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"athletics" poems
The doctor tells me my results. Three injuries in one. I would need surgery. Tears welled in my eyes. I could no longer play the sports I loved. Was this the end? My ACL decided athletics had taken it's toll, and my menisci was right along with it. The bruised bone was a bonus though. Was this the end? Could I emotionally handle the recovery? The recovery of heartbreak from simple test results The recovery from physical damage The recovery of surgery that joined my main muscles back together again The recovery of a new muscle, foreign to me Will I ever be fully recovered?
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Jun 17, 2014
Jun 17, 2014 at 12:32 AM UTC
Emotional Recovery
there lives a little white boy across the street, i swear the chaps' got wings on his feet. but he grovels around in charcoal and mud, cos they say he hasn't got athletics in his blood. he breaks British records, doesnt seem to stop, but the Jamaican colours flutter from his rooftop. Olympics the dream,but more than that, little master Owens just wants to be Black. there lives a little black girl just next door, i can hear her tap dance on the linoleum floor. she sings the opera from dusk to dawn, she prances and twirls on the family's front lawn. "your dancings' awkward, your voice baritone," it's not in your blood, leave the dreams alone. she smears fairness creams day and night, little miss Britney just wants to be White.
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Aug 24, 2018
Aug 24, 2018 at 11:37 AM UTC
Bolt Britney
Suicidal tendencies, alleged attempt in 2011 (National Scholar-Athlete) Bipolar with psychotic features, meds necessary (President of student government) Anti-social features, deceptive, manipulative, lying. (Captain of varsity athletics) Qualifies as a pickup. Forfeits all rights. Police involvement if necessary. (President of an all-star rugby club) Extreme aggression. Any homicidal idealization should be taken seriously. (Trustee Scholarship to a renown private college) Narcotics abuse. Marijuana, LSD, Klonopin, ******* Alcohol, Painkillers (3.7 GPA) Masks and shields intentions. Deceptive with professionals. (Active volunteer) I advise that he be admitted to a hospital immediately (Participant in community) Drug abuse counseling, medication, extensive therapy necessary (Leader of peers) Diagnoses fly like a panhandlers love affairs Your inexact science is a disgrace to what I've created A philosophy based on your experience Ignoring the dynamic of the human condition ****** for feeling to much ****** for not feeling enough
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Nov 2, 2013
Nov 2, 2013 at 12:37 AM UTC
Alleged Dichotomy - Notes from a Doctor
There are not enough poems about manatees If you are interested in human rights being kicked like a dog and justice being dragged through mud, you can find it If you are interested in love that aches with a “burning heart” or a “bleeding soul” you can find it If you are interested in death that holds out its hand to you like relief, or takes one too early, you can find it But where, I ask, do you find a badger in a turtleneck? Or a cup of coffee that doesn’t sound so self important? If you’re interested in the ocean or the sea or maybe a single “crushing wave of emotion,” you can find it If you’re interested in God dying to save you, or God abandoning you to the darkness you can find it If you’re interested in athletics— especially running towards dreams and horizons—and losing and winning, you can find it But where, I ask, do you find a good left-handed centipede? Or a wonderful, ice cold beer that doesn’t turn into alcoholism? If you want to find a poem about how the “gray rain spills from the clouds like the pain” you can find it If you don’t want to find a poem about rain you’ll still find it (cause those rain poems are everywhere) If you’re looking for a poem about regret and forgiveness and cruel mercy making false promises, you can find it But where, I ask, do you find a barbarian ballerina? Or a cigarette whose smoke doesn’t outline the shadows of a lost soul? Show me these things, show me a fat manatee, and I will finally take a deep breath and smile
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Apr 19, 2013
Apr 19, 2013 at 6:07 PM UTC
Arrogant Coffee
There are not enough poems about manatees If you are interested in human rights being kicked like a dog and justice being dragged through mud, you can find it If you are interested in love that aches with a “burning heart” or a “bleeding soul” you can find it If you are interested in death that holds out its hand to you like relief, or takes one too early, you can find it But where, I ask, do you find a badger in a turtleneck? Or a cup of coffee that doesn’t sound so self important? If you’re interested in the ocean or the sea or maybe a single “crushing wave of emotion,” you can find it If you’re interested in God dying to save you, or God abandoning you to the darkness you can find it If you’re interested in athletics— especially running towards dreams and horizons—and losing and winning, you can find it But where, I ask, do you find a good left-handed centipede? Or a wonderful, ice cold beer that doesn’t turn into alcoholism? If you want to find a poem about how the “gray rain spills from the clouds like the pain” you can find it If you don’t want to find a poem about rain you’ll still find it (cause those rain poems are everywhere) If you’re looking for a poem about regret and forgiveness and cruel mercy making false promises, you can find it But where, I ask, do you find a barbarian ballerina? Or a cigarette whose smoke doesn’t outline the shadows of a lost soul? Show me these things, show me a fat manatee, and I will finally take a deep breath and smile
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I stand before you; a champion.
