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"purifies" poems
Man pineapples are so good It's my favorite fruit It's amplifies my taste buds making an enjoyable reaction No room for sadness Cuz pineapples bring me gladness Justice to my nutrition I'm a living organism and I need my power Making me preach wholeness with boldness I'm black and that's what my people do So I'll continue to eat the sweet yellow fruit that purifies my soul
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Jun 9, 2013
Jun 9, 2013 at 4:25 PM UTC
Pineapples
Beloved, may Your eternal flame burn in me. A fire that purifies and illumines the darkness within my thirsty heart.
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Mar 27, 2014
Mar 27, 2014 at 6:29 AM UTC
"Living Flame of Love"
As night hath stars, more rare than ships In ocean, faint from pole to pole, So all the wonder of her lips Hints her innavigable soul. Such lights she gives as guide my bark; But I am swallowed in the swell Of her heart's ocean, sagely dark, That holds my heaven and holds my hell. In her I live, a mote minute Dancing a moment in the sun: In her I die, a sterile shoot Of nightshade in oblivion. In her my elf dissolves, a grain Of salt cast careless in the sea; My passion purifies my pain To peace past personality. Love of my life, God grant the years Confirm the chrism - rose to rood! Anointing loves, asperging tears In sanctifying solitude! Man is so infinitely small In all these stars, determinate. Maker and moulder of them all, Man is so infinitely great!
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At Sea
One must be brave to live through a day. What remains is nothing but the pleasure of longing—very precious. Longing purifies as does flying, strengthens as does an effort, it fashions the soul as work fashions the belly. It is like an athlete, like a runner who will never stop running. And this gives him endurance. Longing is nourishing for the strong. It is like a window on a high tower, through which blows the wind of strength. Longing, Virginity of happiness.
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Virginity
the rain cleans the earth. it purifies it it renews it. i wonder, if i am under the rain, will it cleanse me? purify me? renew me? but that is just hopeful thinking. the rain will only drench me. the rain is selfish in the way that the only thing it will clean is itself. we must be like the rain. we must not try to purify others. we must not try to renew others. the only one who can cleanse us of our impurities, is ourselves.
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Feb 23, 2015
Feb 23, 2015 at 1:21 AM UTC
rain
"Dear Rolf Harrer, I am a person you don't know. A man you've never met...But you are someone who occupies my mind...and my heart...in this distant land where I've gone. If you can imagine a hidden place, tucked safely away from the world...concealed by walls of high, snow-capped mountains...a place rich with all the strange beauty of your night-time dreams...Then you know where I am." "In the country where I'm travelling - Tibet - people believe if they walk long distances to holy places...it purifies the bad deeds they've committed...They believe the more difficult the journey, the greater the depth of purification." "...In this place where time stands still, it seems that everything is moving..including me. I can't say I know where I'm going. Nor whether my bad deeds can be purified...there are so many things I've done which I regret. But when I come to a full stop, I hope you will understand that the distance between us is not as great as it seems... With deep affection, your father... Heinrich Harrer."
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Mar 1, 2016
Mar 1, 2016 at 2:30 AM UTC
Untitled 185
When the white bird flies, the sky catches on fire. Then the fire bleeds to the village and the village burns. Do not be mistaken, this is how you catch the bad guys. We must catch the bad guys. Don’t you know? When the white bird flies, she purifies in flame. Replaces evil with ash and ash cannot stop the oil flow. But wait, there was a mistake. backspace, backspace. Control alt delete. It is too late, the sky already burns. And when the sky burns, so does the village. These were children, Where were the bad guys? When the white bird fails It flies a thousand homes to its mother. “We will try again, tomorrow,” she says and then she turns the screen black. Still the village burns and children become orphans, but the oils keeps flowing, it always keeps flowing.
