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Presentation techniques are the tools that help us to bring a page of written text to spoken life. They are the means by which we animate words, inject interest and build audience rapport. Learn the following 7 techniques and you’ll have your audience clinging to every word you say.

1. Speak To Their Ears. Remember that your audience receives your words through their ears. They aren’t reading it. That’s why you should continually ask yourself, “how will this sound to my audience?”. In particular, you should check for…
• the use of jargon, technical and bureaucratic language, long phrases and gobbledeegook. Avoid them.
• specific meanings: “next Friday” is better than “soon”.
• concrete words rather than abstract words: “microphone” is better than “sound amplification facilities”.
• Anglo-Saxon rather than Latinised words: “talk” is better than “communicate”.

2. Use Conversational English. Speakers who lack the confidence to speak directly to their audience tend to lean heavily on their prepared texts. This creates the risk of speaking the written word which can sound artificial and stilted. Conversational English on the other hand is natural and flowing. By creating the feeling of a personal chat, the conversational style helps to build audience rapport.

Idiomatic, conversational English is distinctly different from written English. It allows for occasional ungrammatical and incorrect use of words and sentences, as long as the meaning is clear and sounds right. You would not, for example, say the grammatically-correct “For whom is it?” in place of the colloquial “Who’s it for?”

3. Make Everything Make Sense. One of the most important points to remember about a presentation is that written English does not always make the same sense to a listener as spoken English. When we read written English we go at our speed and can pause, go back or jump ahead. When we are listening, we rely on the speaker to make sense for us. Notice the difference between these two ways of expressing the same sentence.

Not: “The user will no doubt be familiar with the consequences of a machine failure at difficult moments.”

But: “I expect you know the sort of thing I mean. You’re right in the middle of something worth saving when, Phut!, the whole damn thing goes up in smoke. Before your very eyes…”

4. Signpost Where You Are Going. The technique of Signposting, or Labelling, can be used throughout a presentation. Signposting, like the signs on a street, is a way of letting the audience know in advance what is coming next in your talk. It is used to tell the audience what you want them to understand from it.

• we can signpost the whole talk when we start: “I’d like to do three things this morning. First, I’d like to look at our current position; then our plans and finally, the costs.”
• we can signpost a sub-point: “My second area is to look at plans. First, this year’s; then next year’s…”
• we can signpost any issue: “Let me give you an example of what I mean…”
• we can signpost the end: “Just one more point before I finish…”

Audiences appreciate signposting because it helps them know where they are.

5. Use Jokes To Build Rapport. Jokes are a way of amusing an audience while at the same time sharing something with them. The point of contact is the shared laughter. If a joke works it brings you together; conversely, if the joke doesn’t work, it pushes you apart. Jokes need to be appropriate, well-presented and, of course, funny. A blue joke from the Rugby club dinner speech probably won’t work well at the annual conference of the Women’s Institute. Equally a joke told badly where you miss your timing, tell it too quickly or forget the punchline is worse than no joke at all.

This joke told by Patrick Forsyth seems to catch the mood of a farewell speech:
“I remember the day after Nigel joined us and overhearing the impression he’d made on two young ladies from Accounts.
“Doesn’t that Mr Green dress well,” said one.
“Yes,” replied the other. “And so quickly.”

6. Pause For Maximum Effect. Some of the best moments in a speech are, surprisingly, those moments when you stop. Knowing when to stop is the art of the creative pause. It can work for you in a number of ways:

• to tease the audience, perhaps after a provocative question: “I bet you’d like to know how you could make a million…”
• to pause before the punchline of a joke
• to wait for an audience to settle after laughter or a general discussion
• to give the audience time to think (for example, when looking at a new overhead)
• to show you’re in total control by holding the pause just slightly longer than you need to.

7. Show Don’t Just Tell. Turning a simple presentation point into a narrative or story can entertain and involve the audience on a different level. It is a way of showing them not just telling them.

Not: “Our personal computer has three kinds of memory storage: the random access memory, the hard drive and the floppy drive.”

But: “Designing the storage memory for this particular computer was always going to be a tricky problem. The first team to look at it was Rob James and Ellen Smith. After several experiments they discovered that they could build in a huge RAM but their problem was what to do with the hard drive. This was new territory. Neither of them had worked on anything like that before. First, they tried a separate box. No good. Then a new casing. Still no good. They were about to give up when news came from Japan about an amazing new microchip…”

Master these simple techniques and you’ll raise your presentation expertise to heights you’d only just dreamed of before!