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Dec 15, 2018
Dec 15, 2018 at 2:39 PM UTC
In the athletics of drug use
Jackie Robinson is exalted as the first Black man to play, but far fewer fans remember Glenn Burke, the first ballplayer openly gay. Like Jackie, he played for the Dodgers- (different coast and a different time.) Glenn came up to the Majors In the summer of 79’ Burke was strong and tall and fast And some teammates called him “ King Kong” Though he roomed with Reggie Smith on the road most nights Reggie Smith slept alone. Burke befriended Young Tommy Lasorda which was why he was traded away. Old Lasorda couldn’t deal with the rumors, Nor acknowledge his own son was gay. Glenn Burke rode the pines while in Oakland Billy Martin never gave him much chance When Burke injured his leg in Spring Training That ended his time at the dance. He drifted, his playing days over, He used, he stole and did time. An accident left him a ******* Unprotected *** ended his line. No shock was the A.I.D.s diagnosis- His sister had long known he was gay. When she took him in he was dying when all others turned him away. Sandy Alderson, with the Athletics, took pity on Burke in despair. The team paid for his A.I.D.S. medication and covered the cost of his care. Sad is the fate of the Athlete unsung, dying apart from his team. Glenn Burke showed that a gay man could play, That a Gay Athlete also can dream. Glenn Burke passed a long time ago But his story deserves to be told. He said when your suffering, dying of A.I.D.S. Even days in the summer are cold.
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Oct 21, 2012
Oct 21, 2012 at 12:03 PM UTC
Out at the Plate
Dice the dead mans diligence like a Dillinger or Challenger, He gained a Dodge Wrangler like a sad handler of emotions; Perhaps all of this is more potent than potions or consumer hand lotions plus alcoholic haphazard; Yet I consider the price of anything to be lice on everything, Like a fat woman’s sullen song, The sounds still ring in the lingering enclave of my eardrums, Which breath waves like air into my lungs. It’s sundown, And therefore, I’ll see you soon; Yes, I’ll see you soon, moon. So very soon.
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May 24, 2011
May 24, 2011 at 8:04 PM UTC
Aesthetic Athletics
I see you daily and I've come to realize that nothing of you is flawed. These past years I have been privileged to see you: receive letters from division I athletics blossom from the flower of puberty and live in a gorgeous home. But as I broke through your flawless facade, I saw hurt and vulnerability, I no longer saw perfection. Your mother- lost to cancer, your father- an angry man, your siblings- hateful. I have been puzzled to see you: deny admissions to division I schools let your hair grow scraggly, your face become oily and your house be foreclosed. You are not what I thought you were. You are like me you are weak hurt abandoned. You, like me, are not perfect.
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Nov 1, 2013
Nov 1, 2013 at 4:39 PM UTC
Flawed Perfection
an apparition in our grade one classroom door obscured save for the halo around your head . . . must've been the sunlight playing with the curves of your curls you said I wrote sentences that would've made your grade threes weep . . . and I was someone I didn't know existed before someone who could write more than curved lines and straight lines someone who played with words at break while the other children ate protein-packed sandwiches between chalkboard dust-clouds and sweeping up pencil shavings I stayed in for athletics, looked through the classroom window, searched the oak tree outside for a vision of the painted elf I un-tacked from a perpetual race on the circular classroom weather board see, I couldn't run with only one healthy kidney when I just came out of hospital where doctors cleaned their instruments in kidney-shaped dishes my friend, June, still slept in the next hospital bed -- I hoped she wouldn't die the way Maria did -- while I read Jack and the Beanstalk Mrs Louw asked how I had learnt to read English I couldn't tell her -- it was something that just happened the same way I discovered I despised steak and kidney pies because I couldn't eat my own sickness
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Apr 5, 2015
Apr 5, 2015 at 5:09 PM UTC
Learning Curves
I regret (usually too late), the authority Of the sitting government. Any government. Once in power (I regret that word) The back room broking good ole boys At the exit polls loose their senses, Sight and hearing. Feelings get hurt. Taxes are wasted. The trough gouging is too loud. I resent lying. I regret (mostly from the evidence), The too full baskets of organized religion Overflowing from indulgences; The Roman fingers Poaching coins for another memorial window; The glass cathedrals And get-a-way cars. I resent hypocrisy. I regret people don't arrive on time (no matter the time); Especially when outside anyplace waiting, Perhaps a light for a smoke is needed, Or there's inclement weather, The nearby company is distasteful. Waiting dinner. Late children are the worse. They cause worry. I resent the selfishness of time. I regret being diseased, And hated for it. When in remission I'm loved. Active, not so much. The know-its say it's a matter of will. Like you can cure Cancer or smallpox with thoughts. The one symptom alone, hurt, Would need temples of meditating chanters! I resent condemnation. I regret failed relationships: Family, friends and women. My thoughts are mine; If I said everything You'd have a different opinion Of what I am. So we don't Because we can't Say things: we would appear as socio-paths. We think good and bad; Therefore we're real. A virtual humanity. I resent blathering. I regret an educational system That believes in paradigm shifts; Spouting new-age lingo: If it's not broken, break it; Selling out to athletics, Or Mr., Ms and Mrs. know All about education; They went to school. Bullies top the list. I resent permissive parents. Most of all, I regret My resentments.
