryan Mimna Grains of sand on the beachThoughts of yourselfInnumerable to countBut known in itselfBeautiful are our soulsEven if they can't Continue Reading
Darker Sights that Blight the Soul
Truly, it can take its toll Dark sightsRestless nightsForlorn thoughtsBlack and whiteIs beholden to greyNo wrong or rightMight makes rightPlight of Continue Reading
The Fear
I smelled it, the first time.The stink of Fear, underscored by the whites of his eyesIn the dead of night, We Men sent to take him-His children Continue Reading
Holding My Breath Before Knowing
Proud Gold Star Mother of Sgt. First Class Kristoffer Domeij The first casualty of war is not a body. It’s the breath held too long by a parent of Continue Reading
My Body Knew Before My Mind Did
By Ryan Mimna Author’s note: I wrote this while recovering from a broken foot during my first semester at Penn. Around the same time, a Ranger Continue Reading
Pondering Pensive Thoughts
By Ryan Mimna I recently looked up the word pensive, and I feel it describes the type of poetry I write. Truly, no idea is original. What are Continue Reading
It Is Finished: What Jesus Meant in John 19:30
By Darin Gaub In John 19:30, Jesus cried out, “It Is Finished!” Many of us have heard these words, but what do these words really mean? What was Continue Reading
What Does Your Soul Look Like?
By Ryan Mimna I keep asking myself If it's the weather, but I know betterOh, what thoughts are kept subdued?What do silent souls scream?Do they Continue Reading
Action Beats Fear
By Ryan Mimna The secret to handling fear is taking action. In the simplicity of this truth lies duplicity. Fear is paralyzing, as the brain knows Continue Reading