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"resonate" poems
I have bruises like amethyst But the truth is I’m the catalyst When I see colours of bismuth I know you mean business Bruises like amethyst But you say you’re a pacifist An analyst an activist But you held my mind so it contorts, distorts And aborts so it can’t resonate or fabricate Or rationalise a world inside That doesn't exist and insists That I can’t be kissed and won’t be missed I've got a black heart like tourmaline But I'm the alkaline to your acid time Trust me I am fine, I'm a pale blue Crystalline Structural perfection Don’t need your affection or your ways Of objections did my bra strap give you an Erection? You could say I'm a feminist But I'm more of a scientist Busting body myths like biologist You say ‘but **** are ****** organs’ Listen you morons, all ******* are a erogenous zone Regardless of gender , boys nips literally have no purpose Except when they get nervous for getting a little lip service Trust me I'm fine, I'm a pale white crystalline Structural perfection I don’t need your objection Not a gem stone for your collar bone I don’t give a **** about Your muscle tone, I'm a cyclone all alone I could spend a 1,000 years on my own.
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Aug 23, 2014
Aug 23, 2014 at 7:08 PM UTC
The female scientist ****** crystal rap.
Living is a cross That any one of the rock-faces Comprehends. We are drawn To many seas. We drown wholesomely In the failures of confrontation. The rain Drenching Our doorsteps Has nothing to do With the simplest desires And lacerations We bring To the smallest acts Of living. The child On the broken catwalk Hearing the sounds of our hunger Without understanding Throws echoes back To the earliest abandonments Of love. Minor devastations preceding Horror Resonate the ineffable. The mothers that wake At the slightest sound And the fathers that Smoke all night And the rest of us who are Vigilantes from the demons Of oppressed sleep Find at dawn the clearest Images of bewilderment. Even the best things Collapse beneath the weight Of ignorance. Living is a fire That any one of the wave-lashes Comprehends. _________ Source: http://www.universeofpoetry.org/nigeria.shtml
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Living is a Fire
Everything in quotations marks and italics was written by TS Eliot. eyes knowing glossy men, sheer women, creatures, not all artists, but artists, always thus, centrifugal, simple from their core, emanate, resonate, expand the exterior with interior precision sculpting to the interior delve, via brush or limb, pen or music, the exposition, the exploration, the reconstruction of composing one's self, creation and destruction of your own myths movement of arms and legs, sparseness of simplicity subsidiaries of centricity, tributaries of complexity, oriented to their locality the simple purpose of inhalation, to exhale, after transformation, the calculus of thought into emotion: *"the tongues of flame are in-folded into the crowned knot of fire and the fire and rose are one"* the dancers hear the music: *"so deeply that it is not heard at all, but you are the music while the music lasts."* **”Quick now, here, now always – A condition of complete simplicity (Costing not less than everything) And all shall be well and All manner of thing shall be well"**
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Mar 10, 2014
Mar 10, 2014 at 10:42 PM UTC
"A condition of complete simplicity"
Behind your eyes I see lions And you know them well And you fear Roars resonate in your tortured mind And you regret being bizarre You want to stay in line But the bustle in the crowds won't accept your direction You're an infection - peculiar in a derogatory sense. The howls from the people let you discover That this place is for hyenas You cower Lest you be ripped to shreds And on your panicked escape You leave a lioness behind The one you had named Unique and her cries are of a dreadful kind Claws feast into your weary soul They are your own As you keep under prison guard The character given by God Desperately you cling onto branches Not sturdy enough to hold you forever but you'd do anything to avoid being trampled By the hooves of the many When you have but a few lions left The rest were dropped as uncertainty clouded your vision Until your cat eyes Did not even benefit in the night But you are forgetting Should you choose a weak road At least chase the antelope Heaven knows You were meant to run wild Not Climb But when you become stronger as lions always do You will run before the hoof beats Because you are extraordinary And when you realize They will have no choice but to And the mass will part The moment you roar And when the herd is separated Blind or awake You shall find your lioness As she is running home Let her meld within your heart Let her be part of your masterpiece Until you recognize the majesty of your lions And without fear When you love yourself You will see the beast in mine eyes as well
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Apr 13, 2014
Apr 13, 2014 at 10:34 PM UTC
Lion Eyes
Behind your eyes I see lions And you know them well And you fear Roars resonate in your tortured mind And you regret being bizarre You want to stay in line But the bustle in the crowds won't accept your direction You're an infection - peculiar in a derogatory sense. The howls from the people let you discover That this place is for hyenas You cower Lest you be ripped to shreds And on your panicked escape You leave a lioness behind The one you had named Unique and her cries are of a dreadful kind Claws feast into your weary soul They are your own As you keep under prison guard The character given by God Desperately you cling onto branches Not sturdy enough to hold you forever but you'd do anything to avoid being trampled By the hooves of the many When you have but a few lions left The rest were dropped as uncertainty clouded your vision Until your cat eyes Did not even benefit in the night But you are forgetting Should you choose a weak road At least chase the antelope Heaven knows You were meant to run wild Not Climb But when you become stronger as lions always do You will run before the hoof beats Because you are extraordinary And when you realize They will have no choice but to And the mass will part The moment you roar And when the herd is separated Blind or awake You shall find your lioness As she is running home Let her meld within your heart Let her be part of your masterpiece Until you recognize the majesty of your lions And without fear When you love yourself You will see the beast in mine eyes as well
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**** isn't always dark alleys and whistles and pepper spray. It isn't always a stranger, they don't always look dangerous. Whether it is your boyfriend or your teacher or your uncle, they are no longer on your side. This is your attacker. Do not be silent. Do not be afraid to make a scene. Whether it is a movie theatre or a street corner or your bedroom, yell, scream, curse, bite, spit, let no resonate from your lungs so they cannot say they didn't hear you. Send him home, tell your parents, tell your friends, tell the police. **** is not always drunk men outside bars or keys clenched between white knuckles. Sometimes **** is silent. Do not be silenced.
