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745 · Mar 2018
You aborted me
James M Vines Mar 2018
I came into being as my soul fell down from heaven. I looked forward to seeing you but now that will not be. I was waiting in the womb the day that you decided that you could not have me. Though it broke your heart, you did it anyway. You felt that you would be better off because that's what you heard other people say. So they took you in a room and you lay there quietly you could not hear the Silent Scream as they slowly cut me away. You could not hear my heart stop beating or hear my spirit pray. Now you are free of me, it was simply a few Cuts and a snip. Then they took me out and it was like I never lived. You left without thinking and they gave you something to **** the pain. A good strong drink and a couple pills and the memory of me went away. You should not worry though because what you did was not my end. My soul is with Jesus now, and one day I will see you again. When you come to heaven I've just got one thing to ask you see? I just want to know, why you aborted me?
741 · Apr 2016
Avenge Me Oh God
James M Vines Apr 2016
When someone shows me cruelty, lord show them kindness. When someone afflicts me, lord give them justice. When I am persecuted and denied fair judgement, lord forgive my oppressors. When all that is done has been recorded, then lord offer my enemies space to repent. In this let me be blameless and let your judgement be righteous. So that the record will be straight, that all were given mercy, even when they denied it to me. Then will I be avenged oh lord, because of my enemies shame.
737 · Feb 2016
Pruning Things
James M Vines Feb 2016
Every so often we must cut back things that have grown too out of control. As a rose bush must be pruned or a grape vine must be trimmed, so must the problems of life be cut back in order for us to have room to grow.
730 · Aug 2015
Breathe The Clean Air
James M Vines Aug 2015
In forest of tall evergreens under crisp blue skies. I ascend the side of a tall mountain to find the sun. Looking up to tall snow capped peaks, I draw in a deep breath. In a land once though lost, I breathe in the clean air.
729 · Jun 2016
The Human Rainbow
James M Vines Jun 2016
The world is made out of different colors of people. All of us are born equal. We are born naked, hungry and cold. Beyond that we must struggle for what we get. Some likeneed not try as hard as others, yet life is still a struggle. If we were to stand side by side and look at each other, we would see only superficial differences. In truth, the color of humanity crosses borders and ideological lines. We must embrace the rainbow of different people in order to live  as the human race in peace and prosperity for all.
728 · Oct 2016
Harvest Moon
James M Vines Oct 2016
Lesser orb of the night, guide of seasons and counter of days. Orange giver of shimmering light, mysterious body that comes then fades away. In season you mark the harvest, giving the time to bring the bounty in. Wheat, Corn and Pumpkins are brought in from the fields, as the chill of fall sets in. Hay rides and Bond fires become a normal scene. Lovers walk under your light as they think of comfort and warmth in each others arms. In your own way, you stand watching the mysteries of life and love, as summer ends and fall  begins, marked by the harvest moon.
718 · Dec 2016
The Monster Within
James M Vines Dec 2016
I am the monster you created! I am the life that you hated! I am what you would like to destroy, now I am here to distress and annoy you! I am the ***** secret you wanted to bury. I am the thing that children find scary! I am the burden you have to carry. So why don't you admit that I am real and we can get on with learning how to deal with our co-existence as I torment your mind. I am your monster, I am your Frankenstein!
Hiding our demons is never a good thing. Facing the reality of our own truths is the only way to be free of our guilt.
713 · Jun 2015
Gratitude
James M Vines Jun 2015
I watch the sun rise this morning. I heard only birds and drops of dew. While in another land, others woke to a different sight. The birds did not sing or at least could not be heard over the falling bombs. There was no morning dew because of the drought and famine in the land. I drew water from my sink and made a *** of coffee, while in another land children struggled to get a drink of water from a ***** well. In a land so rich and safe often we forget to have gratitude for no matter who you believe God to be, but for the grace of God go I and you. Thank God with all gratitude.
711 · Feb 2016
Bushido
James M Vines Feb 2016
Honor before all else, duty and obedience without question. Never strike in anger, always be dutiful to your master. Protect the weak and defenseless, in all things live as you believe. Your sword is part of you, an extension of yourself. Focus and harmony must be your creed. Nothing must distract you from the task set before you. Until your end, how ever it may come, you must live the code you have chosen to adapt as your way of life.
