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Why am I so dif-fer-ent? They say I’m out of touch. Why am I, ple-nar-ily sad? This life it hurts so much. And why do they come, come every day? Shush, quiet now, they’re here. Those awful tormentors of my soul all cackling and queer! Whirling head of spinning revolutions, …feel my stomach ache and pang. Why will they not leave me alone? This crew of darkness; Blackbird Gang. I shouldn’t always feel like this, feel such solemn pain, …troubling and trouble is these birds are driving me insane! I’m screaming now! I’m mad with rage! Throwing ice cubes at my deck, “Go away! Yes, go away!” -their numbers must be kept in check. Blackhole-whirl, flying twirling darkness, their funnel it points to me-e-e-e-! For too many is too painful and my mind’s a constant wreck! One cannot think with those infernal be-e-e-asts, ...and the crazy song they sang. Why do they so punish me? The crew of darkness; Blackbird Gang. I know they serve the Saturn’s wheel and now they’ve come for me. What did I do? Oh what great sin, oh the blackbirds from within; The Abyssimal Sea? Their whirlpool funnel is all around, as my harried soul, it expiates. I’m done-in; I’m over now, a sorely victim of the Fates! They took me, took me away, when the tolling bell it rang. Why could they not leave me alone? The crew of darkness; Blackbird Gang. If you find yourself all alone and mired in their thought, …do not think, extirpate, all the human damage that you’ve wrought. His flock of fledgling melancholy musical formation, …will take you away and straight to Hell; the Seventh Circle congregation! For they took me, took me away, when the tolling bell it rang. And they will not leave you alone. This crew of darkness; Blackbird Gang. *
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Jun 23, 2016
Jun 23, 2016 at 11:23 AM UTC
A Crowing Lamentation
Why am I so dif-fer-ent? They say I’m out of touch. Why am I, ple-nar-ily sad? This life it hurts so much. And why do they come, come every day? Shush, quiet now, they’re here. Those awful tormentors of my soul all cackling and queer! Whirling head of spinning revolutions, …feel my stomach ache and pang. Why will they not leave me alone? This crew of darkness; Blackbird Gang. I shouldn’t always feel like this, feel such solemn pain, …troubling and trouble is these birds are driving me insane! I’m screaming now! I’m mad with rage! Throwing ice cubes at my deck, “Go away! Yes, go away!” -their numbers must be kept in check. Blackhole-whirl, flying twirling darkness, their funnel it points to me-e-e-e-! For too many is too painful and my mind’s a constant wreck! One cannot think with those infernal be-e-e-asts, ...and the crazy song they sang. Why do they so punish me? The crew of darkness; Blackbird Gang. I know they serve the Saturn’s wheel and now they’ve come for me. What did I do? Oh what great sin, oh the blackbirds from within; The Abyssimal Sea? Their whirlpool funnel is all around, as my harried soul, it expiates. I’m done-in; I’m over now, a sorely victim of the Fates! They took me, took me away, when the tolling bell it rang. Why could they not leave me alone? The crew of darkness; Blackbird Gang. If you find yourself all alone and mired in their thought, …do not think, extirpate, all the human damage that you’ve wrought. His flock of fledgling melancholy musical formation, …will take you away and straight to Hell; the Seventh Circle congregation! For they took me, took me away, when the tolling bell it rang. And they will not leave you alone. This crew of darkness; Blackbird Gang. *
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The house was haunted The family fled They couldn't find the priest So they got me instead. I read aloud my poems Full of sorrow and pain, About dreary things And nearly going insane. "My Gawd", the ghosts cried " This is fierce gloomy stuff, I thought we were bad But this, Enough! Enough! " Well they wailed and they shrieked And they wailed some more Then holding their ears They ran out the door. Even ghosts they desert me I thought After they'd gone They'd never even heard of a sorrow    so deep Or a pain as sharp as mine. I sat there all alone in the silent house With not a whisper, no! not a mouse When all of a sudden there came    something strange A little sound like that of slow trickling    water. "Have you something to say to me    House", I asked "Before I up and leave you forever", The little sound, it stopped all at once    and looked up As if very surprised at having been    discovered. I rose to leave But quickly turned back amazed When from down & out of the    chimney Crept this little voice so slight & warm    & tender. " Forgive me Sir", it said, "But I could contain myself no longer, That little sound you hear, the tiny    trickle Is but the teardrops from my eyes    dripping Such a pain and sorrow as yours I never heard before Those anguish drenched words They seeped through my walls right    into my heart They pierced me deeply, Yea, they pretty near tore me apart, I'll remember you Sir when you're    gone I don't think I could ever forget you". I listened and was sorely moved "Thank you House ", I said, "thank     you, thank you kindly" And turning again at the front door "Goodbye House, look after those    who'll live here, won't you". Outside the birds, they were singing And up in the sky, the sun The sun, it was shining.