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May 6, 2014
May 6, 2014 at 2:08 PM UTC
**** Poem
A: Don't you find it irritating? Z: Hm? A: Don't you find irritating the human need to feel happiness? Z: Isn't that only natural? When you are happy you feel good. So you will want to feel good when you aren't happy right? A: But that's not natural. Being happy is just a state you can be at. It's not the state you were at before or after. Being neutral is a state you came from and will go to. Z: So should I feel the need to be sad when I'm happy just as I have the need to fell happy when I'm sad? A: No, that does nothing. You shouldn't feel anything at all. Or have a need to in the first place. Z: That makes no sense. Life is what the living does. You can't live without a need to feel can you? A: Well maybe being alive is not a natural state to be at as well! If it was you wouldn't die or be born. Z: What do you mean? A: Well maybe life and death are also just a state you can be at, but neither are the natural states... Z: Ugh... Third state beside Life and Death? A: Yeah! Z: What would that be? A: Well for that to work I guess there would have to be a third party involved, like a soul or something, then we could say that it's only your body that is alive or dead. Your soul is then just a presence that trough a medium called body is collecting experience. Z: What about emotions? A: Let's add another body in the picture! Call it „emotional body“. Emotional body is using a physical body as a medium to get experience from the world and then there is a soul that is using the emotional body as a medium so we get a perfect being! Z: Isn't that a bit of a stretch? A: Who knows.... But then we could say that there is finally a natural state to be at. It is called „Soul state“. In this state you resonate your three bodies (the physical, emotional and soul bodies). In this state you are not „Alive“ or „Dead“, you are not „Happy“ or „Sad“, you are just a presence. Z: And how would you get to this state called „Soul state“?? A: Well you should ask yourself why do the other two bodies exist in the first place? Z: Hm.. Well to experience things right? A: Yeah.. Z: Ohhh! So the soul is a presence that trough the two bodies experiences things! So once it has experienced all there is to see and feel. It will finally enter the „Soul state“!! A: exactly! Z: But isn't there just soo much? We don't really have enough time to experience all there is... A: well who said you live only once.. Z: Reincarnations? A: Mhm. Z: But why don't we remember things from our past lives? A: Well it would be rather easier to experience everything if you think you have only so much time. That way you will use all of the time given to you to live at your fullest!
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May 6, 2018
May 6, 2018 at 2:33 PM UTC
hu,man
A: Don't you find it irritating? Z: Hm? A: Don't you find irritating the human need to feel happiness? Z: Isn't that only natural? When you are happy you feel good. So you will want to feel good when you aren't happy right? A: But that's not natural. Being happy is just a state you can be at. It's not the state you were at before or after. Being neutral is a state you came from and will go to. Z: So should I feel the need to be sad when I'm happy just as I have the need to fell happy when I'm sad? A: No, that does nothing. You shouldn't feel anything at all. Or have a need to in the first place. Z: That makes no sense. Life is what the living does. You can't live without a need to feel can you? A: Well maybe being alive is not a natural state to be at as well! If it was you wouldn't die or be born. Z: What do you mean? A: Well maybe life and death are also just a state you can be at, but neither are the natural states... Z: Ugh... Third state beside Life and Death? A: Yeah! Z: What would that be? A: Well for that to work I guess there would have to be a third party involved, like a soul or something, then we could say that it's only your body that is alive or dead. Your soul is then just a presence that trough a medium called body is collecting experience. Z: What about emotions? A: Let's add another body in the picture! Call it „emotional body“. Emotional body is using a physical body as a medium to get experience from the world and then there is a soul that is using the emotional body as a medium so we get a perfect being! Z: Isn't that a bit of a stretch? A: Who knows.... But then we could say that there is finally a natural state to be at. It is called „Soul state“. In this state you resonate your three bodies (the physical, emotional and soul bodies). In this state you are not „Alive“ or „Dead“, you are not „Happy“ or „Sad“, you are just a presence. Z: And how would you get to this state called „Soul state“?? A: Well you should ask yourself why do the other two bodies exist in the first place? Z: Hm.. Well to experience things right? A: Yeah.. Z: Ohhh! So the soul is a presence that trough the two bodies experiences things! So once it has experienced all there is to see and feel. It will finally enter the „Soul state“!! A: exactly! Z: But isn't there just soo much? We don't really have enough time to experience all there is... A: well who said you live only once.. Z: Reincarnations? A: Mhm. Z: But why don't we remember things from our past lives? A: Well it would be rather easier to experience everything if you think you have only so much time. That way you will use all of the time given to you to live at your fullest!