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Jul 15, 2014
Jul 15, 2014 at 12:44 AM UTC
Most of All
I regret (usually too late), the authority Of the sitting government. Any government. Once in power (I regret that word) The back room broking good ole boys At the exit polls loose their senses, Sight and hearing. Feelings get hurt. Taxes are wasted. The trough gouging is too loud. I resent lying. I regret (mostly from the evidence), The too full baskets of organized religion Overflowing from indulgences; The Roman fingers Poaching coins for another memorial window; The glass cathedrals And get-a-way cars. I resent hypocrisy. I regret people don't arrive on time (no matter the time); Especially when outside anyplace waiting, Perhaps a light for a smoke is needed, Or there's inclement weather, The nearby company is distasteful. Waiting dinner. Late children are the worse. They cause worry. I resent the selfishness of time. I regret being diseased, And hated for it. When in remission I'm loved. Active, not so much. The know-its say it's a matter of will. Like you can cure Cancer or smallpox with thoughts. The one symptom alone, hurt, Would need temples of meditating chanters! I resent condemnation. I regret failed relationships: Family, friends and women. My thoughts are mine; If I said everything You'd have a different opinion Of what I am. So we don't Because we can't Say things: we would appear as socio-paths. We think good and bad; Therefore we're real. A virtual humanity. I resent blathering. I regret an educational system That believes in paradigm shifts; Spouting new-age lingo: If it's not broken, break it; Selling out to athletics, Or Mr., Ms and Mrs. know All about education; They went to school. Bullies top the list. I resent permissive parents. Most of all, I regret My resentments.
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Now on Cliff's Harbour sports Activity Delight in using its Pimples to climb You or the Mentor - sight Vicinity Where the Air-Maiden flags her Whitened Thigh Whitened, which your Species usually wait Eager to indulge your Athletics prove That, hoping 'ere ***** Groupies debate Their pawn-teared bets to your Reflex above Then decide - vertical, flex horizon Either which way your stubbled trunks secure Then breathe on Faith; And delight on Season By their Applause earned with your Feelings pure. Still the Mentor was Proud of your Result Though in his mind their Cheers enhance your Salt.
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Mar 16, 2013
Mar 16, 2013 at 1:08 AM UTC
SONNET TRIBUTE SUNDRY - ONE HUNDRED AND NINE - TOM DALEY
For ages Saddled with Domestic chores Confined indoors With a traditional muzzle Devoid of a voice With fellow housewives We were sweltering Under the class And gender yoke Seen weak though We were strong as a rock. Things taking A positive turn, When people about Women's potential Came to learn, Enjoying a level ground And expertise, An outshining Women farmers We have begun to enjoy A handsome return. After unremitting exertion In a special way Drawing attention Investor we have indeed Created job opportunities For numerous in need On their turn who have Many mouths to feed. We members of the fair *** If not denied a chance Could outsmart Many a man, in a given Task, grappling with his part. In the Science And political arena Ladies that prove brilliant Must come to the limelight. In the military And peacekeeping task On the athletics track..., There are also women Who merit a tap on the back. Breaking the double yoke Must be the era's talk Gender based discrimination Should  no longer  pose In development's wheels A spoke! Let  this volubly Resonate from North to South And from Beijing To New York!