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Mar 27, 2015
Mar 27, 2015 at 9:52 AM UTC
The White Bird Flies
*Through the incredulity burning in the grim reaper's eyes, He unwillingly received the souls of those who did not deserve to die ... The bright fluids of life lay bare and insignificant in the godforsaken lands He sighed the heaviest breath he could muster Death was his trade, but this affair had him loosening his grip on the scythe Mumbling the dead's prayer, The half-living defied fate's ruthless threads And squirmed for barren hope A child nearby cries for the light to save him As the shadows devoured their youngest feast, so far Now standing alone, the reaper cursed the gods Who may or may not be listening to him He was disgusted with the greed of these people And their bloodbaths Where those who avoid death and the ones who thrillingly seek it Summon each other with empty excuses Thinking these are enough to fling their guns at the righteous Drink the innocent blood like the finest wine from their vineyards! Stab the weak at their remaining spots Oh how foolish they are! How foolish indeed! He pities those who speak death as their honor When they have only lived like rats Scavengers of chances that purifies their filthy names He scorns those who do not even speak of death In their wild belief that some curse will hand them like a platter to their graves When death is the end that no one , not even him, can escape Those cowards! No one lives to cheat that dark fate! No one! The reaper was provoked by humans Them and their incessant wonder and fear of That that is unknown Them who have stopped looking at their small, definite lives To anticipate what they could not even begin to understand Feeding their illusions that a special place awaits their petty souls to rest on Ahhh!!!He was tired of them all Might as well finish his job...*
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May 11, 2015
May 11, 2015 at 5:44 PM UTC
Stories x Poetry: The Grim Reaper
*Through the incredulity burning in the grim reaper's eyes, He unwillingly received the souls of those who did not deserve to die ... The bright fluids of life lay bare and insignificant in the godforsaken lands He sighed the heaviest breath he could muster Death was his trade, but this affair had him loosening his grip on the scythe Mumbling the dead's prayer, The half-living defied fate's ruthless threads And squirmed for barren hope A child nearby cries for the light to save him As the shadows devoured their youngest feast, so far Now standing alone, the reaper cursed the gods Who may or may not be listening to him He was disgusted with the greed of these people And their bloodbaths Where those who avoid death and the ones who thrillingly seek it Summon each other with empty excuses Thinking these are enough to fling their guns at the righteous Drink the innocent blood like the finest wine from their vineyards! Stab the weak at their remaining spots Oh how foolish they are! How foolish indeed! He pities those who speak death as their honor When they have only lived like rats Scavengers of chances that purifies their filthy names He scorns those who do not even speak of death In their wild belief that some curse will hand them like a platter to their graves When death is the end that no one , not even him, can escape Those cowards! No one lives to cheat that dark fate! No one! The reaper was provoked by humans Them and their incessant wonder and fear of That that is unknown Them who have stopped looking at their small, definite lives To anticipate what they could not even begin to understand Feeding their illusions that a special place awaits their petty souls to rest on Ahhh!!!He was tired of them all Might as well finish his job...*
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Grain of wheat When I rise without sleep, According to God to abandonment. His love is projected on the horizon, Cool is the water of its source. The good God loves us happy, Lady mothers his Empress. Without faith the world and consternation, The man without a heart. Hikers with thirst and hunger, God made man. The Light is eternal and free, God loves you and purifies. We were very confident in our Lord, It was divine, is love. The grain of wheat that produces, Love of God, Jesus. Victor Marques
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Nov 16, 2011
Nov 16, 2011 at 11:45 AM UTC
Grain of Wheat
shapeshifter, son drunk & changing skins. he digs up skeletons of a spanish battalion buried by tigers on the garden key. suncresent spray of blood & oranges. new-fangled sailors once soaked in madness. now just starvation. the viking speaks: in limericks of new world poise. his antler woven mask, set nicely upon the shore. seod, turtle lord of space & time, appears only once every lunar eclipse. bound by treatise to the jellyfish triumvirate. his acolyte, bolivar t. shagnasty, wanders the mainland in search of water or meat of trees. kindness of men turns to dust & belly worms. forgotten, the plants mutate into root-rich empires of fish & figurine. million year armistice. dr. samuel mudd, shackled years to tide-slab & fort jefferson. he purifies the island of its yellow shivering death. hospital key. fastforward hundred plus years through mudd lifeline: battle weary sneakers, spokes sung by strum of card, the bmx stridden boy & his teenage mutant ninja turtle mask.
