Melting: the ache of the heart, the breath of the soul


Melting's poems express humanity's raw emotion. A chapter each is dedicated to heartbreak, struggle and hope. This had been written over two decades of happiness and despair and uses both prose and verse to take you on a journey, challenging you to deeply connect with your inner emotions.

Chapter 1 - Splintered

When bad things happen or we lose someone, it begin to weigh on us. Our emotional being doesn't feel whole anymore. The depth of pain and hurt we feel when this happens can be debilitating and may be extremely difficult to overcome. This chapter shows that we all share the same feelings and the only way to truly get through this is to acknowledge these feelings. Only then can we begin to heal.

Chapter 2 - Struggle

The worst possible thing we can do is to measure our lives in comparison to what others are expecting. And yet, we do this all the time. This struggle begins in our heads and progresses to our hearts and bodies. This toll eventually weighs on our souls. This chapter is about survival and these poems exemplifies what we all have gone through, helping us to relate to others.

Chapter 3 - Rise

To overcome adversity, you must be connected with something of meaning. To do this, you must truly know yourself and what will make you happy. You must want to sit with this and mull it over until you discover the essence of your being. Some may find the answer pretty quickly. Others may never get the answer. But it's this exploration, this journey that defines us and this last chapter helps you discover your meaning and what you love.


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Melting: the ache of the heart, the breath of the soul


Melting's poems express humanity's raw emotion. A chapter each is dedicated to heartbreak, struggle and hope. This had been written over two decades of happiness and despair and uses both prose and verse to take you on a journey, challenging you to deeply connect with your inner emotions.

Chapter 1 - Splintered

When bad things happen or we lose someone, it begin to weigh on us. Our emotional being doesn't feel whole anymore. The depth of pain and hurt we feel when this happens can be debilitating and may be extremely difficult to overcome. This chapter shows that we all share the same feelings and the only way to truly get through this is to acknowledge these feelings. Only then can we begin to heal.

Chapter 2 - Struggle

The worst possible thing we can do is to measure our lives in comparison to what others are expecting. And yet, we do this all the time. This struggle begins in our heads and progresses to our hearts and bodies. This toll eventually weighs on our souls. This chapter is about survival and these poems exemplifies what we all have gone through, helping us to relate to others.

Chapter 3 - Rise

To overcome adversity, you must be connected with something of meaning. To do this, you must truly know yourself and what will make you happy. You must want to sit with this and mull it over until you discover the essence of your being. Some may find the answer pretty quickly. Others may never get the answer. But it's this exploration, this journey that defines us and this last chapter helps you discover your meaning and what you love.


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Melting: the ache of the heart, the breath of the soul

Melting: the ache of the heart, the breath of the soul

by George Stumpf
Melting: the ache of the heart, the breath of the soul

Melting: the ache of the heart, the breath of the soul

by George Stumpf

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Melting's poems express humanity's raw emotion. A chapter each is dedicated to heartbreak, struggle and hope. This had been written over two decades of happiness and despair and uses both prose and verse to take you on a journey, challenging you to deeply connect with your inner emotions.

Chapter 1 - Splintered

When bad things happen or we lose someone, it begin to weigh on us. Our emotional being doesn't feel whole anymore. The depth of pain and hurt we feel when this happens can be debilitating and may be extremely difficult to overcome. This chapter shows that we all share the same feelings and the only way to truly get through this is to acknowledge these feelings. Only then can we begin to heal.

Chapter 2 - Struggle

The worst possible thing we can do is to measure our lives in comparison to what others are expecting. And yet, we do this all the time. This struggle begins in our heads and progresses to our hearts and bodies. This toll eventually weighs on our souls. This chapter is about survival and these poems exemplifies what we all have gone through, helping us to relate to others.

Chapter 3 - Rise

To overcome adversity, you must be connected with something of meaning. To do this, you must truly know yourself and what will make you happy. You must want to sit with this and mull it over until you discover the essence of your being. Some may find the answer pretty quickly. Others may never get the answer. But it's this exploration, this journey that defines us and this last chapter helps you discover your meaning and what you love.



Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780578484112
Publisher: George Stumpf
Publication date: 05/21/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 96
File size: 134 KB

About the Author

George Stumpf was raised in Pennsylvania and attended Milton Hershey, a school for children of low income, limited resources and social need. It was there on the farm where he milked cows, paving the way to becoming a distinguished honors student, three sport athlete and entrepreneur. He majored in Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh before finding acting, picking up minors in Theatre Arts and English Lit. He performed in Regional theatre and Off-Broadway productions, including several Shakespeare plays and has most recently performed at Upright Citizens Brigade. Over the year, he has received countless roles in soaps, tv shows, independent film, print and commercials. You can find all of his work at imdb.com/georgestumpf. HIs writing career took off with his indie screenplay, "Passed On", which was a quarterfinalist in the 2009 American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest. He followed that up with a sitcom pilot, "My Two Friends", which placed fourth in the 2011 LA Comedy Festival's Screenplay Competition. Currently, his ebook is an Amazon #1 bestseller. Personal note from the author: I am so honored to share Melting with you! This is all so crazy because I never actually set out to write a book nor had I ever thought poetry would be something that would inspire me. Melting is an accumulation of poems written over the years when I was, emotionally, at my most raw. If a relationship ended or if I needed to get something off my chest, I just wrote. Last year, I pulled my writings out from under the bed and friends made me realize that some were actually pretty good... this book is the result. Putting words on paper really helped get me through some tough times and I am encouraging you, especially if you struggling with mental health issues, to do the same, to share their thoughts and feelings. It doesn't have to be poetry or even writing. It can be through song, dance or whichever creative outlet you want to explore. My main intention with this book is to inspire you. I am the perfect example that, if you just follow your heart, anything can be done. I put this challenge to you-- please message me with updates along your journey! instagram.com/meltingpoems facebook.com/melting.poems twitter.com/melting poems

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 ~ Splintered  9

oasis  11

Wondering  12

lonely in new york 13

the odd  14

A trace  15

Blinded 16

Two ships  17

the saboteur 18

the tsunami unseen 19

Permission 20

lovers  21

the ache of humanity  22

Your undoing  24

blinders  25

Wrenching in my gut 26

blood from my wound  27

the hurt i caused  28

The parting  29

So still I persist  30

unfortunately a yes  31

the breaking wave  32

the wait  33

my head and heart  34

the call  35

karma  36

I only ask for one  37

co-pilot  38


Chapter 2 ~ Struggle  39

new on earth  41

glimpses of life  42

the driver  43

Each sliver  44

arms of a scale  45

an orange  46

the war  47

the nonstop  48

demanding  49

Let me peek  50

sadness of disregard  51

Too exact  52

The gardener  53

the ego  54

Unless  55

the elusive  56

no relevance  57

perception is numb  58

whatever it may be  59

Drowning  60

Steel concrete  61

To fill that void  62

the locomotive  63

narcissism  64

Fulfilled  65

the rage  66

dirt  67

modern fairytale  68

hopeless heap  69

tired  70

every night  71

the gallivant  72

It could've been  74

Self-pain  76

measuring stick  77


Chapter 3 ~ Rise  79

Shooting sun  81

Slowly  82

hope  83

the freak  84

how can this not be  86

pleasure  87

an indestructible glitch  88

great art  90

the artist  91

then the skies opened  92

Inversion  93

This man  94

once a generation  95

humility  96

To live  97

Father  98

The dot of the present  99

the other night 100

The walk  101

awaiting the next day  102

like a crane  103

the real warmth  104

melting  105

I think of you  106

the genius  107


Afterword  109

About the author  111





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