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Mar 30, 2018
Mar 30, 2018 at 7:10 PM UTC
The Haunted House
The house was haunted The family fled They couldn't find the priest So they got me instead. I read aloud my poems Full of sorrow and pain, About dreary things And nearly going insane. "My Gawd", the ghosts cried " This is fierce gloomy stuff, I thought we were bad But this, Enough! Enough! " Well they wailed and they shrieked And they wailed some more Then holding their ears They ran out the door. Even ghosts they desert me I thought After they'd gone They'd never even heard of a sorrow    so deep Or a pain as sharp as mine. I sat there all alone in the silent house With not a whisper, no! not a mouse When all of a sudden there came    something strange A little sound like that of slow trickling    water. "Have you something to say to me    House", I asked "Before I up and leave you forever", The little sound, it stopped all at once    and looked up As if very surprised at having been    discovered. I rose to leave But quickly turned back amazed When from down & out of the    chimney Crept this little voice so slight & warm    & tender. " Forgive me Sir", it said, "But I could contain myself no longer, That little sound you hear, the tiny    trickle Is but the teardrops from my eyes    dripping Such a pain and sorrow as yours I never heard before Those anguish drenched words They seeped through my walls right    into my heart They pierced me deeply, Yea, they pretty near tore me apart, I'll remember you Sir when you're    gone I don't think I could ever forget you". I listened and was sorely moved "Thank you House ", I said, "thank     you, thank you kindly" And turning again at the front door "Goodbye House, look after those    who'll live here, won't you". Outside the birds, they were singing And up in the sky, the sun The sun, it was shining.
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#*O Lord Jesus, I want to live and walk and bow in constant awe of You, but I am so easily distracted and waylaid. Fasten my eyes and heart on You, for You alone are worthy. I am not worthy to even peek at Your beauty, but by Your own worthiness You've invited me to dwell forever in Your presence, yet how often I refuse the privilege. Why would I ever do that? What is wrong with me? How hard-headed and hard-hearted I must be! Save me from my messed-up self and from this messed-up world, for I am sorely helpless and lost without You. Draw me by the force of Your love into the light of Your glory and goodness, awaken me to the healing touch of Your Word. Capture and change me to the core, for only You can, my Savior. Rid my soul of its blinding filth, muck, rot and ********** that I may freely sing, dance, swim and soar in the wonder of You. Cause me to crave You with an insatiable, desperate appetite that expels my fleshly hunger. Teach me to ever feast on You! I need You and long for You, Jesus, but send the burning, ripping ache deeper, deeper, deeper until nothing remains but desire for You. Come and satisfy me, O Delight of delights, in that glorious and awestruck place of endless fascination and total possession where my will is finally drowned in Yours.*#
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Jul 14, 2016
Jul 14, 2016 at 2:12 PM UTC
Capture and Possess, O Lord (I)
Where do I start and where should I end, Its about the wife and her in-between bits, If she knows this is wrote it will be my end. She was tight down their is what I could Say, like ******* a ****** each time, but No blood unless its that time of the month If you know what I'm saying. Then came the kids one, two, three, four, And what was once tight is now sorely lacking Even echoes as I sneezed up their before. I'm not small, seven inches of love meat If know what I'm saying (WINK). But when I  go to finger her bits, my hand to my wrist sinks in, she moans with pleasure Saying put more fingers in, doesn't she know That my fist up to my wrist is in. Then its time she is as wet as could be, she sits on my lap and I feel water dripping off My **** hair, she's like a tap dripping on me. I moan, and she like's it, but I'm moaning because I don't know if its in. I *** I am Released, but what once stayed up, now Doesn't even hit the walls, gravity takes Over and it falls back on to me, no longer Warm lands on my ***** and on me freezing Soggy and cold. What was once was pretty now looks like Mashed meat. I love her but how can I tell Her she now has a bucket, and I feel like a Pebble in the grand canyon I love her but I Will soon have to use my foot to **** it Cutting my nails will she even feel it within....
