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    Pieces of the Big Picture: Poetry
    Pieces of the Big Picture: Poetry
    Pieces of the Big Picture: Poetry
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    Pieces of the Big Picture: Poetry

    By Timothy Rodgers

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    Below are the sets and their titles included within this publication.

    Some Pieces of the Puzzle:
    Valentine Edge
    Once Upon a Time
    Difference of Equals
    Alter of Freedom
    Possibilities
    Hour of Judgement
    A True Master
    Overmind
    Confidence
    Leave a Message
    Faith
    Fabric of Time
    Pursuit of Truth

    More Pieces of the Puzzle:
    Hunting the Hunter
    Troubleshooting
    Keepers of Secrets
    Blood Lust
    Warlords
    Across the Realms
    Assimilation
    Preparation
    The Word on the Wall
    Measure of Power
    Fall of Towers
    Gift of Discovery
    Terra Forming

    Lost Pieces of the Puzzle:
    From One Chapter To Another
    Improvising Nothing Into Something
    Not Over Until the End
    Separation of Corporation and State
    Legend of the Titans
    Reflection of Ignorance
    Patriots and Traitors
    It is just a Game
    Front Row Seats
    Base Number 10
    True Democracy
    Taste of Blood
    The End of the Beginning

    Some Pieces of the Mind:
    Purpose
    Theory of Imagination
    Mind Trap
    Senseless
    Purgatory of Death
    Reason
    Eucalyptus Grove
    Fractured Identity
    Compromise
    Tragedy
    Alone in the Universe
    Starfall
    Future by Design

    More Pieces of the Mind:
    No Going Back
    Calculations
    Chaos Variables
    Your Conscious is Speaking
    Take Note
    Looking Back
    Processing
    Doubts of Risks
    Addictions
    Not So Funny
    Severance of Sanity
    Battle of the Nightmare
    Champion of Chance

    Lost Pieces of the Mind:
    Plus or Minus
    Another Waking Day
    Curse of Science
    Victim
    Siphoning Interest
    Silent Surrender
    Chalk and Red Tape
    Cellular Landscape
    Subatomic Vibrations
    Volatile Mixtures
    Raising an Army
    Double-Bladed Dollar Bill
    Walking on the Gravel Road

    Some Pieces of the Heart:
    Touched
    Whispers of the Wind
    Betrayal
    This is the Secret
    Admiration
    I will Always Love You
    Commitment
    Broken
    Welcome Back
    Those I Call My Own
    Forget Me Never
    Family
    Eternal Bonds

    More Pieces of the Heart:
    Death Wish
    Counting Blessing
    I Believe in You
    Love is Proof
    Bitter Loss
    Playing the Odds
    Violation of Trust
    The Lost Promise
    Over the Horizon
    Cooties
    One Last Moment
    Serenity
    Mending the Heart

    Lost Pieces of the Heart:
    Dysfunctional Family
    Love and Marriage
    Rhythm of your Heartbeat
    Spare Me
    Tap That
    Keep Dreaming
    Sensory Deprivation
    Exploration of Purgatory
    Sharing a Pair of Wings
    Unexpected Delivery
    Disowning the Unfaithful
    A Mortal Mistake
    I am Truly Sorry

    Some Pieces of the Soul:
    False Sense of Self
    Cosmic Transcendence
    Oathbreaker
    Fate Challenged Destiny
    Spiritual Fabric
    Servants of Truth
    Keepsake Alter
    Value of Life
    Conflict of Justice
    Scripture
    Forsaken
    Merits of Lesson

    More Pieces of the Soul:
    Disciplines of Harmony
    Seeker of Knowledge
    Pursuit of the Creators
    Ultimate Form of Destruction
    Collision of Realms
    Third Person Perspectives
    Mystery of Pandora
    Whip of the Overseer
    Exposure of Information
    Gateway to Heaven
    Agent of the Enlightened
    Force of Chaos
    Defender of Dreams

    Lost Pieces of the Soul:
    Meditation
    Delivering Salvation
    Spiritual Vacation
    Placing of Moral Standards
    Parts of a Whole
    Taking From and Giving Back
    Burden of Atonement
    Another Way In and Out
    Journey of Struggle
    Faith Within Oneself
    The Real Message
    Fragile Existence
    A Fairy Tale with a Tragic Ending

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTimothy Rodgers
    Release dateJun 1, 2015
    ISBN9781310702273
    Pieces of the Big Picture: Poetry
    Author

