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"enemy" poems
*My depraved soul's unearthed By the Holy Ghost's breath And given new birth Out of spiritual death This wretch is turned 'round Fit with eyes to believe A lost sheep is found And her Shepherd received My blots are each edited Out in Christ's fount His righteousness credited To my bankrupt account A prisoner's been pardoned No debt left to pay A heart which was hardened Becomes pliable clay My life's set apart Now from worldly regression Picked out from the start Made for Christ's own possession I'm purchased with blood Shed on Golgotha's tree A slave bought by God And fully set free My sins were all laid On the head of a Scapegoat Who carried their weight To a desert remote Once an object of wrath And deserving hell's fire But Jesus took my bath— Conflagration of God's ire So an enemy no more I'm brought into God's fold Carried through His door And out of night's cold He calls me His child His heir and His bride Though once an orphan wild Now seated at Christ's side And soon He'll return When salvation's complete When no longer I'll yearn For His own face I'll meet!*
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Apr 14, 2017
Apr 14, 2017 at 11:37 PM UTC
Grace
dissociation a curse dissociation my enemy enemy barges in enemy takes control control is crippling control must go go seek advise go to friends friends may ignore friends may listen listen to god listen to nothing nothing is something nothing is numbing numbing craves alcohol numbing craves drugs drugs are prescribed   drugs will fix fix my brain fix cracked mirrors mirrors taunt me mirrors tell lies lies i tell lies cover bruise bruise my hand bruise my brother brother is silent brother please forgive forgive me father forgive me mother father please help father is futile futile defines me futile invites suicide suicide with pills suicide i survived survived from coma survived in hospital hospital is helpful hospital gives answers answers for family answers to problems problems with doctors problems with diagnosis diagnosis is discovered diagnosis is depersonalization depersonalization creates poet depresonalization becomes mad mad poet
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Apr 17, 2013
Apr 17, 2013 at 10:41 PM UTC
enemy within depersonalization (Blitz)
At last you have departed and gone to the Unseen. What marvelous route did you take from this world? Beating your wings and feathers, you broke free from this cage. Rising up to the sky you attained the world of the soul. You were a prized falcon trapped by an Old Woman. Then you heard the drummer's call and flew beyond space and time. As a lovesick nightingale, you flew among the owls. Then came the scent of the rosegarden and you flew off to meet the Rose. The wine of this fleeting world caused your head to ache. Finally you joined the tavern of Eternity. Like an arrow, you sped from the bow and went straight for the bull's eye of bliss. This phantom world gave you false signs But you turned from the illusion and journeyed to the land of truth. You are now the Sun - what need have you for a crown? You have vanished from this world - what need have you to tie your robe? I've heard that you can barely see your soul. But why look at all? - yours is now the Soul of Souls! O heart, what a wonderful bird you are. Seeking divine heights, Flapping your wings, you smashed the pointed spears of your enemy. The flowers flee from Autumn, but not you - You are the fearless rose that grows amidst the freezing wind. Pouring down like the rain of heaven you fell upon the rooftop of this world. Then you ran in every direction and escaped through the drain spout . . . Now the words are over and the pain they bring is gone. Now you have gone to rest in the arms of the Beloved.
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Gone to the Unseen
At last you have departed and gone to the Unseen. What marvelous route did you take from this world? Beating your wings and feathers, you broke free from this cage. Rising up to the sky you attained the world of the soul. You were a prized falcon trapped by an Old Woman. Then you heard the drummer's call and flew beyond space and time. As a lovesick nightingale, you flew among the owls. Then came the scent of the rosegarden and you flew off to meet the Rose. The wine of this fleeting world caused your head to ache. Finally you joined the tavern of Eternity. Like an arrow, you sped from the bow and went straight for the bull's eye of bliss. This phantom world gave you false signs But you turned from the illusion and journeyed to the land of truth. You are now the Sun - what need have you for a crown? You have vanished from this world - what need have you to tie your robe? I've heard that you can barely see your soul. But why look at all? - yours is now the Soul of Souls! O heart, what a wonderful bird you are. Seeking divine heights, Flapping your wings, you smashed the pointed spears of your enemy. The flowers flee from Autumn, but not you - You are the fearless rose that grows amidst the freezing wind. Pouring down like the rain of heaven you fell upon the rooftop of this world. Then you ran in every direction and escaped through the drain spout . . . Now the words are over and the pain they bring is gone. Now you have gone to rest in the arms of the Beloved.
