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Jul 2013 Ruth

Cancer

Jul 2013 Ruth

Austine

Cancer

I remember when we had so much in common,
When I was innocent and you were lonely,
You said angry but we both know
You were just alone.

You said I saved you,
But I was just your cancer.

You smoke so much,
You care so little,
You live to take the pain I gave you
And exploit me.

I said you saved me,
But you are just a cancer.

You must forget that I hurt too,
That when you strip me down
And put me on display
I see my shame too.

We don’t believe in being saved,
Eventually we are all eaten by cancer.

Jun 2013 Ruth

Incidentally

Jun 2013 Ruth

AJ

Incidentally

I got lost today.
I didn't mind one bit.
I wasn't late for anything,
And I had plenty of gas in my tank.
It felt good to wander around.
To have no cell service.
No one knows where I am,
Not even me.

Jun 2013 Ruth

The Day My Heart Fell

Jun 2013 Ruth

Kevin Rose

The Day My Heart Fell

Since I could remember
My heart has balanced
Along such a thin line
Of right and wrong
Love and hate.
The line already stretched
To the extremes.
Taught with fear and uncertainty.

Tension reached its maximum
When that day came 'round.
Ever since that day
When I learned the truth.
The day my eyes were forcefully
Peeled open by dull razors.
That day the line faded
And the tight rope snapped.

With no line to follow
My heart fell.
Now concussed,
Delirious and confused.
My heart wanders between worlds.
Never certain of who it is
Where it was or
How it should be.

-Kevin Robert Rose

Jun 2013 Ruth

Who Am I?

Jun 2013 Ruth

Carl Sandburg

Who Am I?

My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of
     universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I
     reach my hands and play with pebbles of
     destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs
     reading "Keep Off."

My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive
     in the universe.

Jun 2013 Ruth

Tears Of Heaven

Jun 2013 Ruth

EDWARD PEREZ

Tears Of Heaven

Tears of Heaven:
These fallen times
I see men women and children combine.
In homes for the elderly together they thrive.
Back to what God provides.
The want is laid to rest
While the need simply profess.
Family starts to grow
Back onto the vine they go.
By an invisible hand that’s sure and divine
Their will – is set aside.
Lovers leave lovers in dreams that form
From the world and all that’s adorned.
If not these obscure lies
Would they simply fly?
The wicked know not why they stumble
Until they know Christ that is humble.
To love one is to honor the God within.
Not to play on the playground of sin.
Not to break the heart of God that’s within.
To know your soul you must break free
Speak no evil and give endlessly
Fight the good fight and be bold!
For no one stands against you when God has you in his fold.
Copyright 2013 Edward Perez

Jun 2013 Ruth

My Destiny

Jun 2013 Ruth

Silvana Romero

My Destiny

You seem to be fading away from my life
Please don't go
Please don't leave me alone to drown in this dark abyss

But then I see a light
And following that, more lights
Those lights are glimmers of joy in my friends' eyes.
Lights that help me see that this dark abyss is filled with life

Beautiful evergreens never to die,
Grass as green as emeralds,
A clear sky filled with hope and joy,
And a bright sun that sustains life.

But as stars explode and die,
The glimmer of eyes begin to fade
All who once surrounded me are turning and leaving
I cry "Don't leave me!!" but none can hear
Although I plead and plead,
There is no change
"This suffocating lonliness.... Don't let it envelope me!"
But all are gone now

The evergreens become surrowfull, lifeless willows
The grass turns to ash
The sky is now gray with despair
The sun vanishes from sight,
Leaving everything to die
Just as all others did to me

I guess this is my destiny.

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