© Eric Garner, ManageTrainLearn.com

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You’re busy.

You’ve got a bunch of e-mails to send. You hit the keyboard.
Wham…bam…out they go.

Most go to people you don’t know or know only casually. WHOA!

Consider this. Every word in those e-mails is creating an image
of who you are…particularly with those who don’t know you
personally or know you only slightly.

What are your words saying about you? That you’re warm and
personable? Or, that you’re curt, formal and indifferent?

Yeah…I hear you. E-mail is supposed to be a brief and fast
medium of communication. You don’t have time to be warm and
personable?

OH YES YOU DO!

It’s easier than you think. And requires only five extra
seconds. Less time than it takes to blow your nose.

Here’s what you do before writing an e-mail:

1. Image the person in your mind. If you don’t know them,
imagine what they look like. So who cares if it isn’t reality.
Do the person a favor and make them beautiful or handsome.

2. Now, smile at that person. That’s right. Smile! If you’re
around other people and you don’t want to look like a grinning
idiot, at least smile inwardly.

Now, you’ve just spent five seconds and you’re ready to write.
Let me tell you why those five seconds mean so much.

Smile-writing adds a warmth to your words that you don’t
consciously apply. Your message will be the same. The length
will be about the same. In fact, you’ll probably read it over
and think, “Sounds like what I would have written without all
that smile business.” But it won’t be. Trust me.

I don’t know how or why this happens but it does. When you smile
at the people you write to, that smile comes through your words
just as certainly as if you were there. It is absolutely one of
the great mysteries of life.

Remember, partner, whether you’re sending an e-mail, a letter, a
proposal, a memo or a report, your words create a picture of
you. And it may be the ONLY picture of you your target will ever
know. Making it warm and personable could someday make a major
difference in your future.

Give yourself an extra presence. Smile-write.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Doug C. Grant is the author of the new e-book, ‘How to Move from
Cubicle to Corner Office with THE SECRETS OF POWERWRITING’. A
FREE preview plus details on receiving a FREE Blue Pencil Edit
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Do you know what the Child Trust Fund is? Hardly any mothers or fathers seem to be aware of the fact that all newly born babies receive a free £250 voucher from the State to put in a Child Trust Fund. The voucher may be invested in any one of three varieties of CTF account, Stakeholder – a shares-based account thatswaps into cash, a savings account or a shares account. It is a great opportunity to invest for the future requirements of a youngster

Scottish Friendly is an approved provider of the Child Trust Fund The State is keen for the public to have access to Stakeholder accounts and this is the type of account that we provide. This means that:

Investments are placed into Scottish Friendly’s Managed Growth Fund, which intends to provide strong growth potential

It invests partly in shares to take advantage of potentially higher returns over 18 years,compared to a cash deposit account (although the value of shares can
go down as well as rise whereas capital would be protected in a deposit account)

It comes with a low ‘Stakeholder’ funds charge of only 1.5 percent every year

When a person reaches the age of 18 the young person will receive a lump sum, entirely free of Capital Gains and Income Tax under current law

It is very affordable – extra payments can be put in the account from as little as £10

A notable attraction of the Child Trust Fund is that anyone – parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends – if they want can give to the Fund to a maximum of £1,200 per year to help increase the child’s Fund (once added, this money is not allowed to be withdrawn).

All this means our Stakeholder account provides a good balance between possible high returns and a lower level of risk. There’s also the extra assurance that our account meets with the Government’s stakeholder criteria. However this doesn’t mean that returns are guaranteed or that Stakeholder accounts are appropriate for everyone. Bear in mind that the value of shares in the Managed Growth Fund (where your Child Trust Fund money is held) can fall as well as increase and would not be guaranteed.

Only infants who were born on or after 1st September 2002 are allowed to open a Child Trust Fund. If you have children born before the 1st of September 2002 who are not eligible you could consider investing for them with a Child Bond – it’s a tax-free savings plan which was created for long-term growth.

