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"motivated" poems
Motivated by the light I sit in the darkness and plan my escape, the lighter reminds me of the sun. I drift off to a faraway land, it is always sunny here.
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Oct 14, 2012
Oct 14, 2012 at 1:58 PM UTC
Marijuana
To love Jesus is to long with Him But that longing is not enough There is a need *To structure our lives * Around spending time with Him. To desire also means to be disciplined And then, we found ourselves Delighting in the Lord. It captures the essence Of what it takes To develop a consistent devotional life. You can be motivated with great desire, But without discipline You will never get there Discipline positions us To receive grace; Discipline is not grace It is the submission of our heart To encounter the grace of God. It is not about whether God loves us — His love is sure Whether we are disciplined or not — But it is our wholehearted response To Him that allows us to find Him. One must delight in the Lord And shear every misfitting And earthly delights.
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Feb 1, 2015
Feb 1, 2015 at 9:58 PM UTC
3Ds: Desire, Discipline, Delight
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
Can you feel all the suffering, can you see it? Stop embracing the hate of your own humanity, just quit it Why all the hypocrisy? Challenge your democracy Aim for enlightenment Fight against all ill torment Oppression, alienation, inequality The government's manipulative utilities Explore your human aptitude Your mind and your magnitude Because passion is power and You can make all evil cower Work to open your third eye Don't cry or comply, but rather ask "why?" Empathy and compassion are most important Without them, moral principles remain impotent Our world is nothing compared to the entire universe We are so small, egoistic, and it's getting worse Focused on all of the wrongs ideals Creating terrible and false ordeals Our world is cruel and mean Too many people die hungry There's no such thing as equality or true justice It does not exist in this realm of consciousness If only we could shift the system and our ways Then things would continue to fall into place But change is virtually unachievable Especially when entities with just intents are inconceivable Human beings are clueless, trapped in a trance Don't let yourself fall victim to your ignorance You need to expand your knowledge and your perspective Aim to be more pensive and introspective Challenge absolutely everything you are told Form your own beliefs, don't let your mind be controlled Remove yourself from conformity and complacency And you'll realize a multitude of problems, that I guarantee *You can't trust anything
 Hear what I'm saying 
 No you cant trust anything 
Believing is damaging
 Creating is everything, it's promising Stop adhering to societal norms
 Why do you conform
 To all that
 The government tells us
 All that society spells for us Why don't you realize
 Wake up from all the lies
 The world is an intricate place, that you can't replace
 But you can change your ways and your pace 
Create some displacement in the system Stand up your rights
 And what you believe in
 Be genuine 
Imagine
 Not one person, thing, or system
 Can tell us, control us, conform us* With enough minds open and motivated We can help those oppressed and alienated We can change this race for the better Let's all work to be that kind of trendsetter Come on, let's start a movement So we can see some real improvement In our world, our ways, and our wisdom But most importantly in the system
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Apr 18, 2013
Apr 18, 2013 at 3:29 PM UTC
Corruption
Can you feel all the suffering, can you see it? Stop embracing the hate of your own humanity, just quit it Why all the hypocrisy? Challenge your democracy Aim for enlightenment Fight against all ill torment Oppression, alienation, inequality The government's manipulative utilities Explore your human aptitude Your mind and your magnitude Because passion is power and You can make all evil cower Work to open your third eye Don't cry or comply, but rather ask "why?" Empathy and compassion are most important Without them, moral principles remain impotent Our world is nothing compared to the entire universe We are so small, egoistic, and it's getting worse Focused on all of the wrongs ideals Creating terrible and false ordeals Our world is cruel and mean Too many people die hungry There's no such thing as equality or true justice It does not exist in this realm of consciousness If only we could shift the system and our ways Then things would continue to fall into place But change is virtually unachievable Especially when entities with just intents are inconceivable Human beings are clueless, trapped in a trance Don't let yourself fall victim to your ignorance You need to expand your knowledge and your perspective Aim to be more pensive and introspective Challenge absolutely everything you are told Form your own beliefs, don't let your mind be controlled Remove yourself from conformity and complacency And you'll realize a multitude of problems, that I guarantee *You can't trust anything
 Hear what I'm saying 
 No you cant trust anything 
Believing is damaging
 Creating is everything, it's promising Stop adhering to societal norms
 Why do you conform
 To all that
 The government tells us
 All that society spells for us Why don't you realize
 Wake up from all the lies
 The world is an intricate place, that you can't replace
 But you can change your ways and your pace 
Create some displacement in the system Stand up your rights
 And what you believe in
 Be genuine 
Imagine
 Not one person, thing, or system
 Can tell us, control us, conform us* With enough minds open and motivated We can help those oppressed and alienated We can change this race for the better Let's all work to be that kind of trendsetter Come on, let's start a movement So we can see some real improvement In our world, our ways, and our wisdom But most importantly in the system
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you cant defeat me you wont Ill cooperate Ill act scattered Ill be unfocused Ill be motivated to motivate this terrible distraction in my mind The answer is simple College and AdHd dont mix they collide my brain is a dj playing dubstep 24 hours a day non stop full volume crank it up because there is no stoping.