707 · Feb 2017
I want to be Harley Quinn
James M Vines Feb 2017
I want to live my life like the devil may care! I want to wear my clothes in a way that makes people stop and state. I want to get you excited just by casting an evil grin! Oh how I would love to be Harley Quinn!
707 · Jul 2016
Morning Shadows
James M Vines Jul 2016
Standing in the starlight looking into your eyes as they reflect the moon. Watching the horizon as the night fades. Dancing barefoot on the cool earth with you in my arms, I do not want the night to end. As the sun begins to break the veil of night, Shadows begin to fade into morning and your silhouette becomes mysterious and beautiful. I pull you close and look at your face as light and dark cast shades over you. The sun and the moon are in equilibrium and you and I are balanced and in love. I savor the moment as the shades of night fade and the mornings new light separates shadows from day.
705 · Sep 2015
Dinner Therapy
James M Vines Sep 2015
Kids in the kitchen, flour in my hair. Biscuits browning in the oven, and laughter everywhere. Cookie doe on the baking sheet being pressed into weird shapes only a kid can imagine. What looks like great confusion, is the closest thing to paradise this side of Heaven. When the mash potatoes are plated and the biscuits are golden brown. The table is quickly set and the family settles down. With folded hands we say grace and the eating begins. We quietly say please and thank you as the food is passed around. The clanking of forks and spoons is the only real sound. When all the plates are cleaned, the cookies are passed around and everyone gets a good laugh at the funny shapes that we have cooked. Then the table is cleared and it is time for sleep. Dinner has become a form of therapy to keep my sanity in a world gone utterly mad.
705 · Feb 2021
we repeat ourselves
James M Vines Feb 2021
we consider it a mystery why we repeat our history, we wonder why we often blunder and fail. The truth lies in our past, we fail to heed its warnings. We wake up only after disaster has struck us down. In the shambles of our tragedy, we bemoan and opine oh why weren't we warned. When the truth lays before us, it is our own arrogance that destroyed us, because we believed that we did not need to remember what history taught us.
705 · Apr 2016
The Walls Are Closing In
James M Vines Apr 2016
The room is getting smaller, I swear it is. I try to fit through the door, but I just can't squeeze through. Everything is shrinking or I'm getting bigger. I can't really decide which it is. I just know that everything is an inch closer than it was a few moments ago. I am fighting to keep hold on my sanity, but the walls are closing in on me.
702 · Mar 2016
Cajun Fire
James M Vines Mar 2016
Hair as dark as newly turned earth and the sass of an alligator. Barefoot she stands stirring a *** of Craw dad bisque. Working up a sweat making a meal for her man, she could charms the hiss out of a snake. Creole in her nature, with a touch of hot peppers, she has a flare for making a bow fiddle sing. She loves to dance from sunset to nearly dawn, give her a little moonshine and watch her spread her wings. All southern woman, a true swamp land child. A flame of Cajun fire that can only be loved but never tamed.
695 · Jun 2016
Birds On The Wind
James M Vines Jun 2016
Geese take flight at dawns first light. Falcons soar into the sun. The noble eagle ascends on the air currents that take the bird to the highest mountain peaks. A Red Tailed Hawk swoops down from a tree into a valley then back up again with it's prey. Magnificent creatures who master the wind and take flight at will. To stop and watch their beauty is to be lost and humbled. What wonder it is to see birds on the wind.
690 · Jan 2016
A New Day
James M Vines Jan 2016
The morning dew lays on the trees and ground in the cool air of a new day. My lungs are filled with the crisp cold as the sun begins to climb over the horizon. I listen to the world awake and begin to imagine the possibilities. What wonderful things can I bring to life today. Might I learn something new, could I make a new friend or make a difference in the life of another person. The possibilities that are before me are endless, but for a moment, I must simply stop and enjoy the purity of the unwritten pages of a new day.