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Spirit Dolphin To be in tune in natures light To be in touch and resonate Intelligent communicate Heartbeats of love and breath of life Superior to human sight Your sound waves and reverberates To be in tune in natures light To be in touch and resonate You touch the stars and elevate Our spirits to become alight Giving us freedom to ignite Centers begin to emanate To be in tune in natures light Beneath the sun, beneath the moon You teach us how to breathe with care Oceanic friend, solar flare Communicating our monsoon Teaching in us how to commune Opening our minds to beware Beneath the sun, beneath the moon You teach us how to breathe with care Your innocence rests like lagoon On the surface emotions bare Vulnerability is there Beneath the sun, beneath the moon A good omen to protect us Saving the lives of so many Selfless creature giving plenty From outer space some do discuss To touch you frees us from raucous To ride with you fulfills empty A good omen to protect us Saving the lives of so many With you we find our playfulness Self-confidence more than any Never to lose our assembly Connect us all with inner trust A good omen to protect us Helping others finding our truth To be One Universally What might seem strange is certainly A reflection upon our youth Make bright our eyes with wisdom's root Free from shame inadvertently Helping others finding our truth To be One Universally Though we may taste forbidden fruit What we will learn so artfully Forgives our aches so perfectly Flipping through curious pursuit Helping others finding our truth © tHE tERRY tREE
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Aug 14, 2014
Aug 14, 2014 at 11:46 AM UTC
Spirit Dolphin
Spirit Dolphin To be in tune in natures light To be in touch and resonate Intelligent communicate Heartbeats of love and breath of life Superior to human sight Your sound waves and reverberates To be in tune in natures light To be in touch and resonate You touch the stars and elevate Our spirits to become alight Giving us freedom to ignite Centers begin to emanate To be in tune in natures light Beneath the sun, beneath the moon You teach us how to breathe with care Oceanic friend, solar flare Communicating our monsoon Teaching in us how to commune Opening our minds to beware Beneath the sun, beneath the moon You teach us how to breathe with care Your innocence rests like lagoon On the surface emotions bare Vulnerability is there Beneath the sun, beneath the moon A good omen to protect us Saving the lives of so many Selfless creature giving plenty From outer space some do discuss To touch you frees us from raucous To ride with you fulfills empty A good omen to protect us Saving the lives of so many With you we find our playfulness Self-confidence more than any Never to lose our assembly Connect us all with inner trust A good omen to protect us Helping others finding our truth To be One Universally What might seem strange is certainly A reflection upon our youth Make bright our eyes with wisdom's root Free from shame inadvertently Helping others finding our truth To be One Universally Though we may taste forbidden fruit What we will learn so artfully Forgives our aches so perfectly Flipping through curious pursuit Helping others finding our truth © tHE tERRY tREE
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If love does not exist in this world, We will make a new world Furnish it with Surprisingly vibrant red walls and flamboyant interiors. If love will exist in the other world Love me back So we can hear Our voices to resonate In unity In clarity If love will never exist Let me still love you Because love exists Within me.
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Mar 7, 2015
Mar 7, 2015 at 3:42 AM UTC
Existence
Liquid courage to numb the pain. Intoxicated to forget. Offbeat blood, sent from heart to vein. Returns with a guest, she just met. She closes up, leaves the bar clean. To her apartment, around three. In bed she lays, counting some sheep, That mock her, thinking she will sleep. She hears the crickets’ lonely beat. Reminding her of creeps she meets. Sometimes they have a potential start. But never truly go that far. Each night dealt with some other cards. But slowly starts to build up guard. She puts less time in her makeup. But drunks continue to pick up. She joins in shots, hopes to pass out. But in her head she hears the shouts. Her heart’s hunger for real love. Her clouded thoughts rise above. A newly turned insomniac. No longer sleeping on her back. Till curtains peek with starry eyes. So bright, leaves a forceful rise. Her sobs like strings of violin. A void no liquor can fill in. Despite how much she tries to drown. The aches resonate with shrill sounds. Another night, still found no one. A man enters, two drinks and done. She questions him, “What is the rush?” Always pulled into a quick crush. But never really tends to last. As he mumbles about his past. A bartender, like therapist. As alcohol reveals the gist. Now drunk and loud, he starts to shout. Before his crash, he raises doubt. He talks about, the best he lost. Always at home, waits for the toss. She cheers him up, when in a rut. He gets up again, “That **** mutt! To see her hurt, curled up in bed. I held her paw, up till her death.” The next night, slept pretty early. He was perfect, brown hair curly. Her eyes were lost, but not with lust. Enjoyed his smells, delicious must. A piece of her, became a part. Happy to save his sinking heart. Rescued him, he slept on her rug. Named Milo, her three-legged dog.