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Feb 27, 2012
Feb 27, 2012 at 1:48 PM UTC
adhd
Young lady gave me the look, the same one the mother gave me the previous day I walked by, I guess the hate is genetically motivated. They looked at me until I became what they were looking for. A giant being full of the melanin. I won't let my tears drop for this, am a being, I'll keep walking till I become one of them.
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Nov 20, 2018
Nov 20, 2018 at 2:12 PM UTC
The Melanin Curse
I'll be here for infinity x infinity A penchant for curves like cursives I say it in my verses Vocab too wide for curses Don't like likes Fingers to whoever dislike Like a vlogger: share, comment, and like Oh yeah, subscribe Fun, I prescribe Right on time Better late than never Man of the hour Original with the flavour Chocolate and Vanilla Black and grey If you're too slow to comprehend No résumé No references DIY my title says Fickle fools play 'Simon Says' Press remotes don't change but Batteries can be replaced all the same God - like Holier - than - thou; Pope's attitude, beg for mercy Self - driven, self - motivated Ministering like Osteen Light and dark Yin & Yang Angel or demon I can be High off life Limitless, no pills I'm probably ill Well it's my will To count millions in $100 bills Like ice, I chill That's me, trill And that's that Suh bill LanceSkiies
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Sep 15, 2018
Sep 15, 2018 at 10:12 PM UTC
FREEStyle
His bicycle let out a little yelp as he slowed to a stop, The lady was dressed the same as the night before. He could have cycled on but he had intentions he would not drop, For he had heard stories of such beings from old wives' lore. It was important for him to address this spectre. Motivated by the advice he had received from his dad. To never succumb to fear if a spirit he should ever encounter, For the fear would consume and eventually drive him mad. He was brimming with confidence as he spoke, "Hello there again, I see that you are still in a fix". He was determined not to be made again the joke He had sworn to not be taken in by the imp's mischief and tricks. A sweet fragrance lingered in the air, Teasingly inviting him to greedily inhale it all in. A gentle gust blew, caught and played with the strands of her hair... Enamoured by her visage, he secretly gasped as if the air grew thin. Her face was still partially obscured by her black flowing hair. She turned to him before she gave her reply, *"Would you please give me a lift, dear sir...kind and rare... I do not wish to be stranded alone, unsheltered under the moonlit sky"*.