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#*I saw a path and ran ahead I nearly lost my way Your mercy caught me by the arm To Your side You bid me stay I put my hope in my own plans Which soon around me fell You stopped me short upon that road And said, "Rest and all will be well." I'd surrendered all, but to my foe Enticed into the briars You turned his evil schemes instead Into refining fires I couldn't see my helplessness Until my legs were broken Till Shepherd's hands caressed my wounds And healing words were spoken You picked me up and carried me And made me feel Your favorite You held my head against Your chest Until I grew to savor it You tended me with gentlest touch Then soothed all thought of fears You sang forgiveness over me And washed away my tears There is no one like You, Lord On whom I can rely In loss, in danger or attack You hear this poor sheep's cry It's You Who keeps me from real harm Who watches my coming and going You shield me with Your strong right hand From darts the enemy keeps throwing You said to all who trust in You You would give perfect peace Enough for mind and heart to rest To let all worrying cease So, Lord, I trust You with my life Your Shepherd's heart is pure Your purpose for me's guarded well And Your deliverance is sure Please teach this sheep, Lord, how to wait And strengthen me to stand To put my hope in Your desires And to love Your sovereign plan You lead me into fields so green Where streams of life are flowing Where healing winds blow oft' and strong And choicest fruits are growing You set me free to hear Your voice To follow at Your call And even through the dark, cold nights I'll know You've arranged it all Yes, storms will come with battering rains With hail and gusts and thunder But these are meant to beckon me To Your wings to pull me under For it's in the darkness of the storm My grip's most apt to tighten And when my heart beats next to Yours All earthly burdens lighten*#
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Nov 5, 2015
Nov 5, 2015 at 10:14 AM UTC
The Shepherd
#*I saw a path and ran ahead I nearly lost my way Your mercy caught me by the arm To Your side You bid me stay I put my hope in my own plans Which soon around me fell You stopped me short upon that road And said, "Rest and all will be well." I'd surrendered all, but to my foe Enticed into the briars You turned his evil schemes instead Into refining fires I couldn't see my helplessness Until my legs were broken Till Shepherd's hands caressed my wounds And healing words were spoken You picked me up and carried me And made me feel Your favorite You held my head against Your chest Until I grew to savor it You tended me with gentlest touch Then soothed all thought of fears You sang forgiveness over me And washed away my tears There is no one like You, Lord On whom I can rely In loss, in danger or attack You hear this poor sheep's cry It's You Who keeps me from real harm Who watches my coming and going You shield me with Your strong right hand From darts the enemy keeps throwing You said to all who trust in You You would give perfect peace Enough for mind and heart to rest To let all worrying cease So, Lord, I trust You with my life Your Shepherd's heart is pure Your purpose for me's guarded well And Your deliverance is sure Please teach this sheep, Lord, how to wait And strengthen me to stand To put my hope in Your desires And to love Your sovereign plan You lead me into fields so green Where streams of life are flowing Where healing winds blow oft' and strong And choicest fruits are growing You set me free to hear Your voice To follow at Your call And even through the dark, cold nights I'll know You've arranged it all Yes, storms will come with battering rains With hail and gusts and thunder But these are meant to beckon me To Your wings to pull me under For it's in the darkness of the storm My grip's most apt to tighten And when my heart beats next to Yours All earthly burdens lighten*#
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Never relent to reach your dreams never fall at the first fence be brave and fight on think everyone not your enemy Stand fast and never yield be strong for the time of deliverance be a child of the stars so vast with hard work and perseverance Go by the beat of the drum know that enlightenment is within you be as we, stride on freely for I truly believe that you can really do (Poem For Larna Kira Kourtis) By Christos Andreas Kourtis aka NeonSolaris
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Aug 4, 2014
Aug 4, 2014 at 11:48 AM UTC
Hard Work And Perseverance
I saw a path and ran ahead I nearly lost my way Your mercy caught me by the arm To Your side You bid me stay I put my hope in my own plans Which soon around me fell You stopped me short upon that road And said, "Rest and all will be well." I'd surrendered all, but to my foe Enticed into the briars You turned his evil schemes instead Into refining fires I couldn't see my helplessness Until my legs were broken Till Shepherd's hands caressed my wounds And healing words were spoken You picked me up and carried me And made me feel Your favorite You held my head against Your chest Until I grew to savor it You tended me with gentlest touch Then soothed all thought of fears You sang forgiveness over me And washed away my tears There is no one like You, Lord On whom I can rely In loss, in danger or attack You hear this poor sheep's cry It's You Who keeps me from real harm Who watches my coming and going You shield me with Your strong right hand From darts the enemy keeps throwing You said to all who trust in You You would give perfect peace Enough for mind and heart to rest To let all worrying cease So, Lord, I trust You with my life Your Shepherd's heart is pure Your purpose for me's guarded well And Your deliverance is sure Please teach this sheep, Lord, how to wait And strengthen me to stand To put my hope in Your desires And to love Your sovereign plan You lead me into fields so green Where streams of life are flowing Where healing winds blow oft' and strong And choicest fruits are growing You set me free to hear Your voice To follow at Your call And even through the dark, cold nights I'll know You've arranged it all Yes, storms will come with battering rains With hail and gusts and thunder But these are meant to beckon me To Your wings to pull me under For it's in the darkness of the storm My grip's most apt to tighten And when my heart beats next to Yours All earthly burdens lighten
