The Creative Works of Ian Campbell

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Creative writing has always been a passion of mine and expressing myself through words in a way that honors and represents our human experience is very dear to me. I hope you enjoy my writings and find them insightful and lead to introspection for you as readers.

Into the Woods (Basil’s Eulogy) Part II

The pull, this undying attraction feels like it will be my demise! Your failure to acknowledge me is an obvious sign of your failure to face yourself in the mirror. And I sit here in this agony waiting for a connection with your fire soul which will never happen. It’s

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Into the Woods (Bases Loaded) Part I

Stand up for yourself! You hear the call, a siren, not towards your destruction but to your soul. A place lost 30 years ago. God is watching. God is waiting. What does intimacy with your own-self, your manhood, your heart look like? Its not as messy as you deceive yourself

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I am

I am musical. I am a poet, a writer, a scribe…I am strong. I can and will honor the authentic self and can befriend my shadow side. It’s Christmas Day and the greatest gift I give myself is me. I do not have to feel lonely to be alone. I

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Embracing Oneself

I am the one who embraces his inner child – with all his pain, his joy and his imagination. I am the one who walks and talks with him – protecting him from my shadow side. I am the one who consoles him, heals his wounds and reembraces his innocence.

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The Wise WoMan

I am the one who is wise. I am a spiritual being and am blessed to have wisdom and truth seekers in my inner circle. I am the one who is authentic – recognizing the connection to the Divine within. I am the one who is linked to the earth

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Renewal

The light within darkens when I forget my daily baptism. A sports hero: my envy, my passion haunts my dreams. The steeple, even with a bicycle seems unreachable. If I could water ski to somewhere away from the pain but I know wholeheartedly that I cannot. The cream-colored angel tells

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Family Ties

I’ve recently been traveling more frequently to my hometown, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, due to my mother’s failing health as of this writing. As I grow even closer with both my mother and father as they continue to age, I find myself fulfilled, wise, disciplined with impressive self-control each and every

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Amusement Park

As the rain season begins, I seek rebirth. From grayness and wetness, we can grow – transform and spring forth into a fresh renewal filled with promise. As the days grow longer and the nights shorter, while we can thank the moon goddess for her emotional wisdom, it is now

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