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Feb 6, 2015
Feb 6, 2015 at 7:25 AM UTC
"We Meet Again..." (V)
I tromped across North America a few years back Following the Mayan Elders Listening to the powerful Lakota Brothers sing songs of mourning and joy Building community I was following a White Cherokee We created clan I was motivated by the teachings of the Anishinaabe And represented Thunderbird Clan We stopped in sacred spaces such as Serpent's Mound And Cahokia Mounds We peered briefly through the veil; Samhain I followed the red path and eventually found I had always been on it I met Hopi and Navajo elder's And my friend Sea, a pipe carrier brewed a special tea I was gifted tobacco that had been grown from seeds Recovered from an iceman's medicine bag She transmuted the ancient tobacco into a tea By folding it into a sweetgrass and cedar brew Sea gave it to me in a basic stainless steel carafe Every time we drained the carafe I refilled it and the essence was just as powerful as the previous brew When I finally caught up with the Lakota brother's in Sedona Their voices were raw We all were I shared the tea with them So much magic on that journey The joy on those brothers faces as the tea reached their throats I gave them the carafe and told them It was the gift that keeps on giving Their thankfulness has been the gift that keeps on giving
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Oct 5, 2014
Oct 5, 2014 at 11:48 PM UTC
The Red Thread
Its hard to not to forget that they tortured our memory motivated by pain no motivated by love love for the living we are trying to reach the living those sensitive to nature still not desensitized by the construction of whiteness trying to reach those uninterrupted by the temporary dominance desperation pretending to be evolution hearts beating apathy to death hysterical neglect of our trauma native tint in our eyes take our minds back from the product whose profits are imperialism give them back to dancing revolution starts in the movement of the hips a cou de tat of sway no one knows what you are no matter how confident they seem dance with your eyes closed looking deep inside do not get stuck in its reflection the hysterical reflection dance like every military just surrendered into our hearts the living are with you now can you feel them in your sway
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Aug 22, 2018
Aug 22, 2018 at 9:27 PM UTC
hearts beating apathy to death
sometimes i wish you'd see beyond the color of my eyes and the cloth wrapped around my head i wish you would think of me as an individual put away my appearance and regard me as a person my thoughts matter my ideas aren't all bad i have opinions and i choose to speak my mind if only you would listen to my words and try to comprehend what i'm saying rather than focusing on my accent and the way my lips curve when i speak the cloth on my head does not rid me of ideas it does not limit my mental capabilities it does not lower my tolerance *have a debate with me spark a conversation* instead of complimenting my smile compliment my mind instead of assuming that my beliefs are enforced upon me *ask me what i believe ask me what i value* tell me what you base your morals on *question me give me counterarguments talk to me* instead of staring at me and making biased assumptions already concluding who i am and where i come from before you've even said hello! i am not just the color of my skin i am not just the size of my thighs i am not just the design of my clothes i am not just the price of my purse i am not just the pattern of my headscarf i am not just the length of my nails i am not just a body i am a mind i am a heart i am a soul i am my theories i am my thoughts i am my perceptions i am my opinions i am my viewpoints i am my objectives i am my purpose i am my outlooks i am my intentions i am my reasons i am my perspectives i am my choices i am my principles i am my ideologies i am a thinking, feeling, living, stimulated, motivated, inspired being i've got a world inside of me take a look see before you choose to pass judgment on me.
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Oct 7, 2015
Oct 7, 2015 at 11:52 AM UTC
more than what meets the eye
sometimes i wish you'd see beyond the color of my eyes and the cloth wrapped around my head i wish you would think of me as an individual put away my appearance and regard me as a person my thoughts matter my ideas aren't all bad i have opinions and i choose to speak my mind if only you would listen to my words and try to comprehend what i'm saying rather than focusing on my accent and the way my lips curve when i speak the cloth on my head does not rid me of ideas it does not limit my mental capabilities it does not lower my tolerance *have a debate with me spark a conversation* instead of complimenting my smile compliment my mind instead of assuming that my beliefs are enforced upon me *ask me what i believe ask me what i value* tell me what you base your morals on *question me give me counterarguments talk to me* instead of staring at me and making biased assumptions already concluding who i am and where i come from before you've even said hello! i am not just the color of my skin i am not just the size of my thighs i am not just the design of my clothes i am not just the price of my purse i am not just the pattern of my headscarf i am not just the length of my nails i am not just a body i am a mind i am a heart i am a soul i am my theories i am my thoughts i am my perceptions i am my opinions i am my viewpoints i am my objectives i am my purpose i am my outlooks i am my intentions i am my reasons i am my perspectives i am my choices i am my principles i am my ideologies i am a thinking, feeling, living, stimulated, motivated, inspired being i've got a world inside of me take a look see before you choose to pass judgment on me.