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Sep 20, 2016
Sep 20, 2016 at 10:48 AM UTC
Breaking the double yoke
There was a long vanished England Of well-spoken presenters Of the BBC Home Service, Light Service, and Children’s Favourites, Of coppers and tanners, and ten bob notes; And jolly shopkeepers, and window cleaners. I remember my cherished Wolf Cub pack, How I loved those Wednesday evenings, The games, the pomp and seriousness of the camps, The different coloured scarves, sweaters and hair During the mass meetings, The solemnity of my enrolment, Being helped up a tree by an older boy, Baloo, or Kim, or someone, To win my Athletics badge, Winning my first star, my two year badge, And my swimming badge With its frog symbol, the kindness of the older boys.
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Sep 4, 2015
Sep 4, 2015 at 3:33 AM UTC
There Was a Long Vanished England
I wanted to be a psychologist now I'm discovering biology. I used to love doing athletics now I'm lying down in my bed eating chocolate bars and crying for the mess. I loved reading books now my library is full of dust. My grades used to be perfect but if you look at them right now you won't even find an A. I don't know who I'm trying to impress I don't know who I'm trying to fool I'm not myself anymore. In depth, there lays a question: did you live or compromise?
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Sep 23, 2019
Sep 23, 2019 at 5:24 PM UTC
Did you live or compromise?
There is falling and there's FALLING and I was good at both I swear to that completely I'll swear that under oath If there's a way to take a tumble A way to fall on down Then I'm the best example I've spent a life time on the ground First, we'll tackle skating Couldn't cross and make the turn I'd get caught and then I'd tumble It's something I never did quite learn I was always out there falling While the others skated by I could never make the motion So...I no longer even try Athletics, you know track and field High hurdles, running track It's evident, I couldn't jump So from track I got the sack Always had weak ankles Was always falling down While most kids shorts were crisp and white Mine were stained all green and brown I gave up and then tried camping Just a tent, the woods and me I never even got out once I tripped over a tree I mean, I fell out in the forest And yes, I made a sound I mean if anybody heard that noise It was me hitting the ground I'm not much good at anything You can see that from my past My body moves  at one speed My feet just go too fast I've always been a faller Falling's the one real thing I do And the last time that I fell Was the day, that I met you....
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Feb 11, 2014
Feb 11, 2014 at 11:47 PM UTC
I fell
Through portholes of morality we search for immortality and fight for our own sanity against the turning of the tide. Chide the weak who fear the end, for them we'll send a sedan chair to carry them off somewhere there, where mountains melt into the sea. To live forever I would be invincible but mortality is not for me for I exist in second phase in parallel to all the days I spent,repenting of my sins and never winning first or second prize which went to heathens who told lies and pretty girls who fluttered shadowed eyes against the shadows cast out by the sun, and anyone with half a brain, which counts me out because, I never was the same as clever clogs,forever bogging down while running on athletics fields, who could have told me,rolled me up and sold me in bazaars and market halls,if only they had,had the ***** to make a stand against the pious and the hypocrite who never once thought to give a **** for poor men and girls who swirled the waters by the dock and those with pockmarked,stark and staring faces trading several places to shuffle lowly in a line as once again the tide will turn to drown the scorned and those who spurned the helping hands and the hand of fate can kiss my **** and wait for me I'll stand with those and shuffle slowly to the end, send a sedan chair,pay the fare make sure it's at the end where I can see that mortals and immortality are a crock of **** and we're only here for a bit of fun, more shadows cast out by the sun and left to haunt the alleyways and all the days I live I would not give a **** or seek out weak men just to help them pass beyond the pale let them find a holy grail that suits their needs as Moses too was found among the reeds and stolen by a dynasty A mortal,immortality still eludes the holy man who scans the heavens for a sign and yet shuffles slowly down another line we'll all get there to share the silver chalice, if only to find that Christopher Robin divorced poor Alice and run off to where the piggy wig stood Nothing's good that cannot last and one more shadow casts a spell we're going to hell get used to it.