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Apr 17, 2014
Apr 17, 2014 at 2:40 PM UTC
Bucket Love
Laid here counting roof tiles... two at a time my eyes heavy but my lids in denial of sleep she whispers in my ear are you awake then adds good with a grin WHY NOT abandon one basic need for another why not rest upon anothers flesh soft and warm scented with the promise of dreams insomnia so cruely denies Pillow pressed beneath her back giving support so sorely needed amid the punctuated night time prayers God called upon in blasphemous tongues praised and cussed in unison of mouths wet and open Sheets that offer no warmth soon cast off replaced by heat of breath and perspiration sweet and salty to the lips kissing nibbling biting nails find no fault inscribing thank yous in reddened ink Falling back exhausted yet wide awake as by my side cuddled in she sleeps smiling and I close my eyes and think myself blessed for every night the first for we two have yet to sleep together.
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Nov 23, 2012
Nov 23, 2012 at 10:12 PM UTC
Sleeps Over ******
Some call it bi-polar I prefer manic-depression It fits us better with adequate expression We live our life in swooping loops We strive at our peak then it droops And the doleful drudge is destitute Until all progress stops and stoops To a halt, face down in mud and roots And then we rise Called back to life by a guiding light held deep inside Sorely self-aware, we work until we burst Droll desperation, at our best when at our worst "Wow you got your **** together you lost and soulless ruffian." Then we hit our peak and it all starts back up again
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Feb 18, 2017
Feb 18, 2017 at 3:08 AM UTC
Highs and Lows
Revelations of the heart regarding how one's money is spent echoes volumes about character and our God-given talents. For Jehovah is far from being poor; He owns the cattle on a thousand hills. He's not into ungodly extortion to keep you from paying your bills. By serving two masters, one will be dearly loved - the other sorely hated; so one can never be truly happy until settling the God and Mammon debate. The wealth of God lies in His Word. His principle of tithing is a mechanism to pour out financial blessings upon us. Therefore, purge your mindset of secularism. Jehovah desires our faithfulness to fulfill our ministry to the Earth. We won't be judged on our daily income - Know that money can never define... Our true worth. Author Notes: FYI - Mammon is the church term for the "God of money". Learn more about me and my poetry at: http://www.squidoo.com/book-isbn-1419650513/
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Apr 13, 2012
Apr 13, 2012 at 9:27 AM UTC
Poem: Giving Tithes to God
Coffee in the mornings ******* afternoons Smoking joints in joints Listening to music Every night by moon My youth went up As another puff As another sniff , a wiff And before I knew it I was looking very ruff I can't even remember If I slept at all Or who I was sleeping with For all I see are faces Their names I don't recall Rosebud tripped on the step Coming out the entrance door She fell into my open arms I would never be the same man As I was just before See most women Leave their jewelry Rosebud left her name Rosebud loved the thunder Rosebud loved the rain She scared me like lightning Laugh at all my pain She never asked me if I loved her She never said the same She laid her head upon my shoulder Said when you're gone I will be sorely pained Rosebud tripped on the step Coming out the entrance door And fell into my open arms I would never be the same man As I was just before See most woman Leave their jewelry Rosebud left her name .