It is undoubtedly the case that saving for your son is a sound means of preparing for the future.

by KaronThackston © 2003
http://www.copywritingcourse.com

As I was riding down the road last week, I noticed a billboard. As I sat waiting on a stoplight I kept staring at it. I couldn’t help wondering what those people were thinking when they created that thing. It made no sense to me whatsoever. The focus was completely off. They were spending all that money on a billboard that was practically useless.

That happens quite a bit with all types of advertising. Well-meaning people design and/or write ads that just don’t make good sense. For all their time and all their money they will likely get nothing in return. So, what did they do that was all wrong?

This particular billboard was for a realtor. Half of it was taken up with his photo. I understand photos… they help to create relationships and give people a face to put with an otherwise arbitrary name. But half the billboard? The photo should have definitely been much smaller.

The next biggest thing on the billboard was the realtor’s tag line. To be honest, I don’t remember what the tag line was… something pretty generic like “Serving your real estate needs for 15 years.” Nothing worth taking up all that space for.

Next… in about the same size font (type) as the tag line were the name of the real estate company and the realtor’s name.

Last – and in the smallest type – was the contact phone number. Hmmm… does something seem wrong to you?

Now let’s think about this. What is the purpose of putting up a billboard – or any other piece of advertising? To get people to respond. And how do people respond? In this case by contacting you. If I had a shot at redesigning this billboard, I would do a lot of things differently.

The biggest two things on the billboard would be the realtor’s name and his contact phone number. If a person driving by only got two pieces of information from this ad, I’d want it to be the name of who to contact and how.

Next, I’d want to see a tell-all tag line (USP – unique selling position). Something that sets this realtor apart from others. Something that tells me – as a prospect – that I need *this* guy to sell my house… not any of the other 6,000 realtors in my area.

Lastly, I’d work in the smaller photo, and the name of the realty company. Both are needed, but they don’t need to be as large as they were.

When you create any piece of advertising, you have to keep the end results in mind. What do you want to happen once a prospect sees your ad? In this case, the realtor wanted people to call him. Therefore, the contact information simply has to be prominent.

People driving past a billboard *may* have a total of 3 seconds of viewing time. Since this billboard was near a stoplight (great choice of location by the way), those who were stopped had a few more seconds, maybe even a minute, of viewing time, IF they noticed the billboard. (They may have been looking in the rearview mirror and yelling at their kids!) That means the focus has to be crystal clear.

When you create advertising pieces, be sure to keep your focus in mind. What do you want to accomplish with this ad? If every aspect does not lend itself in some way to getting the prospects to respond the way you need them to, consider reworking your ad.

Whether it’s billboards, postcards, Web sites, newspapers, magazines, or brochures keep your focus in check. Making it easy for the customer to buy will bring you maximum results.

About the Author

Copy not getting results? Let Karon write targeted, persuasive copy for you. Visit her site at http://www.ktamarketing.com, or learn to write your own copy at http://www.copywritingcourse.com. Don’t forget to subscribe to Karon’s free ezine at http://www.ktamarketing.com/ezine.html.

The hardest part of nonfiction writing is finding a subject to write about. Unless you’re a student or a professional writer no one is going to select a topic for you. That means you have to come up with your own themes. If you’re like most writers, your subject matter will be things that interest you. I used the headings listed below to generate ideas for my writing. Hopefully these idea generators will help you become a more productive writer.

HOW DID I SOLVE THAT PROBLEM?: This question can lead to an infinite number of article ideas. The articles that result from it are generally the easiest to market, because many people have the same problem. A writer just starting out could develop a niche by answering this question. Which was how I got started. I was an electronic technician when I published my first article. At the time I was flooded with printed information, catalogs, data sheets, articles, etc. To handle this overflow I developed a filing system. Then I wrote an article about how I solved my problem. The article entitled, “The Ultimate Electronics Reference File” was published in The Electron, a technical journal. A couple months later I was looking for a cheap source of electronic parts, test equipment, etc. (This was before E-Bay.) That thought led me to write “Getting More For Your Electronics Dollar” which appeared in the same publication.

OBJECTS: Observation and/or memory of an object can lead to many ideas. For example, I once owned a multicolored 1955 Chevrolet. With that old car in mind, I wrote an essay entitled “Ode To An Old Car” which was published by a local newspaper.

