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    Explorations Calming The Storm In A Young Man's Mind
    Explorations Calming The Storm In A Young Man's Mind
    Explorations Calming The Storm In A Young Man's Mind
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    Explorations Calming The Storm In A Young Man's Mind

    By James G. Brennan.

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    As human beings, we make mistakes, some weightier than others; we punish ourselves and others where there is no need.

    We all have our darker sides to our emotions, most of us push these thoughts away refusing to acknowledge them, feelings that are part of natural thought process.

    We are all interested in letting out a little of the thread of emotional experimentation to see where it will lead us; we all know the boundaries between right and wrong within ourselves.

    If these boundaries are lived within, then mistakes become futile.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJames G. Brennan
    Release dateJan 30, 2023
    ISBN9798215984543
    Explorations Calming The Storm In A Young Man's Mind
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    James G. Brennan.

    James G. Brennan is an Irish eclectic free verse poetry writer, with a few short stories. James has many pieces published on  Medium's platform for various publications. He has been awarded Top Writer status in, Poetry, Space and Food, published in three anthologies, won a featured artist page for a year, an inaugural writer for a “Poetry Series”, and was picked for Film Shooters Collective of St Louis U.S National Poetry month. James is finalising a book based on his time as a local and touring crew member. 

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      James G Brennan has captured a snapshot of his thoughts and emotions as a young man in the 90s and put it on the page in the style of confessional poetry. As personal as a diary, as vivid as a photograph, James’ unique voice is engaging and conversational as he leads us through the twists and turns of self-reflection and emotional turmoil. Come for the voyeurism of rifling through James’ poetic subconscious, stay for the acerbic observations on society, 90s vibes, and lyricism.
      Absolutely a poet to be watched!

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    Explorations Calming The Storm In A Young Man's Mind - James G. Brennan.

    Realisation.

    ––––––––

    It lies deep, we're unwilling,

    but it's willing, mockingly so.

    It comes crawling out of the hideous

    darkness into the greyer area of our minds;

    so we acknowledge it not.

    ––––––––

    Pushing vigorously yet so feebly,

    once it's in, it never goes away

    nestling in our troublesome self.

    We give it time to mature

    until it plays with untold strength,

    a pulsating horror we flee from

    creating fear within us.

    ––––––––

    The longer ignored,

    the more intense its growth,

    becoming a living entity

    of which we have no control,

    our fate may become its destiny

    ripping into our inner selves taking hold

    leaving us not quite sure of our stability.

    ––––––––

    Treading the careful line,

    a line that appears firm

    steadying our confidence,

    until the violent shaking of our being,

    it spreads unto the shaking of our soul.

    ––––––––

    So why not take hold from the start?

    A confrontation with our fear.

    Grab the root and cultivate it into

    something manageable,

    understand it, but never lay bare;

    Underestimation.

    ––––––––

    Many dangers lay within our unconfronted thought.

    Dangers that await the opportunity to escape

    In a frightening form.

    Adaptation.

    ––––––––

    Thoughts flirting with the imagination

    within the streams of the mind, where

    real fear and moral conflict hide,

    in contrast, books or film

    hold no such contest.

    ––––––––

    It is in the conception of the sub-conscious

    mind from where we draw our fear,

    revealing itself in a grotesque manner

    we are afraid of, afraid of what could

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