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748 · Jun 2013
Mental Smoke
Poetry by MAN Jun 2013
I used to laugh out loud but today my soul began to cry
My heart grew roots into the earth so dry
How do I tame this swirling storm?
Its battering my mind until it's torn
How do I fix it?  Is it even broke?
Are my words just my mental smoke?
From my innards as they burn
In the ashes is where I learn
Who I am and what I've become
Could I really be the one true ONE?!?
"TRUE"
I've never known..
Love for me has always been like a stone
Hard and cold my warmth never felt
I do my duties like no one else
Then again....maybe I don't
I'm suffocating from all my mental smoke
It's in me...like a treasure to find
Nobody has ever had the right mind
One choice
To live my life
Reality is cold and cuts like a knife
So I slumber
Escape to a fantasy
A role playing world where I display my mastery
Of my emotions
Let them live free
For that is who I am and what I'm destined to be....
6-20-13 M.A.N
747 · Jun 2013
Our Greatest Sin
Poetry by MAN Jun 2013
Guard your heart always but let your emotions play
Reveal your mind but don't let it slip away
Happiness is a goal dreamers want to obtain
Misery is reality for those who believe it can be sustained
Fleeting emotions becoming one with the wind
Never knowing ourselves is our greatest sin
We seek what we feel not knowing the way
For an emotional treasure will be revealed one day.
6-23-13 M.A.N edit 7-5-13
746 · Dec 2020
I..
Poetry by MAN Dec 2020
I..
I live
Much more I have to give
I write
To set imagination aflight
I feel
A hunger but not for meal
I need
Failures to succeed
I'm still around love y'all!!!
728 · Dec 2013
Mine
Poetry by MAN Dec 2013
It's normal to want to begin again
To deny ourselves love is the greatest sin
A heart needs blood to keep it alive
It also needs love to hit its stride
Guard from thieves who want to steal your precious prize
They'll betray and lie to you as they look into your eyes
Listen to your heart for it will sing to the one
A melody so beautiful like the setting sun
Alas I say this with a tortured mind
For the feelings I have can't be defined
In another place and another time
Deep in my soul I wish you were mine....
12-17-13 M.A.N
723 · Jul 2013
Rated X
Poetry by MAN Jul 2013
This poem is Rated X
Designed to test this website, not filled with ***
Your probably wondering what will come next
A look on a moderators face as he or she becomes perplexed
Something about me loves having fun
Which is probably why I'm on this poetry run..
Traditional...I don't have a clue
Never studied poetry or went to school
All I know words keep burning up my mind
So I arrange them and focus them through my rhyme
Giving a fellow human something to read
Not done for money but done for a need
What else can I give if I can't give joy
Would you rather me be a monster who lives to destroy?
Mischievous me wanted to write a poem using the word ***!
Which is why I call this poem "Rated X"
7-6-13 M.A.N I see just using the word *** qualifies a poem to be explicit. I will keep that in mind for future reference.
721 · Mar 2014
Spiritual Flow
Poetry by MAN Mar 2014
From the depths of emotion we can grow
when you have an introduction to your soul
Searching for truth finding ones destiny
Seeking enlightenment..Seems like life is always testing me
Religions..Fables..Books to fill your coffee table
We feed our minds so we can be stable
A seed must be planted and tended to grow
Bearing fruit of knowledge from ones soul
Replenishing with care the soil of our mind
Removing the weeds of doubt when we find
Everlasting peace...Will  violence ever cease?
Living in a bubble watching hatred increase
War a machine watch it on your TV screen
Looks like a dream or nightmare as they scream
Bombs explode creating destruction and fear
War doesn't care about a number or year
Politicians lie while children die
Leaving a Mother and a Father to wonder why
Sacrifice a tragedy...without meaning
If no one recognizes the blood that is streaming
Stories never told..knowledge forever lost
Doom to repeat..we pay the ultimate cost
Division in our minds continues to grow
Humanity needs to find its Spiritual flow...
M.A.N 3-15-14
716 · Jul 2013
Reflect
Poetry by MAN Jul 2013
I reflect what I get
In life like respect
To give it all back without breaking a sweat
We are all part of one another
You are my sister
You are my brother
I reject any notion we can't get it together
Life can be demanding
Only through peace and understanding
Many things we can correct
Nothing is perfect take notice and interject
Use our minds not to hate
But to always reflect...
9-24-13 M.A.N
704 · Jan 2014
Two Hearts
Poetry by MAN Jan 2014
I see it something in your eyes
It makes my heart drop its disguise
Its as if my soul was lost at sea
Your sirens song began guiding me
Through all my doubts and mental storms
You repair my heart where it was was torn
As your song plays in my mind our souls become the infinity sign
Two hearts at play our spirits blend for us there is no beginning or an end....
