#self-determination
there are the times
when clouds obscure our view
of blue ethereal skies
and our world grows dark and desolate
days are monotonous and gray
nothing can put a smile into our face
we see the whole confounded human race
doomed to pernicion and without God’s grace
this is the time when it is useful to remember
that it is YOU who calls the shots
YOU who decides what road to follow
YOU who determines where to go
rest, linger, or proceed
so you can truly say
these are the actions of yourself
for which you need
nobody else
Mar 14, 2016
Mar 14, 2016 at 6:59 PM UTC
Jealousy thrums through the air:
The piercing eyes, scathing words.
Regret plagues an embittered soul:
Forgetting the past, maladies unhealed.
I can see you
hear you
am jealous of you.
Why?
I have my own gifts:
My happiness, my life.
I know my own:
My chosen arc, my protecting circle.
I walk my own path:
My chosen road, my protecting highway.
You have your own curse:
Your loneliness, your lies.
Now what?
I can't see you
hear you
am not jealous of you.
Jun 13, 2015
Jun 13, 2015 at 10:14 PM UTC
They say that my country’s fate
Is tightly tethered to my own
Her woes are mine
Her joys are mine
And I am hers
They say the same
Of my city, my state
Of my job, my parents
Of my church and my school
And thus I am lost
In a tower of tools
A ship of fools
What I would like to know is
When do I belong to myself?
Dec 14, 2014
Dec 14, 2014 at 4:20 PM UTC