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What’s the difference between escapism and avoidance? “There isn’t one, they’re synonyms” I used to think that too Because I have been lying to myself for the past three years “It’s just a quick break” “I’m just winding down and then I’ll get things done” And yet Night after night I find myself lying in bed at 1:30 am Staring blankly at my phone Watching anything I can get my hands on to escape And scrambling the next day to get anything I avoided done I think that I’m simply just escaping into another world To take a break from reality When really I’m avoiding everything that I need to get done I’ve been lying to myself for 1128 days today Because I cannot get myself motivated to do anything I tell myself that I'll get it done in a minute But I know it won't be done until weeks after it was due I thought it was simply just escapism But I am a devout avoidance practicer There is a difference between escapism and avoidance Because escapism is a temporary break to set your mind straight And avoidance is escaping everything at any cost.
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Mar 20, 2019
Mar 20, 2019 at 5:10 PM UTC
the difference between escapism and avoidance
Moving amidst my Ramona chapter books, I make out your movement, M, the moody turns Of your mounts and valleys, the moniker of Family names, you marked me like a maternal Emblem of the generation’s matriarch, You mingled amid reminiscences of former matrons Maria Helena from the Midwest, Who crossed the mountains in a wagon, Madeleine, a migrant from Marseilles, Who baked warm loaves in San Francisco, And her own daughter, my Mimi, Who muttered merde while she drank martinis. In my own time, you materialized in Marjorie, my nana, and Maria, my mom, The women in which I knew you growing up, Then Molly, who made dreams out of Magic and Movies and Marie Antoinette, You embellished my most favorite things. In my monogram, you aimed my impulses in your masts’ diametric directions Towards competence, towards imagination. In your middle ‘s mysterious compartment I make snug With magazines and novels and mugs of hot milk. You nuzzled me in moments of melancholy, then motivated me To meander among your fundamental family, The sumptuous L of melt and mélange, The meticulous N of man or monk or money. Even W, which matches your mien in mirror It warped wicked witch while you Milled maidens and damsels, so I imagined The mutilation of those two majuscules formed My image of womanhood. M, Molly Smithson materialized From a meek mademoiselle into the mistress of mischief.
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May 20, 2014
May 20, 2014 at 10:09 AM UTC
The Melody of M
So there I was, and there you were, all of us, everyone, dangling their feet off the rooftop. Four distinctly different artists caught in the same painting yet, none of us holding the paintbrush to our passions, yet. Ambitious, yes, focused, not so much, motivated? Most definitely. Dedicated to manipulation, to making a masterpiece for the masses, a decision to "form a more perfect union".   To map a new demographic before our deaths. If our desire was to make a mark, well, we'd be done already. The mark's been made, but not engraved, and for it to stay we need to stomp on it until our own foot decays. And these days, most pictures will fade, So as us four sat there, dancing with the devil, we dared to begin drafting on our canvas. With no brush, but our own fingers, our own blood, sweat, tears, and elbow grease, finally finding the paintbrush to be figurative, that we were manipulated ourselves. We learned to picture the paintbrush as our pointer, our palms the palettes, our pinkies the varnish, a promise our piece would never be vandalized. The world is your oyster, they say, and the city was our canvas, where we painted nothing but pearls, rare commodities for the communities to cherish until our masterpiece, the indefinite work in progress, is completed.
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Mar 8, 2016
Mar 8, 2016 at 2:13 AM UTC
The Renaissance (The Indefinite Work in Progress)
A piano plays softly through my ears My fingers waltz along the keys Splaying my life out into a symphony Every note Cool Calm Cultivated   A captivated audience is a blind one They can't see what's going on behind stage The puppets that rise along their strings Forever to be suspended in space Controlled and motivated As long as I'm behind this piano Mesmerizing the audience No one will ever see the pool of blood Arcing along my high heeled clad feet No one will notice my strained smile Or the flashing glint Knives of bone Protruding from my finger tips Pray tell Might I play a song for you?