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May 27, 2017
May 27, 2017 at 12:57 PM UTC
The Shepherd
I saw a path and ran ahead I nearly lost my way Your mercy caught me by the arm To Your side You bid me stay I put my hope in my own plans Which soon around me fell You stopped me short upon that road And said, "Rest and all will be well." I'd surrendered all, but to my foe Enticed into the briars You turned his evil schemes instead Into refining fires I couldn't see my helplessness Until my legs were broken Till Shepherd's hands caressed my wounds And healing words were spoken You picked me up and carried me And made me feel Your favorite You held my head against Your chest Until I grew to savor it You tended me with gentlest touch Then soothed all thought of fears You sang forgiveness over me And washed away my tears There is no one like You, Lord On whom I can rely In loss, in danger or attack You hear this poor sheep's cry It's You Who keeps me from real harm Who watches my coming and going You shield me with Your strong right hand From darts the enemy keeps throwing You said to all who trust in You You would give perfect peace Enough for mind and heart to rest To let all worrying cease So, Lord, I trust You with my life Your Shepherd's heart is pure Your purpose for me's guarded well And Your deliverance is sure Please teach this sheep, Lord, how to wait And strengthen me to stand To put my hope in Your desires And to love Your sovereign plan You lead me into fields so green Where streams of life are flowing Where healing winds blow oft' and strong And choicest fruits are growing You set me free to hear Your voice To follow at Your call And even through the dark, cold nights I'll know You've arranged it all Yes, storms will come with battering rains With hail and gusts and thunder But these are meant to beckon me To Your wings to pull me under For it's in the darkness of the storm My grip's most apt to tighten And when my heart beats next to Yours All earthly burdens lighten
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We were once kids. We were once wild. We were once soldiers. In the dead of winter, you greeted death. You fell from my grip and into the darkness, and now a hundred years have rotted away and I have never felt so alone. I ran from the winter because war was to attached to it. I close my eyes and I see you there on the front line. Young and drained, you were just a body rotting away. Full of life so you hung on with everything you had. bang bang It was such an awful sound. Only if I had taken your place. If only you would have run the other way. Just how unfair is our luck. Someday I'll teach myself to learn and live alone. I'll teach myself that death was not the enemy. But the winter storm rages on and I'm still having trouble breathing. Don't be alarmed. I march on. Like the soldier I once was. Don't be alarmed. I've seen many winter storms and I have miraculously survived them all. Can't you see that I don't want to move on? Don't bring tomorrow because I can't take another. My eyes are too fogged to see the light. My minds too cluttered to think right. I've tasted my own tears and faced all my fears. So here I am. Laying on the floor. So here we are. Together once more.
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Apr 25, 2014
Apr 25, 2014 at 10:19 PM UTC
The Winter Soldier
*My depraved soul's unearthed By the Holy Ghost's breath And given new birth Out of spiritual death This wretch is turned 'round Fit with eyes to believe A lost sheep is found And her Shepherd received My blots are each edited Out in Christ's fount His righteousness credited To my bankrupt account A prisoner's been pardoned No debt left to pay A heart which was hardened Becomes pliable clay My life's set apart Now from worldly regression Picked out from the start Made for Christ's own possession I'm purchased with blood Shed on Golgotha's tree A slave bought by God And fully set free My sins were all laid On the head of a Scapegoat Who carried their weight To a desert remote Once an object of wrath And deserving hell's fire But Jesus took my bath— Conflagration of God's ire So an enemy no more I'm brought into God's fold Carried through His door And out of night's cold He calls me His child His heir and His bride Though once an orphan wild Now seated at Christ's side And soon He'll return When salvation's complete When no longer I'll yearn For His own face I'll meet!*
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Nov 5, 2015
Nov 5, 2015 at 4:07 PM UTC
Grace
I have done it again. One year in every ten I manage it---- A sort of walking miracle, my skin Bright as a **** lampshade, My right foot A paperweight, My face a featureless, fine Jew linen. Peel off the napkin 0 my enemy. Do I terrify?---- The nose, the eye pits, the full set of teeth? The sour breath Will vanish in a day. Soon, soon the flesh The grave cave ate will be At home on me And I a smiling woman. I am only thirty. And like the cat I have nine times to die. This is Number Three. What a trash To annihilate each decade. What a million filaments. The peanut-crunching crowd Shoves in to see Them unwrap me hand and foot The big strip tease. Gentlemen, ladies These are my hands My knees. I may be skin and bone, Nevertheless, I am the same, identical woman. The first time it happened I was ten. It was an accident. The second time I meant To last it out and not come back at all. I rocked shut As a seashell. They had to call and call And pick the worms off me like sticky pearls. Dying Is an art, like everything else, I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call. It's easy enough to do it in a cell. It's easy enough to do it and stay put. It's the theatrical Comeback in broad day To the same place, the same face, the same brute Amused shout: 'A miracle!' That knocks me out. There is a charge For the eyeing of my scars, there is a charge For the hearing of my heart---- It really goes. And there is a charge, a very large charge For a word or a touch Or a bit of blood Or a piece of my hair or my clothes. So, so, Herr Doktor. So, Herr Enemy. I am your opus, I am your valuable, The pure gold baby That melts to a shriek. I turn and burn. Do not think I underestimate your great concern. Ash, ash --- You poke and stir. Flesh, bone, there is nothing there---- A cake of soap, A wedding ring, A gold filling. Herr God, Herr Lucifer Beware Beware. Out of the ash I rise with my red hair And I eat men like air.