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Jan 13, 2018
Jan 13, 2018 at 12:12 PM UTC
The Bartender
Liquid courage to numb the pain. Intoxicated to forget. Offbeat blood, sent from heart to vein. Returns with a guest, she just met. She closes up, leaves the bar clean. To her apartment, around three. In bed she lays, counting some sheep, That mock her, thinking she will sleep. She hears the crickets’ lonely beat. Reminding her of creeps she meets. Sometimes they have a potential start. But never truly go that far. Each night dealt with some other cards. But slowly starts to build up guard. She puts less time in her makeup. But drunks continue to pick up. She joins in shots, hopes to pass out. But in her head she hears the shouts. Her heart’s hunger for real love. Her clouded thoughts rise above. A newly turned insomniac. No longer sleeping on her back. Till curtains peek with starry eyes. So bright, leaves a forceful rise. Her sobs like strings of violin. A void no liquor can fill in. Despite how much she tries to drown. The aches resonate with shrill sounds. Another night, still found no one. A man enters, two drinks and done. She questions him, “What is the rush?” Always pulled into a quick crush. But never really tends to last. As he mumbles about his past. A bartender, like therapist. As alcohol reveals the gist. Now drunk and loud, he starts to shout. Before his crash, he raises doubt. He talks about, the best he lost. Always at home, waits for the toss. She cheers him up, when in a rut. He gets up again, “That **** mutt! To see her hurt, curled up in bed. I held her paw, up till her death.” The next night, slept pretty early. He was perfect, brown hair curly. Her eyes were lost, but not with lust. Enjoyed his smells, delicious must. A piece of her, became a part. Happy to save his sinking heart. Rescued him, he slept on her rug. Named Milo, her three-legged dog.
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Season of rain is here but I don't feel a thing maybe cause the rain has always been here or is it just because its spring They say after rain comes a rainbow but I don't even see the sun only wondering where it go maybe I'm just the unlucky one I don't see the sun's brightness that resonate within me but only the rain's darkness that has always engulfed me So I always ask myself, has there always been a rainbow?
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Aug 7, 2018
Aug 7, 2018 at 8:47 AM UTC
Does a rainbow ever come before the rain?
Your smile. . endlessly, my heart  searched for a vibe on another heart with which to resonate and found none. finding none, it  wandered endlessly like Infra-red rays seeking a suitable tempo upon which to strike an interference. i  wandered in search of a fertile land in a heart upon which to grow seeds of love, my head burrowed deep in a shell of restlessness... . but on that fateful day, too-good-to-be-true was your smile--- it caused my eyes to twitch, borrowed a beat from my heart, transforming my thoughts to an ode-- a prelude to better days . i still see that smile, lucid--- your lips opening like windows of love, revealing shiny white louvres of beauty (teeth) which opened to your tongue-- a valley flowing with sweetness as it goes down your palate like a parting curtain welcoming love... then you said "hi". . this friendship began with a smile, it deepened with the " hi" . i have tapped from the happiness let out from the windows of your heart-- your smile.. my heart no longer wanders, in your smile, it found rest . my greatest wish is to make this smile mine someday, plant a kiss on your lips, the happiness that dwells in there becoming a remedy to my malady. . . Chukwudera Michael
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May 24, 2016
May 24, 2016 at 8:14 AM UTC
Untitled
Let the flow of wealth surround me Fill my heart with love and peace Let the energy more freely Flow through me and never cease Flow with vibrant love and wisdom Flow with all I ever need Flow with harmony and friendship Flow til I feel ever free Let the sounds of wealth keep ringing Let my words run clean and strong Let my cells rejoice in singing With this happy wealthy song Flow with vibrant love and wisdom Flow with all I ever need Flow with harmony and friendship Flow til I feel ever free Let the streams of wealth flow to me Let me share this flow with you Let my mind see ever clearly All the tasks which I can do Flow with vibrant love and wisdom Flow with all I ever need Flow with harmony and friendship Flow til I feel ever free Let the feel of wealth stay near me Give me confidence to dream Let me resonate so dearly With God's never ending stream Flow with vibrant love and wisdom Flow with all I ever need Flow with harmony and friendship Flow til I feel ever free Let the truth of wealth fulfill me As I seek the higher way Sharing love with friends and family Counting blessings every day Flow with vibrant love and wisdom Flow with all I ever need Flow with harmony and friendship Flow til I feel ever free
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Mar 11, 2019
Mar 11, 2019 at 2:38 PM UTC
The Flow of Wealth (Prosperity Poem 25)
I want my words to be beautiful. Beautiful like yours. I want to see ordinary things, Find the magic in them, And put the magic on a page, for everyone to understand. I want to have a way with words. I want every poem of mine To become a masterpiece. Just like yours. I am not broken. But you are. You see the world through pain, And pain makes the colors brighter. It makes the value of feelings Climb higher. Sometimes I wonder If I should be broken like you If I want my words to resonate Like yours. Sometimes I wonder, If it will be truly worth it In the end. I wonder what it will be like, To cut myself up to pour out the beauty inside me. Just like you. I imagine that you Raise the blade Slice your feelings open And write your masterpiece In red.
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Aug 12, 2015
Aug 12, 2015 at 8:06 AM UTC
Blood Work.