684 · Aug 2015
Suicide
James M Vines Aug 2015
They say it doesn't hurt. They say it is over quickly. What if they are wrong. There are so many ways to do it, but what if I change my mind. I just want the pain to stop, I am dying inside. I have thought about it a lot but I am afraid. How will my family feel. What happens next, I am not really sure, then who is. If I go one more day will it get better. I don't know, I only know I want the pain to end. Will someone tell me does it really work, is it worth it. I am dying inside. Please I want to end it, but I am not sure. How do I do it, will I succeed or will I be left worse off than I am now. I am not sure, perhaps one more day and then I will try. I just want the pain to stop, I just want to sleep. I want to stop dying inside.
683 · Nov 2015
The Broken Marionette
James M Vines Nov 2015
A marionette had its strings cut. The puppet master could not use it anymore. It lay crumpled in a pile on a dusty and dark floor. How it longed to be upright again. It missed hearing the children laugh. It wanted to cry but no tears could come from dried wood. Time passed without measure and the Marionette lay forgotten, until one day by chance children came in to play. A young girl saw the dusty figure lying on the floor and picked it up, broken strings and all. She brought it out into the light, and saw its clothes were tattered and color was faded. She ask if she could play with it and the old master said she could take it away. With loving care and imagination, she tore the Marionette down to it's wood. She played with it as it was and not as it had been. While the once proud puppet no longer possessed its former self, it found more joy in its new form giving a child's imagination a place to exist and listening to the music of youthful laughter once again.
675 · May 2016
Embrace The Morning
James M Vines May 2016
As the sun rises and the world awakens, a host of new possibilities are realized. The night has passed and the weariness of yesterday has been shed. Tired eyes awaken to the sounds of life anew. The script has not been written as to what might occur. The day is a blank slate waiting for someone to set the scene. Embrace the morning and all of the promise that it brings.
674 · Nov 2016
You Are My Guiding Light
James M Vines Nov 2016
In my life your love is a comfort to me. Your gentle kindness gives me hope when my soul is troubled. You shine with the morning sun and your smile warms the day and wakes up the flowers of the garden. I know that I am a rough beast with many a burden to bear, but I can always return to safe haven in your loving arms. Even when the night is it's darkest, you are my guiding light and will give me a safe path home.
673 · Feb 2016
Visiting My Imagination
James M Vines Feb 2016
Pink elephants and unicorns, fluffy white clouds and bunny rabbits. Leprechauns, and goblins, talking owls and purple kangaroos. Oh what things you can imagine when you really want to. To stop a moment and see such things without taking a drink, is to remember childhood wonder. In an adult world where our focus is only on what is in front of us, taking a moment to see an old imaginary friend could be quiet a wonderful thing.
James M Vines Aug 2016
A poet of great passion, a savior who was passionate about his work. A song that lets it be, be still and know that he is God. A want for a revolution that is positively changing things, but no room for minds that hate, a new covenant to change the paradigm of salvation, and a savior who preaches peace and love. While each has a different take on life, amazing how much both seem to be in agreement.
670 · Sep 2015
What Is Love
James M Vines Sep 2015
What is love and who defines it. Is love an abstract thing or is it tangible? Is love an act of sacrifice or is it being understanding to another? Is love the act of sharing, or is it being graceful towards another? Is love between two people or can love be between a person and a thing? Who is to say what defines love? When two hearts embrace as poets might illustrate, is this the bonding of love, Does love defy the conventional concepts of limited time? Can it be eternal and transcendent? In truth no one person can say what love truly is, because it comes in so many manifestations. All that can be said for sure is that love can be recognized when one person sees it, because it elicits feelings and deep emotions that are of a positive nature which is the inverse of all things negative. So truly what is love>
668 · Jan 2016
Jailing America
James M Vines Jan 2016
Petty crimes have become felonies. Youth programs have been replaced with the jail house. God has been replaced with do what you feel. No one cares what happens to a generation lost. Drug addicts are warehoused in cell blocks, instead of being offered programs to get clean. Forgetting that some of our neighbors are human seems to be the grand scheme of things. There are those who will not change, but some can be saved. It is time to throw a lifeline to those who want out and time for us to stop throwing our children away. Return them to the knowledge of God and give them back some hope. Instead of jailing America, lets find a way to bring them home.