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Apr 25, 2014
Apr 25, 2014 at 4:55 PM UTC
dry tortugas, 1869
Muggy murky dawn clogged with gloom the abbey Where his grampy sleeps , Through the drizzles fizzle As native orchids embosoms and blossoms in his lost vault. like a curfew drawn in the church The pew lost its crowd With the paws of time. Lone man sleep In deep latin chants they petrify you Before sheol purifies you And litany literature lecture limbs you When in overprotected embankments of battlements They dry their garbs Where your lore forayed growth And sweat smeared smelt breathed wealth Chagrin dreams washed ashore lay as upon a cold mornings recollection on a tabloids sold column which drew your freckles bolder In a savour of remembrance For your zealous zealots Who on an another 'all souls day' reoccur revisiting the truth of their establishment in prayers The good Lord adorn you Let Lekker dreams cradle you Your consorts concert never consume you And earth never haunt you
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May 20, 2012
May 20, 2012 at 1:47 AM UTC
when in sheol
Blissful the wind feels my skin Touching it smoothly, blows against it, ruffling More and more, I find a sense of calmness. A purity overturned, and made pure again. Stars shine, but as they age they turn different colors. Compacted, these aged stars of life become beautiful jewels. But moreover, the persons mean more to us, Because of their heart, and their character. The love purifies our impurity somehow. Not long ago, I was so miserable. I wanted to take back all of those years. I thought the pain I caused made me the most evil thing on earth. I felt like I was nothing worth anything. The fact that you didn't seem to care when others would've.. That made it worse. But I have no regrets. Everything has woven together beautifully. And through love, purity is now pure again. Purity in a richer form. In the midst of gloom, No one sees the immense pain I carry. Fearing the worst, I always died before the actuality. I was so immune to feeling. This purity I feel I now have - No it is not innocent, but it is beautiful, Blissful, unforgettable, unimaginable.
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Apr 14, 2015
Apr 14, 2015 at 3:29 PM UTC
Purity
When your nothing to nobody and you just want to be something to somebody I wanna be like Life ain't fair But you see that ain't rare And my girl Ana said it like this... "How they suppose to like what they see If you ain't in their line of sight..." I know she right I'm a loner That hate being alone Work with beautiful women But I'm always professional Even when my thoughts start to become Not Safe For Work I just sang and do my thang. Because the R&B; purifies me & "Nothing Was The Same" tracks amplify me So that the only time I hear my name in anyone's mouth Is out of praise Because I'm trying to be the best at what I do I be thinking though What these girls think of the kid Quiet, but he really love to sing Tap you on your shoulder cause he don't know your name But he always smile after a question Because he's genuine Hello miss, How are you this afternoon? Well uh, you look stunning I just thought I should let you know Because your smile has made my day and now I hope you have a great evening too **** Déjà Vu But who woulda knew? The kid is too cautious to jump into anything new So he stays focused on what he came to do Come to work and have fun Wasn't that the agenda boo? A few words from a good one. Ana Beautiful soul, And I met her on the last day of high school The girl deserves the best. Because her mind right, Her smile warming And intelligence is **** And she can vibe with me and my music and poetry. I'm so lucky to have this person as a friend I guess I should really try to keep in touch with her more. And that's real! Take notice: this went from talking about something I want, to showing appreciation to my friend. Even though I shouldn't, I always put them first, they are my family Honestly, the people in my life are the best and I am forever grateful for them ~ This was a little something for a friend. Thanks for the inspiration. As always sweetheart shine bright and know that if you need a shoulder to lean upon I'll be right there behind you just give me the word. okay?
