Muse in the Gothic Tower
A Compilation of Poems
by Angelica Hancock

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We glorify our good experiences but we learn and grow most from our heartache and mistakes. This compilation is one person’s twenty year journey through the emotional hardships and joys of being human. Our past is light and dark, as are we, and to be truly whole is to embrace both. “Now upon this time I struggle to find meaning Now upon this time the day ends with no accomplishment Now upon this time my joy of work is absent Now upon this time I am defined by my role alone Thence upon a time will this pattern be broken Thence upon a time my satisfaction will be returned Thence upon a time a decision made will I present Thence upon a time will earned respect remain paid Indeed my once upon a time will end with happily ever after Indeed my once upon a time will become the tale of my present Indeed my once upon a time will no longer be the precursor By my honor, by my deed, by my vow thus made to me”

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Angelica Hancock is an artist and writer who lives with her husband, Scott, in North Texas.

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