666 · Nov 2015
Planting A Garden
James M Vines Nov 2015
Till the soil and pull out the weeds. Sew the seeds and water them with care. Watch dutifully and see the sprouts begin to grow. Feed the young chutes with love and prune back the leaves. Let each one rise to the sun and form a blossom. Watch as the flower comes into full bloom in many colors of all hues and types. This is how to plant a garden of humanity where all flowers are welcome and grow in harmony with one another.
662 · Aug 2016
Where Can I Find God
James M Vines Aug 2016
I went to a grand Cathedral and heard eloquent words spoken. I walked down the street and saw a man with a bible preaching. I went to a homeless shelter and saw a man praying thankfully that he had soup to eat. I walked to the seashore and watched the sunset. I then sat upon a rock and thought about it a long time. I then decided where God is not. God is not in the building, or in the sermon that is preached. God is not in the homeless shelter or the food that we must eat. God is not in the sunset or in the warm ocean breeze. God lives most of all with in you and me.
The Lords Spirit is where he is welcome and we are the temple where in he wishes to dwell.
660 · Jan 2019
poetry post
James M Vines Jan 2019
Jonathan Campbell  1d
I was wondering if you would be interested in this project im starting up. I wanna post spoken word poetry audio on sound cloud and youube. non profit just for the artists
655 · Mar 2016
When In Doubt
James M Vines Mar 2016
When in doubt pray. When you are unsure pray. When all things make no sense pray. When the mountain seems to high pray. In all things be prayerful. In all things be thankful. In all matters pray for guidance. When in doubt just pray. What can it hurt?
651 · Apr 2016
Be Who You Are
James M Vines Apr 2016
Do not hide in the shadows, step into the light. Do not be ashamed of who you are. Be the person you want others to see. Show kindness and love even if you are hated. Stand with grace in the wake of persecution. Be faithful to your ideals, even if others don't like your point of view. Never compromise what you are, be true to yourself. Hold on to those who love you and strengthen those bonds. They will serve you well in the life you choose to live. Always be selfless when you have something to give. Show others what they are missing because the will not see the true you. Just remember to be who you are in what ever you choose to do.
649 · Oct 2015
Vulgar
James M Vines Oct 2015
It is repugnant, it is unconventional, it is unseemly, so say the critics and the self righteous. The action is unholy, it defies social norms, what ever it is at the time. Vulgarity, need not be contrived to be offensive, it only need go against the sensibilities of societies wishes. ******, to one is art to another it is *******, all in good conscience. One man wears a fine suit and another a **** cloth and sandals, who is to be called holy. In one time robes and skirts make a man, in another they are for those of less than manly stature. All things can be ******, it is simply what personal perspective is at the time.
648 · Aug 2016
The Scarecrow
James M Vines Aug 2016
A straw man hanging on a stick, blowing ragged in the wind. A straw hat and torn jeans with a shirt full of dried grass. A smile painted on your face with buttons for eyes, not much to look at it would seem. You sit idly and watch the corn grow, hopefully scaring away a few old crows. As much as many might scorn you, you are good at one thing. When I want to talk you always listen and never ever complain. So I think of you often as the winter comes and you hang around in the cold and the snow. When I feel really lonely and need someone to listen, I know just where to go.
646 · Apr 2015
Hopelessness
James M Vines Apr 2015
I sit in the corner of my bed room, my stomach aches because I haven't eaten. I want to go out and play, but mommy says it is not safe. I see the light coming through my window and listen to the cars passing by. I hear my mommie crying in her room and I do not know why. My clothes are laid out for school tomorrow they are a bit torn and wrinkled. The other kids make fun of me, but I do not know what to say to them. I want to go to school so bad, it is where I get to eat. I lay down on the cold floor in the corner and try to quietly cry myself to sleep. Every day I pass tall shining buildings and I dream that someday I can visit one of them and see what it is like to live inside, but for now I know only hunger and the sound of my mommies tears. I wonder if anyone out there can hear her cry or if anyone even really cares.
