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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.
"Sometimes it's better for a struggling writer to stay single, than to keep hearing, "Oh, your a writer, and you need to spend time in writing? Then go marry your writing!"
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"Sometimes it's better for a struggling writer to stay single, than to keep hearing, "Oh, your a writer, and you need to spend time in writing? Then go marry your writing!"

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"Sometimes I wonder, that one missing sock after doing laundry, is the smart one. After being unhappy for so long, it finally walks away from a frayed, worn-out relationship."
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"Sometimes I wonder, that one missing sock after doing laundry, is the smart one. After being unhappy for so long, it finally walks away from a frayed, worn-out relationship."

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"I wonder, with all the flowers in the garden, how many of them ever think of hanging themselves with the garden hose, if ever they can."
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"I wonder, with all the flowers in the garden, how many of them ever think of hanging themselves with the garden hose, if ever they can."

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"The mind can fool the heart, as the heart can fool the mind."
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"The mind can fool the heart, as the heart can fool the mind."

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"Most people give up finding their soul mate, and settle down to just having a flesh mate."
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"Most people give up finding their soul mate, and settle down to just having a flesh mate."

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"Money can't buy love, but money can reprove one's care, especially when there is little to give in its efforts to help."
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"Money can't buy love, but money can reprove one's care, especially when there is little to give in its efforts to help."

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"Victory, is like a boxer that hangs his gloves, after the consecutive losses; sometimes walking away is what builds character, than the actual fight. As humble fruit on a tree that falls to the ground and rots, never finding appreciation in the taste of mouths."
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"Victory, is like a boxer that hangs his gloves, after the consecutive losses; sometimes walking away is what builds character, than the actual fight. As humble fruit on a tree that falls to the ground and rots, never finding appreciation in the taste of mouths."

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"We can't rewind the past, nor fast-forward the future, so today, all we can do is play, record, pause and keep moving, until something should press the stop button."
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"We can't rewind the past, nor fast-forward the future, so today, all we can do is play, record, pause and keep moving, until something should press the stop button."

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"The problem is, first take your eyes off the problem and focus on a solution."
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"The problem is, first take your eyes off the problem and focus on a solution."

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"There are those laughing their way to hell; and those, crying themselves to heaven."
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"There are those laughing their way to hell; and those, crying themselves to heaven."

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"Anger can kill, even a feather gently blowing in the wind."
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"Anger can kill, even a feather gently blowing in the wind."

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"It takes time, or does time take it?"
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"It takes time, or does time take it?"

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"When we were together before, the world was small to us, but as you grew bigger to life and the world became desirous to living, we became smaller to each other."
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"When we were together before, the world was small to us, but as you grew bigger to life and the world became desirous to living, we became smaller to each other."

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"A successful person expects a clapping hand, an ailing person expects an open hand."
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"A successful person expects a clapping hand, an ailing person expects an open hand."

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"Strange, how the name Israel, God's own chosen nation, who don't believe Jesus to be the Messiah, sounds almost the same as saying "is He real?"
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"Strange, how the name Israel, God's own chosen nation, who don't believe Jesus to be the Messiah, sounds almost the same as saying "is He real?"

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"For your every tear, know that I'll always be here. To bare one pain we both will share, know I'll never disappear."
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"For your every tear, know that I'll always be here. To bare one pain we both will share, know I'll never disappear."

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"God is like a mirror, consistent, stable, unchanging; reflecting His image of us, that is always changing."
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"God is like a mirror, consistent, stable, unchanging; reflecting His image of us, that is always changing."

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"It's better to find success through God, than finding it on one's own merits; some who usually find their own success become boastful, where through God it's with gratitude."
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"It's better to find success through God, than finding it on one's own merits; some who usually find their own success become boastful, where through God it's with gratitude."

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"To save face, it's better not to ask sex from the ex, but to give everything the axe."
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"To save face, it's better not to ask sex from the ex, but to give everything the axe."

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"Feelings could override facts, as facts could alter feelings. Choose the truth first, rather than following after feelings."
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"Feelings could override facts, as facts could alter feelings. Choose the truth first, rather than following after feelings."

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"There are a world of answers, outside the loop."
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"There are a world of answers, outside the loop."

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"It's not good to dig in the past, raise the ghost up from the grave, and have it walk with the flesh."
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"It's not good to dig in the past, raise the ghost up from the grave, and have it walk with the flesh."

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"A circle of friends, doesn't always keep perfect relationships."
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"A circle of friends, doesn't always keep perfect relationships."

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"Today can be better than the worse of yesterdays, but tomorrow can never replace the best of yesterdays."
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"Today can be better than the worse of yesterdays, but tomorrow can never replace the best of yesterdays."

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"The pessimist reason that things just happen, where the optimist believe that things happen for a reason."
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"The pessimist reason that things just happen, where the optimist believe that things happen for a reason."

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"It seems only easier when money is involved."
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"It seems only easier when money is involved."

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"If eyes are windows to the soul, then tears are heavens rain."
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"If eyes are windows to the soul, then tears are heavens rain."