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Lady Lazarus
I have done it again. One year in every ten I manage it---- A sort of walking miracle, my skin Bright as a **** lampshade, My right foot A paperweight, My face a featureless, fine Jew linen. Peel off the napkin 0 my enemy. Do I terrify?---- The nose, the eye pits, the full set of teeth? The sour breath Will vanish in a day. Soon, soon the flesh The grave cave ate will be At home on me And I a smiling woman. I am only thirty. And like the cat I have nine times to die. This is Number Three. What a trash To annihilate each decade. What a million filaments. The peanut-crunching crowd Shoves in to see Them unwrap me hand and foot The big strip tease. Gentlemen, ladies These are my hands My knees. I may be skin and bone, Nevertheless, I am the same, identical woman. The first time it happened I was ten. It was an accident. The second time I meant To last it out and not come back at all. I rocked shut As a seashell. They had to call and call And pick the worms off me like sticky pearls. Dying Is an art, like everything else, I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call. It's easy enough to do it in a cell. It's easy enough to do it and stay put. It's the theatrical Comeback in broad day To the same place, the same face, the same brute Amused shout: 'A miracle!' That knocks me out. There is a charge For the eyeing of my scars, there is a charge For the hearing of my heart---- It really goes. And there is a charge, a very large charge For a word or a touch Or a bit of blood Or a piece of my hair or my clothes. So, so, Herr Doktor. So, Herr Enemy. I am your opus, I am your valuable, The pure gold baby That melts to a shriek. I turn and burn. Do not think I underestimate your great concern. Ash, ash --- You poke and stir. Flesh, bone, there is nothing there---- A cake of soap, A wedding ring, A gold filling. Herr God, Herr Lucifer Beware Beware. Out of the ash I rise with my red hair And I eat men like air.
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*My depraved soul's unearthed By the Holy Ghost's breath And given new birth Out of spiritual death This wretch is turned 'round Fit with eyes to believe A lost sheep is found And her Shepherd received My blots are each edited Out in Christ's fount His righteousness credited To my bankrupt account A prisoner's been pardoned No debt left to pay A heart which was hardened Becomes pliable clay My life's set apart Now from worldly regression Picked out from the start Made for Christ's own possession I'm purchased with blood Shed on Golgotha's tree A slave bought by God And fully set free My sins were all laid On the head of a Scapegoat Who carried their weight To a desert remote Once an object of wrath And deserving hell's fire But Jesus took my bath— Conflagration of God's ire So an enemy no more I'm brought into God's fold Carried through His door And out of night's cold He calls me His child His heir and His bride Though once an orphan wild Now seated at Christ's side And soon He'll return When salvation's complete When no longer I'll yearn For His own face I'll meet!*
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Apr 14, 2016
Apr 14, 2016 at 3:09 PM UTC
Grace
No one will know the turmoil she causes. No one will know this pain. It is an utter betrayal of my heart. A sibling should be your closest friend, not your mortal enemy.
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Feb 25, 2012
Feb 25, 2012 at 1:54 AM UTC
Siblings.
death wants more death, and its webs are full: I remember my father's garage, how child-like I would brush the corpses of flies from the windows they thought were escape- their sticky, ugly, vibrant bodies shouting like dumb crazy dogs against the glass only to spin and flit in that second larger than hell or heaven onto the edge of the ledge, and then the spider from his dank hole nervous and exposed the puff of body swelling hanging there not really quite knowing, and then knowing- something sending it down its string, the wet web, toward the weak shield of buzzing, the pulsing; a last desperate moving hair-leg there against the glass there alive in the sun, spun in white; and almost like love: the closing over, the first hushed spider-sucking: filling its sack upon this thing that lived; crouching there upon its back drawing its certain blood as the world goes by outside and my temples scream and I hurl the broom against them: the spider dull with spider-anger still thinking of its prey and waving an amazed broken leg; the fly very still, a ***** speck stranded to straw; I shake the killer loose and he walks lame and peeved towards some dark corner but I intercept his dawdling his crawling like some broken hero, and the straws smash his legs now waving above his head and looking looking for the enemy and somewhat valiant, dying without apparent pain simply crawling backward piece by piece leaving nothing there until at last the red gut sack splashes its secrets, and I run child-like with God's anger a step behind, back to simple sunlight, wondering as the world goes by with curled smile if anyone else saw or sensed my crime
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Death Wants More Death
