#abide
This heart makes room
for those without place
find a chair
a bed
some peace
some space
my heart’s your home
make it sweet
inside my heart
not at my feet
This heart makes room
come and hide
at the heart of my soul
not by my side
my heart is warm
a fireplace
come abide in me
beneath my gaze
it’s quiet here
within my chest
come now
come sleep
find your rest
May 27, 2025
May 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM UTC
Abide in me oh Lord
Cause my soul to reawaken to Your beauty
That I may rejoice in who you are
Abide oh Lord that I may see beyond this moment
Living in Your presence
Abide in me oh Lord that I may shine
Amongst men yet not as l
Oh You beloved abide in me that I may be sheltered under Your wings.
Dec 9, 2022
Dec 9, 2022 at 11:52 AM UTC
You in your wait,
me and in mine,
we've brought to a halt
our whole LIFE for awhile
your garden sprouted new seeds
I don't want to live nor die
without you
You've gone willow on me
I blame only me
Hear my plee and re-appear
bless me ágain babe
Pick me up from this dessert land
where only evil passes by to steal
my last portion of bread.
my last earned dime.
I am homeless near your
gold mine and frozen wind
turbines
in your power bless me.
Please fortune maker
build me an abode.
Save me from this homeless
exiled purgatory.
I've paid for my mistakes
I am only human spare me.
~~~~~~~~~~
Karijinbba
Nov 20, 2021
Nov 20, 2021 at 1:06 PM UTC
Abide
by Michael R. Burch
after Philip Larkin's "Aubade"
It is hard to understand or accept mortality—
such an alien concept: not to be.
Perhaps unsettling enough to spawn religion,
or to scare mutant fish out of a primordial sea
boiling like goopy green tea in a kettle.
Perhaps a man should exhibit more mettle
than to admit such fear, denying Nirvana exists
simply because we are stuck here in such a fine fettle.
And so we abide . . .
even in life, staring out across that dark brink.
And if the thought of death makes your questioning heart sink,
it is best not to drink
(or, drinking, certainly not to think).
Originally published by Light. Keywords/Tags: Philip Larkin, Aubade, abide, death, mortality, religion, drink, drinking, drunk, alcohol, fettle, mettle, Nirvana
Mar 24, 2020
Mar 24, 2020 at 8:44 PM UTC
and awhile
ago this
night was
tragic but
magic I
gad in
her eyes
yet the
bright corners
of my
jane have
evolved thus
afar from
the chafe
and this
schism must
die alone
Aug 21, 2019
Aug 21, 2019 at 10:38 AM UTC
Remain for the beautiful music renditions
The vibrations thumping through your chest
Love the mysterious evenings of adventure
But also the peaceful nights of rest
Stand despite the forces of darkness
Threatening to crush your shining hope
Abide for days of dazzling brightness
For fond memories of those you will cope
For the close ones carry on
To fill their hearts and make them smile
Prevail for whenever they need you
Though it may last a while
Stay for those warm summer days
And the time of year sparkling snow falls
Endure so you can say
To whomever needs someone, I've been through it all
Feb 5, 2019
Feb 5, 2019 at 3:19 AM UTC
Keeping in condition of the mind
What's real and what's kind?
Thoughts jumbled, feelings wide
I need to break free from this abide
Jan 3, 2019
Jan 3, 2019 at 8:06 PM UTC
I am not blessed, nor merciful
- I am not righteous in life
I am filled in everlasting
by unrequited strife
I am in enduring pain
Hurt again and again
Yet, I forgive in a way
that there is nothing to gain
I am unfailing
in this, daunting mission
Struggling without commission
I am married to fate
That, has been tiring as of late
Still my faith keeps me walking
However much Death keeps stalking
I will bear my curse in stride
As long as you, in me abide
Sep 19, 2018
Sep 19, 2018 at 4:06 PM UTC
Radio Silence
in my head
in my bed
as I've met
many dark creatures
in my dreams
all in my dreams
so as it seems
This Radio Silence
is leaning over
I can't take cover
my thoughts they hover
around my dark-minded lover
ruins my eyesight
as I hide
in this shadowed light
and I abide
I abide
no care for pride
It's for the fool
the one that knows better
I rather drown in a pool
suffocating in words I drool
as I ascend
as my physics bend
blood-colored steam rises
my guilt finally liberalizes
Radio Silence
as I shout defiance
Radio Silence
as I speak of compliance
Radio Silence
a sort of reliance
when I lie in stillness
contemplating my wrongful illness
and ask for forgiveness
Sep 19, 2018
Sep 19, 2018 at 6:31 AM UTC
Deprive me
I don't need sleep now
Make me
Tell me not to go slow
Forsake me
Let's put on a great show
Take me
in all the ways you know
Shake me
off this dreamless night
Let us kneel in front of each other
one after the other
sweet juices to follow
you need to abide
and let me swallow
your pride
Sep 2, 2018
Sep 2, 2018 at 6:06 PM UTC
Washed up on the shore
of the oceans, your waters inside
I left an armada of paper boats
folded from all the letters I wrote to you
In my mind, in my mind
For you to never find
For my pride to unwind
For love to be kind
I flew across a mountain high
The edges of your mind
And shed the feathers from my sacrificial bird
in hopes you'd make a pillow to rest your head
On my thigh, on my thigh
For you to be nigh
For my lips to gift you a relieved sigh
For love to get by
I sat underneath the tallest tree
the growth of me and you
and tried to capture the play of light and shadow on photographs
in an attempt to keep all memories safe for your return
To my side, to my side
For you to let your insecurities hide
For my arms to be open wide
For love to abide
Aug 18, 2018
Aug 18, 2018 at 3:24 PM UTC
You are not my King
I am not your Queen
Your hands are covered in sin
Yet you vowed to win
Put me in a dungeon
Or lock me up in a tower
My heart shall not melt
Useless would be your power
Dare not force me to abide
You may be brave
But I am not walking by your side
I desperately yell for my grave...
©sim
Nov 5, 2017
Nov 5, 2017 at 4:37 AM UTC
Don't plagiarize my poems,
Or else you shan't live !
Aug 23, 2015
Aug 23, 2015 at 6:47 AM UTC