A wind chime old and rusting on your grandmother’s porch The song not as clear as it once was The new tune so softly eerie that to a passerby it seems just fine Waking up five minutes before your alarm Sitting on your bed, wide awake Just watching the time tick pass, minutes of your life Until you’re past the time to go In the idle of traffic, you become aware Of all the movement around you Babies whine, horns honk, people sing Yet here you are What are you doing? Are you doing anything at all? Your bed is a coffin, dusty from the days you don’t open it at all The sunlight is foreign to your eyes People prance around you, basking in its glory They don’t even blink at your inability to see the light. In the cemetery, Gravestones surround you, Bodies of the lost and souls of the ****** You can’t help but resonate somewhere deep inside your soul. Not that you wish to be dead, no. Just that it seems you already are.
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Mar 24, 2017
Mar 24, 2017 at 11:45 PM UTC
My BPD Has Turned Me Into A Ghost (a.k.a. Borderline Ghost Disorder)
# You are your own instrument in the world orchestra Join the chorus Play a solo Or Simply stop Rest And listen to the beauty happening all around you The choice is yours Be your own voice Or follow another But only follow another if it resonates in your core as your true calling Above all else follow your heart Let your inner beauty shine so that the world can share in the special unique characteristics and traits that glorify your idiosyncratic nature wholly encompassing all that you are Making you special Making you YOU Because the best version of you is the authentic you And it not only brings inner peace but is also the greatest gift you can give the world #
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Mar 8, 2018
Mar 8, 2018 at 12:21 PM UTC
Resonate
Weep not Nigeria, for justice is in the offing. Weep not Nigeria, for your cries resonate and ring. Weep not Nigeria, It's time for your African spring. Weep not Nigeria, none shall usurp your role as king. Weep not Nigeria, for soon in ecstasy you'll sing. Weep not Nigeria, for to towering heights you'll cling. Weep not Nigeria, and soar atop the eagle's wing. Weep not Nigeria, for your patience will gladness bring. Weep not Nigeria, it's time to sing the ding **** song. Weep not Nigeria, for your misery will not be long. Weep not Nigeria, for you are numbered with the strong.
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Jan 17, 2020
Jan 17, 2020 at 5:37 AM UTC
Weep not Nigeria
Ask me who is the most generous man I know and I shall speak his name Ask me who is the most humble man I know and him I shall acclaim Ask me who is the most altruistic man I know and his face shall be on the frame Ask me who is the most kindhearted man I know and you will hear his name again In my life, I've never met anyone like him again A man devoted to his family and his community Always preaching the word of God and leading us to felicity Always ready to sacrifice his needs for the sake of love and unity He taught us family, love, fraternity, forgiveness, religion, compassion, tolerance, peace and generosity I am who I am today thanks to his teachings He was a leader, a guide, our role model There is no one like him He was a father, a brother, a friend, a companion, a grandfather 16 years since he is gone but his words still resonate like thunder You are no longer here but your teachings linger A man who was not afraid to cry when needs be but also not afraid to yell and impose order Always playful with kids and receptive and caring with adults I feel privileged and lucky to have known him and call him grandpa For in my life he has played a huge and special part The memories I will treasure and keep them in my heart Although he is gone, we will always be together And his spirit will live on in each one of us forever From where he is, he is protecting us and guiding us on our way He is praying for us everyday He used to pray God "Let it be I who fall sick instead of one of my family member. Let it be I who die instead of someone in my family." What kind of man wishes for that, you ask. Someone special I will say, a man of love And I would like to thank God above For blessing us with this man, with his kindness and love I truly believe that God has gifted him with something special He taught us not to let this world be in our heart for it is not eternal I know he is in a better place Watching us all with a smile on his face I hope we are making you proud from where you are We are still crying an ocean of tears As we feel so empty and hold many fears If I could just turn back the time to those days you used to laugh with us and made us feel so special and loved Those days you pretended to be in pain when we stepped on your feet while we were playing Those days when they were only you and us in the room with your half covered grey and curled hair Those days we used to watch tv together and whenever there was an intimate scene you screamed your favorite word "Touc" and scared us (not that I know what it means) Time will heal so they say And time fades away While a part of us is taken away I know we will meet again one day But until that day Know that you are truly missed Mame Alassane Lahi whom we affectionately called Mame Rane
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Jun 7, 2017
Jun 7, 2017 at 11:41 AM UTC
An ode to a special man
Ask me who is the most generous man I know and I shall speak his name Ask me who is the most humble man I know and him I shall acclaim Ask me who is the most altruistic man I know and his face shall be on the frame Ask me who is the most kindhearted man I know and you will hear his name again In my life, I've never met anyone like him again A man devoted to his family and his community Always preaching the word of God and leading us to felicity Always ready to sacrifice his needs for the sake of love and unity He taught us family, love, fraternity, forgiveness, religion, compassion, tolerance, peace and generosity I am who I am today thanks to his teachings He was a leader, a guide, our role model There is no one like him He was a father, a brother, a friend, a companion, a grandfather 16 years since he is gone but his words still resonate like thunder You are no longer here but your teachings linger A man who was not afraid to cry when needs be but also not afraid to yell and impose order Always