CHANGES: Some are good and some aren’t, it’s that simple. Either way using this topic, you can create an articles defending or attacking changes. Which I did in “The Advantages Of Flex Time” also published in a local newspaper. I set the piece in a gas station

HOW I DID IT: This is a variation on the above topic. As a woodcarver, I used this statement to detail how I created a certain kind of carving. The resulting article “Carving An Ancient Artifact” was published by Chip Chats Magazine.

OPINIONS/RANTS: Now I’m passionate about a few things in life, though some folks who know me might disagree with this statement. “Nonfiction Idea Generators” is one of the things I’m passionate about, after all I did write this article. But, what I’m not sure of is whether this is an opinion piece or a rant.

READ: Newspapers, magazines, e-zines, cereal boxes, and anything else you can wrap your eyes around. Read to find ideas for future articles. Ask yourself, as you read, “is there anything here I can use? Does this leave me with unanswered questions?” If so, good. That is what you’re looking for. Write down your thoughts and save them along with the article. More about this later.

LISTEN TO YOUR FRIENDS: Sometimes, when friends talk you’ll hear something that sounds like a great subject for an article. An article you know you can write. But before you do, you probably should ask for permission to use the info—if you value the friendship.

SOMETHING THAT MADE YOU LAUGH: Changes are, it’ll make others laugh, too.

SOMETHING YOU’RE CURIOUS ABOUT: One of the best sources of nonfiction ideas can be found by just wondering about something. Example, in a chemistry class studying different types of sugars, I asked the instructor how brown sugar was made. He said he didn’t know and assigned the topic to me. I did the research and wrote a two page report (about 300 words) on the subject.

PUT YOUR DREAMS TO WORK: I had a dream about selling an essay, which I had hadn’t even written at the time of the dream. The essay, now exists, and is part of an e-book I am writing. The essay is about putting my world back together, as a freelance writer, after being laid off from NASA Glenn Research Center, where I worked for sixteen years as a subcontractor. This is not an easy thing to write about; but since the dream, I now have a use for that story.

USE LISTS OF CURRENT MARKETS: Here is a great way to find not only subject matter, but also a market for the piece, should you write it. But before you do a knock-their-socks-off piece for a listing: read the writer’s guidelines, study the publication and its advertising. The advertising will tell you a lot about the publication and its readers.

REVERSE A PUBLISHED ARTICLE’S IDEA: The article you clipped above could serve as an idea generator, if you reverse the argument put forth in the article.

SAVE YOUR ARTICLE IDEAS: When you find an article idea, write it down. Use a single sentence. Put the idea away for a few days. Then go back to it, find a target market. Study the publication you intend to submit it to. What kind of people read this journal? Slant your article for those readers.

Remember, use you Article Idea Generators often and wisely. An idea is a terrible thing to waste. Good Luck.

Neal Naughton is a technical writer, copywriter, and creative writer. He is also a ghostwriter, who can handle your next article etc. You can reach him at nealnaughton@WRITENEAL.COM. All of his articles are copwrited and can not be reproduced without his written permission.

Try to keep your old flames

As your present candles,

To remind you who you are,

To cast you light when it’s dark.

Retire from your old games;

Farewell to past moonspells;

Repair your remaining scar;

‘ past is but a previous spark.

Life’s course should be linear;

There’s no more turning back.

Yet, life’s also circular,

From pure white to pitch black.

Say hello to the present;

Bid farewell to the past.

About the Author: aLfie vera mella, otherwise eLf, is a nurse in profession and a literatus in avocation. Read more about him on http://www.elf-ideas.blogspot.com.

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How to Quickly and Easily Use The
World’s Easiest & Most Effective
Headline Formula

Did you notice the title for this article?

Of course, it’s a headline. That’s right! And it uses a shop-worn classic format which still continues to amaze me with its power. Just 2 simple words…

“How To….”

Stick with me on this, I know it sounds too easy, but it’s not.

The simple, lowly “How to” headline is still tops in my book for simplicity and effectiveness. You really cannot go
wrong with it. The ‘how to’ headline is so versatile. You can follow it with several benefits, a question, an offer, almost anything – and it works great!

In fact, using the ‘how to’ formula is one of the best places to start when writing headlines because it forces
you to think of what your product/service actually does for
the person.