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Aug 1, 2013
Aug 1, 2013 at 2:16 PM UTC
Elucidation
Through portholes of morality we search for immortality and fight for our own sanity against the turning of the tide. Chide the weak who fear the end, for them we'll send a sedan chair to carry them off somewhere there, where mountains melt into the sea. To live forever I would be invincible but mortality is not for me for I exist in second phase in parallel to all the days I spent,repenting of my sins and never winning first or second prize which went to heathens who told lies and pretty girls who fluttered shadowed eyes against the shadows cast out by the sun, and anyone with half a brain, which counts me out because, I never was the same as clever clogs,forever bogging down while running on athletics fields, who could have told me,rolled me up and sold me in bazaars and market halls,if only they had,had the ***** to make a stand against the pious and the hypocrite who never once thought to give a **** for poor men and girls who swirled the waters by the dock and those with pockmarked,stark and staring faces trading several places to shuffle lowly in a line as once again the tide will turn to drown the scorned and those who spurned the helping hands and the hand of fate can kiss my **** and wait for me I'll stand with those and shuffle slowly to the end, send a sedan chair,pay the fare make sure it's at the end where I can see that mortals and immortality are a crock of **** and we're only here for a bit of fun, more shadows cast out by the sun and left to haunt the alleyways and all the days I live I would not give a **** or seek out weak men just to help them pass beyond the pale let them find a holy grail that suits their needs as Moses too was found among the reeds and stolen by a dynasty A mortal,immortality still eludes the holy man who scans the heavens for a sign and yet shuffles slowly down another line we'll all get there to share the silver chalice, if only to find that Christopher Robin divorced poor Alice and run off to where the piggy wig stood Nothing's good that cannot last and one more shadow casts a spell we're going to hell get used to it.
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Vibrant- Illuminate A slight chill in the air- Jump into the sea below you say I wouldn't dare, But the rocks below are just a detourant for those not willing to take a risk. My fight has been humble though I have been humbled many a times, And my battle has been pretty prolonged. Here I am, Inclined to inform you of who I am today. I am a San Diego sunrise Pastel hues that paint the early morning skies Each color, Soft- Or vibrant and bright, Represents my personality on a spectrum: Calm and reserved to outgoing and extroverted. The exuberant sun reflecting off the ocean is passion. This image is poetry in the making. My passion is in fact poetry. The ocean below is intensity- The waves crashing upon the white California sand in a continuous, mellifluous soundtrack, Just as I continuously strive to succeed in all I do. Failure has never been an option for me. The soundtrack of the waves is not only my love and desire for the ocean waves, but my need for music- All music- Any music. The sun rising to the top of the sky demonstrates my sky is the limit attitude in Life and the fact that I have always had the tenacity to go after what I want whether it be finally playing college athletics after a career ending ankle reconstruction surgery, or maintaining my drive to go to law school. Finally the sun setting at the end of the day and disappearing into darkness represents how even in dark times I know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Darkness only lasts for so long and the sun will once again rise to display its beauty, candor and potential. The sun is optimistic for each coming day and continues to rise even after it falls, as do I. As a sailboat sets sail out of the harbor I feel the sun warming my soul and I know that I can continuously rise to any occasion to make it smooth sailing. San Diego is in my heart and saltwater is in my veins- It does not make sense for me to be anything other that a magnificent San Diego sun rise above the glistening pacific coast.
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Aug 27, 2015
Aug 27, 2015 at 11:25 PM UTC
A Speech...
Vibrant- Illuminate A slight chill in the air- Jump into the sea below you say I wouldn't dare, But the rocks below are just a detourant for those not willing to take a risk. My fight has been humble though I have been humbled many a times, And my battle has been pretty prolonged. Here I am, Inclined to inform you of who I am today. I am a San Diego sunrise Pastel hues that paint the early morning skies Each color, Soft- Or vibrant and bright, Represents my personality on a spectrum: Calm and reserved to outgoing and extroverted. The exuberant sun reflecting off the ocean is passion. This image is poetry in the making. My passion is in fact poetry. The ocean below is intensity- The waves crashing upon the white California sand in a continuous, mellifluous soundtrack, Just as I continuously strive to succeed in all I do. Failure has never been an option for me. The soundtrack of the waves is not only my love and desire for the ocean waves, but my need for music- All music- Any music. The sun rising to the top of the sky demonstrates my sky is the limit attitude in Life and the fact that I have always had the tenacity to go after what I want whether it be finally playing college athletics after a career ending ankle reconstruction surgery, or maintaining my drive to go to law school. Finally the sun setting at the end of the day and disappearing into darkness represents how even in dark times I know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. Darkness only lasts for so long and the sun will once again rise to display its beauty, candor and potential. The sun is optimistic for each coming day and continues to rise even after it falls, as do I. As a sailboat sets sail out of the harbor I feel the sun warming my soul and I know that I can continuously rise to any occasion to make it smooth sailing. San Diego is in my heart and saltwater is in my veins- It does not make sense for me to be anything other that a magnificent San Diego sun rise above the glistening pacific coast.
