#goodman
If you can be the friend you 'need'
If you can agree to disagree
If you can choose love and peace over being 'right'
If a pal's apology doesn't inflate your pride
If you can listen more than you speak
If you can give without expecting a seek
If you can forgive and let go of the past
If you can be present and make love last
If you can see the good in others' ways
If you can embrace each new day
If you can find the lesson in every fall
If you can stand up and give your all
If you can hold space for another's pain
If you can offer kindness like harmattan rain
If you can be gentle with a friend's heart
If you can play your part
If you can laugh together, cry together too
If you can build each other up, see each other through
If you can create memories that never fade
If you can be a safe and loving shade
If you can grow, adapt, and evolve with grace
If you can find the beauty in a changing pace
If you can trust the journey, come what may
If you can cherish friendship every step of the way
Then, you're a GOOD MAN!
YOU'RE BLESSED!!
YOU'RE A BLESSING!!!
#elspirito
Sep 9, 2024
Sep 9, 2024 at 4:04 PM UTC
When I was a kid,
I thought I could be superman.
But now that I'm older,
I don't think anyone can.
So, if no one can be a superman,
the next best thing I can be
is a good man.
Apr 9, 2021
Apr 9, 2021 at 4:39 PM UTC
Night
a nugget of slide virtuosity
sings clear in the dark
that from the usual velvet hand
somehow has been forgotten
Your brass-burnished touch
has been nothing but felt
Sleep on, whole rest
Feb 19, 2021
Feb 19, 2021 at 5:21 PM UTC
What on earth you believed you could achieve
Climbing the stairs with no fear of God
Only one good man tried to make you halt
Showing you he’s stronger than all
With one look, a check for good measure
He took a decision that saved us so much
Fearless he nudge you to divert you
Into following him for a good cause
A hero that deserves the highest praise
Your bravery made you our nation’s knight
Of all that hatred you remained unfazed
As there wasn’t time, but to do what is right!
Jan 13, 2021
Jan 13, 2021 at 3:18 PM UTC
"If all men count with you but none too much"
If you're open to all
but not too blind to identify those who would watch you fall
If you can give without expecting
If you can leave without holding grudges but hold precious memories dearly;
If you can say SORRY and mean it
If a pal's apology doesn't inflate your pride...
If you can see BEAUTY and adore her
If you can see her in the mud and recognize her
If she is out of sight but you can see her within
If she is nearby and attended to
If she is around and honored...
If there is love in your heart
If you say it and do it
If you can lose to win and tell the story not for men's praise or the glory
If you can bend a knee for a greater victory!
If you can insist on the right thing and refuse to bow to pressure...
THEN,
You're a good man deserving Heaven's bliss, the Earth's fullness and all things good and fulfilling!
Jun 20, 2020
Jun 20, 2020 at 7:10 AM UTC
As life is a wish..
death a harsh truth!🥀
whoever has come theywill go..
what no one can deny!🍀
somebody sows flower🌻🌼💐🌼🌻
somebody thorns 🌵🔪🗡
those who sow flowers🌹we dont forgot to die!😊
those who sow thorns🌵we remember to forgot!😑
....
BUT WHAT WE LACK
THORNS ARE SOWN INSTEAD OF FLOWER
...
...
these thorns ***** not only us but also UPCOMING GENERATION!
thank U❤❤❤
Jun 14, 2020
Jun 14, 2020 at 3:27 AM UTC
A man who would:
Lead by example,
Live by service,
Treat all with equity,
Rule with mercy,
Give with willingness,
Judge with fairness,
Talk with respect,
Walk with grace,
Work with integrity,
Plan with wisdom,
Run with vision,
Wait with patience,
Care with affection,
Discipline with love,
Protect the truth with courage.
After such a man is gone,
The whole earth will echo his name,
And they all will say with voice as one:
What a man!
Feb 11, 2019
Feb 11, 2019 at 12:53 PM UTC
This the script with no in fade.
This the tale with no once upon a time.
This the story with no true start,
the story of my grueling climb.
-
I had not - for so, so long - been fully sane
and would not feel fully sane for far longer.
I was not yet able to take a drink
when I first heard Death’s frightful song
-
It was my final year of college -
or the final it was supposed to be -
When my illness sank its fangs into my head.
When the mania nearly meant the end of me.
-
Problems lay dormant for decades
and troubled me when I needed peace most.
At the age when I’d normally be dating,
it seemed as if solitude was to be my perpetual post.
-
I had not been happy for some months
but always thought I was just lonely.
I was evading any treatment and concern,
all the while growing ghastly.
-
I left school with just three courses left
to find my peace at home.
Much to my chagrin,
every problem and symptom still shone.
-
I once again tried to ignore them
and tried to hide myself away.
I threw myself into games and drugs,
anything to push pain to the fray.
-
It worked for a few weeks,
but as soon as I was alone it ended.
I was thrown back into despair,
confident my use had been expended.
-
With no hope left for the future,
I set out to die by rope.
The only pause was for my mother
but I was too far down the slope.
-
Luckily, the rope lost its hold on me
shortly after I passed out.
I woke up on the floor - knot still around me -
and was apathetic towards this rout.
-
Upon awakening the next day,
I decided I should finally find help.
My lack of regret seemed strange,
and motivated me to - finally - pursue my health.
-
Through a painful, month-long process
I found the answers I so desperately needed.
Bipolar was - and still is - shocking.
I had no idea how deep its fangs were truly seeded.
-
I may be back in the real world now,
but my recovery is not over.
I have my answers and the medicine to heal me
but I’m still haunted by the things that were.