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Aug 11, 2018
Aug 11, 2018 at 4:32 PM UTC
Bone piano
Who would have thought of a magical toy bus? Some would say that would be a plus Others might say it is not a must It wasn’t a Greyhound nor Trailways bus It was a plan ordinary highway bus with no name So little Thomas would often dream that he saw a magical toy bus in the stars Well the distance sounds very far Little Thomas would always run and tell his parents But there seemed to be no interest and certainly no love So the magical toy bus came up with his own campaign called “The Love Bus on the Run” That is a chore, but might be fun The magical toy bus was determined to bring a family together combined with love So the magical toy bus maneuvered all around the house with cards having love sayings such as “Together being forever” and “Love needing an extending chance” It was those very words the magical toy bus wanted to express in getting through to Little Thomas family The magical toy bus wasn’t built to just sit back, but get involved You could the creation to resolve Somehow Little Thomas family found love again and it was all because of a magical toy bus However, sometime mythical happened, the plain magical toy bus now had a model name being the “Renaissance” followed by a company called “Motivated Love Bus Company” This was a gift from the Heavenly stars themselves The magical toy bus became love to Little Thomas’s heart But he knew that from the very start This had to be shown his parents making a mark In fact, Little Thomas held it ever so close to his heart, and slept with the toy bus every night So the moral to the story is according to the magical toy bus is more than something to play with having wheels Yet love being a life time The magical toy bus brought love to share and closeness to one’s heart.
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May 19, 2017
May 19, 2017 at 4:23 PM UTC
THE MAGICAL TOY BUS
Who would have thought of a magical toy bus? Some would say that would be a plus Others might say it is not a must It wasn’t a Greyhound nor Trailways bus It was a plan ordinary highway bus with no name So little Thomas would often dream that he saw a magical toy bus in the stars Well the distance sounds very far Little Thomas would always run and tell his parents But there seemed to be no interest and certainly no love So the magical toy bus came up with his own campaign called “The Love Bus on the Run” That is a chore, but might be fun The magical toy bus was determined to bring a family together combined with love So the magical toy bus maneuvered all around the house with cards having love sayings such as “Together being forever” and “Love needing an extending chance” It was those very words the magical toy bus wanted to express in getting through to Little Thomas family The magical toy bus wasn’t built to just sit back, but get involved You could the creation to resolve Somehow Little Thomas family found love again and it was all because of a magical toy bus However, sometime mythical happened, the plain magical toy bus now had a model name being the “Renaissance” followed by a company called “Motivated Love Bus Company” This was a gift from the Heavenly stars themselves The magical toy bus became love to Little Thomas’s heart But he knew that from the very start This had to be shown his parents making a mark In fact, Little Thomas held it ever so close to his heart, and slept with the toy bus every night So the moral to the story is according to the magical toy bus is more than something to play with having wheels Yet love being a life time The magical toy bus brought love to share and closeness to one’s heart.
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A child holds out a hand. He has no tears to cry. His stomach is a gastric band. His future is to die. He doesn't have food to eat. He has nothing to drink. To him this life is far from sweet. His future is to sink. Whilst all around that other place. People cause disarray. By getting started in the race. That we call black Friday! Whilst many have to pray for life. That we treat as the norm. We're fighting for the cheapest price. And doing it in swarms. How can the peoples of these places? Hold their heads up high. Does greed reflect from our faces? Whilst so many other die! We seems so motivated. Over a child's toy. It's ok to get aggrevated. Over the things we buy. It would be another story. If it was a fight for life. But it doesn't show much glory. When it's a new coat for the wife. We have a poor economy. So can anyone be blamed! We are all healthy, fed and free. And we should all feel ashamed.
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Nov 29, 2014
Nov 29, 2014 at 9:02 PM UTC
Black Fridays Shame!