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Jul 8, 2014
Jul 8, 2014 at 1:06 PM UTC
Words From A Friend
When your nothing to nobody and you just want to be something to somebody I wanna be like Life ain't fair But you see that ain't rare And my girl Ana said it like this... "How they suppose to like what they see If you ain't in their line of sight..." I know she right I'm a loner That hate being alone Work with beautiful women But I'm always professional Even when my thoughts start to become Not Safe For Work I just sang and do my thang. Because the R&B; purifies me & "Nothing Was The Same" tracks amplify me So that the only time I hear my name in anyone's mouth Is out of praise Because I'm trying to be the best at what I do I be thinking though What these girls think of the kid Quiet, but he really love to sing Tap you on your shoulder cause he don't know your name But he always smile after a question Because he's genuine Hello miss, How are you this afternoon? Well uh, you look stunning I just thought I should let you know Because your smile has made my day and now I hope you have a great evening too **** Déjà Vu But who woulda knew? The kid is too cautious to jump into anything new So he stays focused on what he came to do Come to work and have fun Wasn't that the agenda boo? A few words from a good one. Ana Beautiful soul, And I met her on the last day of high school The girl deserves the best. Because her mind right, Her smile warming And intelligence is **** And she can vibe with me and my music and poetry. I'm so lucky to have this person as a friend I guess I should really try to keep in touch with her more. And that's real! Take notice: this went from talking about something I want, to showing appreciation to my friend. Even though I shouldn't, I always put them first, they are my family Honestly, the people in my life are the best and I am forever grateful for them ~ This was a little something for a friend. Thanks for the inspiration. As always sweetheart shine bright and know that if you need a shoulder to lean upon I'll be right there behind you just give me the word. okay?
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Hello Little Prince Your Eyes Shine Like Emeralds Of Pines Your Hair Made Of the Sun You travel from Star to Star I draw  each day since you are gone in all color and form - sound and line for our rejuvenating living particle made of crystal of truth I sense you water my lost dream I the lover the queen of All Darkness I the lover the goddess of All Light remain unreachable reside on  both - of your own making they say - undying and unborn star Outside of the two or one you travel to All the glittering unknown but remembering of those starting and ending to recollect living pieces of that forgotten dream as if a scent to remember from lavender fields brought by a distant whispering of a northern sky to fade away if you choose not to hear Your experiences- real - reach as vivid pulse of  a song -  a mantra of love My roots sense to mature wisdom in all tones of Reds Innocent is my heart longing for your glowing face the greens of my leaves reflect the color of the light of our secret seeing I shall play no more games of extremes for you to visualize of me other than what I am I surrender to you  fully because I know you have seen many of rose gardens and touched and smelled and cherished each one - as vital as the cool mountain stream singing for me the myth of your love spreading I shall no more play games other than the truth that connected us inseparably We gave birth to fertility through the bite not more painful than a thorn on my stem Our love born of the poison of the serpent that connected us We travel to be healed and to heal the universe in our shell as we experience to learn and teach not a mystery but a technology is love where I shall see you again beyond the body I the lover of healing fully flowing on one line Crossed valleys made of fractals of blessings My colorless strong hair carrier of red blue yellow and green glitter on streams reaching the oceanic clearing as the victorious salty jump of a whale As the Heart purifies its Crystal - We Be  One - Our Home - You - I -. The Rose - Not the Unreachable - The Dark - None of those Extremes - but a Rose is I Just  like One of the Many Other Ones - but One Of a Kind on A Tiniest but A Home for Us Planet  Under Stars Us --  The Little Prince - The Rose - bring love to universe - when whoever on planets looks up  in pure knowing - to Skies shall sense among all other  Stars Skies and Hearts -  a Universe  made of  Glowing  Vibrating Expanding Delivering Joy is  Divine Love of the Rose and the Little Prince and the Tiniest Planet made of a living Crystal Heart of Dreams of the Drawer or of the Reader or of the Dreamer or of You or of I
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May 25, 2015
May 25, 2015 at 8:25 PM UTC
Hello Little Prince