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Picked last to join teams No athletics in my genes I exercise a different muscle Words my ever present hustle Even if I don't make nada And I can't afford no Prada I'll be rich in other ways Stay lifted while I blaze A trail only few can follow Better catch me on the morrow Cuz today's already past And the future comes up fast Wide awake to take the chance Opportunity a dance Stay nimble on my feet Keep it moving to the beat Locks swaying as I go Cuz I gotta keep the flow No time to take a break In the rear view all the fake People trying to take me down Just wanna watch me drown But I got a mean back stroke I'm no longer gonna choke
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May 18, 2017
May 18, 2017 at 11:52 PM UTC
Hustle & Flow
Four men born Different and the same Never meeting each other Some wild some tame One man the gift of gab Another a musical sensation The third given athletics The last given determination The first spoke beautifully A voice like no others Coasting through life Doing nothing for his brothers He grew like a **** Top of all deeds First wave of trouble He surrenders and recedes His possibilities are few His lack of drive decided The few feats he made For his fears abided The second a musical genius His harmony was perfection No sound he couldn’t master His favorite the brass section As easy as greeting the day He played the greatest sound Everyone enjoyed his gift How his ability did astound Alas one day he lost a duel Harder he did not work He lost time and again So his talent he did shirk Never again did he play For what was the use Too difficult the work No lack of an excuse Now he works in a box His tasks painless Never rising from ordinary His record stainless The third man a muscular marvel Body carved from steel Strong as an ox His form ideal In any arena He would be winner No blemishes on the outside Not true of the inner For one day he met his match And apart did he fall Refusing to get up He decided to crawl Please they all beg But his pride was hurt I quit his reply He declined to convert What a man he could have been Had he only tried harder Alas he did not He’d rather be a martyr The last man had nothing unique Seemingly nothing great Life just like the others Without any special trait He failed many times But kept on trying Fell many times Yet remained undying One day it was unbearable Life gave its worst Stumbled he did Feeling cursed He fought it through To the very end Trouble battled back His will did not bend During it all he kept going No talent to grasp Never did he stop Until he did gasp Later in life He looked about His trials were over And he had clout Because of his tests He excelled and overcame He had no regrets He had no shame Many tests taught him well Countless hardships made him tall Finally his gift discovered To always rise when you fall
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Nov 12, 2010
Nov 12, 2010 at 1:54 PM UTC
Rise
Four men born Different and the same Never meeting each other Some wild some tame One man the gift of gab Another a musical sensation The third given athletics The last given determination The first spoke beautifully A voice like no others Coasting through life Doing nothing for his brothers He grew like a **** Top of all deeds First wave of trouble He surrenders and recedes His possibilities are few His lack of drive decided The few feats he made For his fears abided The second a musical genius His harmony was perfection No sound he couldn’t master His favorite the brass section As easy as greeting the day He played the greatest sound Everyone enjoyed his gift How his ability did astound Alas one day he lost a duel Harder he did not work He lost time and again So his talent he did shirk Never again did he play For what was the use Too difficult the work No lack of an excuse Now he works in a box His tasks painless Never rising from ordinary His record stainless The third man a muscular marvel Body carved from steel Strong as an ox His form ideal In any arena He would be winner No blemishes on the outside Not true of the inner For one day he met his match And apart did he fall Refusing to get up He decided to crawl Please they all beg But his pride was hurt I quit his reply He declined to convert What a man he could have been Had he only tried harder Alas he did not He’d rather be a martyr The last man had nothing unique Seemingly nothing great Life just like the others Without any special trait He failed many times But kept on trying Fell many times Yet remained undying One day it was unbearable Life gave its worst Stumbled he did Feeling cursed He fought it through To the very end Trouble battled back His will did not bend During it all he kept going No talent to grasp Never did he stop Until he did gasp Later in life He looked about His trials were over And he had clout Because of his tests He excelled and overcame He had no regrets He had no shame Many tests taught him well Countless hardships made him tall Finally his gift discovered To always rise when you fall
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My heels clip on London concrete. My hamstrings strain To increase my stride. I slalom around Pavement zombies, Phone junkies, Loitering monkeys. Don’t they see? I’m late for a meeting With a client of grandeur. A key player. A major money man. (I can’t drop the name Due to a Signed NDA). It was suppose to be A blue sky meeting On a grey winters morning. But I slept too long, And the tube Went wrong, And now I’ve Got the dreads. If I’m late, My rep will be tarnished. I’ll never secure Another meeting again. Because in this town, Time is a diamond We can’t possess. But we know it exists; Out there on the outskirts, Out there in the sticks. It’s below freezing but I’m Working a sweat; A pavement cardio, A sidewalk rodeo, A street athletics show. There’s no way I am going To be on time. It’s curtains for me; I’ve sealed my P45. Finally I arrive. I collapse at the entrance, My power-walk ending In a muted reception. I approach the desk. ‘Yes?’ Glared a future X-factor entrant. ‘Good morning. I’m here to see The top brass. The big cheese. The head honcho. I was delayed, but please, Pass my humblest regrets, I am spinning a lie Which I hope he accepts.’ ‘I’m sorry, sir,’ The young lady chewed. ‘The Great Man is away, Tanning on a beach. You’ll need to reschedule; He returns in two weeks.’
