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"nights" poems
little dark girl with kind eyes when it comes time to use the knife I won't flinch and i won't blame you, as I drive along the shore alone as the palms wave, the ugly heavy palms, as the living does not arrive as the dead do not leave, i won't blame you, instead i will remember the kisses our lips raw with love and how you gave me everything you had and how I offered you what was left of me, and I will remember your small room the feel of you the light in the window your records your books our morning coffee our noons our nights our bodies spilled together sleeping the tiny flowing currents immediate and forever your leg my leg your arm my arm your smile and the warmth of you who made me laugh again. little dark girl with kind eyes you have no knife. the knife is mine and i won't use it yet.
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Raw With Love
*Never fall in love with a poet for their words are sometimes lies on occasions they're a shield on occasions a disguise They will take you on a journey upon which they bare their soul in a bid to ease your burdens in a bid to make you whole But in every word they choose for the stories that they tell lies a little piece of heaven and a little piece of hell Tormented souls we poets are sometimes quite broken and despaired in search of lost expressions missed by others who once cared Never fall in love with a poet unless you're prepared to share their pain to hold them close on the darkest nights over and again*
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Sep 13, 2012
Sep 13, 2012 at 12:19 AM UTC
Never fall in love with a poet...
the lady has me temporarily off the bottle and now the pecker stands up better. however, things change overnight-- instead of listening to Shostakovich and Mozart through a smeared haze of smoke the nights change, new complexities: we drive to Baskin-Robbins, 31 flavors: Rocky Road, Bubble Gum, Apricot Ice, Strawberry Cheesecake, Chocolate Mint... we park outside and look at icecream people a very healthy and satisfied people, nary a potential suicide in sight (they probably even vote) and I tell her "what if the boys saw me go in there? suppose they find out I'm going in for a walnut peach sundae?" "come on, chicken," she laughs and we go in and stand with the icecream people. none of them are cursing or threatening the clerks. there seem to be no hangovers or grievances. I am alarmed at the placid and calm wave that flows about. I feel like a ***** in a beauty contest. we finally get our sundaes and sit in the car and eat them. I must admit they are quite good. a curious new world. (all my friends tell me I am looking better. "you're looking good, man, we thought you were going to die there for a while...") --those 4,500 dark nights, the jails, the hospitals... and later that night there is use for the pecker, use for love, and it is glorious, long and true, and afterwards we speak of easy things; our heads by the open window with the moonlight looking through, we sleep in each other's arms. the icecream people make me feel good, inside and out.
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The Icecream People
if you’re going to try, go all the way. otherwise, don’t even start. if you’re going to try, go all the way. this could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs and maybe your mind. go all the way. it could mean not eating for 3 or 4 days. it could mean freezing on a park bench. it could mean jail, it could mean derision, mockery, isolation. isolation is the gift, all the others are a test of your endurance, of how much you really want to do it. and you’ll do it despite rejection and the worst odds and it will be better than anything else you can imagine. if you’re going to try, go all the way. there is no other feeling like that. you will be alone with the gods and the nights will flame with fire. do it, do it, do it. do it. all the way all the way. you will ride life straight to perfect laughter, it’s the only good fight there is.
