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"unwisely" poems
Our nation is a father Who spends sons unwisely Wasting their wonder On warrior blunders In nations swelling pride We see our children Committing suicide Honor bound to pursue Patriotic truths If mothers ran the world Would it all be better Or would maternal malice Malform modern intent Blue eyes telling lies Of war and all its’ glories Grey hair sitting there In old reclining lawn chairs Celebrating fantastic stories But I know the lives lost Were not always spent wisely Were not always sacrificed justly Why does it feel like no one else sees Have I become Don Quixote Fatherland motherland Better planned Would be brotherhood And sisterhood All that love spent for the good Like this poem We have lost our way Perhaps better stanza Will return the wisdom Of our better sages
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Jul 9, 2015
Jul 9, 2015 at 3:21 PM UTC
Nation
Mother, mother, what ill-bred aunt Or what disfigured and unsightly Cousin did you so unwisely keep Unasked to my christening, that she Sent these ladies in her stead With heads like darning-eggs to nod And nod and nod at foot and head And at the left side of my crib? Mother, who made to order stories Of Mixie Blackshort the heroic bear, Mother, whose witches always, always Got baked into gingerbread, I wonder Whether you saw them, whether you said Words to rid me of those three ladies Nodding by night around my bed, Mouthless, eyeless, with stitched bald head. In the hurricane, when father's twelve Study windows bellied in Like bubbles about to break, you fed My brother and me cookies and Ovaltine And helped the two of us to choir: 'Thor is angry; boom boom boom! Thor is angry: we don't care!' But those ladies broke the panes. When on tiptoe the schoolgirls danced, Blinking flashlights like fireflies And singing the glowworm song, I could Not lift a foot in the twinkle-dress But, heavy-footed, stood aside In the shadow cast by my dismal-headed Godmothers, and you cried and cried: And the shadow stretched, the lights went out. Mother, you sent me to piano lessons And praised my arabesques and trills Although each teacher found my touch Oddly wooden in spite of scales And the hours of practicing, my ear Tone-deaf and yes, unteachable. I learned, I learned, I learned elsewhere, From muses unhired by you, dear mother. I woke one day to see you, mother, Floating above me in bluest air On a green balloon bright with a million Flowers and bluebirds that never were Never, never, found anywhere. But the little planet bobbed away Like a soap-bubble as you called: Come here! And I faced my traveling companions. Day now, night now, at head, side, feet, They stand their vigil in gowns of stone, Faces blank as the day I was born. Their shadows long in the setting sun That never brightens or goes down. And this is the kingdom you bore me to, Mother, mother. But no frown of mine Will betray the company I keep.
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The Disquieting Muses
Mother, mother, what ill-bred aunt Or what disfigured and unsightly Cousin did you so unwisely keep Unasked to my christening, that she Sent these ladies in her stead With heads like darning-eggs to nod And nod and nod at foot and head And at the left side of my crib? Mother, who made to order stories Of Mixie Blackshort the heroic bear, Mother, whose witches always, always Got baked into gingerbread, I wonder Whether you saw them, whether you said Words to rid me of those three ladies Nodding by night around my bed, Mouthless, eyeless, with stitched bald head. In the hurricane, when father's twelve Study windows bellied in Like bubbles about to break, you fed My brother and me cookies and Ovaltine And helped the two of us to choir: 'Thor is angry; boom boom boom! Thor is angry: we don't care!' But those ladies broke the panes. When on tiptoe the schoolgirls danced, Blinking flashlights like fireflies And singing the glowworm song, I could Not lift a foot in the twinkle-dress But, heavy-footed, stood aside In the shadow cast by my dismal-headed Godmothers, and you cried and cried: And the shadow stretched, the lights went out. Mother, you sent me to piano lessons And praised my arabesques and trills Although each teacher found my touch Oddly wooden in spite of scales And the hours of practicing, my ear Tone-deaf and yes, unteachable. I learned, I learned, I learned elsewhere, From muses unhired by you, dear mother. I woke one day to see you, mother, Floating above me in bluest air On a green balloon bright with a million Flowers and bluebirds that never were Never, never, found anywhere. But the little planet bobbed away Like a soap-bubble as you called: Come here! And I faced my traveling companions. Day now, night now, at head, side, feet, They stand their vigil in gowns of stone, Faces blank as the day I was born. Their shadows long in the setting sun That never brightens or goes down. And this is the kingdom you bore me to, Mother, mother. But no frown of mine Will betray the company I keep.