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Jan 6, 2017
Jan 6, 2017 at 5:29 AM UTC
Rushed
My dad Joe, was a gift from heaven, put on this earth to love only one woman. To have their children and love them true, each day with my dad was one in which you grew. He loved and cherished each one of us three, Philip, Jacqueline & Christopher - with Hilda, his love, by his side the family was complete. Riding a bike, driving a car, hiking up cliffs, hitting a ball, roller skating, skate boarding, travelling far, our Dad was always there to catch us lest we should fall. Sunday trips to the beach or river, climbing Kit Hill, trips to Morwelham Quay, treks on Dartmoor, ice cream treats, and Callard & Bowser toffee . Swimming, body surfing, Phil learning to drive on the beach, French cricket played on the shore, all of these outings gave us fond memories we still adore. Traveling with Chris and Mum on sunny days, staying in B&B's while they were away, Chris long jumping into the pit with Dad by his side was as good as it could get. Dad gave us each the tools to live our lives, independently, confident and worldly wise. He gave to me a love of the three P's -  people, politics, and poetry. To my brothers, he gave a love of all sports but mostly his beloved Cricket along with Rugby and Athletics. When each of us married he was there by our sides, smiling with pride, accepting our partners into the fold. To us all he advised don't do as I say or as you are told; seek out what or who makes you happy until you grow old. As our families expanded and grew he became a Grandad, first Michael came then Simon, Jason, Robert, Sophie, Danny, Sammy, Lola, and Jonah, he encouraged them in all that they did whether sports, drawing, dancing, work choices - 9 Grandchildren kept him busy as you can imagine. Then later in life as  Great Grandchildren were added Tansy, Alfie & Roman, life remained busy. My Dad was one in a million of that I am sure, I feel his presence every day, when out walking I feel he's not far away. When I'm playing with the grandchildren I know he's there too, smiling with pride in everything they do. When the family get together he's never forgotten and all of his grandchildren have their own stories to share; of Grandad and his sense of humour, his love, support, and care. We miss you, Joe ***
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Jul 20, 2017
Jul 20, 2017 at 7:43 AM UTC
My Dad - Joe
My dad Joe, was a gift from heaven, put on this earth to love only one woman. To have their children and love them true, each day with my dad was one in which you grew. He loved and cherished each one of us three, Philip, Jacqueline & Christopher - with Hilda, his love, by his side the family was complete. Riding a bike, driving a car, hiking up cliffs, hitting a ball, roller skating, skate boarding, travelling far, our Dad was always there to catch us lest we should fall. Sunday trips to the beach or river, climbing Kit Hill, trips to Morwelham Quay, treks on Dartmoor, ice cream treats, and Callard & Bowser toffee . Swimming, body surfing, Phil learning to drive on the beach, French cricket played on the shore, all of these outings gave us fond memories we still adore. Traveling with Chris and Mum on sunny days, staying in B&B's while they were away, Chris long jumping into the pit with Dad by his side was as good as it could get. Dad gave us each the tools to live our lives, independently, confident and worldly wise. He gave to me a love of the three P's -  people, politics, and poetry. To my brothers, he gave a love of all sports but mostly his beloved Cricket along with Rugby and Athletics. When each of us married he was there by our sides, smiling with pride, accepting our partners into the fold. To us all he advised don't do as I say or as you are told; seek out what or who makes you happy until you grow old. As our families expanded and grew he became a Grandad, first Michael came then Simon, Jason, Robert, Sophie, Danny, Sammy, Lola, and Jonah, he encouraged them in all that they did whether sports, drawing, dancing, work choices - 9 Grandchildren kept him busy as you can imagine. Then later in life as  Great Grandchildren were added Tansy, Alfie & Roman, life remained busy. My Dad was one in a million of that I am sure, I feel his presence every day, when out walking I feel he's not far away. When I'm playing with the grandchildren I know he's there too, smiling with pride in everything they do. When the family get together he's never forgotten and all of his grandchildren have their own stories to share; of Grandad and his sense of humour, his love, support, and care. We miss you, Joe ***