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Roll the Dice
Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example, 'The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance.' The night wind revolves in the sky and sings. Tonight I can write the saddest lines. I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too. Through nights like this one I held her in my arms. I kissed her again and again under the endless sky. She loved me, sometimes I loved her too. How could one not have loved her great still eyes. Tonight I can write the saddest lines. To think that I do not have her. To feel that I have lost her. To hear the immense night, still more immense without her. And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture. What does it matter that my love could not keep her. The night is starry and she is not with me. This is all. In the distance someone is singing. In the distance. My soul is not satisfied that it has lost her. My sight tries to find her as though to bring her closer. My heart looks for her, and she is not with me. The same night whitening the same trees. We, of that time, are no longer the same. I no longer love her, that's certain, but how I loved her. My voice tried to find the wind to touch her hearing. Another's. She will be another's. As she was before my kisses. Her voice, her bright body. Her infinite eyes. I no longer love her, that's certain, but maybe I love her. Love is so short, forgetting is so long. Because through nights like this one I held her in my arms my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her. Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer and these the last verses that I write for her. translated by W.S. Merwin
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Tonight I Can Write
Tonight I can write the saddest lines. Write, for example, 'The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance.' The night wind revolves in the sky and sings. Tonight I can write the saddest lines. I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too. Through nights like this one I held her in my arms. I kissed her again and again under the endless sky. She loved me, sometimes I loved her too. How could one not have loved her great still eyes. Tonight I can write the saddest lines. To think that I do not have her. To feel that I have lost her. To hear the immense night, still more immense without her. And the verse falls to the soul like dew to the pasture. What does it matter that my love could not keep her. The night is starry and she is not with me. This is all. In the distance someone is singing. In the distance. My soul is not satisfied that it has lost her. My sight tries to find her as though to bring her closer. My heart looks for her, and she is not with me. The same night whitening the same trees. We, of that time, are no longer the same. I no longer love her, that's certain, but how I loved her. My voice tried to find the wind to touch her hearing. Another's. She will be another's. As she was before my kisses. Her voice, her bright body. Her infinite eyes. I no longer love her, that's certain, but maybe I love her. Love is so short, forgetting is so long. Because through nights like this one I held her in my arms my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her. Though this be the last pain that she makes me suffer and these the last verses that I write for her. translated by W.S. Merwin
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Am I the only one that has their demons feasting upon their souls? They say it is easy to tie a noose around your mind, To overcome the urges and temptations of ending your life with a suicide They don't know the true pain and torment that is going on in my head An epic battle that leaves me with restless nights in bed "End your life already" they say, as they prey on me during my weakest hours Sometimes I give into the voices, carrying the sharp blade to my wrist Crying as I struggle to mutter three powerful words that keeps me going Choking on my sobs, my lungs deflate with a desire to say that God loves me I try to convince myself that God is trying to test my faith And to just wait, wait and wait Then my Demons will eventually go AWAY..... ~Imperfect Desire **
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Mar 4, 2015
Mar 4, 2015 at 7:33 PM UTC
My Demons
it is funny, you will be dead some day. By you the mouth hair eyes,and i mean the unique and nervously obscene need;it’s funny. They will all be dead knead of lustfulhunched deeplytoplay lips and stare the gross fuzzy-pash —dead—and the dark gold delicately smash…. grass,and the stars,of my shoulder in stead. It is a funny,thing. And you will be and i and all the days and nights that matter knocked by sun moon jabbed ****** with ecstasy ….tremble (not knowing how much better than me will you like the rain’s face and the rich improbable hands of the Wind)
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It Is Funny, You Will Be Dead Some Day
I can write the saddest poem of all tonight. Write, for instance: "The night is full of stars, and the stars, blue, shiver in the distance." The night wind whirls in the sky and sings. I can write the saddest poem of all tonight. I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too. On nights like this, I held her in my arms. I kissed her so many times under the infinite sky. She loved me, sometimes I loved her. How could I not have loved her large, still eyes? I can write the saddest poem of all tonight. To think I don't have her. To feel that I've lost her. To hear the immense night, more immense without her. And the poem falls to the soul as dew to grass. What does it matter that my love couldn't keep her. The night is full of stars and she is not with me. That's all. Far away, someone sings. Far away. My soul is lost without her. As if to bring her near, my eyes search for her. My heart searches for her and she is not with me. The same night that whitens the same trees. We, we who were, we are the same no longer. I no longer love her, true, but how much I loved her. My voice searched the wind to touch her ear. Someone else's. She will be someone else's. As she once belonged to my kisses. Her voice, her light body. Her infinite eyes. I no longer love her, true, but perhaps I love her. Love is so short and oblivion so long. Because on nights like this I held her in my arms, my soul is lost without her. Although this may be the last pain she causes me, and this may be the last poem I write for her.
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Saddest Poem
I can write the saddest poem of all tonight. Write, for instance: "The night is full of stars, and the stars, blue, shiver in the distance." The night wind whirls in the sky and sings. I can write the saddest poem of all tonight. I loved her, and sometimes she loved me too. On nights like this, I held her in my arms. I kissed her so many times under the infinite sky. She loved me, sometimes I loved her. How could I not have loved her large, still eyes? I can write the saddest poem of all tonight. To think I don't have her. To feel that I've lost her. To hear the immense night, more immense without her. And the poem falls to the soul as dew to grass. What does it matter that my love couldn't keep her. The night is full of stars and she is not with me. That's all. Far away, someone sings. Far away. My soul is lost without her. As if to bring her near, my eyes search for her. My heart searches for her and she is not with me. The same night that whitens the same trees. We, we who were, we are the same no longer. I no longer love her, true, but how much I loved her. My voice searched the wind to touch her ear. Someone else's. She will be someone else's. As she once belonged to my kisses. Her voice, her light body. Her infinite eyes. I no longer love her, true, but perhaps I love her. Love is so short and oblivion so long. Because on nights like this I held her in my arms, my soul is lost without her. Although this may be the last pain she causes me, and this may be the last poem I write for her.