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"It's not how many friends you can count, it's how many of those you can count on."
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"It's not how many friends you can count, it's how many of those you can count on."

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"All the beaches of the world, could never amount to, nor implore the one grain of sand that I stand on, which is your love."
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"All the beaches of the world, could never amount to, nor implore the one grain of sand that I stand on, which is your love."

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"To be the salt, you also need to be the shaker. To shake the world. Shake the truth. Shake the people. Shake the word. Have it sprinkle, melt and preserve humanity."
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"To be the salt, you also need to be the shaker. To shake the world. Shake the truth. Shake the people. Shake the word. Have it sprinkle, melt and preserve humanity."

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"Be open in everything with your partner, because where there is secrecy, it can mistakenly come off as being sneaky; where you just may be innocently quiet."
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"Be open in everything with your partner, because where there is secrecy, it can mistakenly come off as being sneaky; where you just may be innocently quiet."

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"The mint from your breath, the milk from your breast, the best of your mind, now in its worst state of condition. From the womb to the tomb, as a mild flower, you break your petals upon blossom, and seize death openly. Leaving your fragrance to spin and dance, one last time before being blown away."
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"The mint from your breath, the milk from your breast, the best of your mind, now in its worst state of condition. From the womb to the tomb, as a mild flower, you break your petals upon blossom, and seize death openly. Leaving your fragrance to spin and dance, one last time before being blown away."

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"The American flag doesn't give her glory on a peaceful, calm day. It's when the winds pick up and become boisterous, do we see her strength. When she unfolds her hand, and shows her frayed fingers, where we see the stretch of red-blood lines of man that fought for this land. The purity of white stripes that strips our sins, and the stars of Abraham's covenant, broad in a midnight blue sky. The rights our forefathers established. As it waves high in the currents of freedom, where the Torch of Liberty shines over the sea, does she give meaning to unity. When we strive as one nation, or when it drops half-mast, to a fallen soldier."
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"The American flag doesn't give her glory on a peaceful, calm day. It's when the winds pick up and become boisterous, do we see her strength. When she unfolds her hand, and shows her frayed fingers, where we see the stretch of red-blood lines of man that fought for this land. The purity of white stripes that strips our sins, and the stars of Abraham's covenant, broad in a midnight blue sky. The rights our forefathers established. As it waves high in the currents of freedom, where the Torch of Liberty shines over the sea, does she give meaning to unity. When we strive as one nation, or when it drops half-mast, to a fallen soldier."

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"If freedom rings, then bondage bombs."
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"If freedom rings, then bondage bombs."

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"One excuse, could destroy a multitude of chances."
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"One excuse, could destroy a multitude of chances."

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"As the world continually multiplies, are we in a generation where people are divided, or people are equal?"
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"As the world continually multiplies, are we in a generation where people are divided, or people are equal?"

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"If you put a clock in a bottle, with time it will crack,as like money, as like love, as like a beautiful mind, empty of a soul."
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"If you put a clock in a bottle, with time it will crack,as like money, as like love, as like a beautiful mind, empty of a soul."

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"A good teacher is one, that never stops listening; a good listener is one, that never stops teaching."
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"A good teacher is one, that never stops listening; a good listener is one, that never stops teaching."

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"I'd rather have names to hurt me, than my bones broken with sticks and stones."
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"I'd rather have names to hurt me, than my bones broken with sticks and stones."

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"The thought is just as strong as the consequence."
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"The thought is just as strong as the consequence."

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"Don't pass on your passions, to settle in the stale normality. Endure. Strive. Ensure."
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"Don't pass on your passions, to settle in the stale normality. Endure. Strive. Ensure."

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"If you're still believing, then you're almost there!"
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"If you're still believing, then you're almost there!"

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"Love will commit, or love will commit suicide."
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"Love will commit, or love will commit suicide."

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"It is better to have God over your shoulder, than carry the world alone on your back."
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"It is better to have God over your shoulder, than carry the world alone on your back."

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"Distance can make a love fade, while closeness can make hate flare; as distance can make hate fade, while closeness can make love flare."
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"Distance can make a love fade, while closeness can make hate flare; as distance can make hate fade, while closeness can make love flare."

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"Unto the Cross came death, and unto death came the Cross."
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"Unto the Cross came death, and unto death came the Cross."

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"If a man brags about his sex life he's a stud, but if a woman brags about her sex life she's a slut."
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"If a man brags about his sex life he's a stud, but if a woman brags about her sex life she's a slut."

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"Many people are trying hard to be invincible, and most of the time they fail invisible, while few find their spotlight. But the remarkable person is one, who can be both invincible and invisible at the same time."
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"Many people are trying hard to be invincible, and most of the time they fail invisible, while few find their spotlight. But the remarkable person is one, who can be both invincible and invisible at the same time."

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"A tormented mind wants to forget, what a broken heart will always remember."
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"A tormented mind wants to forget, what a broken heart will always remember."

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"Hope is like a word made with cloud, without faith, it quickly blows away."
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"Hope is like a word made with cloud, without faith, it quickly blows away."

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