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Anthony Liccione (b. October 9, 1968) emerged from hardship, raised in a broken family, moving among homes and even living in his car during his teenage years, yet found solace in writing. His journey as poet and author reflects that struggle: his journals grew into published volumes such as Back Words and Forward, Please Pass Me the Blood & Butter, Wolf Down, and Symmetry. His poems appear in many literary journals. He now balances life in Texas, service in the Army National Guard, and raising two children. His work inspires through unflinching honesty, about loss, suffering, resilience and shows how art can give voice to shadows and turn survival into strength.
"Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home."
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"Everyone needs a house to live in, but a supportive family is what builds a home."

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"God always knows our conscious, if it's bad He will stricken it, if it's good He will keep it clear, if you have no conscious then you're dead to God."
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"God always knows our conscious, if it's bad He will stricken it, if it's good He will keep it clear, if you have no conscious then you're dead to God."

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"Fool me once, shame on youfool me twice, shame on mefool me thrice, I'm gonna get the frying pan!"
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"Fool me once, shame on youfool me twice, shame on mefool me thrice, I'm gonna get the frying pan!"

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"At the edge you will always remember me, at the edge you will last be remembered, where sanity and insanity come together, for the time, then separates. Like leaves on October trees, that color the world, but for a moment, then leave. At the edge, where life losses its edginess, and thoughts we will become one, someday. At the edge the sun drops, the ring falls, and senses of raindrops climb upwards to the gray sky."
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"At the edge you will always remember me, at the edge you will last be remembered, where sanity and insanity come together, for the time, then separates. Like leaves on October trees, that color the world, but for a moment, then leave. At the edge, where life losses its edginess, and thoughts we will become one, someday. At the edge the sun drops, the ring falls, and senses of raindrops climb upwards to the gray sky."

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"One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver that has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations."
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"One can talk good and shower down roses, but it's the receiver that has to walk through the thorns, and all its false expectations."

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"Rather than you smoking a cigarette, the cigarette is really smoking you."
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"Rather than you smoking a cigarette, the cigarette is really smoking you."

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"If love breaks more than a heart, maybe it's a sign and time to step out."
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"If love breaks more than a heart, maybe it's a sign and time to step out."

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"She knows her timing, always knows. The time to strike or the time to starve. Her eyes as a clock, she watches she waits she learns, and in the second she blinks, she changes her mind just like that."
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"She knows her timing, always knows. The time to strike or the time to starve. Her eyes as a clock, she watches she waits she learns, and in the second she blinks, she changes her mind just like that."

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"Nothing won't change, until the choice is placed first. And until when choice is given a chance."
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"Nothing won't change, until the choice is placed first. And until when choice is given a chance."

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"Capture your youth, while you can."
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"Capture your youth, while you can."

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"Live a life of lies, die a death of truths."
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"Live a life of lies, die a death of truths."

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"Some people are severely lonely, all they can do is accept the single life as an example of being free and happy."
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"Some people are severely lonely, all they can do is accept the single life as an example of being free and happy."

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"The fears we keep alive, will be a recurring haunt until it dies, or we do."
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"The fears we keep alive, will be a recurring haunt until it dies, or we do."

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"Rather blessings, after counting my misfortunes, I realized how the more blessed I am."
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"Rather blessings, after counting my misfortunes, I realized how the more blessed I am."

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"People have their purposes and reasons, I just wish I found mine."
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"People have their purposes and reasons, I just wish I found mine."

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"With all these forks in the roads of our path, why do so many choose to take the knife?"
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"With all these forks in the roads of our path, why do so many choose to take the knife?"

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"Fear, is a horrible place to live in, and much worse die in."
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"Fear, is a horrible place to live in, and much worse die in."

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"Gain fame, and the paparazzi or media waits and watches for them to slip, just to shame their name."
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"Gain fame, and the paparazzi or media waits and watches for them to slip, just to shame their name."

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"A heart anchored in money will only drift away."
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"A heart anchored in money will only drift away."

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"We all have our own road to walk. Whether rocky, curving, straight or smooth, what good is a lonely road? It's when we run and intersect with other roads that defines our road. When road meets road do we get direction, and choices to cross into another life."
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"We all have our own road to walk. Whether rocky, curving, straight or smooth, what good is a lonely road? It's when we run and intersect with other roads that defines our road. When road meets road do we get direction, and choices to cross into another life."

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"Money makes a monster of a man, that makes money his master."
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"Money makes a monster of a man, that makes money his master."

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"Life is short enough, there is nothing worth here to take your life, and those things we do gain can never be taken to our grave."
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"Life is short enough, there is nothing worth here to take your life, and those things we do gain can never be taken to our grave."