Here are a couple of winning examples to get your juices flowing:

~ How to Collect from Social Security at Any Age

~ How To Get FIVE Money-Making Web Sites In 29 Minutes Or
Less…Without Spending A Fortune!

~ How to avoid the biggest mistake you can make in building or buying a home

~ How to cruise the world for $19 a day

~ How to get Enthusiastic Applause – Even a Standing Ovation
– Every Time You Speak (Ted Nicholas)

~ How To Win Friends And Influence People

~ How to make your car invisible to radar and laser!

~ How to make your computer as easy to use as your telephone

~ How to fix cars

Check out the last winning headline on our list – “how to
fix cars”. I mean it really can’t get any simpler than
that, but it works…and it works big time!

Now here are a few “How to…” headlines you can plug-in
and use right away when brainstorming:

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“How to” Formulas
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How to get ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How to have ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How to keep ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
How to start ~~~~~~~~~~~~
How to begin ~~~~~~~~~~~~
How to become ~~~~~~~~~~~
How to improve your ~~~~~~~~~~~
How to develop ~~~~~~~~~~~
How to get the most out of ~~~~~~~~~~~
How to avoid ~~~~~~~~~~~
How to end ~~~~~~~~~~~
How to get rid of ~~~~~~~~~~~
How to conquer ~~~~~~~~~~~
How to enjoy ~~~~~~~~~~~

Even just adding the word “how” in front of a headline
gives it an additional appeal. Compare these 2 examples:

#1 A strange accident saved me from baldness

#2 How a strange accident saved me from baldness

Which one is more compelling? I think you’ll agree #2 does
the trick. And that one is a winning headline used over and
over.

Okay, but maybe the tried and true “how to” is too boring
for you. No problem! Spice it up by adding a little
something before the ‘how to’

Here’s HOW TO…

Discover HOW TO…

If you think a 12% annual return on your money is good,
here’s HOW TO set your sights on 100% or more

All new course reveals HOW TO use Pop-Ups to double your
opt-in rate, explode your sales, and squeeze up to 300%
more revenue out of each visitor to your Web site!
(Jonathan Mizel)

I’ll show you HOW TO hit golf shots as straight as you can
point, or this video golfing lesson is free…and I’ll pay
you $25 for wasting your time! (Jeff Paul)

Ohio man discovers the secret of HOW TO escape the American
Rat Race

Or if you still want to change it up a little – just use
“How you….” or “How I…” like these winning examples:

HOW I earn my living in 4 hours a day

HOW YOU Can Make Well Over $300,000.00 Per Year As A Real
Estate Agent Working Less Than 40 Hours A Week…. Have A
Top Income AND A Life….. And NEVER Have To Make A Call
You Dread Or Waste Your Time With Unrealistic Sellers Or
Insincere Buyers, Ever Again (Craig Proctor)

I think you’ll agree for getting the most bang for your
buck – “how to” headlines are the way to go.

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About the Author

Yanik Silver is the author, creator and publisher of several best-selling ebooks, courses and information
products for business owners and Internet entrepreneurs.

This article is specially dedicated to those who plan to start an online business, so that they will have a strong guide as well as self-confidence.

Creating a product from scratch that you can sell on the Internet will take some time to do.

Writing a book, for example, can take weeks or months to complete. If you’re not a writer, or if you’ve never written before – this can be a daunting task. You will either not start, or abandon it halfway.

However, you can instantly get a book to sell and keep most or all of the money you generate from it if you can find an author willing to sell you resell rights to his book. This is rare, but you may be lucky enough to find a few that you really like.

I’m using a book as an example here, but it can well be any product. I use books because of its awesome power of duplication that suits an Internet Business perfectly, especially when they’re in electronic form (e-books).

Resell Rights can come with the product together (which means that you buy the product, and you can immediately resell it), or you can buy it separately from the product (which means that you buy the product, and then the resell rights to it so that you can resell it).

Either way – you can now have an INSTANT product by just paying for the resell rights. Then all you concentrate on is setting up your Internet Business, and marketing it to your Prospects.

You’ve cut short your time by weeks or months in not having to create a product of your own.

Resell Rights :-

Books with Resell Rights usually come in 2 flavors :

1. Basic Resell Rights

Here you have the right to resell the book to your Customers, but your Customers have no right to resell them.