death wants more death, and its webs are full: I remember my father's garage, how child-like I would brush the corpses of flies from the windows they thought were escape- their sticky, ugly, vibrant bodies shouting like dumb crazy dogs against the glass only to spin and flit in that second larger than hell or heaven onto the edge of the ledge, and then the spider from his dank hole nervous and exposed the puff of body swelling hanging there not really quite knowing, and then knowing- something sending it down its string, the wet web, toward the weak shield of buzzing, the pulsing; a last desperate moving hair-leg there against the glass there alive in the sun, spun in white; and almost like love: the closing over, the first hushed spider-sucking: filling its sack upon this thing that lived; crouching there upon its back drawing its certain blood as the world goes by outside and my temples scream and I hurl the broom against them: the spider dull with spider-anger still thinking of its prey and waving an amazed broken leg; the fly very still, a ***** speck stranded to straw; I shake the killer loose and he walks lame and peeved towards some dark corner but I intercept his dawdling his crawling like some broken hero, and the straws smash his legs now waving above his head and looking looking for the enemy and somewhat valiant, dying without apparent pain simply crawling backward piece by piece leaving nothing there until at last the red gut sack splashes its secrets, and I run child-like with God's anger a step behind, back to simple sunlight, wondering as the world goes by with curled smile if anyone else saw or sensed my crime
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(For Eric Killmonger) A little boy stared in the clouds Forgotten tales screaming loud His word small and nothing wrong It all shattered after too long Stories of cities that touched the sky Clans of people untouched by time Hope soon filled his boyish dreams But not everything was as it seemed One night he came home and saw His father dead, struck down by claw Weeping over his fathers head He begged him to stay, not leave him instead Shattered dreams and shattered hopes He held the myth achingly close Alone, no one there to guide He locked his humanity deep inside Battling for a way to free them all Seeking power and in deaths thrall The world had taken everything away And all in one single day So he would take everything away from it His soul a star no longer lit Now he lay there quietly dying His enemy close, no longer fighting The world it seemed would take him too His glittering eyes full of rue There was nothing left for him here Breathing ragged and full of fear Finally he took his very last breath And slipped away as his life left And as the sun left the sky The night descended with a sigh The little boy was dead and gone His life a sad and weary song. -Roguesong- -Esther L. Krenzin-
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Jun 26, 2018
Jun 26, 2018 at 2:38 PM UTC
Sunset
Now I ask you to join me Now you celebrate Not being me. Not being you Only Us for the great UN load! DIS arm! EN large! OUT side! Some steps I will take Be my guest Pull your anchor Out of the lake We're In the room In the building In the crowded city In the country with thousands of cities The country shares the continent with an enemy nation The two rivals are carried round and round by the Earth's endless rotation The Earth obeys the master’s magnetic line, burning since uncountable clock time The sun is blind to his insignificance too, ignoring billions of other star mates, it can’t see through Immeasurable it seems, magnifying! All of them such tiny little parts in one of Miss Milky’s arms Some light years away there they are: Pinwheel, Cartwheel, Black Eye, Andromeda and Cigar Unmeasurable it seems, humongous! All of them such a fading little part of the cosmos There you are Floating from a distance Feel the empty ground Drink from the fountain of existence Still blind to insignificance? Still convinced about the rightness of imposed beliefs? Still judging others’ defects according to our pretentious and vain mind? Still punching away the different, protecting the mold? Still reinforcing illusory antagonism and insignia? Still seeing only two sides? Still holding to the pride? Still In the ******* room Am I? Are you? Let's try it again
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Mar 17, 2015
Mar 17, 2015 at 5:21 PM UTC
Ego deconstruction
"PUT off that mask of burning gold With emerald eyes." "O no, my dear, you make so bold To find if hearts be wild and wise, And yet not cold." "I would but find what's there to find, Love or deceit." "It was the mask engaged your mind, And after set your heart to beat, Not what's behind." "But lest you are my enemy, I must enquire." "O no, my dear, let all that be; What matter, so there is but fire In you, in me?"
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The Mask
My hands have betrayed me. Once the means to write pages, Now my hands are only dead weight. My hands won't pick up a pen. Or even type short, Choppy sentences. They dangle at my sides And find refuge in my hair, Leaving me bleeding. Like my hands, My mouth has declared itself My enemy. Once the passageway for words To explain myself, My mouth is now as useful as a broken bridge. With nothing of value to say, It talks And sings anyway. It opens without my permission But stays closed whenever I try To scream meaning. The inability to illustrate Or translate my mind And my soul Is not an unfamiliar ordeal. But it's lonely on the outside And frustrating looking in. It seems I'll always feel like an alien.