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I asked if there was anyone there remotely my age, and she said yes. I had just dumped all the money in my wallet into trying to make my savings not negative. It didn't work. I walked over, stepped inside, and saw teenagers. She told me, there's a guy outside and he's twenty. I got ******* duped by a kid. Her parent's left, unwisely. I met another half-black person, a 15 year old girl who had dark skin and hated everything that resembled "blackness" or "black culture". She even called herself white. Here I was, outside drinking grape soda out of a hello kitty mug, discussing radical feminism to teenage girls- **and ******* five shots were fired**. Not even 15 feet away, behind the garage. [A fake 100 was exchanged, to which distaste was shown, also this sentence is in parentheses, and technically doesn't even exist]. So now there are teenage girls crying over gunfire, hyperventilating, the high school boys jogging- people in a swarm heading indoors, and me. The stupid-fucking-tragic-yet-benal artist, running in his stupid ******* circle, trying to decide if he should go inside with the crazy juvenile people, or see if he can get shot, because he already lives life awaiting some stupid ******* narcissistic tragedy to wipe him off the map. My opportunities had rushed away already however. I walked inside and sat on the couch hugging one of those puffy round pillows and laughing maniacally. It was intense after all. Kid Duper tried to relate to me. I know she didn't get it. No one ever really ******* gets it. Understood, maybe? No one understands. I left shortly after with a copy of Fahrenheit 451. I was told I could borrow it.
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May 24, 2014
May 24, 2014 at 4:02 AM UTC
"I Went to A Party Where's There's No Way Someone Wasn't ***** Statutorily."
I asked if there was anyone there remotely my age, and she said yes. I had just dumped all the money in my wallet into trying to make my savings not negative. It didn't work. I walked over, stepped inside, and saw teenagers. She told me, there's a guy outside and he's twenty. I got ******* duped by a kid. Her parent's left, unwisely. I met another half-black person, a 15 year old girl who had dark skin and hated everything that resembled "blackness" or "black culture". She even called herself white. Here I was, outside drinking grape soda out of a hello kitty mug, discussing radical feminism to teenage girls- **and ******* five shots were fired**. Not even 15 feet away, behind the garage. [A fake 100 was exchanged, to which distaste was shown, also this sentence is in parentheses, and technically doesn't even exist]. So now there are teenage girls crying over gunfire, hyperventilating, the high school boys jogging- people in a swarm heading indoors, and me. The stupid-fucking-tragic-yet-benal artist, running in his stupid ******* circle, trying to decide if he should go inside with the crazy juvenile people, or see if he can get shot, because he already lives life awaiting some stupid ******* narcissistic tragedy to wipe him off the map. My opportunities had rushed away already however. I walked inside and sat on the couch hugging one of those puffy round pillows and laughing maniacally. It was intense after all. Kid Duper tried to relate to me. I know she didn't get it. No one ever really ******* gets it. Understood, maybe? No one understands. I left shortly after with a copy of Fahrenheit 451. I was told I could borrow it.