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Jun 4, 2015
Jun 4, 2015 at 7:48 PM UTC
Rosebud
The wind whispered his name. He lingered, but he did not listen. The sun shone it's bright face Warmly upon his disgrace And made his skin to glisten. Bright leaves spun and danced Taking every momentary chance To entertain a sullen passerby Who never did lift his eye. He was not destined to know Because he missed the show. He didn't hear the music of birds, The crickets all went unheard. The sun might have been dim; Rainbows were unseen by him. He took no joy in a warm breeze Unless it made him sneeze. No human could catch his eye, He was aware of no passersby. There was no color to his sorrow No yesterday or tomorrow, Just the sameness painted gray That he lived in every day. The artist that is every day life Painted his world with palette knife And every kind of artful brush But could not interrupt the hush Of he who looked but did not see Anything real in his reality; His discourse with the world Had become a sad soliloquy He created his own catastrophe Sculpting his world without mastery. His sins bore him sorely down Bent over nearly to the ground. A painful stoop to his shoulder He rested on a nearby boulder. Replaying his dreadful history He vowed to keep it a mystery. He would refuse to bear witness Certain there was no forgiveness. He felt he was no better than sod, Was a disappointment to God, And in all there was in creation. He was unworthy of salvation.
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Oct 17, 2016
Oct 17, 2016 at 4:23 PM UTC
AMBLER
Black waters, cruel heart, The Kelpie sits upon his throne For eternity, doomed to play his part And wait in vain for his one true own. His servants are the poisonous eel, Sea serpent, corpse, and dead man's ghost Of his victims - though no pain they feel, In death must earn his wrath the most. In daylight was this lord's last goodness Spurned and cast to mocking sea; From damsel's touch this heart of darkness Sprang, shall remain eternally So: Once a time of cool recklessness Brought the Kelpie ashore as the sun descended, In pursuit of the voice as sweet as goodness That sang ere the song of day had ended. The Kelpie left the waters For love of land-born daughter And laid upon her lips a kiss, And wove her his enchantment: -- "Tell me, maiden, do you weep For Love's encounter sorely missed? Do you not know the deep seas seek Such tears as yours - they shall be kissed "Beyond remembrance of those sad eyes, Without recall of downcast smile (The sea must love you in disguise Only to scare sweet sorrows awhile.) "Then let my voice your heart caress. Come, take these hands to lead you hence Into the surf, leave all duress That land can offer; Love's light is sent "To guide you, though the soulless waters Close above your grief-bowed head. Know, I will always follow after -- I, dark prince in daylight's stead." He drew her to the sea's dark shore - His eyes focused of one foul will: To take her breath on ocean's floor And so to bid her song be still. *But the girl wouldn't go. Behold! the mourning dawns screams the shadows away from the living orb!* *Dark man -- melts the mask Away: Black horse, drown Your sorrows forever at the Bottomless depths of loathing.* She would not listen to his charms When sunlight's worth came hers at last; Now night, now day, his empty arms Clutch mildewed dregs of the past. Cruel waters guard the frozen heart Of the Kelpie who sits upon his throne, A slave to Love -- his one true part, Bestowed by a gentle earthly voice she left him alone.
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Sep 17, 2012
Sep 17, 2012 at 5:39 AM UTC
The Kelpie
Black waters, cruel heart, The Kelpie sits upon his throne For eternity, doomed to play his part And wait in vain for his one true own. His servants are the poisonous eel, Sea serpent, corpse, and dead man's ghost Of his victims - though no pain they feel, In death must earn his wrath the most. In daylight was this lord's last goodness Spurned and cast to mocking sea; From damsel's touch this heart of darkness Sprang, shall remain eternally So: Once a time of cool recklessness Brought the Kelpie ashore as the sun descended, In pursuit of the voice as sweet as goodness That sang ere the song of day had ended. The Kelpie left the waters For love of land-born daughter And laid upon her lips a kiss, And wove her his enchantment: -- "Tell me, maiden, do you weep For Love's encounter sorely missed? Do you not know the deep seas seek Such tears as yours - they shall be kissed "Beyond remembrance of those sad eyes, Without recall of downcast smile (The sea must love you in disguise Only to scare sweet sorrows awhile.) "Then let my voice your heart caress. Come, take these hands to lead you hence Into the surf, leave all duress That land can offer; Love's light is sent "To guide you, though the soulless waters Close above your grief-bowed head. Know, I will always follow after -- I, dark prince in daylight's stead." He drew her to the sea's dark shore - His eyes focused of one foul will: To take her breath on ocean's floor And so to bid her song be still. *But the girl wouldn't go. Behold! the mourning dawns screams the shadows away from the living orb!* *Dark man -- melts the mask Away: Black horse, drown Your sorrows forever at the Bottomless depths of loathing.* She would not listen to his charms When sunlight's worth came hers at last; Now night, now day, his empty arms Clutch mildewed dregs of the past. Cruel waters guard the frozen heart Of the Kelpie who sits upon his throne, A slave to Love -- his one true part, Bestowed by a gentle earthly voice she left him alone.