644 · Nov 2017
The Tattooed Girl
James M Vines Nov 2017
A Rose sits high on her breast and a snake slithers up her thigh! She has a heart tattooed on her arm and an evil smile on her lips. In the small of her back the dark wings can take you on a trip. A vine swirls around her ankle with the names of those she holds dear. She has forever yours tattooed just below her ear. She walks casually by and gives you a longing stare. Her wrist has the words Devil May Care. She has long blood Red nails and on her fingers she has love and hate. She loves to make your girlfriend jealous, she is the woman they will love to hate. Across her slender stomach she has no inhibitions tattooed colorful and clear. She has wanton sinner tattooed on her inner thigh. If you see what is next then it is obvious you are her kind of guy. So if you want to get lost in lust, just let her catch your eye. You will follow the map of ink to sinful pleasure and she will rock your world. Be wary of the danger of the tattooed girl.
643 · Jul 2016
My Greatest Strength
James M Vines Jul 2016
Being able to bend iron is impressive, but it is not my greatest strength. The ability to be humble is what really strengthens me. To be a servant to those who are in need. To wash the feet of a beggar that is strength indeed. So when someone say I can lift half a ton, would they stand firm in the face of poverty and want, or would they turn and run?
642 · Jul 2017
My Scars Define Me
James M Vines Jul 2017
From bruised knees to a broken heart I am covered in the scars that life has left upon me. Some are visible and some are not, but all show who I am. The scars show that I have been foolish and they show that I have courage. They show that I can love and know loss. The scars mark the healed wounds of a life's journey that I am still undertaking. Before the end comes I will face more difficulties and hardships, but with each new experience and each new scar, I grow as a person to become what I am destine to be. So when you see the scars upon my body, do not feel sad for me, for it is my scars that define me.
641 · Jul 2016
The July Sun
James M Vines Jul 2016
Working in a field collecting bails of dried grass. Toiling for my daily bread. I watched as others lay around in the shade, onward I walked eating dust and dried grass. Under the July sun, I burned and wanted for more. I longed to be free from my labors and to be at ease as others were, but my task master would not relent upon me. Trying to teach me a lesson, that it took many years to learn, I now see the truth in hard work that was my fate. While others were not expected to labor, my father demanded accountability. Under the July sun, I was tempered by a fire, that made me able to enjoy the fruits of hard work in latter years.
638 · Mar 2017
I Will Not Fear Tomorrow
James M Vines Mar 2017
Yesterday is a distant memory and today is still not determined. What lies over the horizon is unsure to the mortal mind, but I will not despair or fear. I already know what the future holds I know how it all will end. I know the final story, I know who has written it in. So I will step into the new day without any fear, for the one who knows all things is always very near.
638 · Nov 2015
Le Massacre
James M Vines Nov 2015
Le massacre, les corps partout. Le sang innocent déversé au nom d'un idéal.
Le massacre, les corps partout. Le sang innocent déversé au nom d'un idéal.
Avec lequel les négociants de mort ont acheté le droit de mettre fin aux vies de la cause rationnelle ? Qui ne suppliera pas pour leur génération, les vies perdues pour détester ? Avec le sang les mains tachées, les tyrans ont attaqué le coeur de liberté. Maintenant ils doivent payer le cherché à un prix à exact.
Pour leurs actions il ne peut y avoir aucune justice, seulement le châtiment! Permettez-y d'être espéré qu'à la fin, une leçon sera apprise par tous, pour que nous ne puissions pas répéter cette faute à une fin si tragique.
635 · Apr 2016
Riding The Surf
James M Vines Apr 2016
Just before sunrise beyond the sandy beaches of a never ending shore. I put out on a board and listen to the waves churn about me. I go out to the point where the horizon seems to join the sun. I turn my board towards the land and sit quietly and wait. Gulls fly overhead as I sit surrounded by others like myself, yet I am still alone. In one instance, the ocean begins to rise up. I paddle forward into the morning spray. The wave catches me and takes me forward. I am caught in the first curl of the day, as I try to become the master of myself while embracing the power of an ocean wave. I let it carry me and simply guide my board on the path it sets. Until the breaker subsides and I float into calmer waters. I settle into a lull and catch my breath, as I come off of an emotional high. Then I draw together my strength, and turn my board once more to the horizon, hoping to catch another wave before the day comes to an end.
635 · Feb 2017
Consider Me Not
James M Vines Feb 2017
When you see me do good, do not praise me. When you see me reach out to a friend in need, do not reward me. When you watch my life and see the things I do, do not honor me. Consider me not but to God give the glory, for what am I without him.
