YOU
Ignore the weeping wounded
As they wallow in the mire

YOU
Fear contamination
Of your heart's desire

Kudos
Respect
Acceptance

YOUR
Palatable poison of the day

Knock
Knock
Knock

"Have you seen my courage?"
"Is it coming out to play?"

"Not today *Poet
For your words are all but dead
Maybe ...
Next time
Stick to your principles
Instead of rolling over .... playing dead!"

"You have a voice
Use it
Stand tall
Walk tall
Walk proud
Believe what
YOU
Believe in

Not the needs of this faux crowd!

"I thought you were a Warrior
A God amongst mere men
But ...
When the push
Came to
The shove

YOU

YOU

Divorced yourself from Zen

"So here is my dilemma
The knot tight inside my soul
Was this just a one off?
Or will
YOU
Always roll

Always roll on with the 'in crowd'
Irrespective of the
THOUGHT
Or will

YOU

Stand by .... what you believe in?
Stand by .... what you've been taught?"

"Fakes & Phonies
Two a penny
Cut no ice with me
But ...
For the record
I will state
My name is
MARIE-LOUISE
Bathsheba was just a bit of fun
It held me in good stead
But now ...
I feel the time is right
To lie her down to bed"

"And as I lay her down to sleep
Silently close the door
I know she was a lot of things

But never a poet *****!

She always held her principles
In highest of esteem
She was an individual
But still part of the team
Can you my friend
Say the same
With your hand held on your heart
Or will

YOU

Stick your head in the sand
then try to pass it of
as

*ABSTRACT ART!

Nothing ever lasts forever, the best
of life's treasures, have a way in
disappearing in some way or another
maybe just a blink of the eye, or a
daydream controlling your logic.

The things you don't care about,
last forever, they have a way to
fervently staying around irritating
and never leaving.

Thinking positive is the best of
medicine, no confusion no
thoughts of anger, no dangerous
images focusing on the mind that
is negative.

Everything we have, lost, or won
are many of our dreams, broken
ambitions, disappear in our thoughts
and imaginations.

Everything we ever had, and loved, appears
to float away, with much sacrifice we have
achieved, goals of that impossible
dream, flying away without a second
how we thought we could accomplish
this task we wanted so quickly turning
bitter-sweet at the end of clutter and
disconnection!

We take much bad with the good only
to hurt so much, having something
we loved and lost like a snap of the finger
leaving those dead leaves of autumn blowing
in memories of once upon a time.

The roses are always beautiful
when first opened, but after
the pedals start to fall, they are
throw away, this is the way
life is, you live it when it is
beautiful, taking everything
for granted till one day, all that
you loved, turns away from
your torn thoughts, and you leave
all familiar surroundings behind
without a tear.

Breathe in the sweetness,
live to the fullest, you'll find
that the most important things
never disappear, only hide
away till they're ready to be
appreciated.


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Copyright © Derena Bree | Year Posted 2024

she’s everything i am,
and everything i could be
she gets tired and lonesome,
and she’s suffered for me

she’s strong and capable,
and someone i look up to
her unconditional love is powerful,
and she’s lessened every pain i’ve gone through

time after time again,
she’s forgiven my selfish ways
because she has always been a part of me,
and she’s always here to stay

I grew up weak,
And I grew up slow.
No Indiana nights.
With Indiana boys.
We did it during the day back then.
behind the shed
in florida