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Though I am sorely weary, I will not slow down on my journey. Many miles lie behind me and I have just a few more to go. The battle has been difficult, but the end is finally near. Many good friends have fallen by the wayside but cowardice will not stain their memories. As I see the coming horizon, I feel the weight of my burdens in my soul. I have carried many crosses and have lifted up many when they have fallen down. Now at the end of my weariness, I hear the warmth of laughter, at a grand table I see a empty chair. Though my body is growing feeble, my spirit is given renewed strength. Through all of my toil and suffering, I have finally completed my journey on the long road home.
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Dec 29, 2015
Dec 29, 2015 at 5:55 AM UTC
The Long Road Home
When you had to go, I sorely regretted     every word I didn't say,     all the things I didn't do,     the debt of gratitude I didn't pay. The years have been long and trying     and I miss you every day;     still I don't have the answer to     the question: "why couldn't you stay?" When you left, I promised to achieve     all our plans and dreams, come what may,     and for the most part, I believe     I've fulfilled the vow that I made. But I always think about what things     would've been like if you'd been here     to guide me, spur me on,     scold me or waylay all of my fears. Then I realize that you are here     in every dream I live or trial I get through     for you taught me everything you could     and you always said I was the best of you. So, really, I don't have to miss you every day,     yet I know in my heart I'll always do. (c) emeraldine087
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Sep 24, 2016
Sep 24, 2016 at 9:46 PM UTC
Miss You Every Day
I scoffed at my minor cough Until I was immobile as a sloth I had to press pause on my life's tale After I became a beached whale And my body turned frail In my illness jail My stoic resolve tested My pain threshold crested The way I act is antisocial The way I feel is anti-hopeful For I treat others poorly When I'm hurting sorely In sickness for health I give away my wealth To feel one hundred percent That's the physician's intent To make me experience drainage But I need the healing medicine So I can practice the discipline Of removing my diseased shark's fin Ramses II, known as Ramesses the Great Had a permanently fractured finger And his teeth were significantly rotten The pharaoh's excruciating pain Must have effected his reign A massive amount of men slain Is discomfort what's to blame? When there's no pain relief We give each other grief And there's a lion with a thorn stuck in its paw Eventually that simple thorn becomes a claw
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Nov 6, 2017
Nov 6, 2017 at 9:25 AM UTC
Cough
I cry because happiness is a harder concept to grasp than sorrow. Because sorrow greets me as an old friend. Fondly reminding me of my mistakes, my flaws, and my current inner desolation. Reminding me of how I failed and how I cannot fix my mistakes. While we **reminisce over a bottle of melancholia and a plate of regret.** Leaving me with yet another notch on my belt of nights I cried myself to sleep People pass you by because pretending everything is alright is more convenient than noticing they are broken. They are the people that hide their silent tears at the back of a closet and bury broken smiles into the corner of a sock drawer. But soon …There won’t be enough room for the hidden emotions that you think are irrelevant and can be dealt with another day, soon every emotion you hid will come out of the closet and show its face in the most unpleasant way. Tears. You can’t escape them. I cry because she cries, my best friend, drowning in her own sorrow, I cannot help but drown with her. For what is a friend if that friend will not jump into the murky depth we call depression, sinking ever deeper? At least we sink together. Treading conformity, stress, humiliation, we tread together. As we sink deeper, we try to grasp at the bubbles of happiness escaping our lips, somehow bring them back. We can’t, because once they’re lost no amount of pretending can give us the air we sorely need or the fake smiles to get by without question, day by day. But at least, we drown together. So many times I have looked out to a warm sunset and felt chilled to the bone. Because if I let go of the railing, life would go on. Because if I did not exist right now nothing in the world would change. It would just erase any memory of all the ***** ups I collected like stamps and baseball cards. Because no amount of blankets and soothing words can warm the icy thought in the back of my head whispering in the persuasive voice of a friend, “What’s the point?” I cry for the people who don’t think they matter, who think that turning to something to relieve their pain will fix it. I cry for the people who think killing themselves will make them feel alive. For the people who get lost trying to find themselves. For the people who put on a mask desperately waiting for someone to see through it. And for the people who cut themselves trying to become whole. Breaking themselves down bit by bit, holding all the pieces, and waiting for someone to put them back together. I cry because this entire explanation is just eloquently realizing that I am sad.