2. Master Resell Rights

Here you have the right to resell the book to your Customers, as well as the right to resell the Basic Resell Rights itself to your Customers. Your Customers who buy both the book and the Basic Resell Rights can then resell the same book to THEIR Customers. Sometimes Master Resell Rights are bundled together with the purchase of the book only.

This means that you don’t have to pay separately for Master Resell Rights.

Depending on your objectives, either type of Resell Rights can be suitable for you. If you don’t want to have too many competitors, Basic Resell Rights is the right one for you. If you want to have many competitors, then Master Resell Rights is right for you.

It boggles the mind of some people who can’t understand why anybody would want to create more competition for himself.

The simple answer is this – the more competition you have, the more money you will make! I reveal this totally amazing concept in my awesome Mini-Encyclopedia at http://www.internet-business-models-manual.com which contains eye-popping, jaw-dropping and heart-stopping information on 19 different Killer Internet Business Models as practised by TOP Entrepreneurs from around the world.

Discover what to do, step by step, and what tools and software you require to get your Internet Business up and running without having to waste your time and money doing the wrong things, from the beginning.

I’ve spent 9 years creating it, and it actually formed part of my full 4-day Boot Camp that my attendees paid up to $2,000 each to attend. At only $97 WITH Master Resell Rights as a bonus to it – this means that ANYBODY can buy a copy, and they can immediately resell it – as can their Customers,and their Customers’ Customers, and so on.

As I’ve mentioned earlier – the more Customers you have who can resell this Mini-Encyclopedia, and the more Customers THEY have who can do the same thing – the MORE money YOU can make!

Buy it now and find out how this is accomplished!

http://www.internet-business-models-manual.com

Cheers!

Warm Regards,
Sen Ze
http://www.internet-business-models-manual.com

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sen Ze is one of the best internet entrepreneurs on earth now. He has been in the internet marketing arena for almost 7 years. He is now a well known internet marketing coach. He has trained many successful internet entrepreneurs and now Sen Ze is running several internet businesses from the comfort of his own home.

It doesn’t matter if you live in East Lansing Michigan or in Bristol Connecticut a upright online inspection will salve you often lots of pain. You should be undimmed today to analyze if you have a special offer or if you don’t with the bank that offers you a credit loan. 17 percent rate may come along so mediocre but will it stay unvarying after you’re going to requite your bank loan. This is the reason why now you really need to check into and assure if you can have a bank loan at a good percent rate of interest. At this present you can look into rates of interest quickly online and escort if there are other sneaky conditions you should be aware of. A lot of the moneylenders wil show you a interest rate that looks honorable but feels poorly or so after a period of time.

The Dutch translation says: Woon je in Terschelling of Berkelland en hebt u BKR. Lenen met BKR is nergens zo eenvoudig. Verwen jezelf met een andere auto met bkr notering met geldleningen, 251529 euro is geen obstakel om te lenen. Van Veenendaal tot Rijssen-Holten, financieren met een BKR notering is altijd mogelijk.

Check out to see if the merchant bank who is tending to give you a money loan is good. A moneylender in Escondido California or so may have a total different actual loan rate for a 27500 dollar deferred payment then a merchant bank in Lenexa Kansas and that makes a huge clear difference in your monthly costs.

Sometimes when a man occludes his orbs of vision,

The light cannot penetrate his concious perception,

Both worlds turns out to be a night without a moon,

And mysteries that rest under would be found soon.

The air we breathe seemed to lost its purity,

Even the abundant rivers stopped from flowing freely,

The proud mountain that used to stand the tallest,

Now vanished its vitality and drained its haughtiness.

Thick gray smokes and vapors figured the clouds,

And a group of gasping beings formed the crowd,

Like when the dusty wind started to gust and blow hard,

Ideas and thoughts of willpower mislaid their guards.

But when we release the radiance deep inside,

There’re no more reasons for the guilty shadows to hide,

Solid decisions and confidence would always bring,

The deepest hopes of hopes that we keep on wishing.

Yes, we cannot fight back the enemy if we do not know,

The supremacy that locked us in this unknown sorrows,

We tend to ask why are we suffering this kind of curse?

Or maybe, we’re just a part of an empty universe…

About the Author: “i am a moon and have a darkside, which i never show to anybody…”

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