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I’m a child and not a bride, but Last month you made me marry you. You know it wasn’t love that made me say yes But the fear of what shape my death could take If I were to turn you down. Of course I had no voice. I could only muse to myself In the dark closet and imagine myself A mother at thirteen: would it be awesome? Would it be dreadful? Would it…? I died of anxiety. Last month you made me marry you. I had no time to discover me for myself: Who I was, what I was, what I wanted to be; I had no time to think before I had to say yes. But it pains my bones to the marrow. I am an unripe fruit for the eating. I am a piece for the show-glass. Last month you made me marry you. I spent nights upon nights weeping over how you’ve Broken me; how you’ve set my life ablaze Like a forest in a wildfire; And now the once-upon-a-time sweet sounding music Of my soul is burnt into silence. I have forgotten the dialect of my soul. I hush. I hush. I hush. I hush. I hush. You have beaten silence into me, And now I have to prepare to moan and wail Beneath your weight, while I watch you helplessly As you bite into my innocence, As you suckle the un-ripeness out of me, As you dig into my childhood and pleasure yourself In the childhood screams you hear from me. But it isn’t the fun that makes me scream. It is the bitter pain of knowing, of remembering That my life ended at thirteen: Broken like a fallen calabash In the hands of a fifty-five year old man.
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Jun 24, 2014
Jun 24, 2014 at 12:05 AM UTC
LAST MONTH YOU MADE ME MARRY YOU
In the darkest of nights Your body pressed against the wall Hands held high above Let me slide my hands down your body To feel every sensual curve Let me kiss you as if it were the last time I were able Sliding my tongue softly against your lips Let me kiss your neck softly in this night Sliding my tongue up your neck upon your ear Down further to explore your body. Tearing off one piece of clothing as a am to uncover what my tongue seeks Watch me as I kiss down your bare body Watch me as I spread your legs and slide between. Watch me tear your underwear off Let me slide my velvet tongue Watch me explore your insides Until I find the path that brings you to your limitations Watch me climb up your body kissing every inch with wet lips Kiss me so you taste what your inner being is Open your legs and wrap them around my waist Pull me closer so our bodies may collide Pull me deeper so I may further explore your inner being My hips bucking Yours following in motion This pleasure we share In my life's fantasy.
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Sep 3, 2017
Sep 3, 2017 at 3:16 AM UTC
Let Me Take You
My name is Sara, a transgender chick Wanted a ***** was given a **** I hide it in knickers of satin and lace before sitting down to make-up my face, Next the prosthetics, I'm using two bits. Stuck to my chest, they'll do as my **** Now for my legs I'll put on false tan, I wouldn't do this if I were a man Alternative nights, a t-girl delights to sit on her bed and pull on new tights. I'll put on a dress, a cute one no less. Then for my shoes, high heels I choose A sandal style shoe as every girl knows not only looks cute, they'll show painted toes A bit of eyeliner, eyebrow definer, lipstick and blush, I'm now looking lush. I stand in the mirror all ready to go, there's only one question I just have to know. "Does my *** look big in this?" Poetry by Kaydee.
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Dec 18, 2017
Dec 18, 2017 at 4:02 PM UTC
TGirl.
nights take passion forth into an abyss of hundreds of arms swirling under the weight of bodies yearning to connect your destruction came in moments, you fell beneath them and growled, you were the rabid beast hiding in my closet or behind my bathroom door waiting to spring, and you and i, we fell for each other like children, we fumble in the dark like teenagers, we talk through every movement like we've known this dance for years, years, years; my hands, they're too small to spread over your heart like i want them to. your hands, far too big to cradle my face between them like you meant them to. we make it work in the darkest of ways, the black hole in the floor of our bedroom opening up to swallow us whole.