The mind and heart switch roles           For reasons to stay untold                                Silently screaming chest                     Racing and quivering head       Thoughts whip light speed modest Body barely leaves its bed           Unhappy for nothing                Motivated for nothing                     Paralyzing deadlocks,                   Anxiety's Paradoxes
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May 14, 2018
May 14, 2018 at 11:36 AM UTC
The Paradoxes of Anxiety
Fueled by the very thing that destroys me Motivated by a sinister cause Driven by a physical addiction birthed from nothing except pure temptation and the psychological need to please an older brother I can't change Fear of rejection Fear of crave Fear of failure *"Carcinogens will **** you, but you won't even notice."*
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Sep 16, 2013
Sep 16, 2013 at 10:46 PM UTC
Smoking
Anwar Ibrahim Convicted of ****** in 2008 Acquitted in 2012 The Court of Appeal overturned the acquittal He is currently serving his sentence An aide to Anwar Said he was sodomized by Anwar ****** even if consensual Is punishable by up to 20 years in Malaysia Anwar responded the complaint was politically motivated Support for Anwar grown stronger His wife is battling his conviction Some say that political rival Dr. Mahathir Will recover from his decrease in popularity And remain in control Because he helped Malaysia through a though economic time Although it seems as though Anwar is gaining support From a majority of the Malaysian people Human rights groups accused Malaysia's government of using An anachronistic colonial era law that criminalizes "Carnal *********** against the order of nature" To persecute Anwar Anwar leads a three-party opposition that has become Increasingly popular in the predominantly Muslim nation This is not just Anwar has been wrongly accused I will pray for his wife And his supporters Stay strong Anwar You are an innocent man
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Feb 14, 2015
Feb 14, 2015 at 8:44 PM UTC
Anwar Ibrahim Wrongly Accused
This life **** man… It’s exhausting.. I don't think anyone has any idea how tired I’ve been. So let me explain... I'm tired ..I’m tired.. ******* I'm tired... I'm ******* tired. Tired of life. Tired of crying. Tired of whining. Tired of trying. Tired of trying to try only to fail to keep trying. Tired of feeling like the only reason I'm alive is to try and avoid dying. Tired of being the only one that thinks I don't deserve the talents that I have that I constantly keep denying. Tired of thinking that even if I were to show my talents then you people would think I'm lying. Tired of keeping everyone else motivated accidentally, when I can barely stay inspired I'M TIRED.. … Tired of thinking I dream too big because everyone else is thinking smaller. Tired of being different than anyone else that I'm around and feeling I don't belong here. Tired of all my goals being too big for most to grasp because my thoughts are always broader. Tired of my own dreams always being out of reach and making me feel alone and awkward. Tired of being annoyed and peeved and on the edge at any little thing that makes me bothered. Bothered at the fact that I'm tired of being tired and can't stop my thoughts from wandering. Tired of losing sleep over trying to catch some rest and can't seem to catch my breath or take a break even if it's offered. *I'm ******* tired.* Tired of not being on top and feeling like quitting. Tired of everyone always Seein me dry my eyes. Tired of feeling like I'm a walking relapse. *I'm ******* tired.* Tired of working my *** off non-stop, and drowning in pity. Tired feeling like all I do is complain and whine. Tired of thinking negative when I know I don't need that. ******* tired.* Tired of having four ******* items in three different pawn shops in two different cities and one ******* thing on my mind with zero positive feedback. ******* tired..* Tired of people thinking that I'm thinking that I'm ******* special even though I know I'm not the only one that's lost in doubt or stressed the **** out in life. Tired of venting into these notes in my phone like it's my only revival. But it seems to be the only way that I can confess and unwind and get this stress out my mind though.. So thank you for letting me lay down these lyrics that I’m writing So I can finally put these thoughts to sleep and actually rest them in peace to expire so I can stop being tired. … Peace ✌🏽
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Aug 5, 2022
Aug 5, 2022 at 4:49 AM UTC
Tired