-
I will continue to work for a better tomorrow.
I will continue helping those like me.
I will forget the things that were
and take joy in things yet to be.
-
To my brothers and sisters in pain:
You are not alone and your illness is not you.
I know you feel forlorn,
but your health you must pursue.
-
It is never easy for us to seek help,
our problems we think can solve themselves.
It is okay to find support.
We must stop retreating into our shells.
-
The more of us that open up,
the less of us that feel alone.
We all have similar issues
and only we can let health be sown.
-
Love your brothers. Love your sisters.
Love your enemies. Love your neighbors.
But please - above all else -
Love yourselves.
Feb 5, 2019
Feb 5, 2019 at 10:22 AM UTC
I knew she was the one for me
when I fully lost my sanity.
I was the lowest I had ever been
and never thought I would find love again.
/
I found her on the internet
and never thought she would be my wife.
I wanted to keep it casual
but she soon became my entire life.
/
She was waiting for me when I left,
when I thought I had found my cure.
When I finally first saw her
my heart skipped a beat I'm sure.
/
She was just as I expected
and as caring as I hoped.
She understood my illness
without the need to keep it cloaked.
/
She will be the one I marry
and I will never doubt our flame.
I cannot wait to wed her
and could not be prouder to give her my name.
Jan 20, 2019
Jan 20, 2019 at 4:56 PM UTC
I found love in the loneliest place.
At the absolute end of the line.
I had no will to continue,
and for nothing did I pine.
/
Then I saw her and was taken
with her presence and her stature.
I was transfixed upon her aura
and the notice she did capture.
/
It was not supposed to happen
but I fell in love abruptly.
She was far, far too special
for the rules to constrain me.
/
She was not without her flaws
but never once did I see them.
She was the one for me.
She was my uniquely beautiful gem.
/
Sadly I had no courage
and I never did approach her.
I will forever love her from afar
but I will never go near her.
Jan 20, 2019
Jan 20, 2019 at 4:36 PM UTC
You are God, you do not exist to me.
Are you the god responsible for mur-
dering millions of children every year?
If you did one thing, you do all things. Take
your blame, God. You alone are on trial.
/
Answer for your sins. Explain your transgre-
ssions against humankind. You alone must
pay for the pain imposed on this planet.
The time for faith has passed, take action now,
before you lose your weak hold on my life.
/
Why did you take my father? My daughter?
Give me back my loved ones and I will be-
gin to consider my belief again.
You who have claimed piety, stand for me
and justify my suffering at once!
/
You are still absent, what demands your at-
tention more than this? Are there more pressing
concerns in your kingdom of dirt? What is
more vital than claiming your forgotten
son? I abstain from this myth forever.
Dec 25, 2018
Dec 25, 2018 at 9:57 PM UTC
STAND AND MARCH
FACE YOUR ABUSER
SHOW HIM YOUR WORTH
SPARE HIM NO PAIN
HE SPARED YOU NONE
/
MARCH BEHIND HER
SHE STANDS TALL
EMPOWERED BY SUPPORT
SHE WILL PREVAIL
THE PATRIARCHY WILL FALL
/
HIS REIGN ENDS SOON
HERS WILL SOON BEGIN
THE ERA OF THE WOMAN
HOW NEEDED IT IS NOW
SHE IS ON THE HORIZON
/
SHE IS THE HORIZON
MARCH BEHIND HER
Dec 25, 2018
Dec 25, 2018 at 5:00 PM UTC
NEVER HAVE I SUFFERED MORE
NEVER HAVE I FELT SUCH PAIN
LOSS HAS STRUCK ME TO MY CORE
/
YET, I FEEL, I MUST REMAIN
DEMONS HAUNT ME IN MY SOUL
LIFE, I'LL GIVE, BUT NOT IN VAIN
/
WORTHY AM I OF NO DOLE
SHIP MY PITH TO DIGNITAS
TO DEAR CHARON, PAY THE TOLL
/
LORD ABOVE PLEASE GRANT ME PAUSE
YOU ALONE I WILL ADORE
TAKE MY LOVE AND GIVE ME CAUSE
/
NEVER HAVE I SUFFERED MORE
STILL, FOR LIFE, I AM A *****
Dec 24, 2018
Dec 24, 2018 at 9:07 AM UTC
-the global strongman, and how to survive him
"Our leader is a good man,
he knows what is right."
He needs no wicked science,
all he needs is strong believers.
They don't like competence, they hate discretion.
Cast down your glance for their eager eyes.
"Ang aming mga lider ay isang mabuting tao,
alam niya kung ano ang tama."
He is an ardent lover of justice,
killing criminal vermin at all cost.
They want to bring you down, my friend,
they like us unlike them.
"Wǒmen de lǐngdǎo shì yīgè hǎorén,
tā zhīdào shénme shì duì de."
He needs no shrewd lawyers,
he senses who is guilty.
By hunger and chaos they make you foul your mouth,
our hate and cursing will set us all apart.
"Nash lider - khoroshiy chelovek,
on znayet, chto pravil'no."
Now don't get naughty,
you know, just behave.
Raise your head, man, raise your feeble voice:
let's sing our songs, let's come together.
"Liderimiz iyi bir insandır,
doğru olanı biliyor."
He's towering above all of us,
he'll crush the faintest uprising upfront.
Heureux qui comme Ulysse a fait un beau voyage
- et puis est retourne plein d'usage et raison.
Fortunate the guy who fared well on his travels
- and returned, a man of the world, full of wisdom.
"Our leader is a good man,
he knows what is right."
Sep 18, 2017
Sep 18, 2017 at 3:44 PM UTC