playful with kids and receptive and caring with adults I feel privileged and lucky to have known him and call him grandpa For in my life he has played a huge and special part The memories I will treasure and keep them in my heart Although he is gone, we will always be together And his spirit will live on in each one of us forever From where he is, he is protecting us and guiding us on our way He is praying for us everyday He used to pray God "Let it be I who fall sick instead of one of my family member. Let it be I who die instead of someone in my family." What kind of man wishes for that, you ask. Someone special I will say, a man of love And I would like to thank God above For blessing us with this man, with his kindness and love I truly believe that God has gifted him with something special He taught us not to let this world be in our heart for it is not eternal I know he is in a better place Watching us all with a smile on his face I hope we are making you proud from where you are We are still crying an ocean of tears As we feel so empty and hold many fears If I could just turn back the time to those days you used to laugh with us and made us feel so special and loved Those days you pretended to be in pain when we stepped on your feet while we were playing Those days when they were only you and us in the room with your half covered grey and curled hair Those days we used to watch tv together and whenever there was an intimate scene you screamed your favorite word "Touc" and scared us (not that I know what it means) Time will heal so they say And time fades away While a part of us is taken away I know we will meet again one day But until that day Know that you are truly missed Mame Alassane Lahi whom we affectionately called Mame Rane
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Clothe yourself in the full armor of God and be able to withstand the Devil’s schemes; know that he’s only the father of lies, looking to destroy your earthly dreams. Cover yourself with Christ’s Breastplate of Righteousness and protect your torn heart; your essence has been purchased for His Kingdom, meaning that you’re meant… to be set apart. Gird your waist with the Belt of Truth and stand firm with integrity and honesty;   don’t allow your flesh’s nature to interfere with conditions that you need observe and see. Shod your feet with the Gospel’s peace; keep from searching for earthly trouble; instead congregate with the Body of Christ and focus on your faith becoming redoubled. The ongoing battle is not with flesh and blood; wield Faith’s Shield to quench life’s fiery darts. Remember that the wiles of Satan are limited! So outmaneuver him with your spiritual smarts. Put on your Helmet of Salvation, for the battles are within one’s mind. Allow the Divine knowledge of The Word to resonate with your spirit and find… yourself continually praying in the spirit and with understanding on all occasions. Be alert to His transformational messages, for upholding Godly principles and persuasions. Resist the Devil now and he will flee; endeavor to thwart the enemy’s attack; be strong in the Lord with power of His might; promises of victory have been already stacked. For we don’t wage war with human methods and plans. We use mighty weapons to knock down evil strongholds and breakdown every proud argument that keeps people from knowing God… as His Kingdom, continues to unfold. . . . Author Notes: Loosely based on: Eph 2:2, 6:10-20; 1 Thes 5:5-8; Joel 2:12-13; Rom 4:5; Jam 4:7; 2 Cor 10:3-5 Learn more about me and my poetry at: http://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Towards-His-Unbounded-Glory/dp/1419650513/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1388058560&sr;=1-1&keywords;=reaching+towards+his+unbounded+glory By Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, © 2013, All rights reserved.
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Jan 16, 2014
Jan 16, 2014 at 10:59 AM UTC
Poem: Armor of God
Clothe yourself in the full armor of God and be able to withstand the Devil’s schemes; know that he’s only the father of lies, looking to destroy your earthly dreams. Cover yourself with Christ’s Breastplate of Righteousness and protect your torn heart; your essence has been purchased for His Kingdom, meaning that you’re meant… to be set apart. Gird your waist with the Belt of Truth and stand firm with integrity and honesty;   don’t allow your flesh’s nature to interfere with conditions that you need observe and see. Shod your feet with the Gospel’s peace; keep from searching for earthly trouble; instead congregate with the Body of Christ and focus on your faith becoming redoubled. The ongoing battle is not with flesh and blood; wield Faith’s Shield to quench life’s fiery darts. Remember that the wiles of Satan are limited! So outmaneuver him with your spiritual smarts. Put on your Helmet of Salvation, for the battles are within one’s mind. Allow the Divine knowledge of The Word to resonate with your spirit and find… yourself continually praying in the spirit and with understanding on all occasions. Be alert to His transformational messages, for upholding Godly principles and persuasions. Resist the Devil now and he will flee; endeavor to thwart the enemy’s attack; be strong in the Lord with power of His might; promises of victory have been already stacked. For we don’t wage war with human methods and plans. We use mighty weapons to knock down evil strongholds and breakdown every proud argument that keeps people from knowing God… as His Kingdom, continues to unfold. . . . Author Notes: Loosely based on: Eph 2:2, 6:10-20; 1 Thes 5:5-8; Joel 2:12-13; Rom 4:5; Jam 4:7; 2 Cor 10:3-5 Learn more about me and my poetry at: http://www.amazon.com/Reaching-Towards-His-Unbounded-Glory/dp/1419650513/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie;=UTF8&qid;=1388058560&sr;=1-1&keywords;=reaching+towards+his+unbounded+glory By Joseph J. Breunig 3rd, © 2013, All rights reserved.
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--- the raw wounded words in Braille awaiting a tender, gentle touch waiting for a voice the silent ones stare upward at the sun their eyes streaming tears notes that resonate they fall into uncaring soil silver seeds screaming with none to listen do they not listen to us? the fortunate with full rich operatic tenors --- i have heard them the two words as eloquent as a simple "i love you" those two words? HELP ME.