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Life, in a mannerism, they proclaim Is fragile, untouchable, limitless, rather a chain Life, the folks sing, as delightful and indescribable as it is, is only here to stay I do not know where, I do not know why But thoughts mingling within my nerves apply A paradox of significance within the definition Of the purposeful journey we call life Albeit the good, we choose to focus rather unwisely Precisely of course, over delusional mastery Understanding only comes in hand when necessary When it threatens our existence, calling Bravery You see, humans as smart as we are perceived to be Might as well be a laughing stock to the rest of the scene What we value, we fail to pursue, what we preach, we fail to reach Would it hurt to let go of Prejudice? An individual who has been imagined by generations beforehand, woven by bits of uncertainty and; well, where is he? Hold on, here comes another Violence and Destruction stand on the porch Should we let them in? Should we not? They are there, ready, ready anytime temptation hits now Humanity degrades what she has created Humiliates what she has achieved, and criticizes her dignity Worth has lost its value, hence wonder What have we done to help save her? Sense has lost all contact With wicked games being played, selfish pact Response no longer yearns for Suffering Such that, we deceive our own sect Where is Understanding when we need her? A few doors down the street, go ahead and wake her She has not heard from us for a while now Last time we spoke, I reckon, was when our own path was in danger
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Aug 20, 2017
Aug 20, 2017 at 5:57 PM UTC
Understanding
Life, in a mannerism, they proclaim Is fragile, untouchable, limitless, rather a chain Life, the folks sing, as delightful and indescribable as it is, is only here to stay I do not know where, I do not know why But thoughts mingling within my nerves apply A paradox of significance within the definition Of the purposeful journey we call life Albeit the good, we choose to focus rather unwisely Precisely of course, over delusional mastery Understanding only comes in hand when necessary When it threatens our existence, calling Bravery You see, humans as smart as we are perceived to be Might as well be a laughing stock to the rest of the scene What we value, we fail to pursue, what we preach, we fail to reach Would it hurt to let go of Prejudice? An individual who has been imagined by generations beforehand, woven by bits of uncertainty and; well, where is he? Hold on, here comes another Violence and Destruction stand on the porch Should we let them in? Should we not? They are there, ready, ready anytime temptation hits now Humanity degrades what she has created Humiliates what she has achieved, and criticizes her dignity Worth has lost its value, hence wonder What have we done to help save her? Sense has lost all contact With wicked games being played, selfish pact Response no longer yearns for Suffering Such that, we deceive our own sect Where is Understanding when we need her? A few doors down the street, go ahead and wake her She has not heard from us for a while now Last time we spoke, I reckon, was when our own path was in danger
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Jam non consilio bonus, sed more eo perductus, ut non tantum recte facere possim, sed nisi recte facere non possim (Seneca, Letters 130.10) Stern Daughter of the Voice of God! O Duty! if that name thou love Who art a light to guide, a rod To check the erring, and reprove; Thou, who art victory and law When empty terrors overawe; From vain temptations dost set free; And calm’st the weary strife of frail humanity! There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them; who, in love and truth, Where no misgiving is, rely Upon the genial sense of youth: Glad Hearts! without reproach or blot; Who do thy work, and know it not: Oh! if through confidence misplaced They fail, thy saving arms, dread Power! around them cast. Serene will be our days and bright, And happy will our nature be, When love is an unerring light, And joy its own security. And they a blissful course may hold Even now, who, not unwisely bold, Live in the spirit of this creed; Yet seek thy firm support, according to their need. I, loving freedom, and untried; No sport of every random gust, Yet being to myself a guide, Too blindly have reposed my trust: And oft, when in my heart was heard Thy timely mandate, I deferred The task, in smoother walks to stray; But thee I now would serve more strictly, if I may. Through no disturbance of my soul, Or strong compunction in me wrought, I supplicate for thy control; But in the quietness of thought: Me this unchartered freedom tires; I feel the weight of chance-desires: My hopes no more must change their name, I long for a repose that ever is the same. Stern Lawgiver! yet thou dost wear The Godhead’s most benignant grace; Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face: Flowers laugh before thee on their beds And fragrance in thy footing treads; Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong; And the most ancient heavens, through Thee, are fresh and strong. To humbler functions, awful Power! I call thee: I myself commend Unto thy guidance from this hour; Oh, let my weakness have an end! Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice; The confidence of reason give; And in the light of truth thy Bondman let me live!