1-10-14
697 · Oct 2013
Together
Poetry by MAN Oct 2013
We are special
We are one
We will rise like the sun
On our journey to slay the beast
We will prevail and find our peace
Casualties suffered along the way
Our sacrifices will always stay
Imbedded in our hearts and minds
No limit to how high we can climb
Our world is large we are small
Negativity and hate in us all
I’m not holy but I have faith
Victory we all will taste
What is this M.A.N trying to say?
TOGETHER we will find our way
M.A.N 10-30-13
681 · Jun 2013
Who I am Online..
Poetry by MAN Jun 2013
I'm named after a machine and this great country I've seen
I'm Smooth and Mechanical in my daily routine
TVNation..is who I am online
Mostly at work when I past my time
An avatar worn like a shield for my heart
Where there is no ends but a million starts
Who is this TVNation are eyes capable to see?
My status gets updated when I log into Internet--ternity...
Click left, click right next thing your clicking all night...
Spirits gets battered in a cyberspace fight
It's only the beginning cause I see no end
As time moves on we all begin to blend
We become one under a Internet sun...
Not everything did has already been done...
Internet time never pays you no mind
It's something that you and I can not define
Together lets discover a universe anew
TVNation is happy to walk this path with you...
Rev. 6-23-13 M.A.N
676 · Jun 2013
Lost :(
Poetry by MAN Jun 2013
Oh my lord, oh my gosh
The poem I was writing just got lost
It was a masterpiece, now it's gone
I feel forever I will sing this song
I was trying to hit save
I slipped and hit delete
My time was wasted it tastes so bittersweet...
Will it come back?
Where did it go?
Now I've lost my poets flow
****!
There's gotta be some clever way to let everybody know
That....
Oh my lord
oh my gosh
The poem I was writing just got lost
I'm ******.. ;(
6-15-13 M.A.N  I began writing poetry in June I write everything on an Ipad which is a pain because if your hand brushes the wrong button your material can get lost!!!!
675 · Aug 2013
Love So True
Poetry by MAN Aug 2013
How can love be so true?
Its in my every atom and everything I do
Love to me never had a real meaning
My hearts on fire, my body is steaming
Emotion given birth from deep within
I feel as if I'm committing my greatest sin
Life is fast we have to find our moments in time
We must explore the treasures that we find
Eloquence, beauty a soul so unique
An illusion of thought mental hide and seek
We burst in flames from our passion and desire
Fantasies fulfilled satisfying inner fire
For in this big world there is only one me and you
Whatever it takes for a love so true...
8-2-13 M.A.N I wrote 2 versions of this poem the other is more of me asking questions this one is more realizing I struggle on doing a edit until I post then I find multiple flaws which I try to correct on the spot I've already done about 5 edits since post I think that should be it for now..
655 · Feb 2014
Starry You
Poetry by MAN Feb 2014
Shimmering stars in the night
Darkness comes but it's alright
Our nature is so black and white
Just one of the battles we must fight
Searching deep in our soul
Finding ways to gain control
Depression comes creeping slow
Swinging high then goes low
Too many days I wanna die
Hopelessness has me wondering why
Tears I do not wish to cry
Put up a front and continue to try
To stop the pain so I cut
Watch the blood boil up
Now you see my mental scars
On my flesh and in my heart
Exposing who I am
A vessel trying to understand
What's my mission?
Why do I feel?
Am I the only one who is real?
So much fake how can one trust
Relationships made of dust
They will come and they will go
Leave their notches on our soul
Always searching for something true
To light the darkness..My Starry You..
M.A.N 2-9-14
613 · Jul 2013
Old Soul
Poetry by MAN Jul 2013
What is a soul?
Is it ever seen?
Is there a soul making machine?
Where do they go when released?
Does it rest in everlasting peace?
All these questions we do ask
As we set upon a wanderers path
Seeking answers where do they lie
No one knows but we still try
To understand what's not understood
To take the bad and make it good
To have no regrets only what we've learned
Every war scar we wear we have earned
New days come and continue to pass
Never slowing down moving too fast
Putting it all together emotions living as one
This of course is not easily done
Answered questions that were never asked
Brings peace but peace does not last
Overcoming life's every struggle
In the process we learn to juggle
We are the questions and life is the answer
Our souls become our private dancer
When you leave where will you go?
That is something we will never know
Its OK you'll find your place
In another body with a brand new face
Together we helped each other grow
Becoming one with this old soul.
7-18-13 M.A.N I flubbed the ending I'm awful with ending and titling poems my mind will just ramble if I don't wrap it up I have retitled poems in the past and it made a big difference for some strange reason. I adjusted ending I hope it flows better....
591 · Jan 2014
Open up
Poetry by MAN Jan 2014
I never allow myself to open up...
Emotions flow but always get stuck
What is this fire burning inside of me?
I'll let it burn so all can see
With the ashes I write these lines
As if I'm confessing to all my crimes
Lock me up for being who I am
A recovering fool trying to understand
Where am I supposed to be?
Should I set roots and grow like a tree?