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Sep 26, 2013
Sep 26, 2013 at 1:22 PM UTC
Sad.
I cry because happiness is a harder concept to grasp than sorrow. Because sorrow greets me as an old friend. Fondly reminding me of my mistakes, my flaws, and my current inner desolation. Reminding me of how I failed and how I cannot fix my mistakes. While we **reminisce over a bottle of melancholia and a plate of regret.** Leaving me with yet another notch on my belt of nights I cried myself to sleep People pass you by because pretending everything is alright is more convenient than noticing they are broken. They are the people that hide their silent tears at the back of a closet and bury broken smiles into the corner of a sock drawer. But soon …There won’t be enough room for the hidden emotions that you think are irrelevant and can be dealt with another day, soon every emotion you hid will come out of the closet and show its face in the most unpleasant way. Tears. You can’t escape them. I cry because she cries, my best friend, drowning in her own sorrow, I cannot help but drown with her. For what is a friend if that friend will not jump into the murky depth we call depression, sinking ever deeper? At least we sink together. Treading conformity, stress, humiliation, we tread together. As we sink deeper, we try to grasp at the bubbles of happiness escaping our lips, somehow bring them back. We can’t, because once they’re lost no amount of pretending can give us the air we sorely need or the fake smiles to get by without question, day by day. But at least, we drown together. So many times I have looked out to a warm sunset and felt chilled to the bone. Because if I let go of the railing, life would go on. Because if I did not exist right now nothing in the world would change. It would just erase any memory of all the ***** ups I collected like stamps and baseball cards. Because no amount of blankets and soothing words can warm the icy thought in the back of my head whispering in the persuasive voice of a friend, “What’s the point?” I cry for the people who don’t think they matter, who think that turning to something to relieve their pain will fix it. I cry for the people who think killing themselves will make them feel alive. For the people who get lost trying to find themselves. For the people who put on a mask desperately waiting for someone to see through it. And for the people who cut themselves trying to become whole. Breaking themselves down bit by bit, holding all the pieces, and waiting for someone to put them back together. I cry because this entire explanation is just eloquently realizing that I am sad.
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*soft blonde curls around you like a halo warmest smiles one could ever know from the heart* You said in your elephant grass poem “peace is less than me and more than you but we are almost free” I find it hard to accept such bright light snuffed out so soon May your light shine on Sweet Masikani Teej-light is sorely missed here *will see you in the stars one day* S T, 26 July 2013
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Jul 26, 2013
Jul 26, 2013 at 8:55 AM UTC
Teej-light
To all those people out there who try to tell me how to run my life I turn my back to you I will stand my ground I pay my bills on time, I buy the things I need Female products, shampoo, razers, tooth brush, ect SO WHO CARES HOW I SPEND MY EXTRA MONEY??? Yes I know I'm slightly obbsessed with Avengers and I buy everything in sight that has to do with them. BUT HEY I DO IT WITH THINGS I NEED!!!! I needed a new bedset, my old one getting disgustingly ratty There just so happened to be an avengers one I needed a new bath towel, Hey Look a cheap *** Avengers one!!!! I needed shampoo I found a three in one shampoo, conditioner, body wash 3 buck! AVENGERS!!! Sorely needed a new tooth brush Dollar tree, Spiderman!!!! So you see even as I splurge I'm doing it smartly So to all those haters out there! GET THE **** OFF MY BACK!!! ITS MY LIFE AND I WILL LIVE AND SPEND IT HOW EVER I ******* WANT!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jun 16, 2014
Jun 16, 2014 at 11:48 AM UTC
Avengers Rant
Revelations of the heart regarding how one's money is spent echoes volumes about character and our God-given talents. For Jehovah is far from being poor; He owns the cattle on a thousand hills. He's not into ungodly extortion to keep you from paying your bills. By serving two masters, one will be dearly loved - the other sorely hated; so one can never be truly happy until settling the God and Mammon debate. The wealth of God lies in His Word. His principle of tithing is a mechanism to pour out financial blessings upon us. Therefore, purge your mindset of secularism. Jehovah desires our faithfulness to fulfill our ministry to the Earth. We won't be judged on our daily income - Know that money can never define... Our true worth. Author Notes: FYI - Mammon is the church term for the "God of money". Learn more about me and my poetry at: http://www.squidoo.com/book-isbn-1419650513/