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Jun 6, 2016
Jun 6, 2016 at 3:38 AM UTC
Communication Disconnection
I remember the rains that day, A shower of hate that won’t go away, The day seven of the year ninety four, When pain suddenly opened the door, And nothing was ever going to be the same anymore, With machetes and guns they marched, Aiming for our limbs to detach, Sworn they did that no INYENZI would escape their grasp, They swore that all would experience their wrath, Genocide it was called but the truth not told, The rains struck hard smell of rotting flesh, Cries from a distance heard but ignored, No one would even dare talk or whisper, **** the cockroaches was the message from the speaker, It was the rainy season the beginning of a massacre, Women and children are alienated from their land, Refugees in camps away from their land, The African holocaust had began in Rwanda, It took a while for the world to ponder, The ones who had the power to stop it kept quiet, They gave neither reason nor excuse for their silence, They waited until we all lost our patience, It was the rains in Rwanda the day of mourning, It was the season to prepare for farming, But I can bet the world saw it coming, But none gave a **** from the beginning, And so began the killing, Brothers and sisters turned enemy, Neighbors turned into strangers, **** ****** mutilation humiliation torture, Tribal hatred fueled by the west, When will Africa come to rest? And understand that we are one race, One love one place one earth, Let’s have love and peace, BY ISSAI
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Apr 8, 2014
Apr 8, 2014 at 3:24 AM UTC
THE RAINS IN RWANDA
The Insecurities are flourishing, A gorgeous garden is my mind— But the weeds keep growing in. Media like kryptonite—weakening my self esteem. —Thoughts of a young child never knowing what to believe. I lie awake in bed at night staring at the ceiling. If only the notion could suffice in finding the words— For the void I'm feeling in my life, But it isn't simple. Pure corruption of my mind, Perfect pictures, Flawless figures, The images I can't erase. Uncomfortable in my own skin— What do I do to feel safe? Do I drown myself in ink—to cover up the imperfections? Instead of talking—walk and let my skin scream the self-expression? Or do I return to the blank stare in the mirror? The words are on repeat. Who am I to think I’m beautiful—when I myself can’t see? Who am I to think I'm valuable—when there is no self-confidence there? Who am I to think I'm worthy—when I myself don't feel? The insecurities keep flourishing. A gorgeous garden was my mind, But the weeds kept growing in. Media like kryptonite—weakening my self esteem. Thoughts of a young child, --Never knowing what to believe. One night as I lie awake—I hear my subconscious scream out to me. The most attractive people do the ugliest of things, The true beauty you want is what’s imprisoned within. Why stop your happiness to return to a place— —A place where you feel so alone? Why do the tears flow? You're killing yourself— And you fail to realize Your own self-doubt is the knife! Pessimism, The negative thoughts building inside— They’re just as bad as the razorblade that kisses your skin as you sit in silence... Why are you hurting yourself? Temporary pain is only a distraction, You were blessed and shaped by the hands of God. What more could you possibly ask for? Appearance is not everything.— Stop the self-consciousness and live your life. —acknowledge that you —are your worst —enemy... I open my eyes. The cries have ceased, I return to the blank stare in the mirror. The words are on repeat. Who am I to think I’m beautiful—when I myself can’t see? Who am I to think I'm valuable—when there is no self-confidence there? Who am I to think I'm worthy—when I myself don't feel? But it’s different this time, My reflection speaks. Saying no— Who are you not to? Your imperfections are beautiful. Beautiful enough for the heart that is meant to love you, Believe in yourself. No more self doubt, No more lost soul. —No more insecurities flourishing, A gorgeous garden is my mind. No more weeds keep growing in, Media is not my kryptonite, No more weakening of my self esteem, Thoughts of a young child finally unshackled —and free.
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Jul 16, 2014
Jul 16, 2014 at 5:58 PM UTC
Insecurities
The Insecurities are flourishing, A gorgeous garden is my mind— But the weeds keep growing in. Media like kryptonite—weakening my self esteem. —Thoughts of a young child never knowing what to believe. I lie awake in bed at night staring at the ceiling. If only the notion could suffice in finding the words— For the void I'm feeling in my life, But it isn't simple. Pure corruption of my mind, Perfect pictures, Flawless figures, The images I can't erase. Uncomfortable in my own skin— What do I do to feel safe? Do I drown myself in ink—to cover up the imperfections? Instead of talking—walk and let my skin scream the self-expression? Or do I return to the blank stare in the mirror? The words are on repeat. Who am I to think I’m beautiful—when I myself can’t see? Who am I to think I'm valuable—when there is no self-confidence there? Who am I to think I'm worthy—when I myself don't feel? The insecurities keep flourishing. A gorgeous garden was my mind, But the weeds kept growing in. Media like kryptonite—weakening my self esteem. Thoughts of a young child, --Never knowing what to believe. One night as I lie awake—I hear my subconscious scream out to me. The most attractive people do the ugliest of things, The true beauty you want is what’s imprisoned within. Why stop your happiness to return to a place— —A place where you feel so alone? Why do the tears flow? You're killing yourself— And you fail to realize Your own self-doubt is the knife! Pessimism, The negative thoughts building inside— They’re just as bad as the razorblade that kisses your skin as you sit in silence... Why are you hurting yourself? Temporary pain is only a distraction, You were blessed and shaped by the hands of God. What more could you possibly ask for? Appearance is not everything.— Stop the self-consciousness and live your life. —acknowledge that you —are your worst —enemy... I open my eyes. The cries have ceased, I return to the blank stare in the mirror. The words are on repeat. Who am I to think I’m beautiful—when I myself can’t see? Who am I to think I'm valuable—when there is no self-confidence there? Who am I to think I'm worthy—when I myself don't feel? But it’s different this time, My reflection speaks. Saying no— Who are you not to? Your imperfections are beautiful. Beautiful enough for the heart that is meant to love you, Believe in yourself. No more self doubt, No more lost soul. —No more insecurities flourishing, A gorgeous garden is my mind. No more weeds keep growing in, Media is not my kryptonite, No more weakening of my self esteem, Thoughts of a young child finally unshackled —and free.