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"Go to God with your coal, and He will set them to blazing fire."
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"Go to God with your coal, and He will set them to blazing fire."

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"They say, timing is everything. But then they say, there is never a perfect time for anything."
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"They say, timing is everything. But then they say, there is never a perfect time for anything."

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"The papers say we're married, but it's the heart that writes the love story."
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"The papers say we're married, but it's the heart that writes the love story."

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"A dream is just as good, and will go as far as an action."
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"A dream is just as good, and will go as far as an action."

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"Her complexity is a glorious fire that consumes, while her simplicity goes unapproachable. But if one takes time to understand her, there is something beautiful to find, something simple to be loved. But she goes unloved, for being misunderstood."
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"Her complexity is a glorious fire that consumes, while her simplicity goes unapproachable. But if one takes time to understand her, there is something beautiful to find, something simple to be loved. But she goes unloved, for being misunderstood."

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"There are some people that should stay quiet, because they understand. As there are those that should stay quiet, because they don't understand. Some things are better left unsaid or voiced."
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"There are some people that should stay quiet, because they understand. As there are those that should stay quiet, because they don't understand. Some things are better left unsaid or voiced."

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"We win some, we lose some, but there is always some."
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"We win some, we lose some, but there is always some."

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"Hit the bottom and get back up, or hit the bottle and stay down."
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"Hit the bottom and get back up, or hit the bottle and stay down."

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"Everyone has their own boat, it's a matter of pulling it out of the sand, and putting it in the water. But further, you can anchor the boat in fear when the storms rage, and go nowhere, let it drift aimlessly on its own or you can let God be the navigator and guide you on a journey in a way that is right for you."
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"Everyone has their own boat, it's a matter of pulling it out of the sand, and putting it in the water. But further, you can anchor the boat in fear when the storms rage, and go nowhere, let it drift aimlessly on its own or you can let God be the navigator and guide you on a journey in a way that is right for you."

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"When you fight with God, your warring against your pride."
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"When you fight with God, your warring against your pride."

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"It began with a hello, and ended in hell."
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"It began with a hello, and ended in hell."

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"We watch the sky, we watch it alive and we watch it die, looking for signs. We live like wind, with hope in wings that we will get there, never sooner or never later, but at a right time."
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"We watch the sky, we watch it alive and we watch it die, looking for signs. We live like wind, with hope in wings that we will get there, never sooner or never later, but at a right time."

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"If God give you strength and courage, don't use it to intimidate people or overpower them, rather use your gift to help others find their own way to strength."
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"If God give you strength and courage, don't use it to intimidate people or overpower them, rather use your gift to help others find their own way to strength."

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"Please don t drown into his fears, his concrete fists don t let him again, break the bridge of your nose with his cruel born hits. Then disappear into that mask of misery."
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"Please don t drown into his fears, his concrete fists don t let him again, break the bridge of your nose with his cruel born hits. Then disappear into that mask of misery."

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"Therapy to life: Eat with the wise, and drink with the fools!"
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"Therapy to life: Eat with the wise, and drink with the fools!"

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"The Sun can be your greatest gloom, or your greatest comforter, depending on how you view its shine."
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"The Sun can be your greatest gloom, or your greatest comforter, depending on how you view its shine."

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"In the horrors of war, please bring me peace."
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"In the horrors of war, please bring me peace."

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"They throw rice at a new marriage, then give him beans in a divorcement."
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"They throw rice at a new marriage, then give him beans in a divorcement."

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"Worse than talking with a mouthful, is gossiping with a mouthful!"
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"Worse than talking with a mouthful, is gossiping with a mouthful!"

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"Everything begins with failing. If you stop to fail, then your failing to stop, to try and try again, and bring success."
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"Everything begins with failing. If you stop to fail, then your failing to stop, to try and try again, and bring success."

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"A trusting heart will follow, only those who truly follow their heart."
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"A trusting heart will follow, only those who truly follow their heart."

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"The new dumb, is now wisdom."
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"The new dumb, is now wisdom."

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"One of these days, will become a this day. And that day, will be the preeminent of days to come."
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"One of these days, will become a this day. And that day, will be the preeminent of days to come."

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"As day is to a sword, night is to a shield."
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"As day is to a sword, night is to a shield."

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"The shadows have both been my refuge and my repulse."
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"The shadows have both been my refuge and my repulse."

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"In the end, people will not be judged by the darkness they lived in, but by the light they rejected."
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"In the end, people will not be judged by the darkness they lived in, but by the light they rejected."

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"Zero is the number people often feel, more so than one."
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"Zero is the number people often feel, more so than one."

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"Some people would rather die in their pride, than live in their humility."
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"Some people would rather die in their pride, than live in their humility."

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