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Daughter of an American restaurateur,
She breathed in fashion's golden age,
On the ramp, she was hot like wildfire.
A playgirl, she likely broke a million hearts,
Prancing on a hundred beds in her life,
Of course sharing with hundreds her arts.
Also engaged in doing drugs just so often,
Not caring even a bit about the sterility,
Oh, how she shared syringes and needles.
Be successful - but never ever like her.
Nov 6, 2016
Nov 6, 2016 at 2:04 AM UTC
Her Spark
His Bliss
Her Smile
His Peace
Her Grace
His Muse
Her Vibes
His Spur
Her Future
His Dream
Her Goal
His Goal
And they call it eclipse
Feb 17, 2019
Feb 17, 2019 at 10:27 AM UTC
Another blank page serenade
Another night lost in memories
Your Valentine's Day agenda
Had time in it for me
Another bomb hitting my chest
Another fire I'm struggling to extinguish
All I can do is be here for you
But maybe you'll never be back
And I need to be prepared for that
Aug 7, 2014
Aug 7, 2014 at 8:38 AM UTC
ever since
that brightest of lights
birthed the universe
and all that it holds
our particles have
been striving through
all that is known
of space and time
through countless changes
of form and matter
through our unknown infinities
amidst the infinites known
through beliefs and disbeliefs
uncertainties and doubts
falling continuously
in the path of our orbits
endlessly we will travail
entrained to reunite
with our eternal partner
separated only temporally
impeded by the superlunary
seemingly fated from beyond
the gravity of this mystic tie
binds all sempiternally
and we will be found
one in the other
Nov 26, 2023
Nov 26, 2023 at 5:25 PM UTC
Young, naïve lawyer,
For-profit business school dean,
A Quixotic quest.
Idealism,
Despite the odds,
May yet win the day.
Or will it be crushed?
Humor, angst, triumph, heartbreak,
All par for the course.
Love found and love lost,
Trial by fire tempers or breaks,
Steel in life's hot forge.
Which for our young dean?
Will he too tilt at windmills,
Thinking them cruel knights?
Or will he prevail,
Stay true to his quest until,
He succeeds or fails?
You can hear me read the complete first nine chapters from my new novel referenced in this "teaser poem" in my podcasts at https://open.spotify.com/show/1zgnkuAIVJaQ0Gb6pOfQOH
Jan 25, 2021
Jan 25, 2021 at 5:42 PM UTC
the only thing that puts me to rest
is knowing that we are looking up at the same constellations
and sitting underneath the same moon
Feb 8, 2019
Feb 8, 2019 at 8:38 PM UTC
I've known heartbreak too,
Though few who know me know it,
Longed for it to end.
I've heard the sweet call,
Whispered in my ear at times,
For self-oblivion.
But it always passed,
Too many unfulfilled dreams,
I could not let die.
Though not a young girl,
I still can relate to pain,
That's too hard to bear.
They bring tears of blood,
Young colleagues' words with the pain,
They struggle to bear.
Doing themselves harm,
To escape the greater pain,
Of their precious lives.
I beg you each, please,
Put down the knife, syringe, pipe,
No answers in them.
The answer's in you,
In that hidden spark buried,
Beneath all the pain.
Incredible YOU!
Unique, in the multiverse,
No other like you.
No one with your skills,
No other voice quite like yours,
To sing us your truth.
Boundless potential,
Still a tiny, precious seed,
Waiting to take root.
Life's fetid manure,
With tears of joy and sorrow,
Will help you to bloom.
The spark in your heart,
Will burst into flame in time,
Through your poetry.
Purifying all,
The specters and dark shadows,
That now haunt your nights.
Look in the mirror,
Beyond the scars and tear tracks,
To that ember's glow.
And know you will bloom,
And your mighty bows will bear,
The sweetest of fruit.
Mar 10, 2019
Mar 10, 2019 at 12:43 PM UTC
Por que buscamos
Verdad donde no vive
Inútilmente
Debiendo saber
Que solo se encuentra
En el corazón
Vidas perdidas
En búsqueda de algo
Que ya se tiene
Nos damos cuenta
Cuando ya es muy tarde
De nuestro error
No busques verdad
Escrita en hojas muertas
Acariciala
Puedes leerla
En ojos de quien amas
Estúdiala bien
Jun 23, 2019
Jun 23, 2019 at 11:43 PM UTC
Pardon the way
that I stare!
reading your ink
leaves me weak
leading me strong
and bare
wanting to read yours dear
can't take my finger
off this cell mirror
keyboard cyberg
My words expressing
my hells
my paradise lands
all gone
madness is not an option to claim
courage and patience
are winning clues
understanding
others a must!
Going mis-understood isn't with the great sages reading this;
it's with cold
and timid souls,
knowng neither triumph nor defeat.
Poets across the globe
write much this way
and thrive
Our honorable metaphors
linked
living in interesting times
poetic writers
all tuned in
diverse minds global united we are!
One single thought
our minds become
One single beat
our hearts sing
a tune
Here at Hello poetry
honorable metaphors
greeted
with likes and loves
heart throbbing poems
linking us all
at once
from Hello Poetry
across the globe
so that we may
linger on
timeless
beyond.