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Jun 28, 2012
Jun 28, 2012 at 5:07 PM UTC
Poem: Giving Tithes to God
Like falling to the earth, your wings aflame but realizing that it isn't fear you're feeling Like trying to keep yourself in perfect balance but tempted, sorely tempted, to let go Like telling yourself not to fly too close to the sun but loving the way the burn cleanses Like telling yourself not to fly too close to the waves but tasting freedom in salty sea air Like the moment when you realize you will fall but accepting the inevitable with a smile Like the spiraling decent toward your fate but it feels like a roller coaster Like the squeak and complaint of gears this contraption wasn't made for this Like a father's cry of complete horror but weren't we aiming for escape? Like the fear and attempt of saving your life but don't martyrs die for freedom? Like the scream of pure delight ripped from your smile A trail of feathers all that remains of your inhibition
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Apr 21, 2014
Apr 21, 2014 at 8:52 AM UTC
Icarus
In the coffin lay your body silent and still As with wax, sealed were your eyes Bared of all passion, pain and strain You were at rest, tranquil was your face When your body was lowered into the grave Tears trickled from our eyes like streams of blood We stood orphaned beside the newly dug up pit Knowing quite well that the days of glory have fled! When you left, leaving in us a contused wound We hoped time would heal the **** quite soon But with every passing day you’re sorely missed Especially when our life goes out of tune At times when I feel lonesome with none to care In weariness I search you among the stars of the sky When my heart twitches with an unknown pain To your comforting presence, my mind does fly Sometimes I envision you coming into my room Smiling that sweet smile in the dead of the night But soon I realize it is only a fleeting vision And from my sight, you vanish like an ethereal sprite Rambling through the avenues of vanished years We remember your sweet assurance, tender care n’ love But never will we have the joy of having them again For you flew into the horizon like a gentle dove Mom, your presence my tiny world once filled With that old bygone past how I was content A treasure of sweet memories still I do hold Now your eternal absence, how deeply I lament Oh Mother, though you are dead and gone Our love for you is inscribed deep in our hearts Which nothing can erase or erode and will last Until finally from our body, life silently departs!
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May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016 at 8:34 AM UTC
I Still Remember !
In the coffin lay your body silent and still As with wax, sealed were your eyes Bared of all passion, pain and strain You were at rest, tranquil was your face When your body was lowered into the grave Tears trickled from our eyes like streams of blood We stood orphaned beside the newly dug up pit Knowing quite well that the days of glory have fled! When you left, leaving in us a contused wound We hoped time would heal the **** quite soon But with every passing day you’re sorely missed Especially when our life goes out of tune At times when I feel lonesome with none to care In weariness I search you among the stars of the sky When my heart twitches with an unknown pain To your comforting presence, my mind does fly Sometimes I envision you coming into my room Smiling that sweet smile in the dead of the night But soon I realize it is only a fleeting vision And from my sight, you vanish like an ethereal sprite Rambling through the avenues of vanished years We remember your sweet assurance, tender care n’ love But never will we have the joy of having them again For you flew into the horizon like a gentle dove Mom, your presence my tiny world once filled With that old bygone past how I was content A treasure of sweet memories still I do hold Now your eternal absence, how deeply I lament Oh Mother, though you are dead and gone Our love for you is inscribed deep in our hearts Which nothing can erase or erode and will last Until finally from our body, life silently departs!