633 · Jul 2017
How to Love a Woman?
James M Vines Jul 2017
When loving a woman there are things that you must understand. She is like a flower one moment and the weather the next. You must sometimes treat her delicately and others be prepared to weather the storm. You must know how to listen and not speak. You must nurture her and be strong for her for she will need both of these things. You must know when to let her go and when to embrace her. A woman is a mystery that creation made and no man will ever truly understand. You can only give her love and patients and sometimes that may just be enough, but does anyone truly know how to fully love a woman?
631 · Nov 2015
Give Me Your Sorrow
James M Vines Nov 2015
Let me wipe away your tears and give you my smile. I will take away your pain, if only for a while. Let me bear you on my shoulders, let me carry your load. Give me your burdens as we walk along. I will share with you my hope, you can share with me your suffering. We can make a meal and talk about many different things. I will open to you my heart if you will give me a little trust. We can start a bond of friendship right here. Allow me to take your hand and help you through tomorrow. Please confide in me and give me your sorrow.
629 · Jun 2016
I Am A Vine
James M Vines Jun 2016
I am a plant that has many branches. I stretch out in life to touch others like a running vine . If I bare good fruit, then many can benefit from my efforts. If I bare bad fruit, then no one can partake of my success. So it is better to bring forth good things that others may prosper and plant seeds of success themselves, thus becoming a vine of humanity stretching out and covering the earth with kindness and mercy.
628 · Feb 2016
Teaching Ignorance
James M Vines Feb 2016
You are better than them, they should give you their stuff. They talk in a funny, I am prettier than you . You are fat and I am skinny. I don't like your clothes. The examples we set show our children things they should not see. Thus the education of ignorance is fomented.
627 · Feb 2017
When Tears Become Rain
James M Vines Feb 2017
Anguish fills the heart and love is broken into pieces. The eyes glaze over and the tears flow freely. The ground is covered with the salty remnants of a broken heart as it grieves for the love that has been ripped away. Not all things are of human doing, sometimes the fates are cruel. In the instances when love is suddenly lost, the bereaved can only mourn what might have been and let tears fall until they become upon the ground like the rain of a cold and lonely day.
623 · Aug 2015
How Much Is Enough
James M Vines Aug 2015
Standing in towers of glass and steel people survey the land beneath them. Admiring what their wealth has bought them, the see a serene picture from above the clouds. While in streets below and across rivers and oceans, armies wage war. Some wars are fought with guns, others are fought with books and still others are fought with vaccines. While a select few rise to prominence and power, most struggle to have their daily bread. Some obtain wealth beyond measure surrounded by rivers of jewels and gold. While others languish and starve. For those who amass the resources life is comfort and ease, for others it is a struggle to live. How much is enough for one person before they are willing to give back and help another?
622 · May 2016
Mortality
James M Vines May 2016
Life is a fine thread that we pull taught then loosen. It strains and releases given to our circumstance. If we pull too tight, it will snap, if we let it go too loose, then it will tangle and we will get caught in one place. The twine must spin and flow not going to much to one way or the other. A balance must be maintained, for we are never sure of our own mortality or when it might come to an end.
621 · May 2016
The Old Rocking Chair
James M Vines May 2016
On the porch of a weather worn house, sits a creak old rocking chair. It moves slightly when a good breeze blows and you can hear it speaking ever so slowly. It tells a tell of aged grand parents rocking a new born babe. It tells of many a night spent staring at the stars, while holding someone you love close. The chair is a silent witness to many a times that have gone by. For the good or the bad, it is a place still that brings me home and reminds me of what home is to me.
617 · Sep 2015
Gator Girl
James M Vines Sep 2015
Raised in the Everglades, with hair as wild as the Spanish Moss, she rides an airboat just like she was born on it. Sliding through the tall grass into the bog, chasing Alligators with a gun and a dog. All of the boys would like to tame her, but she is the apple of her daddy's eye. She likes to wrestle Alligators and drinks like one of the guys. With a lever action rifle she gets up before the sun. She has gators to catch before she can have any fun. So with all of her tags filled, she runs her boat on a sand bar, fires off a shot to open a can of beer, and with the sun setting she yells the party starts right here.
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