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Jun 23, 2012
Jun 23, 2012 at 5:15 AM UTC
lord shiva and kali ma make love beneath the stars
summer nights fairy lights women rights skinny tights we ended up with lovers' fights plain as day you took away a sunshine ray left me with no words to say feelings fade a girl's parade to hold her head high and hide the mess you made
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Mar 26, 2014
Mar 26, 2014 at 11:44 PM UTC
summer love
You're a one night stand But we spent too many nights I lost count of it. You're that unexpected kiss On a drunken wasted night Of vomits and ***** You're that awkward hi Exchanged by strangers who Thought they both knew each other But were clearly mistaken for another. You're the bruise that turns blue When I accidentally bump my leg On the corner of the bed. You're the scar that I never Knew I had. You're the bittersweet taste in My mouth every morning. You're the last thought lingering In my head before slumber takes me And you're the vagueness that Haunts me in my dreams. You're the scalding hot shower In a cold freezing morning. You're the boiling tea that numbs My tongue for the rest of the day. You're the obsession I will never learn to let go of. You're that person I will Never get to call mine. You're the one that got away.
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Mar 12, 2015
Mar 12, 2015 at 7:34 PM UTC
You're a Metaphor
i remember the way your hair shined through the sunny day studying the way your eyes flutter every time you stutter the words you cant say i remember how pleasing your voice was beneath my ears i remember being with you washed away my fears do you remember the days where we used to lay in the shade? forming figures in the clouds having long conversations for hours nights where we stayed up late getting into stupid debates about who's right or wrong, picking out the right song to play over and over again. remember how we fought over stupid stuff? and even though times get rough, we'd just laugh it all up do you remember when we met in September? in english class where the hours didn't last and that's where it happened so fast creating memories that we thought would remain but all we created was pain and that was the last day i saw you. sitting on the bench with another girl my heart clenched cheeks tear-drenched my pride craving for revenge. listen darling, i just want you to remember from the beginning of september remember the long-lasting splendor the last moments of us being together because i remembered and dare i keep it in my heart forever.
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May 9, 2018
May 9, 2018 at 3:40 AM UTC
r e m e m b e r
How do you do that? How can you make me smile with a simple act? From this moment, I begin to think But the way you make me feel is hard to explain You’re one of the many aspects that changed my life Coz’ you always make me happy And I want you to know, after all For the rest of it, that I’m very lucky You make me laugh, you make me smile You’re smart, you’re different that made my day to shine For all the nights that I shed tear I won’t worry anymore, for you- is finally here That summer cold times, I’m contented just being by your side All those feelings I just can’t hide You’re special to me And I hope you’re beginning to see I can’t describe how much I care But when you need me, I will ensure you that I’ll be there To wipe your tears when you’re sad To make you happy when you’re mad I never imagined how sweet this could be With emotion and desire that’s coming over me Now I’m trouble…. but in sweet, sweet trouble Because I could not happily escape this anymore I love the times when we chat and text And I don’t want to end those nights and wait for the next The things you do and no one else will do Results me on thinking of you When there is something in my mind Or weighs heavy in my heart You always seem to know what I want to say before I ever start You have your own special way Of making me feel valuable than I am What I want to say is You’re soft gentle smile, on me, truly understands I am truthfully fortunate my dear friend You have that personality to where I can learn You are in my dreams whether I’m awake or asleep While these emotions, for you, are going way too deep A best friend, to me, I gladly submit Giving my all, to you, I admit This feeling I feel for you is something totally new And I’m so glad, so so glad, that I met you.
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Oct 8, 2015
Oct 8, 2015 at 8:04 AM UTC
I’m so glad, I met you
How do you do that? How can you make me smile with a simple act? From this moment, I begin to think But the way you make me feel is hard to explain You’re one of the many aspects that changed my life Coz’ you always make me happy And I want you to know, after all For the rest of it, that I’m very lucky You make me laugh, you make me smile You’re smart, you’re different that made my day to shine For all the nights that I shed tear I won’t worry anymore, for you- is finally here That summer cold times, I’m contented just being by your side All those feelings I just can’t hide You’re special to me And I hope you’re beginning to see I can’t describe how much I care But when you need me, I will ensure you that I’ll be there To wipe your tears when you’re sad To make you happy when you’re mad I never imagined how sweet this could be With emotion and desire that’s coming over me Now I’m trouble…. but in sweet, sweet trouble Because I could not happily escape this anymore I love the times when we chat and text And I don’t want to end those nights and wait for the next The things you do and no one else will do Results me on thinking of you When there is something in my mind Or weighs heavy in my heart You always seem to know what I want to say before I ever start You have your own special way Of making me feel valuable than I am What I want to say is You’re soft gentle smile, on me, truly understands I am truthfully fortunate my dear friend You have that personality to where I can learn You are in my dreams whether I’m awake or asleep While these emotions, for you, are going way too deep A best friend, to me, I gladly submit Giving my all, to you, I admit This feeling I feel for you is something totally new And I’m so glad, so so glad, that I met you.