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I stood flat-footed upon an eroding hill Here the sweet peas, on tip-toe for a fight With wing of coarsest black o'er delicate night And spiteful fingers grasping at all beauty To bind us all in deeds unworthy Oh, toxic wind and fertile rain Disperse the fragrance of this pain In healing gardens root a seed Sprout the bliss we sorely need This tiny pulse of life we hold Thrives in soil tilled with love And tender vines create a bower Of sweet pea tended, brought to flower I stand bare foot on an erupting volcanic mount Here the sweet peas, on tip toe for a flight With wing of justice verity o’er delicate sight And nails that compassionately snowball serenity To bind us all with concord and altruism Oh, acidic rain share the tears Wash thy tainted eye-sight Then crux us in the high-yield land As we germinate to heaven’s height The seed so robust and fertile A shell encased with human forms The greenness of reflected sextile Oh Sweet pea, our mirrored storm *Inspired by a stanza from Keats' poem: I stood tip-toe upon a little hill Here are sweet peas, on tip-toe for a flight: With wing of gentle flush o’er delicate white, And taper fingers catching at all things, To bind them all about with tiny rings."*
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Jul 14, 2016
Jul 14, 2016 at 9:11 AM UTC
Sweet Peas (a collaboration featuring Sassy J)
Hillary wants the top job in Washington D C but to give her position would be a travesty America had one Clinton at the White House does it really need the other spouse the oval office can't be stained by Hillary it took well enough of Bill's awful villainy a fresh outfit is sorely sought at the place Americans don't want a trace of Hillary's face
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Jul 10, 2014
Jul 10, 2014 at 7:31 AM UTC
Trace Of Hillary's Face
And can you believe, The horrible glee With which his lips licked. Dreaming-- carcass picked, Reveling wholly. Dismissing Holy Enlightened beings, Sinking in Needing. Black black smack, alack! I'm a crack-gack hack! Or, mayhaps, I'm not? Or, perhaps, just caught, In nauseous verde waves Of fanciful raves-- Rants all entertained-- I say makes me drained. Baudelaire's half-baked, Chatterton-- cracked Morally, sorely Standing half-poorly But standing up still, Avoiding the thrill Of desert mirage, It's poison barrage!
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Apr 6, 2013
Apr 6, 2013 at 10:16 AM UTC
Super Ego Persecution Frustrations
That night your great guns, unawares, Shook all our coffins as we lay, And broke the chancel window-squares, We thought it was the Judgement-day And sat upright. While drearisome Arose the howl of wakened hounds: The mouse let fall the altar-crumb, The worm drew back into the mounds, The glebe cow drooled. Till God cried, “No; It’s gunnery practice out at sea Just as before you went below; The world is as it used to be: “All nations striving strong to make Red war yet redder. Mad as hatters They do no more for Christés sake Than you who are helpless in such matters. “That this is not the judgment-hour For some of them’s a blessed thing, For if it were they’d have to scour Hell’s floor for so much threatening. . . . “Ha, ha. It will be warmer when I blow the trumpet (if indeed I ever do; for you are men, And rest eternal sorely need).” So down we lay again. “I wonder, Will the world ever saner be,” Said one, “than when He sent us under In our indifferent century!” And many a skeleton shook his head. “Instead of preaching forty year,” My neighbour Parson Thirdly said, “I wish I had stuck to pipes and beer.” Again the guns disturbed the hour, Roaring their readiness to avenge, As far inland as Stourton Tower, And Camelot, and starlit Stonehenge.
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Channel Firing
The hobby horse it bolted, To him I'm still attached, Bumping along the gravel track, My arms are torn to ribbons, My head is sorely hurt, Hobby horse was just a game, Grey corduroy head bowed low, A matter of respect , I'm told, It's neckerchief of gingham was checked in red and white, Caught him on a bramble bush as I went flying by, It poked him smartly in the eye, Never saw what was going on, His brain was made of fluff, His heart was made of solid wood, He wasn't always very good, He was a dashing fellow, His slender body pole, Painted florescent yellow, So all could see him coming, He was just my favourite hobby horse, Of course! By ladylivvi1 I don't know if Americans have hobby horses. A horse made out of broom stick with a fabric head and children pretended to ride them! © 2013 ladylivvi1 (All rights reserved)
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Aug 21, 2013
Aug 21, 2013 at 5:03 PM UTC
Hobby Horse!