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Birthed by altruism or selfishness, Motivated by personal gain Or the forfeiting of a nation; It's the betrayal of friends, Country, cause and trust. Cassius, Judas, Benedict Arnold, The traitor has many personas. Traitors are hated by those they prefer. (Tacitus) *I forgive those who ****** and steal, but a traitor, never.* (Zapata) *A nation cannot survive treason from within... He rots the soul of a nation... No wise man ever thought a traitor should be trusted.* (Cicero) Softness to traitors will destroy us all. (Robespierre) An open enemy, however criminal, is no traitor. (Spooner) To have a traitor as an ally is to have an enemy in waiting. (Carey) *It is the just decree of heaven that a traitor never sees his danger till his ruin is at hand.* (Metastasia) There are but two parties now... traitors and patriots. (U.S. Grant) *If I had one bullet and I was faced by both enemy and traitor, I would let the traitor have it.* (Codreanue) There is a special place in hell reserved for traitors. (J. Trudeau) *Every man must be for the U.S. or against it. There can be no neutrals... only patriots or traitors.* (S. Douglas) Et tu, POTUS. (F. Lynch)
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Jul 17, 2018
Jul 17, 2018 at 8:16 AM UTC
Traitor
1. Find a Poet Not a poser, not a "it's just a hobby" poet. Find one who mumbles lines as they scramble for a pen at breakfast; who shakes their head randomly when their thoughts aren't rhyming properly;  who has notebooks stashed around the house that you must never touch. 2. Listen Savor the spoken words, for those are harder to express. Keep in mind that they can't be edited and re-written, and be forgiving when a mistake is made. 3. Read The body speaks as loudly as words on a page do. When their eyes are closed or focused on the ceiling and the fingers are tapping out syllables, recognize the unique process. Respect the need for quiet, because if you look closely, you can read the poem on their face before they write it on the page. 4. Write Write your story together. Grab hold of the pen and hang on as you move across the page of life. Sometimes you will dance across, others you will be dragged. You may have to cross out a word, or a line, or a page, but don't give up. Discouragement is a poet's biggest enemy, inarticulateness their biggest fear. So end each day with a semi-colon, because the story will never end the way you think it will, and there must be room for more. There is always room for more, more words, more laughter, more tears, more love, When you love a poet.
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Nov 22, 2014
Nov 22, 2014 at 7:28 PM UTC
How to Love a Poet
They say that you are your own worst enemy.. And I'm not sure who they are, but whoever they are, They're right. Because not only do you have to wake up every morning and hear your own voice, touch your own skin, see your own reflection.. But you have to wake up every morning with every what if, with every regret, with every secret. YOU really are your own worst enemy.
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Aug 19, 2014
Aug 19, 2014 at 10:42 PM UTC
Enemy
You know right we can turn desert into a bueatiful sea If we are together….. The past you went through made you stronger and made me too All the misfortunate and brutal winds come across way makes us strongest Just like phoenix you reborn Today no matter we are in deserts Together We can change it into beautiful sea tomorrow You are no more weak nor alone Cuz today we are all hear just for you..with you ……………………………………………………………………………………….. You're the one who can do the incredible things you do You're the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong You fight against the demons everyday You're a star, remember where you come from and who you are It's hard to be away from home But it's all worth it look at yourself, you know I'm talking to you You're the one who can do the incredible things you do You're the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong You fight against the demons everyday You're a star, remember where you come from and who you are, Believe it you gotta believe it It’s not easy to be special To believe in what they cannot see Full of talent You’ve got the something that will take you far one day You’ll reach out to the sky and touch the stars Just believe in yourself and see the magic Life's a journey It’s a roller coaster Keep the faith and fight for what you want Improve yourself learn to be strongest You’re not alone one day you'll reach out for my hand and And I'll be there Just believe in yourself and see the magic You're the one who can do the incredible things You do you’re the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong you fight against the demons everyday You're a star, Remember where you come from and who you are It's hard to be away from home But it's all worth it look at yourself, You know I'm talking to you You're the one who can do the incredible things You do you’re the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong you fight against the demons everyday You're a star, Remember where you come from and who you are, Believe it you gotta believe it This is all about being friends All for one and one for all We believe in what we do we'll never give up smile You have to use a little fantasy Let your heart bloom like a flower You will always win We know you were strong And you are near the end All you gotta do is fly Just believe in yourself….you gotta believe it And see the magic….magic Just like a phoenix you are gonna re born Spread you wings and sail across the sky Everyone can see there is a fire blazing in you And its lighten up the sky As you go higher all your past hunt away You are very powerful your enemy’s stay at bay You are the symbol that shows the path No one can destroy you There is no one like you You are one of kind Just believe in yourself…you gotta do it And see the magic You're the one who can do the incredible things You do you’re the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong you fight against the demons everyday You're a star, Remember where you come from and who you are It's hard to be away from home But it's all worth it look at yourself, You know I'm talking to you You're the one who can do the incredible things You do you’re the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong you fight against the demons everyday You're a star, Remember where you come from and who you are, Believe it you gotta believe it
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Oct 13, 2018
Oct 13, 2018 at 4:41 AM UTC
magic..