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1000 nights of you 500 days without you It only took one day to fall in love with you. Im glad I share it with you. I love you.
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May 29, 2015
May 29, 2015 at 5:44 AM UTC
I love you
waiting for death like a cat that will jump on the bed I am so very sorry for my wife she will see this stiff white body shake it once, then maybe again "Hank!" Hank won't answer. it's not my death that worries me, it's my wife left with this pile of nothing. I want to let her know though that all the nights sleeping beside her even the useless arguments were things ever splendid and the hard words I ever feared to say can now be said: I love you.
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Confession
Its a new day She wakes from the nights sleepy darkness Knowing the body under the covers doesn't fit her But as she drifts in and out of the mornings gentle hold Her dreams and mind forget the body under the covers And she finds herself dancing in a waterfall Swimming like a mermaid she reaches the edge of the pool Shaking her beautiful long curls, and dressing In her silks and flowing lace. She smells the forest through a female nose All the beautiful woods and flowers come alive within Assuming the demeanor of a Princess Walking the paths, with dust that sparkles Settling on the ground behind her But the dreams end suddenly, as the scent of coffee Fills the room, and the sounds of cars passing outside Bring her back, back into the here and now The covers pull off, and the trousers come on, the shirt and boots that the day requires. But as she walks out the door, to spend the day trying to be a man in a mans world, she gently smiles, knowing that her magical forest awaits its Princess, and soon she will return by Lj Mark 2015
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Apr 2, 2015
Apr 2, 2015 at 8:12 PM UTC
It's a new day (transgender)
some nights you will feel like there are a thousand galaxies exploding in every inch of you and you are burning too bright to ever be looked at directly, and some nights you will feel impossibly small, like your whole body could slip through the spaced between atoms and never reappear in this world again, and some nights you will feel like a paper doll, carefully crafted and easily blown away, fragile, too delicate to ever be touched, and some nights you will feel like each cell in your body is made of the strength that holds the whole planet together, and that is okay because you are made of stardust and miniscule atoms and breakable bones and the building blocks of everything in the universe, and you are too alive to never feel anything more than human
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Jul 10, 2014
Jul 10, 2014 at 11:27 AM UTC
universe
#*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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When I was just a little girl, And as little girls were taught then, I played with dolls and a teaset, Made mudcakes for food, Wore skirts, made my hair into ponytails as I was let. I saw the boys with the abandon which comes with free wear and play, And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. When I was older, a teen and as teen girls were taught then, Walk, talk, rock softly Don’t draw too much attention Or attempt to explore too much. I saw the boys then with the abandon which comes with freedom to play, sit, be as they want , And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. When I was sixteen, oh sweet sixteen, And as sixteen year old girls were taught then, Don’t wear clothes that show your frame, That’s indecent and you will be in another home and will incur alot of blame. Don’t wander, argue, or express an opinion, You’re a girl, being humble, quiet and gentle becomes you. I saw the boys then with the abandon which comes with freedom of movement and speech, And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. When I was older, and passionately sought a particular career, I was admonished as many other girls in my time, It’s not a career for women, late nights, more men to be around, When you get married, that’s not going to work and troubles will abound. I saw the boys then with the abandon which comes with the freedom of pursuing their dreams, And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. When I was married, and setting a home, working and raising a family, I left my work as many other girls in my time, For my husband to follow his work path, Unquestioningly, unflinchingly, resolutely. I saw the men then with the abandon which comes with freedom of being in control of their lives, And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. But this is just the surface of my questioning being a girl, When boys and men around tried their stunts on girls and women, I questioned my existence. When many girls and women I know, Were told to stay mum on men close who took advantage of them I questioned my existence. When In the workspace, Women got paid less than men because their salary were subtly looked at as secondary salaries, Or needed to speak louder to be heard, I questioned my existence. When the onus of keeping a relationship working was the woman’s responsibility largely, I questioned my existence. When a woman got hit by her spouse, Its she who may have provoked him. When a man strayed, Its she who was not a good enough wife that he had to look elsewhere. I questioned my existence. The atrocities many men are capable of, The filth many men spread, **** hate, aggression, manipulation and more Abuse, gaslighting inside closed doors, Wearing a mask of sophistication outside Animalistic and entitled beings to the core. My apologies to men who are not, And I know some, But they are but a handful, Too insignificant in the larger way the world works. But then I see me, A harbinger of change, In my home and around. Raising my son differently, Advocating for change purposively, Actioning resolutely what’s right, Woman for women with all my might. I see so many more women now who retain their selves and are beacons of hope, They don’t sit around and just mope. And I am glad I am a girl, And I question no more, I question no more.
