Mark Stigers

Joined June 2021

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One year after my birth sputnik was launched, making me a space child. I did a hitch in the Navy as a electronics tech. I worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for quite a while. I currently live in the Saguaro forest in Tucson Arizona

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Destiny
Destiny Is there not a better time For us to live and be The world is so connected And there is so much to see Life is very grand
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
The Rot
There is a rot in my brain, Of ideas left to stew— Good ones I’ve forgotten, Or found too hard to do. They bubble up occasionally,
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
The Dark Choice
The Smoke In the dark of night I face an inner brawl— Should I, or should I not, Answer the pressing call? I light my pipe
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
The Dark Choice
A Dark Choice One day there will be a dark choice Between the many and the few Who do you choose above another Who do you choose to loose
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
The Monster
I know of a monster— It is a horrid beast. It wants to destroy my world And see to my defeat. It rips apart my plans,
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
My Demons
I have a demon— It gnaws at my spine. The pain that it infects Is always on my mind. Oh, I can take a pill Or use a nice salve.
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
Scream your Opinion
Scream Your Opinion Do you have an opinion About something you believe? How do you get it out there— Ensure it’s truly received?
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
To Wait for Heaven
Is it wrong to want to live in Heaven, The reward for those who wait? Why do I have to suffer— Or can I control my own fate?
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
Indoctrinate
Indoctrinate indoctrinate Fill our truth into children’s heads Use their playtime as a chance To think about what we said
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
The Ballad of Xy
Come gather ‘round and raise a cheer, For the tale of Xy you’ll hear. A fortress carved from mountain stone, A kingdom lost, a fate unknown.
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
The Empire of Burning Light
You can walk up Brown Mountain Where the Green Giants dwell Here the living seek the dead And it is a spiny hell Tiny dinosaurs run on hot sand
By Mark Stigers 10 months ago in Poets
Stories from the Heart
⸻ I am Richard and this is my story Scene: “The Hike of Illumination” At 5:45 AM, before the city roared awake, I, one of Wall Street’s most polished investors—slipped out of my high-rise apartment. In my tailored suit and designer shoes, I looked every inch the titan of finance. Yet beneath the crisp exterior, something was unraveling.
By Mark Stigers 11 months ago in Chapters

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Destiny

The Rot

The Dark Choice

The Dark Choice

The Monster

My Demons

Scream your Opinion

To Wait for Heaven

Indoctrinate

The Ballad of Xy

The Empire of Burning Light

Stories from the Heart

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