Cocoon in life's womb butterfly and take flight
The fire in my soul has given me sight
What I've learned and come to understand
Has made me evolve into who I am
Poetry my water my soul be the cup
Pouring from my mind as I open up
M.A.N 1-2-14
581 · Jun 2013
Without a Care..
Poetry by MAN Jun 2013
My heart sings a lullaby and rocks me gently to sleep
My mind fills with darkness as I fall into chasm so deep
My eyes open but there is nothing there  
My soul spills out through my words without a care......
6-16-13 M.A.N
580 · Feb 2014
Poetic Fire
Poetry by MAN Feb 2014
Raindrops falling on a rainy day
So many lines have become cliche
Create something that is new
Labeled weird oh he is just a fool
Writing all those silly lines
Emotions found so I find
A way to express my soul
An infinite imagination continues to grow
Escape as if I am bound
To a world without sound
Only words there to read
That is where I plant my seed
Watch it sprout from the earth
My desire grows and gives birth
Bearing fruit so I feed
I'm hungry and I feel the need
To reach out with my human hand
Feel my spirit and you will understand
My love is the volume it can go higher
Fueled by flames from my Poetic Fire....
M.A.N 2-6-14
570 · Dec 2013
Song
Poetry by MAN Dec 2013
In us all there is a Song to be sung
A medley of our failures and battles won
Where we begin
Where we end
In between
Where our songs all blend
A chorus of memories each note written through time
Creating one's masterpiece of rhythm and rhyme
Some are short
Some are long
From our hearts we all sing our Song..
M.A.N 12-5-13
568 · Oct 2013
Nature's Flow
Poetry by MAN Oct 2013
Cycles of life wondrous in your flow
Nature is a rhythm that forever will just go
Bringing your beauty since the beginning of time
Repeating patterns to which reality is defined
Seasons arrive passengers on the wind
Eager to flourish and begin again
540 · Oct 2013
Wash Away
Poetry by MAN Oct 2013
Wash away all the misery and pain
What is left is an emotional stain
You cannot see it but it is there
Memories floating in the air
Keep the good, not the bad
Cry tears of joy, not the sad
You will shine each passing day
Like a shower let it wash away
511 · Jul 2013
The Fool
Poetry by MAN Jul 2013
Once again I play the fool
But that is OK it is what I do
Build a fantasy world in my mind
My heart exposed the whole time
Silly me filling up with pain
At least I get stronger from what I gain
Playing Mr. Know It All
Rising up fast just to fall
I find myself to be my greatest foe
It is so unfair yes I know
My inner battle between evil and good
I know who I am and what I should
Be grateful for the treasures that I find
Store the good memories in my mind
I am a living machine fueled by hope
Choking on all my mental smoke
Maybe in some other place or time
Our souls in passing will become entwine
Doesn't matter nor do I care
For if you need me I will be there..
7-20-13 M.A.N
484 · Jul 2013
Mother(poem for my Mom)
Poetry by MAN Jul 2013
I remember the moment I learned we die
I was a young , I screamed out, WHY!!
I looked to see if I was on Death's path
listened to see if I could hear Death's laugh
Frantic I found myself in my mothers arms
Embraced by all her motherly charms
Held me close, wiped my face
My mouth was salty from the tears I taste
Calmed me down with her tender love
Comfort felt like a hand in glove
She told me son you gotta live....
You are special You have so much to give.
Rocking my soul gently to sleep
Aware now of deaths slow creep
Fading I fall into dreamland
Where once again I took my mothers hand
Mommy I love you this poem is for you
Can never change what we went through
Time will pass my love won't change
Everything around it I will rearrange
To see you in pain cuts me like a knife
To ease your suffering I would give my life.
7-6-13 M.A.N
472 · Jul 7
See The Moon
See the moon in all its glory
Underneath unfolds this story
Milky thighs mane of red
Aroused only word needs to be said
See the wise in devilish eyes
Touch me..feel this demon rise
Tasting lips twisting tongues
Between your legs a river runs
Nature brings out the beast
Adventure when our bodies feast
Tribal drum creates the beat
Sacred ancient ritual complete
Hold my hand enter my mind
Energy increases as we climb
What we become can't be defined
I am yours you are mine...
Unconditional union within an illusion
In each others presence we are the solution
Spells unleashed motion is magic
Collide connect chemistry *******
Transmit love vibes from the static
Tantra poses muscles spastic
More than a dream is our scene
Share with you my primal scream
Words I write to make you swoon
Waxing..Waning like the moon
In your presence hear me croon
From my heart this melodic tune...
Cleaning out my drafts folder..
124 · Jul 7
Open
Feel me open
Bodies smoking
Highs in hoping
Keeps us toking
Ego stroking
Mental chicken choking
Limit broken
Receive a token
Attention paid
Moments played
Too long we stayed
Cherish memories made
In daily churn
Through work we earn
Time will turn
What did we learn?
Ask yourself..What is true?
Birth..Death we all go through
Break out cocoon become anew
Feel the open connect to you
I'm open...

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