This life **** man… It’s exhausting.. I don't think anyone has any idea how tired I’ve been. So let me explain... I'm tired ..I’m tired.. ******* I'm tired... I'm ******* tired. Tired of life. Tired of crying. Tired of whining. Tired of trying. Tired of trying to try only to fail to keep trying. Tired of feeling like the only reason I'm alive is to try and avoid dying. Tired of being the only one that thinks I don't deserve the talents that I have that I constantly keep denying. Tired of thinking that even if I were to show my talents then you people would think I'm lying. Tired of keeping everyone else motivated accidentally, when I can barely stay inspired I'M TIRED.. … Tired of thinking I dream too big because everyone else is thinking smaller. Tired of being different than anyone else that I'm around and feeling I don't belong here. Tired of all my goals being too big for most to grasp because my thoughts are always broader. Tired of my own dreams always being out of reach and making me feel alone and awkward. Tired of being annoyed and peeved and on the edge at any little thing that makes me bothered. Bothered at the fact that I'm tired of being tired and can't stop my thoughts from wandering. Tired of losing sleep over trying to catch some rest and can't seem to catch my breath or take a break even if it's offered. *I'm ******* tired.* Tired of not being on top and feeling like quitting. Tired of everyone always Seein me dry my eyes. Tired of feeling like I'm a walking relapse. *I'm ******* tired.* Tired of working my *** off non-stop, and drowning in pity. Tired feeling like all I do is complain and whine. Tired of thinking negative when I know I don't need that. ******* tired.* Tired of having four ******* items in three different pawn shops in two different cities and one ******* thing on my mind with zero positive feedback. ******* tired..* Tired of people thinking that I'm thinking that I'm ******* special even though I know I'm not the only one that's lost in doubt or stressed the **** out in life. Tired of venting into these notes in my phone like it's my only revival. But it seems to be the only way that I can confess and unwind and get this stress out my mind though.. So thank you for letting me lay down these lyrics that I’m writing So I can finally put these thoughts to sleep and actually rest them in peace to expire so I can stop being tired. … Peace ✌🏽
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Once when I was a teen ~~~~~ I too ~~~~~ had a mood ring Yes, it was the latest craze! ~~~ I remember that ~~~ ~~ Yet, not much else ~~ ~~ In that time of daze ~~ ~ The color of my mood ring ~ Always seemed to stay the same ~~~~ It was a tinge ~~~ ~~~ Of AquaMarine ~~~ ~~ When I got It I read ~~ ~~What that should mean~~ I never wore it for that factor though ~~ I wore it to feel like a Queen ~~ ~My Theory is that mine~ Never changed it's shade ~ Forcasting my future ~ ~Like a breaking wave~ ~~~~~~WKR~~~~~~~ Kinda like this poem motivated # 3 See what you started Mike Hauser! We all had those Mood rings :)
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Jun 15, 2016
Jun 15, 2016 at 12:25 AM UTC
MY MOOD RING
Never sure who's boss between us He comes when called several minutes later... Blinking sweetly smiling as only cats can Golden, half-moons of sunlit bliss watch fat yellow-jacket marginally motivated The hunt cannot compare to the soft grass with its tender clover a full belly and the meeter-of-all-needs nearby But the quick jitter-dance of an easy moth sends the tiger to the jungle of forsythia Gleaming, stalking stripes Alternating white of paws in precise approach The prey? Too quick The predator? Too old and lazy prefers attention Lumbers slowly back lolling against coffee cup Enough.... On needles of white pine a secret lion has lain down waiting only for the lamb
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Aug 24, 2017
Aug 24, 2017 at 7:05 PM UTC
Secret Lion
Before I moved to New Mexico I never thought that I deserved to be in college Because In California I got bad grades, skipped classes, Didn’t care about my life and played the victim in high school Now I’m pursing an Associates and a Bachelor’s Degree In Liberal art, education and creative writing I wasn’t sure if I had what it takes to lean on God’s faith To complete my classes and do well In that secondary education knowledge I but I passed my summer with a B+ In my life I’m known to be late for everything I attend Yeah I was always on that black people time Waking up at 4:00 am to get ready, eat And also catch the bus to a summer class That starts at 8:30am and ends 12:50pm Every Friday for 3 months was difficult But I learned to make sacrifices and I never missed a day of class I had a bad habit of being a procrastinating excuse maker But I was tired of wasting time, I hated proving people right about me I was tired of my family treating me Like I was a burden on them And having haters trying to destroy my spirit So I could do what they want me to do So I pushed passed the negativity and I never fell behind I’d never had a scholarship before But my first year in Central New Mexico Community College I received 2 scholarships and I’m going for another one My mentor used to tell repeatedly That anything in life that’s worthwhile takes hard work So try, when it doesn’t work try again and When you feel like giving up, try even harder Because a man has no excuses, rich or poor Now I know 100% that anything is possible with God And a lot of effort on my part So I won’t ever quit, I’ll stay motivated and hungry till I have nothing left Because I’d rather die trying my best than live with regrets. By Shannon Pollard ©Summer 2012
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Oct 10, 2012