Hello Little Prince Your Eyes Shine Like Emeralds Of Pines Your Hair Made Of the Sun You travel from Star to Star I draw  each day since you are gone in all color and form - sound and line for our rejuvenating living particle made of crystal of truth I sense you water my lost dream I the lover the queen of All Darkness I the lover the goddess of All Light remain unreachable reside on  both - of your own making they say - undying and unborn star Outside of the two or one you travel to All the glittering unknown but remembering of those starting and ending to recollect living pieces of that forgotten dream as if a scent to remember from lavender fields brought by a distant whispering of a northern sky to fade away if you choose not to hear Your experiences- real - reach as vivid pulse of  a song -  a mantra of love My roots sense to mature wisdom in all tones of Reds Innocent is my heart longing for your glowing face the greens of my leaves reflect the color of the light of our secret seeing I shall play no more games of extremes for you to visualize of me other than what I am I surrender to you  fully because I know you have seen many of rose gardens and touched and smelled and cherished each one - as vital as the cool mountain stream singing for me the myth of your love spreading I shall no more play games other than the truth that connected us inseparably We gave birth to fertility through the bite not more painful than a thorn on my stem Our love born of the poison of the serpent that connected us We travel to be healed and to heal the universe in our shell as we experience to learn and teach not a mystery but a technology is love where I shall see you again beyond the body I the lover of healing fully flowing on one line Crossed valleys made of fractals of blessings My colorless strong hair carrier of red blue yellow and green glitter on streams reaching the oceanic clearing as the victorious salty jump of a whale As the Heart purifies its Crystal - We Be  One - Our Home - You - I -. The Rose - Not the Unreachable - The Dark - None of those Extremes - but a Rose is I Just  like One of the Many Other Ones - but One Of a Kind on A Tiniest but A Home for Us Planet  Under Stars Us --  The Little Prince - The Rose - bring love to universe - when whoever on planets looks up  in pure knowing - to Skies shall sense among all other  Stars Skies and Hearts -  a Universe  made of  Glowing  Vibrating Expanding Delivering Joy is  Divine Love of the Rose and the Little Prince and the Tiniest Planet made of a living Crystal Heart of Dreams of the Drawer or of the Reader or of the Dreamer or of You or of I
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My soul is the master, My body is an obedient servant. Without a soul, My body is just a corpse, A wasted husk. The beauty of my body lies when it is in partnership with my soul, Just as you need to exercise and go to a gym to maintain your body's fitness, You need to go to a mosque,church or temple to maintain your soul's purity. Your body is a carcass that is going to decompose in the soil, Your soul is destined for your hereafter, Your soul will be accountable for your deeds good or bad, Your soul will accumulate Allah's rewards and blessings. That can only be done by fasting,praying and giving alms, Not to forget pilgrimage, Which imbibes piety and certainty in you, Guards you against evil, Restrains you from shameful and unjustful deeds, Cleanses and purifies your soul, So that  it leaves your body with least pain, And the Angels come with joy to wrap in soft musk scented cloth, And take you to your creator. 7/6/2019
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May 7, 2019
May 7, 2019 at 9:32 AM UTC
My Body vs My Soul
Camera please Bring your camera please O' my media, O' my Press Bring your camera please Come and praise me Praise my looks Praise my dress Praise my deeds Praise my voice Praise my style Praise my mind Praise my actions Never bother for money You are my media Just praise me, Jump Sing and dance for me Play to my tune Just play it repeatedly I will pay you enough Much more than you think I never use to pay a dime From the pockets of mine I often pay from others pocket I feel I have the right to do so I never pay to my wife I never pay to my children I never pay to my family I never pay to my friends I earn and earn and earn I spend, spend and spend But not on anyone else I spend only for myself Though I often take selfies But please don’t call me selfish My heart truly beat for others My nose truly breathes for other My kidney purifies for others My liver work for others My eyes see for others My ears hear for others My leg walk for others My mind think for others I am the divine soul Only I am the divine soul If you fail to praise me If you dare to criticize me Then you are not a press You are not a media Then what you are? You are fake news
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Nov 10, 2019
Nov 10, 2019 at 7:54 AM UTC