    Timothy Rodgers

    I am a simple guy dealing with some complicated issues.I believe there should be no compromise when it comes to the Bill of Rights. People are supposed to be the focal point of our Republic.I now utilize the tenth amendment to state that the U.S. Government is unfit to remain in authority or represent justice. Per the tenth amendment, the will of the people is to come before anything to include special interest groups and political parties. We all have the right to have a government that represents us. This government clearly and openly does not.Every rights violation committed either by someone or something to include governments, is an act of war. There are many ways to attack others without the use of violence. I have been through and continue to endure that relentless experience myself. Such violations are often protected by law even though they are outside the purpose of government to begin with.Perception: Govt. is doing it's job taking care of disabled veterans.Reality: Veteran suicides at epidemic levels because so many being left without.Perception: EPA protects the environment and cares about our safety. If they say the water is safe to drink, it must be.Reality: Fracking is causing earthquakes and the people who consume the post processed water they are told is safe to drink, face severe physical health effects.Perception: If the government tells someone's family they committed suicide in jail, it must always be the truth.Reality: Sometimes someone paid someone else who could create the opportunity to kill the victim who is believed to have taken their own life. People use the government in this fashion to get away with murder all the time. No one looks for a killer when everyone thinks the victim did it to themselves. Easily, one of the cruelest and unjust forms of social selection.Perception: Money acting as free speech helps entrepreneurs advertise.Reality: Money unconstitutionally acting as a "legal" form of free speech is effectively silencing the voices of common people within both the advertising markets and the government.Perception: If the U.S. Govt. came into contact with E.T.s, they would tell the public about it. They have to, why wouldn't they? Reality: U.S. Govt has been aware of other advanced life for over 70 years. It was decided that such information would be kept classified and secret before Admiral Byrd could even return from the Antarctic Expedition known as Operation: High Jump. Around that time was when what was our once Constitutional Republic, first became compromised.

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      Pieces of the Big Picture - Timothy Rodgers

      Pieces of the Big Picture : Poetry Collection

      By Timothy Rodgers

      Smashwords Edition

      Copyright 2015 Timothy Rodgers

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Foreword:

      This eBook is a collection of small poetry sets that have been combined into one title. There are twelve sets of poems, each with thirteen poems a piece. Each set was originally published under their own title.

      Table of Contents:

      Some Pieces of the Puzzle

      Valentine Edge

      Once Upon a Time

      Difference of Equals

      Alter of Freedom

      Possibilities

      Hour of Judgement

      A True Master

      Overmind

      Confidence

      Leave a Message

      Faith

      Fabric of Time

      Pursuit of Truth

      More Pieces of the Puzzle

      Hunting the Hunter

      Troubleshooting

      Keepers of Secrets

      Blood Lust

      Warlords

      Across the Realms

      Assimilation

      Preparation

      The Word on the Wall

      Measure of Power

      Fall of Towers

      Gift of Discovery

      Terra Forming

      Lost Pieces of the Puzzle

      From One Chapter To Another

      Improvising Nothing Into Something

      Not Over Until the End

      Separation of Corporation and State

      Legend of the Titans

      Reflection of Ignorance

      Patriots and Traitors

      It is just a Game

      Front Row Seats

      Base Number 10

      True Democracy

      Taste of Blood

      The End of the Beginning

      Some Pieces of the Mind

      Purpose

      Theory of Imagination

      Mind Trap

      Senseless

      Purgatory of Death

      Reason

      Eucalyptus Grove

      Fractured Identity

      Compromise

      Tragedy

      Alone in the Universe

      Starfall

      Future by Design

      More Pieces of the Mind

      No Going Back

      Calculations

      Chaos Variables

      Your Conscious is Speaking

      Take Note

      Looking Back

      Processing

      Doubts of Risks

      Addictions

      Not So Funny

      Severance of Sanity

      Battle of the Nightmare

      Champion of Chance

      Lost Pieces of the Mind

      Plus or Minus

      Another Waking Day

      Curse of Science

      Victim

      Siphoning Interest

      Silent Surrender

      Chalk and Red Tape

      Cellular Landscape

      Subatomic Vibrations

      Volatile Mixtures

      Raising an Army

      Double-Bladed Dollar Bill

      Walking on the Gravel Road

      Some Pieces of the Heart

      Touched

      Whispers of the Wind

      Betrayal

      This is the Secret

      Admiration

      I will Always Love You

      Commitment

      Broken

      Welcome Back

      Those I Call My Own

      Forget Me Never

      Family

      Eternal Bonds

      More Pieces of the Heart

      Death Wish

      Counting Blessing

      I Believe in You

      Love is Proof

      Bitter Loss

      Playing the Odds

      Violation of Trust

      The Lost Promise

      Over the Horizon

      Cooties

      One Last Moment

      Serenity

      Mending the Heart

      Lost Pieces of the Heart

      Dysfunctional Family

      Love and Marriage

      Rhythm of your Heartbeat

      Spare Me

      Tap That

      Keep Dreaming

      Sensory Deprivation

      Exploration of Purgatory

      Sharing a Pair of Wings

      Unexpected Delivery

      Disowning the Unfaithful

      A Mortal Mistake

      I am Truly Sorry

      Some Pieces of the Soul

      False Sense of Self

      Cosmic Transcendence

      Oathbreaker

      Fate Challenged Destiny

      Spiritual Fabric

      Inside Looking Out

      Servants of Truth

      Keepsake Alter

      Value of Life

      Conflict of Justice

      Scripture

      Forsaken

      Merits of Lesson

      More Pieces of the Soul

      Disciplines of Harmony

      Seeker of Knowledge

      Pursuit of the Creators

      Ultimate Form of Destruction

      Collision of Realms

      Third Person Perspectives

      Mystery of Pandora

      Whip of the Overseer

      Exposure of Information

      Gateway to Heaven

      Agent of the Enlightened

      Force of Chaos

      Defender of Dreams

      Lost Pieces of the Soul

      Meditation

      Delivering Salvation

      Spiritual Vacation

      Placing of Moral Standards

      Parts of a Whole

      Taking From and Giving Back

      Burden of Atonement

      Another Way In and Out

      Journey of Struggle

      Faith Within Oneself

      The Real Message

      Fragile Existence

      A Fairy Tale with a Tragic Ending

      Valentine Edge

      My exhausted eyes are heavily closed,

      I can feel the cool spring breeze blow along my unprotected arms.

      As I force open my iron weighed eyelids,

      All I can see are healthy green and grassy fields.

      I see her there in the middle,

      Standing along.

      Waiting.

      Watching.

      I stepped forward slowly with care and patience,

      For a peak a bit closer to see if it was my love.

      As I silently closed the gap between us,

      I became more unconsciously intrigued.

      I finally made direct eye contact,

      Her deep emerald stare hypnotized me.

      I became completely and helplessly incoherent.

      No more than a few steps away from her,

      No more than a few moments away from happiness,

      Out of nowhere a crimson blade appears in her hand,

      Serving the sole purpose it was crafted for,

      It pierces my fragile heart exposing me to the world.

      As I drop to my knees,

      She drives her sword deeper.

      As she saws the flesh from my chest,

      My blood begins to crystallize and skin to harden.

      The fields around lose their color and their life.

      My blood burning to ashes as it hits the ground.

      I realize I am gradually sinking into the soft powder dirt,

      I realize I am gently sliding into hell.

      The flames rise up around to consume me.

      I never thought when I was young,

      I would fall victim to the Valentine Edge.

      Someone I felt so softly,

      Someone I trusted so compassionately.

      I died to my true vulnerability,

      To be resurrected from the ashes of the remains,

      Ready to finish this once and for all.

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      Once Upon a Time

      Once upon a time,

      A rider came in,

      From the darkest of depths,

      His news most grim.

      With so much already lost,

      He sadly new the sacrificing,

      Had only just begun.

      A fateful hour,

      The village bell tolls,

      Everyone responds to the warning,

      Uninvited guests approach,

      Locals ready to welcome them.

      Their homes are constantly under attack,

      This was not the first time,

      They knew it would not be the last.

      In the dead of night,

      With the power of darkness,

      Ready in its prime,

      Soulless shadows rush in.

      Street torches extinguish as they pass.

      Soon the only luminance,

      Was the whole village burning.

      The horrors of the siege,

      Have for now satisfied their hunger,

      We all knew with what little we have left,

      Against that ever growing appetite,

      This next battle would like be,

      Our last stand.

      There was no retreat,

      No corner of the world,

      Untainted by this corruption.

      With pain so unbearable,

      Death seems a merciful gift.

      With no escape,

      Against unlikely odds,

      The battle began as the enemy promised.

      Screaming and fighting thundered,

      Foul burning smells and dark blood,

      Saturate the once peaceful place,

      Savaged by the wicked.

      At long last,

      The day is near,

      The rising sun is here.

      This ray of hope meant our survival,

      Giving us our chance to exist,

      A contending opportunity.

      There was no happy ending,

      Yet I was happy to be alive,

      Mourning all who are lost,

      Tending to those who were left behind.

      Back to Index

      Difference of Equals

      We are all equal under the stars,

      Yet not all people play up to par.

      We as a whole,

      Regardless of race,

      Regardless of faith,

      Regardless of interests,

      Are only as strong as the weakest.

      Equality does not mean the same,

      Two plus two,

      Three plus one,

      Both equal four,

      They still are not the same.

      In a contest of apples and oranges,

      They are very different.

      In a contest of fruit and vegetables,

      They are equals

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