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Jul 10, 2015
Jul 10, 2015 at 1:21 AM UTC
speechless
A shallow breath, A gentle tone, Sustained, Ringing out, Calling the trees, Whose ears bend to hear, Subtle harmonies, Growing, Calling the hills, Whose eyes close to hear, More clearly, The song, Calling the earth, Who stirs the sleeping seeds, So they too, Can hear, The calling chimes, Asking the world to smile, As they resonate, So easily, And sing their metallic song.
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Jan 24, 2015
Jan 24, 2015 at 4:00 AM UTC
Let the metal sing
Seasons pass, tempered by insalubrious fervor; treasonous design remiss of fate An echo of prior songs resonate somber atrophy; mourn the passing of  constant defeat, stained by triumphant dissonance and disdain Fear strides along the broken path, left alone and solemn and crass: Through sour feats of vindication, tones of plight become dismissed Surfeit, the sound of temptation rides upon the crest of dawn, blinding darkness like calming waves caressing infinite stretches of sand: soft and warm; kind and welcoming, embracing in its gentle touch Sentience hides behind a creeping fog, whispering secrets of life eternal, bearing gifts wrought through sensuous candor Two threads lost, now found; slowly bonding, uniting purpose, rhythm, rhyme, and reason; born from the same cloth, garnering habit, singing in harmony what echoes from within Beautiful, intelligent, staunch with profundity; stark, handsome, wholesome, and good The call of a true home may finally beckon..
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Dec 13, 2017
Dec 13, 2017 at 2:08 AM UTC
Stark
Life’s moments and happenings are like little thieves They don’t want any money They still take it Putting salt on cracked lips, stealing the warmth of a heart Sobs resonate in lonely halls Everything reeks Of lifeless dust Even darkness can’t fight them off Or push away the pain The cold, swift figures taste like hatred Longtime friend with the soul of a sister Offers a consoling embrace It bleeds good feelings Now they want our money Thieves aren’t fair, nor logical No rhyme No reason Life’s a poorly written song Bad music ***** The bold melody clashes With its vague accompaniment We didn’t want them so we welcomed them ‘There must be some way out of here’ Said the joker to the thief I don’t think there is any way out The precious tokens of life should be protected By an army of mindlessly trained children Who fall in love with the thieves Whose forgiving minds omit the fear Thieves call us easy We are forever sobbing Cries heard only by past selves and invisible belongings When we prove we are great And pass impassable tests Everything will return We aren’t capable of such feats Our memories sing us haunting songs We cry out with our salty lips And empty hearts Robbed of any motivation Robbed of any care Robbed of love
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Nov 12, 2012
Nov 12, 2012 at 8:41 PM UTC
Thieves
Sometimes the flashbacks Can be picture perfect like a gallery Every once in a while I struggle with what life's like actually As the memories resonate Depression eventually catches me It always baffled me and still rattles me Why did my best friend have to be a casualty I'm setting my GPS as I pull down the street For Arlington Cemetery in Washington D.C. Whenever I feel the need I just sit there with him No reason to speak I let the ground beneath me relieve some of the grief Then just before I leave I about face and say You'll always be with me Semper Fi my brother Rest in peace Marine
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Jan 16, 2016
Jan 16, 2016 at 11:03 PM UTC
Till Valhalla
I'll ravage your flesh with a ferocious hunger, devoid of any restraint or inhibition, as I immerse myself in the pursuit of satiating my most primal desires. With every inhale, the intoxicating scent of your flower captivates my senses, leaving me lusting for the delectable sweetness that lies within. It's a flavor that seduces like a symphony playing upon my taste buds, awakening an insatiable craving that consumes me from within. So, my love, settle upon my tongue and allow yourself to indulge in the enchanting sensations that await you there. Feel the heat of my breath mingling with your essence, teasing and coaxing, guiding you towards the pinnacle of pleasure. As the strands of your hair intertwine with my grasp, I will shape our movements with unwavering confidence, leading you through the tumultuous symphony of our desire. In my presence, the strength of our connection will resonate through every fiber of your being. Your legs will surrender to their trembling under the weight of our intense union, while your heart and soul collide with a force so powerful it leaves no doubts or hesitation in your mind. You will know, without the shadow of a doubt, that you belong to me and me alone. And allow me to confess, my darling, that my words possess a hypnotic quality that penetrates your very core. Even before my teeth sink into the tender flesh of your neck, my lips will grace its surface, ascending its contours like a mountaineer seeking the highest summit. With every touch, every caress, the walls within you will yield gradually and willingly, testaments to the profound pleasure I offer and the ecstasy we create together. As our passionate encounter reaches its zenith, I want you to revel in the knowledge that every moment has been a sensational surrender to the depths of desire. My whispers, soft as silk against your ear, will affirm the undeniable truth that our connection is beyond question or doubt. It is a truth that we share, etched upon our very beings, binding us together in an unbreakable bond. In the end, my love, there is no room for uncertainty. Your complete and utter enjoyment of our encounters is not a mere fleeting possibility but an irrefutable reality that we both embrace. In the whispers of our ecstasy, in the echoes of our connection, the affirmation resounds loudly and clearly:      __You belong to me, my love... and forevermore,             you shall remain mine and mine alone.__
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Feb 10, 2024
Feb 10, 2024 at 12:08 PM UTC
My belongings