Camera Please
DANCING MAN: My right foot up and my left hand on my head Oh this sake brings me Heavenly fever; sake purifies my heart and the gods are pleased and I dance like the Shinto spirits of old MAN with the CUP: Oh, drink and be merry be lifted high in the air by sake and its spirit; the Toji has done well a master brewer he; and dance you well in this ecstasy and while your eyes are towards the gods I'll steal a sip or two that shall build into more than a cup for me: *O dance in the spirit of sake - another cup I hold ready for you, always*
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Feb 15, 2012
Feb 15, 2012 at 5:06 PM UTC
Netsuke depicting 2 men drinking
I want to be fluid, I want to be smooth With the ability to soothe Be like the waters With seashell daughters Of streams and brooks and rain Always tender, always humble, never vain Yet still ruling with sovereign reign Nothing should ever be able to stop me Nothing can stop the ocean or the sea Not even time I want to be huge, I want to be sublime Never hurt, never chagrined I want to have no fear of the wind And even less of the heat or the cold I want to shimmer with gold When the sun sets Away from mortal things like hate or regrets I want to learn to sing like water Without ever wearying, tiring, Wheezing or expiring I want to be the water When it hums to the night Chants to the stars bright Stroking the sand I want to be water never bland I want to be the water that glorifies Which runs, which plays, purifies Which is sweet and pure, untainted, unattainable I want to be the water mysterious and unexplainable I want to be the water when it unfolds When it holds The seaweed with maiden hands I want to be the water when it expands Dances, sways, flows, Diverted from the abyss
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May 9, 2013
May 9, 2013 at 1:10 AM UTC
I want to be water
Notes, musical keys, rythmic changes- A modification of the Word Which purifies her soulfulness And expresses clarities in the fog, The hint of Dickinson in her words, The scent of reality in her reflection, The words become a path: One wet summer I heard your words, The vibrant sky breaths And the sun became as embers Of poetic sacrifice, Through reading your poem I became as a double being, Movement began A sudden dispersion of birds Followed by the Humm of water On stone, Murmurs of infinite moments Painting them all like some Poet Saint, The words became a lineage To the unfathomable depths of you, In the helix of hours The beat of the sea and the stilled Shimmers of light on water can be found In the edification of her poetry; Master strokes, Like a naked liberation Of a diamond body beyond A turquoise sunset, A co concubine of words That form constellated meanings Among the pnumbra, Reminiscent of the March of hours In which the words come And a fixed glitter in her eyes form, The form of woman, A form of dizziness Like a dance of wind and water, I read between the words, Vicki, Vicki, I imagine a lamp in the middle Of the night, A pen and a womans scorching Words as God had spoken The First Word, Like a moon in heat in midday's Grasp, she counters every word Of expression Like a cell for my tortured soul, She became my solitary star, I wander in her hours, Hungry for more words, A memory inventing itself, Masterfully, She makes the sky walk the land.
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Jan 10, 2017
Jan 10, 2017 at 3:19 PM UTC
Vicki's Masterful Strokes
Notes, musical keys, rythmic changes- A modification of the Word Which purifies her soulfulness And expresses clarities in the fog, The hint of Dickinson in her words, The scent of reality in her reflection, The words become a path: One wet summer I heard your words, The vibrant sky breaths And the sun became as embers Of poetic sacrifice, Through reading your poem I became as a double being, Movement began A sudden dispersion of birds Followed by the Humm of water On stone, Murmurs of infinite moments Painting them all like some Poet Saint, The words became a lineage To the unfathomable depths of you, In the helix of hours The beat of the sea and the stilled Shimmers of light on water can be found In the edification of her poetry; Master strokes, Like a naked liberation Of a diamond body beyond A turquoise sunset, A co concubine of words That form constellated meanings Among the pnumbra, Reminiscent of the March of hours In which the words come And a fixed glitter in her eyes form, The form of woman, A form of dizziness Like a dance of wind and water, I read between the words, Vicki, Vicki, I imagine a lamp in the middle Of the night, A pen and a womans scorching Words as God had spoken The First Word, Like a moon in heat in midday's Grasp, she counters every word Of expression Like a cell for my tortured soul, She became my solitary star, I wander in her hours, Hungry for more words, A memory inventing itself, Masterfully, She makes the sky walk the land.