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Our every talk an episode of competitive mind athletics As each tries to outpace the other On the eccentric field tracks of conversation. We are more like ****** – militants, For after every hello and before the next goodbye there always remains a trail of carnage; Inside my eyes and on your face are the grimmest battlefields; Emotions are always the casualties; Paying the price for two egos clashing in frantic effort to maintain the gravities of inner pride. Your name and mine; Two eagles wrestling every hour trying gravely to unsettle the establishment; To shift the equilibrium, To make the universe lose its balance. Lady; The survival of our acquaintance is based on something stronger than the spiritual; Our mutualism One flower least expected to flourish I think nature made me for you; I am the antithesis to your existence; Only in our duality can peace exist; Two powers of chaos Tumultuous forces that cannot live without each other. Teyana; I think you know that I am the best thing that is ever going to happen to you. {She Smiles and nods} WordSmith_Wiz 31/12/2018
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Jun 3, 2019
Jun 3, 2019 at 10:25 AM UTC
4 HER EYEZ ONLY
It's a parade Wobbly heat waves Children and colours Canteen food And the snapping sounds of foldable plastic chairs Little athletics day Here he comes Handkerchief on his head, tucked into his sunglasses Mum never came He could be harsh My sister cried once There was pressure to win I never did I was afraid I'd be clotheslined by that finishing line Be my guest Flash I wasn't fast, but I wasn't slow This is me Relay leg no.3 Baton in my hand Whistling thru the air (Missing you, missing me) Round the bend Furthest from the crowd Running thru heat waves Angling like a fish, oh yeah (Missing you, missing me) I asked for your help Speaking to that place in my mind that doesn't change You gave me every weapon for this world And I still don't know what to do I wasn't at the funeral I was far away, making myself out of sand at high tide Thank you for everything The way they remembered you, how you made peace come true, I never knew, or maybe I did This is me Relay leg no.3 Baton in my hand Whistling thru the air (Missing you, missing me) Round the bend Furthest from the crowd Running thru heat waves Angling like a fish, oh yeah (Missing you, missing me) It was really blooming when you left The police man and his bunny were making fun of your emotions by then Playing substitute friends There was something biting that wouldn't stop But you were appreciated by us And still are So many memories This is me Relay leg no.3 Baton in my hand Whistling thru the air (Missing you, missing me) Round the bend Furthest from the crowd Running thru heat waves Angling like a fish, oh yeah (Missing you, missing me)
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Feb 14, 2022
Feb 14, 2022 at 7:03 AM UTC
Missing You, Missing Me (Lyric Draft)
It's a parade Wobbly heat waves Children and colours Canteen food And the snapping sounds of foldable plastic chairs Little athletics day Here he comes Handkerchief on his head, tucked into his sunglasses Mum never came He could be harsh My sister cried once There was pressure to win I never did I was afraid I'd be clotheslined by that finishing line Be my guest Flash I wasn't fast, but I wasn't slow This is me Relay leg no.3 Baton in my hand Whistling thru the air (Missing you, missing me) Round the bend Furthest from the crowd Running thru heat waves Angling like a fish, oh yeah (Missing you, missing me) I asked for your help Speaking to that place in my mind that doesn't change You gave me every weapon for this world And I still don't know what to do I wasn't at the funeral I was far away, making myself out of sand at high tide Thank you for everything The way they remembered you, how you made peace come true, I never knew, or maybe I did This is me Relay leg no.3 Baton in my hand Whistling thru the air (Missing you, missing me) Round the bend Furthest from the crowd Running thru heat waves Angling like a fish, oh yeah (Missing you, missing me) It was really blooming when you left The police man and his bunny were making fun of your emotions by then Playing substitute friends There was something biting that wouldn't stop But you were appreciated by us And still are So many memories This is me Relay leg no.3 Baton in my hand Whistling thru the air (Missing you, missing me) Round the bend Furthest from the crowd Running thru heat waves Angling like a fish, oh yeah (Missing you, missing me)
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