Oct 10, 2012 at 8:19 PM UTC
Pursuit of happiness
Before I moved to New Mexico I never thought that I deserved to be in college Because In California I got bad grades, skipped classes, Didn’t care about my life and played the victim in high school Now I’m pursing an Associates and a Bachelor’s Degree In Liberal art, education and creative writing I wasn’t sure if I had what it takes to lean on God’s faith To complete my classes and do well In that secondary education knowledge I but I passed my summer with a B+ In my life I’m known to be late for everything I attend Yeah I was always on that black people time Waking up at 4:00 am to get ready, eat And also catch the bus to a summer class That starts at 8:30am and ends 12:50pm Every Friday for 3 months was difficult But I learned to make sacrifices and I never missed a day of class I had a bad habit of being a procrastinating excuse maker But I was tired of wasting time, I hated proving people right about me I was tired of my family treating me Like I was a burden on them And having haters trying to destroy my spirit So I could do what they want me to do So I pushed passed the negativity and I never fell behind I’d never had a scholarship before But my first year in Central New Mexico Community College I received 2 scholarships and I’m going for another one My mentor used to tell repeatedly That anything in life that’s worthwhile takes hard work So try, when it doesn’t work try again and When you feel like giving up, try even harder Because a man has no excuses, rich or poor Now I know 100% that anything is possible with God And a lot of effort on my part So I won’t ever quit, I’ll stay motivated and hungry till I have nothing left Because I’d rather die trying my best than live with regrets. By Shannon Pollard ©Summer 2012
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Something here is not quite right. The days have become shorter And we are no longer certain Of our respective fates in the world. The times have changed and now We are all alone. There is no longer any light Guiding us and we are floating In a dark space from which there is no escape Or reprieve. Blank looks become our faces And we find ourselves wandering the streets Again, aimless and without reproach For our crimes. The things that once motivated And inspired us Have long lost their appeal And all of our prejudices and hates Have come back to haunt us, Again and again. We no longer hope for a better world For ourselves or for anyone, But instead Wish our pain upon everyone we see In these cold and bitter streets. The night is coming soon And with it will bring an end To all of this. There is nothing left except pain And suffering. The distance between us is widening. We no longer communicate. All of our technology Has enslaved us. We will all die alone And with a mountain of regret That we will never share with anyone. A noxious gas has descended Upon humanity and is filling Our very souls with its vapid waste And toxic demeanour And now we are forced to endure The coming dark age With no one And nothing to protect us Or save us. We wait patiently for our fate. There is no optimism. The time has come To lay down our defences And submit To the coming reign of terror. It is no use to fight anything. Our time has come And passed us by. We have failed. We have failed ourselves. We have failed our world. And we have failed each other. Goodbye. Good luck.
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May 7, 2013
May 7, 2013 at 3:24 AM UTC
Pessimism
Something here is not quite right. The days have become shorter And we are no longer certain Of our respective fates in the world. The times have changed and now We are all alone. There is no longer any light Guiding us and we are floating In a dark space from which there is no escape Or reprieve. Blank looks become our faces And we find ourselves wandering the streets Again, aimless and without reproach For our crimes. The things that once motivated And inspired us Have long lost their appeal And all of our prejudices and hates Have come back to haunt us, Again and again. We no longer hope for a better world For ourselves or for anyone, But instead Wish our pain upon everyone we see In these cold and bitter streets. The night is coming soon And with it will bring an end To all of this. There is nothing left except pain And suffering. The distance between us is widening. We no longer communicate. All of our technology Has enslaved us. We will all die alone And with a mountain of regret That we will never share with anyone. A noxious gas has descended Upon humanity and is filling Our very souls with its vapid waste And toxic demeanour And now we are forced to endure The coming dark age With no one And nothing to protect us Or save us. We wait patiently for our fate. There is no optimism. The time has come To lay down our defences And submit To the coming reign of terror. It is no use to fight anything. Our time has come And passed us by. We have failed. We have failed ourselves. We have failed our world. And we have failed each other. Goodbye. Good luck.
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