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    Demise

    By Craig Stewart

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    Demise is a short tale about a man who is thinking over the reasons and events that led to his current state. As the tale unfolds, so does the man’s mind. His sanity is the only thing he has left, and through poetry he describes how his sanity is slowly sliding away from him.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGatekeeper Press
    Release dateMar 5, 2018
    ISBN9781518671807
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      Demise - Craig Stewart

      Demise

      Craig Stewart

      Copyright © 2015 Craig Stewart

      All rights reserved.

      ISBN: 1518671802

      ISBN-13: 978-1518671807

      DEDICATION

      I want to dedicate this chapbook to all those who have helped me on my journey. I also dedicate this book to any future writer who feels as if they cannot put themselves in the shoes of others. There are ways, and many times metaphors are the answer to telling an amazing story.

      CONTENTS

      Acknowledgments

      Authors Note

      Complicated

      Drowning in hate

      Reap What You Sow

      Deep in the Eyes of a Murderer

      A Soul

      Consequences

      Never

      What Did He Sing

      Sitting Alone

      Scattering Thoughts

      A Bed Without Sleep

      What a Waste of Water

      Drifted Thought

      My Soul

      Insight

      Inside to Out

      The Price

      Bloody Wine

      Love’s Truth

      One of These Days

      Demise

      About the Author

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

      Most notable are those I care for, my family. They have helped me grow in ways I could never imagine possible. Others who have helped in my journey include Mrs. Musser and Mrs. Sellman, two wonderful high school teachers. I would also like to thank my love for telling stories, without it I would not be a writer.

      AUTHORS NOTE

      This is a book of poems, a chapbook. It is a story that may seem at first confusing. That is the point. You as the reader are thrown into a man’s final thoughts as he thinks about the events leading to his final day. The story comes together slow, but as it comes together the climax will

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