You know right we can turn desert into a bueatiful sea If we are together….. The past you went through made you stronger and made me too All the misfortunate and brutal winds come across way makes us strongest Just like phoenix you reborn Today no matter we are in deserts Together We can change it into beautiful sea tomorrow You are no more weak nor alone Cuz today we are all hear just for you..with you ……………………………………………………………………………………….. You're the one who can do the incredible things you do You're the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong You fight against the demons everyday You're a star, remember where you come from and who you are It's hard to be away from home But it's all worth it look at yourself, you know I'm talking to you You're the one who can do the incredible things you do You're the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong You fight against the demons everyday You're a star, remember where you come from and who you are, Believe it you gotta believe it It’s not easy to be special To believe in what they cannot see Full of talent You’ve got the something that will take you far one day You’ll reach out to the sky and touch the stars Just believe in yourself and see the magic Life's a journey It’s a roller coaster Keep the faith and fight for what you want Improve yourself learn to be strongest You’re not alone one day you'll reach out for my hand and And I'll be there Just believe in yourself and see the magic You're the one who can do the incredible things You do you’re the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong you fight against the demons everyday You're a star, Remember where you come from and who you are It's hard to be away from home But it's all worth it look at yourself, You know I'm talking to you You're the one who can do the incredible things You do you’re the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong you fight against the demons everyday You're a star, Remember where you come from and who you are, Believe it you gotta believe it This is all about being friends All for one and one for all We believe in what we do we'll never give up smile You have to use a little fantasy Let your heart bloom like a flower You will always win We know you were strong And you are near the end All you gotta do is fly Just believe in yourself….you gotta believe it And see the magic….magic Just like a phoenix you are gonna re born Spread you wings and sail across the sky Everyone can see there is a fire blazing in you And its lighten up the sky As you go higher all your past hunt away You are very powerful your enemy’s stay at bay You are the symbol that shows the path No one can destroy you There is no one like you You are one of kind Just believe in yourself…you gotta do it And see the magic You're the one who can do the incredible things You do you’re the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong you fight against the demons everyday You're a star, Remember where you come from and who you are It's hard to be away from home But it's all worth it look at yourself, You know I'm talking to you You're the one who can do the incredible things You do you’re the best and baby you deserve the gift you have Can't you see? You are strong you fight against the demons everyday You're a star, Remember where you come from and who you are, Believe it you gotta believe it
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Running for his life, he made his courage known Turning to try to turn the tide, his strong stance surely shown Frowning upon the enemy face, he waited for the fight pounding, stomping around the corner, his foe came into sight ...Questioning the crying kid... he hug'd his brother tight
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Sep 24, 2015
Sep 24, 2015 at 10:53 AM UTC
Sibling Rivalry
. •     re-      kindle     the spark    that governed     this game•the fire   that once burnt as bri-   ght as sun•all of this once before, had a name•but now is weak from the time it had be- gun•there was a time when it wo- uld consume•......it would defy the odds....just so it could burn as one• frantic and desperate for the magic to resume•uncertainty has carved itself into the heart that has come undone•winds bearing ill no- tions revealed as the enemy• stitch up the gaps keep- ing out the rogue gust•   pro tect   the light that burns ever weakly•rejuve- nate the spirit that harbours broken trust •rekindle me now... i'm still in the game• the heart                   save the     you will isn't                              candle           need ready                           and              to see to make                         nur-              me     sense                            ture             with of the                             it                 this dark•                             to                  in-                                       fla-              sig-                                      me•             nia                                                           as my                                                          mark                                                          • .
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Feb 9, 2015
Feb 9, 2015 at 7:24 AM UTC
Flame
. •     re-      kindle     the spark    that governed     this game•the fire   that once burnt as bri-   ght as sun•all of this once before, had a name•but now is weak from the time it had be- gun•there was a time when it wo- uld consume•......it would defy the odds....just so it could burn as one• frantic and desperate for the magic to resume•uncertainty has carved itself into the heart that has come undone•winds bearing ill no- tions revealed as the enemy• stitch up the gaps keep- ing out the rogue gust•   pro tect   the light that burns ever weakly•rejuve- nate the spirit that harbours broken trust •rekindle me now... i'm still in the game• the heart                   save the     you will isn't                              candle           need ready                           and              to see to make                         nur-              me     sense                            ture             with of the                             it                 this dark•                             to                  in-                                       fla-              sig-                                      me•             nia                                                           as my                                                          mark                                                          • .
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