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This skin I’m in…. Has taken time to understand, appreciate and heal From the burden of deep pigmentation See, growing up frustration and humiliation was my constant station Called names like “blacky,” “midnight,” and “streetblack,” I embraced the negativity and wore pain like a sack I bore the brunt of racism taught within my own community And there was no immunity for me I could not escape this dark skin From year to year The torture became more severe And my self-esteem almost ceased to exist Because I saw myself the way others saw me I began to speak the same negative words Spewed by others to myself This deep pigmentation lead to alienation I truly hated my dark skin…. In high school, I decided to work on me And not care so much about what others thought I told myself that I was more than a conqueror I spoke more positive words and I thought the darkness of my skin, didn’t win But I still got told that “I was cute to be dark,” Could it be that I was just cute Not focusing on dark or light? That is when I begin to realize, this wasn’t my fight It’s my job to build my own self-esteem It’s right in the definition, it’s literally what it means Self-Esteem is how you see yourself! It’s then that I chose to embrace this dark skin That absorbs the sun, shines like onyx, Purifies like charcoal and stands regal like a raven This skin I’m in has taught me how to soar to higher heights Loving every step my chocolate blessed feet trod…
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Mar 23, 2021
Mar 23, 2021 at 9:21 PM UTC
The Skin I'm In by: WDelany
This skin I’m in…. Has taken time to understand, appreciate and heal From the burden of deep pigmentation See, growing up frustration and humiliation was my constant station Called names like “blacky,” “midnight,” and “streetblack,” I embraced the negativity and wore pain like a sack I bore the brunt of racism taught within my own community And there was no immunity for me I could not escape this dark skin From year to year The torture became more severe And my self-esteem almost ceased to exist Because I saw myself the way others saw me I began to speak the same negative words Spewed by others to myself This deep pigmentation lead to alienation I truly hated my dark skin…. In high school, I decided to work on me And not care so much about what others thought I told myself that I was more than a conqueror I spoke more positive words and I thought the darkness of my skin, didn’t win But I still got told that “I was cute to be dark,” Could it be that I was just cute Not focusing on dark or light? That is when I begin to realize, this wasn’t my fight It’s my job to build my own self-esteem It’s right in the definition, it’s literally what it means Self-Esteem is how you see yourself! It’s then that I chose to embrace this dark skin That absorbs the sun, shines like onyx, Purifies like charcoal and stands regal like a raven This skin I’m in has taught me how to soar to higher heights Loving every step my chocolate blessed feet trod…
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Morning voice whispers: Stillness and silence bring and guide the soul from the darkness into the door of light, bring hopes, bring tears of happiness, and dancing into the new breath of life, rebirth and producing "healthy baby"...  And known that I'm loved I'm being blessed. Poetry replies: All welcome... As the dews in the morning shimmering the rays of love to the world... All welcome... As the morning air cleanses the past burdens... Purifies the bloodstream of mind and heart to the point (of no return) where freedom exhilarates life; envisions the paths for greater humanity and God's glory... All welcome...
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May 8, 2013
May 8, 2013 at 10:45 PM UTC
Dialog two souls # 1
My mind is adrift Waves of 3 am Lap at the shore of an isthmus called psyche There between the seas of reality and dreams Three shots deep and diving, I drown my better judgement in a pool of fireball Music blares, but the words melt as I listen White noise in a black night, One more drink, One more drink The fire in my throat is burning Like the fire that purifies the gold The old verses ring in my head, And the pastor spits a sermon over dr dre’s beats, A prayer in the dark murmurs through drunken lips, And then at last track ends, the priest descends from the pulpit In the deafening silence, I leave my drink on the desk, still not empty I stumble my way to my oblivion And pull the covers up to my neck. Now I lay me down to sleep And languid waves wash me out to sea without a shore The nightly giliad of a lonely druckard Sipping steel in an empty room, And talking to the voices in my head Lost on a road with no lines Lost hold of the iron rod and see no signs To guide me on my way And so I float away on a magic carpet Seeks the genie in that bottle with only one wish The only one it can grant me.
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Oct 31, 2013
Oct 31, 2013 at 12:36 AM UTC
Liquid escapism
The agnostics have gone Cuckoo. They have carefully lost their minds! The profound and the loyal: God among men. The citizens and patriots Are fighting the Devil in Dixie. And in this world of Sustained images of hope, The shamrock and the Sun-kissed face. Oh the Sun, that purifies all that it touches Damns all that it doesn't.
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Jul 13, 2011
Jul 13, 2011 at 3:07 PM UTC
Perfect Order.