The Sword Is Pointed Down
And My Hands Are On The Hilt

This is where I dream
of being leader and King

Early Morning Prayer

I have damned my brother
from desperate need
with never a notion
I might be free

How much better to say
"God be with thee"
and share in the blessing
He has for me

Reid Baer has worked for a number of years as a newspaper reporter (covering the crime beat) in Rockingham County, North Carolina. He has recently finished his first novel, Kill The Story. He is an accomplished award-winning playwright with productions in New York, Utah, Illinois and California. He edits The New Warrior Journal for The ManKind Project International as well as A Man Overboard.