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Feb 16, 2020
Feb 16, 2020 at 4:28 AM UTC
I AM A GIRL
When I was just a little girl, And as little girls were taught then, I played with dolls and a teaset, Made mudcakes for food, Wore skirts, made my hair into ponytails as I was let. I saw the boys with the abandon which comes with free wear and play, And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. When I was older, a teen and as teen girls were taught then, Walk, talk, rock softly Don’t draw too much attention Or attempt to explore too much. I saw the boys then with the abandon which comes with freedom to play, sit, be as they want , And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. When I was sixteen, oh sweet sixteen, And as sixteen year old girls were taught then, Don’t wear clothes that show your frame, That’s indecent and you will be in another home and will incur alot of blame. Don’t wander, argue, or express an opinion, You’re a girl, being humble, quiet and gentle becomes you. I saw the boys then with the abandon which comes with freedom of movement and speech, And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. When I was older, and passionately sought a particular career, I was admonished as many other girls in my time, It’s not a career for women, late nights, more men to be around, When you get married, that’s not going to work and troubles will abound. I saw the boys then with the abandon which comes with the freedom of pursuing their dreams, And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. When I was married, and setting a home, working and raising a family, I left my work as many other girls in my time, For my husband to follow his work path, Unquestioningly, unflinchingly, resolutely. I saw the men then with the abandon which comes with freedom of being in control of their lives, And I thought to myself, why am I a girl. But this is just the surface of my questioning being a girl, When boys and men around tried their stunts on girls and women, I questioned my existence. When many girls and women I know, Were told to stay mum on men close who took advantage of them I questioned my existence. When In the workspace, Women got paid less than men because their salary were subtly looked at as secondary salaries, Or needed to speak louder to be heard, I questioned my existence. When the onus of keeping a relationship working was the woman’s responsibility largely, I questioned my existence. When a woman got hit by her spouse, Its she who may have provoked him. When a man strayed, Its she who was not a good enough wife that he had to look elsewhere. I questioned my existence. The atrocities many men are capable of, The filth many men spread, **** hate, aggression, manipulation and more Abuse, gaslighting inside closed doors, Wearing a mask of sophistication outside Animalistic and entitled beings to the core. My apologies to men who are not, And I know some, But they are but a handful, Too insignificant in the larger way the world works. But then I see me, A harbinger of change, In my home and around. Raising my son differently, Advocating for change purposively, Actioning resolutely what’s right, Woman for women with all my might. I see so many more women now who retain their selves and are beacons of hope, They don’t sit around and just mope. And I am glad I am a girl, And I question no more, I question no more.
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I want to make love to you but not in the way you'd think I want to brush your soul with my fingertips and slip in and out of this world in your arms I want to show you the galaxy inside of my heart and watch you discover each star I want to press my lips against your body and write the story of our love in sloppy wet kisses I want to deeply inhale your wild spirt and get high on all your hopes and dreams I want to wander the maze in your heart and hang my portrait over the cracked drywall. I want to feel you searching my soul and shouting out in joy at every piece you find I want to strip you of your insecurities until you can bask naked in the warmth of my love I want to paint our lives in vibrant memories of days filled with laughter and nights filled with passion I want to have all of you in every moment of every single day for the rest of forever And if that isn't making love. *I don't want to know what is.*
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Mar 21, 2015
Mar 21, 2015 at 3:58 PM UTC
I Want To Make Love To You
Shining upon the rose, lovely, the sun rises over the midday sky. Without a second thought, the brightest one steps forward, bends an ear to the ground. The Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) wife was waiting. He was walking his way home. Maybe—or maybe not— one revives from the death-sleep of night. But hearing the sound of the beloved’s foot returning, one cannot die. The blessed lady heard the sound of a foot, and was sure it was his: “This is it—it’s the man, it’s him! He is coming home.” The sun is walking toward the rose; it will show up in no time. Ah—but only to discover: it was Fathima walking to her father’s home! She—a woman— had the foot sound of the man, the greatest of all! The very one no other could imitate— for he was the masculine original. Because from the one, the same circle came the man and the woman— maybe with a little gap, spilling infinite pi decimals, new days and new nights. Still, all is but the show of the one Moon and the one Sun.
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Oct 16, 2017
Oct 16, 2017 at 5:41 PM UTC
The Man, the Woman, the One Circle
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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