~~~~~~~
By: Karijinbba
revised 01/2020.
Revised 07-20/20.
Jul 7, 2019
Jul 7, 2019 at 1:47 AM UTC
If you find true love,
Grab it with both of your hands,
Never let it go.
It comes only once,
And that if you are lucky,
Never to return.
Do not question it,
Or **** it to dissect it,
Take it as it comes.
Whether in fair form,
Or worn and riddled with scars,
It will bring you bliss.
Look not with your eyes,
They will always deceive you,
See it with your heart.
Its beauty won't fade,
It will be forever new,
As long as you live.
However it comes,
No matter how strange its form,
Give it half a chance.
It will change your world,
Fill all the empty places,
In your dormant soul.
And it will ripple,
Throughout the known universe,
To outlast the stars.
Jul 12, 2019
Jul 12, 2019 at 1:48 PM UTC
Two textbooks finished,
Two instructor's manuals,
Two test banks as well.
Two papers on law,
Submitted to two journals,
Soon to be published.
A new appointment,
As Distinguished Professor,
Welcomed news as well.
Research conducted,
For a new course developed,
(Immigration Law).
But all at a price:
Not enough time with my wife,
No real vacation.
All friends far away,
The same true of family,
Parents in heaven.
Nose pressed to grind stone,
The sands of time drift away,
Is this all there is?
Sep 24, 2019
Sep 24, 2019 at 1:30 AM UTC
If you'd like to hear,
A reading of my new poems,
Click the link below
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Apr 29, 2020
Apr 29, 2020 at 1:18 AM UTC
He loved or not at all
Hurt distrustful low
Fantastic teacher never
said good byes to nobody
my twin soul and I.
~~
Charming poet move on
You have passed my galaxy
many a time before
banner on hand prayer
in heart clearly shared.
Your private poem is read.
Follow your first dreams
GOA is closer to reach.
difficult to attain but
your efforts continue
strong she's your Zaheera.
With contract marriage
licence on hand
must abai by such law
Your cup is overflowed
There's no room for growth
My Angel's star to my beloved twin soul has deemed down
and this fool's
luster lingers on,
to stumps remains attached.
Forget this fool can write
and just learned to read.
My twin soul's
ancient forest paradise
drags pulling me in
Slippery slope ever
so strong
I've fallen off it's Cliffs
hip joined to my first love
Linked in love
Interchangeable remain
Mr and Mrs Dntz
Mr and Mrs Andrews.
Rddbba lifetimes.
~~~
By: Mr And Mrs Andrews
And Karijinbba.
~~~~
Jan 6, 2024
Jan 6, 2024 at 9:04 PM UTC
Islands of wonder
Like a broken string of pearls
Scattered in velvet
Glorious artwork
These worlds that are not our own
Sculpted by nature
Interstellar space,
Nebulas coalescing
That will form new stars
Stars die, are reborn,
The Phoenix rising always
From its own ashes
The cycle of life,
Played out on a macro scale,
To the end of time
Every one of us,
Individual artworks,
From those selfsame stars
No matter which pearl
Of our endless universe
Has given us life
We are all but one
In communion with stardust
Why can’t we see that?
You can hear me read this and three other new poems at https://youtu.be/Fy5UfJJ8vOI
May 31, 2020
May 31, 2020 at 5:46 PM UTC
no two souls meet by accident,
this was always supposed to happen.
We are supposed to be
Me and You
You and Me.
souls interlocked...
paths intertwined..
separate roads all lead to one.
we had a different journey
but ultimately we met
at the Same Street
the Same time.
We took the same steps
and i'm so glad you made it.
Dec 17, 2025
Dec 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM UTC
We love roses best,
Sweet smell, glorious petals,
We ignore the thorns.
Weeds are flowers too,
Saffron dandelions bloom,
With edible leaves.
Children's sweet delight,
Summer's snowflakes their blown seeds,
Gathered gifts for mom.
We protect the rose,
And poison dandelions,
Their beauty unprized.
Nature provides both,
Without judgment as to worth,
It is we who judge.
So with people too,
Flamboyant facades we praise,
Plain, true worth we shun.
Feb 27
Feb 27, 2026 at 1:03 AM UTC
Fiction comes alive,
Dystopian visions thrive,
In Cities world wide.
A Clockwork Orange,
Lord or the Flies, Brave New World,
Nineteen Eighty Four.
Animal Farm and,
Fahrenheit Four Fifty One,
All have come to pass.
And they will perdure,
If we defend what's clearly,
Indefensible.
Feed a hungry beast,
It will grow and it will thrive,
And eat you alive.
Likewise criminals,
Who thrive when no consequence,
Attach to their crimes.
When crimes are excused,
And criminals deemed victims,
What should we expect?
Poverty, racism,
Broken homes, addiction, vice,
Contribute to crime.
But crime's true root cause,
Is immoral criminals,
And their enablers.
Moral compass lost,
Confident blind fools lead us,
On perdition's road.
When did we forget,
That the road to hell is paved,
With good intentions?
Feb 20
Feb 20, 2026 at 12:24 PM UTC