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Ode To Duty
Jam non consilio bonus, sed more eo perductus, ut non tantum recte facere possim, sed nisi recte facere non possim (Seneca, Letters 130.10) Stern Daughter of the Voice of God! O Duty! if that name thou love Who art a light to guide, a rod To check the erring, and reprove; Thou, who art victory and law When empty terrors overawe; From vain temptations dost set free; And calm’st the weary strife of frail humanity! There are who ask not if thine eye Be on them; who, in love and truth, Where no misgiving is, rely Upon the genial sense of youth: Glad Hearts! without reproach or blot; Who do thy work, and know it not: Oh! if through confidence misplaced They fail, thy saving arms, dread Power! around them cast. Serene will be our days and bright, And happy will our nature be, When love is an unerring light, And joy its own security. And they a blissful course may hold Even now, who, not unwisely bold, Live in the spirit of this creed; Yet seek thy firm support, according to their need. I, loving freedom, and untried; No sport of every random gust, Yet being to myself a guide, Too blindly have reposed my trust: And oft, when in my heart was heard Thy timely mandate, I deferred The task, in smoother walks to stray; But thee I now would serve more strictly, if I may. Through no disturbance of my soul, Or strong compunction in me wrought, I supplicate for thy control; But in the quietness of thought: Me this unchartered freedom tires; I feel the weight of chance-desires: My hopes no more must change their name, I long for a repose that ever is the same. Stern Lawgiver! yet thou dost wear The Godhead’s most benignant grace; Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face: Flowers laugh before thee on their beds And fragrance in thy footing treads; Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong; And the most ancient heavens, through Thee, are fresh and strong. To humbler functions, awful Power! I call thee: I myself commend Unto thy guidance from this hour; Oh, let my weakness have an end! Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice; The confidence of reason give; And in the light of truth thy Bondman let me live!
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Some people are mirages. They are completely real and yet altogether do not exist. You see them and you want them Oh! how you long to taste their cool, refreshing streams Oh! how you long to bask in their icy, protective shades Oh! how you long to visit them over and over and over And yet You cannot. "Why?" You think Where is the stream? Where is the shade? Where is my paradise? Can I not visit it once more and again and again? No, You cannot. For mirages only exist when you need them to. Deserts to be exact. Where there is nothing and you are desperate and thirsty and hot and dying. You needed that stream so it flowed and was real. You longed for that shade so it grew and was real. You were dying so you made up a person and called it your paradise. But the phenomenon here is Your paradise, your mirage, the person you invented, really does exist. In fact, they helped you invent them. You see Mirages are all sparkly and waiting and beautiful With emptiness underneath They long to be invented. "A stream? Here it is, it has always existed." "Shade? ah yes, this tree has sat here a thousand years waiting for you." "Leave you? Never, you can visit me any time you like, in fact it is you who leaves me." These people, these Mirage people exist between two worlds quite on purpose, it seems. That way, they never choose unwisely Or face reality Or live their lives. But somehow, I don't believe they're aware of any of this at all. How sad it must be to be a Mirage Person And never, truly exist.
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Oct 19, 2016
Oct 19, 2016 at 1:29 AM UTC
Mirage People: A Study
Some people are mirages. They are completely real and yet altogether do not exist. You see them and you want them Oh! how you long to taste their cool, refreshing streams Oh! how you long to bask in their icy, protective shades Oh! how you long to visit them over and over and over And yet You cannot. "Why?" You think Where is the stream? Where is the shade? Where is my paradise? Can I not visit it once more and again and again? No, You cannot. For mirages only exist when you need them to. Deserts to be exact. Where there is nothing and you are desperate and thirsty and hot and dying. You needed that stream so it flowed and was real. You longed for that shade so it grew and was real. You were dying so you made up a person and called it your paradise. But the phenomenon here is Your paradise, your mirage, the person you invented, really does exist. In fact, they helped you invent them. You see Mirages are all sparkly and waiting and beautiful With emptiness underneath They long to be invented. "A stream? Here it is, it has always existed." "Shade? ah yes, this tree has sat here a thousand years waiting for you." "Leave you? Never, you can visit me any time you like, in fact it is you who leaves me." These people, these Mirage people exist between two worlds quite on purpose, it seems. That way, they never choose unwisely Or face reality Or live their lives. But somehow, I don't believe they're aware of any of this at all. How sad it must be to be a Mirage Person And never, truly exist.
