Epiphany of Escape

By Michael J. Marrs

Epiphany of Escape is a collection of poetry compiled during one mans twenty-year journey through an unpredictable life as he learns to cope with the pain of stress and anxiety and discovers the comfort of love and hope in the process.

Michael Marrs is a seasoned poet who shares a unique perspective on the emotions that accompany both dark moments and joyful times. From feeling self-doubt to accepting true fate to experiencing the simple beauty of sunlight on sparkling waters, Marrs offers a lyrical exploration that unveils the power of optimism, perseverance, and friendshipillustrating that despite lifes hurdles, one really can achieve healing and happiness.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing
• Release date: Oct 25, 2010
• ISBN: 9781426942532

Michael J. Marrs

Michael Marrs grew up in the San Francisco Bay area and has been writing poetry for more than twenty years. Michael worked in the electronics industry for fifteen years. While attending college he met his mate and has two boys. He moved to the Central Valley of California to raise a family. As a father, he is busy with sports and Cub Scouts. He has been writing poetry and short stories since he was in high school. Michael enjoys music form the 1960's through the 80's. His hobbies include fishing, camping, and boating. More about Michael: http://authormichaelmarrs.com

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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1

Creative Endeavors

Years

Pirates

Walls

Epiphany into Stardust

Broken Arrow

Guardian

Victory

Ghost Rider

Seaside Shanty

Convoluted Prophecy

Dark Mind

Manifest Live

Brother Love

Mars

Reality

Eddy

Inside

The Devil Lurks

Trippindicular

Men of Might

Superhero

Ballistic

Living the Lie

High as a Kite

Island Man

Chapter 2

Surreal Love

Reckless Abandon

Starlight Love

Missing Lunch

The First Day

Waiting for Heaven

Broken Bridges

Winning

Cloudy Dancer

Asian Blue

Where I Love You

Bring the Rain

Dead End Drive

Woman

Dream Girl

Escape

Tight Rope

Predator

Take Me Away

Trustful Friend

Surreal Love

Rocket Ride

Temptation

Island Girl

Chapter 3

Bill’s Favorites

Atmosphere

Dawn

Phoenix

Mammoth Shark

Tony

Zephyr

About the Author

Preface

When I was in high school, every other kid wanted to be a professional athlete or a rock ‘n roll star. My brother and I wanted to be Rock Stars. He had a guitar and I had a drum set. I wrote the lyrics and we made terrible music together. Then, we moved into a condo and the neighbors did not appreciate our musical compilations. But, I kept on making songs up in my head and writing lyrics.

Meanwhile, I was studying creative writing with Mr. Bill Leikem. He was a very interesting hippie type of character with a Ph.D. in psychology. He told us stories about the 1960’s and 70’s. For example: meeting Martin Luther King Jr. when he first started his civil rights movement, participating in research at the university, then finding out it was a secret government project (hush hush), he was in one of the first groups of westerners to visit Communist China (Apparently, the only western literature was locked in glass case at the library in Beijing, it was a copy of The Godfather.), and he almost drowned while scuba diving when the hand of his dead brother came down from the sky and saved his life.

The story that impressed me the most; was an account of something us students had never heard of, Chi Kung which he studied in China. The Chinese could use an invisible energy source to do a physical task. Mr. Leikam said it was like being hit with an invisible, soft pillow. On the other hand, there were several lessons that stuck with me. One was a meditation technique (Mind