I'll ravage your flesh with a ferocious hunger, devoid of any restraint or inhibition, as I immerse myself in the pursuit of satiating my most primal desires. With every inhale, the intoxicating scent of your flower captivates my senses, leaving me lusting for the delectable sweetness that lies within. It's a flavor that seduces like a symphony playing upon my taste buds, awakening an insatiable craving that consumes me from within. So, my love, settle upon my tongue and allow yourself to indulge in the enchanting sensations that await you there. Feel the heat of my breath mingling with your essence, teasing and coaxing, guiding you towards the pinnacle of pleasure. As the strands of your hair intertwine with my grasp, I will shape our movements with unwavering confidence, leading you through the tumultuous symphony of our desire. In my presence, the strength of our connection will resonate through every fiber of your being. Your legs will surrender to their trembling under the weight of our intense union, while your heart and soul collide with a force so powerful it leaves no doubts or hesitation in your mind. You will know, without the shadow of a doubt, that you belong to me and me alone. And allow me to confess, my darling, that my words possess a hypnotic quality that penetrates your very core. Even before my teeth sink into the tender flesh of your neck, my lips will grace its surface, ascending its contours like a mountaineer seeking the highest summit. With every touch, every caress, the walls within you will yield gradually and willingly, testaments to the profound pleasure I offer and the ecstasy we create together. As our passionate encounter reaches its zenith, I want you to revel in the knowledge that every moment has been a sensational surrender to the depths of desire. My whispers, soft as silk against your ear, will affirm the undeniable truth that our connection is beyond question or doubt. It is a truth that we share, etched upon our very beings, binding us together in an unbreakable bond. In the end, my love, there is no room for uncertainty. Your complete and utter enjoyment of our encounters is not a mere fleeting possibility but an irrefutable reality that we both embrace. In the whispers of our ecstasy, in the echoes of our connection, the affirmation resounds loudly and clearly:      __You belong to me, my love... and forevermore,             you shall remain mine and mine alone.__
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He was brought into the world in poverty, in confusion, into a world of conflict and pain all of which was not his fault, all of which had nothing to do with him. He was conceived in love, but by the time he was born love had passed and all that was left was isolation and two separate parents trying hard not to acknowledge that their life together was over. I remember the many walks we took together, my son and I. He was so little and I carried him on my chest facing outward in a baby carrier and he learned how to “steer me” by pressing a foot against one of my thighs so that I would turn in the direction he pressed and he could see better what it was that had caught his eye. We walked all summer and he learned to love a certain stray cat, garbage trucks, fire engines, and motorcycles. We found and explored, it seemed, every construction site in the city and I taught him the miracle of the sunflowers that bloomed in gardens of new life so big it made us think that, perhaps, this beauty that we shared could be enough and, perhaps, could make up for the everything else that was not. When summer ended and the sunflowers went away, I assured my son that it was all right. They would return again in the spring. I had really thought they would. One day we walked on a devastating autumn day, the trees an explosion of colors, the afternoon deliciously crisp with a slight chill in the air. We were late and in a hurry to get home. Suddenly, he stopped me and turned me to see, what? I looked and, at first, I couldn’t see what it could possibly be. Suddenly, I saw. A breathtaking autumn leaf tumbled through parabolas of time now forever present, forever tumbling now for me to contemplate, there forever for me to long for, suddenly awakening our shared beginner’s mind, a moment that will resonate forever, long after the pain of many quiet afternoons without him fades relentlessly into the everlasting October light that leaves behind so many painful, unanswered questions.
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Apr 22, 2013
Apr 22, 2013 at 1:36 AM UTC
The Miracle of the Sunflowers
He was brought into the world in poverty, in confusion, into a world of conflict and pain all of which was not his fault, all of which had nothing to do with him. He was conceived in love, but by the time he was born love had passed and all that was left was isolation and two separate parents trying hard not to acknowledge that their life together was over. I remember the many walks we took together, my son and I. He was so little and I carried him on my chest facing outward in a baby carrier and he learned how to “steer me” by pressing a foot against one of my thighs so that I would turn in the direction he pressed and he could see better what it was that had caught his eye. We walked all summer and he learned to love a certain stray cat, garbage trucks, fire engines, and motorcycles. We found and explored, it seemed, every construction site in the city and I taught him the miracle of the sunflowers that bloomed in gardens of new life so big it made us think that, perhaps, this beauty that we shared could be enough and, perhaps, could make up for the everything else that was not. When summer ended and the sunflowers went away, I assured my son that it was all right. They would return again in the spring. I had really thought they would. One day we walked on a devastating autumn day, the trees an explosion of colors, the afternoon deliciously crisp with a slight chill in the air. We were late and in a hurry to get home. Suddenly, he stopped me and turned me to see, what? I looked and, at first, I couldn’t see what it could possibly be. Suddenly, I saw. A breathtaking autumn leaf tumbled through parabolas of time now forever present, forever tumbling now for me to contemplate, there forever for me to long for, suddenly awakening our shared beginner’s mind, a moment that will resonate forever, long after the pain of many quiet afternoons without him fades relentlessly into the everlasting October light that leaves behind so many painful, unanswered questions.
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