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 Sep 2016 fm
Traveler
FORGIVENESS
 Sep 2016 fm
Traveler
He hugged me
Tears running down his face
I felt him shudder
For the whole human race

Just who condemned him
Has always been clear
The righteous
The believers
The possessors
Of fear

Yet sympathy
I felt
For the Devil
Himself
Because forgiveness
   Runs through my veins...
Traveler Tim

We pay our debt sometimes.
 Sep 2016 fm
Nikita Vyas
"She smiled beautifully,
Her lips trembling,
Her heart pounded,
Several thoughts blooming in,
Her moment of pride,
The achievement she yearns,
Stands before her,
Awaiting for her turn,
She takes a step,
Very slowly,
Oblivious to treacherous comments,
holding her prize high,
Her eyes glowing with joy,
The voices don't matter,
The comments don't affect anymore,
She proves to herself,
And that is all that matters!"
 Sep 2016 fm
Maya Angelou
A Conceit
 Sep 2016 fm
Maya Angelou
Give me your hand

Make room for me
to lead and follow
you
beyond this rage of poetry.

Let others have
the privacy of
touching words
and love of loss
of love.

For me
Give me your hand.
 Sep 2016 fm
Maya Angelou
Insomniac
 Sep 2016 fm
Maya Angelou
There are some nights when
sleep plays coy,
aloof and disdainful.
And all the wiles
that I employ to win
its service to my side
are useless as wounded pride,
and much more painful.
 Sep 2016 fm
Maya Angelou
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my *******,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.
 Sep 2016 fm
Carolyne McNabb
Let Me
 Sep 2016 fm
Carolyne McNabb
I told you that I was born to fly.
You said "Let me be your wings."

I told you that I'm broken inside.
You said "Come to me for healing."

I told you that my walls are built too high.
You said "Let me climb over, please."

I told you that I'm lost and I cry.
You said "Let me dry your tears and guide you from suffering."

I told you that I hate being surprised.
You said "Let me prove my love won't change for anything."

I told you that I need you in my life.
You said "Let me be your everything."

I told you that I love you.
You said "Together and forever in love,
let us be."
 Sep 2016 fm
preservationman
It was 15 years ago today
September 11, 2001 being the day
World Trade Towers had two uninvited guest
It was devastation terrorist being their request
Total lives all caught off guard
Commotion into confusion
Heritage becoming a legacy
The everlasting thought, “Let us never forget”
Yet the emptiness having plenty of regret
Sunny skies with questionable hearts
Souls that were risen up
Today being always reflect
Remembering the moments
Reflecting on the seconds
The aftermath being a chapter of ******
Souls of enduring love in always be encouraged
It’s a new day with the warmth of sunshine
Determination has built a new world trade
The sun still shines, and there is no fade
Soul’s look down
The living has eyes in looking up
A missing heart in knowing where the tears fall
Not a day goes by I hear the fallen call
But it is inspiration for all
My own name could have been read from the fallen list
No time to even give that last time a final kiss
Yet live we must and having Faith in trust
Rise and stand
Observe Heaven’s watch
External with deep thoughts in remembering
Our tomorrow has made us wise
Rise up, rise up and continue to rise up my children
You have living to do, but don’t ever give up.
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