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what is this love for I have beheld it cast in metamorphosis a love that makes transformations on the mind permissible transformations improvisations of the self in ****** intensity which emphasises the drama of sometimes, dark, violent and repressive potentials vicious energies of hate and ambition that propel the enactment of intense and exhausting experience of vigorous vertiginous chaos indomitable in its desires what is this love is it a registered predicament made memorable by vivid language that would butcher in ritual gratuitous memories and testify to an urgency of unwisely relinquished emotion what is this love does it flourish in flawed and unreasonable understandings accumulated upon the mind in vicarious thrill of sympathy where traits are highly exaggerated and eagerly anticipates the oppressive weight of the past that functions upon a common collapse of distinctions or does it manufacture artificial precepts pretending in attractive collaboration to associate fiction rather than fact what is this love is it that by treaty or inheritance with loving ferocity would embalm all tears and hide all those collaborations in flared conflagrations of the heart and yes create a turmoil in the mind hotter than a thousand summers and vividly stamp upon a twisted body a moral viciousness of fathomless malice that wouldst close its ears to the admonitions of conscious and thus through an improbable incantatory verbal rite touch the hidden order of all things in disassembling nature what is this love if only it was known
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Aug 17, 2013
Aug 17, 2013 at 5:26 PM UTC
What is this love?
what is this love for I have beheld it cast in metamorphosis a love that makes transformations on the mind permissible transformations improvisations of the self in ****** intensity which emphasises the drama of sometimes, dark, violent and repressive potentials vicious energies of hate and ambition that propel the enactment of intense and exhausting experience of vigorous vertiginous chaos indomitable in its desires what is this love is it a registered predicament made memorable by vivid language that would butcher in ritual gratuitous memories and testify to an urgency of unwisely relinquished emotion what is this love does it flourish in flawed and unreasonable understandings accumulated upon the mind in vicarious thrill of sympathy where traits are highly exaggerated and eagerly anticipates the oppressive weight of the past that functions upon a common collapse of distinctions or does it manufacture artificial precepts pretending in attractive collaboration to associate fiction rather than fact what is this love is it that by treaty or inheritance with loving ferocity would embalm all tears and hide all those collaborations in flared conflagrations of the heart and yes create a turmoil in the mind hotter than a thousand summers and vividly stamp upon a twisted body a moral viciousness of fathomless malice that wouldst close its ears to the admonitions of conscious and thus through an improbable incantatory verbal rite touch the hidden order of all things in disassembling nature what is this love if only it was known
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have a credit in your account at the First NATional City Bank. Some free advice: Spend it unwisely, with reckless abandon! If you do, the credit balance will irregularly and improbably be increased in recognition of additions to the sadly diminishing stock of beauty, kindness, and the essences of humanity or some other derivative thereof, but by Writing more poetry,
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Aug 27, 2024
Aug 27, 2024 at 1:43 PM UTC
YOU!
premier you've smacked me in the face my train ran late yet again what's your minister and his departmental head doing about this? not much I wager all my other commuter friends are at wits end not happy nor will they be anytime soon get the trains running on time or you'll end up like an old rail line piled high on a scrap heap and forgotten what's your vision? what's your scheme for rail? rail years ago ran reasonably well now there's me getting sentimental so much for innovation and technology for the rail system not much improvement yet or on the distant horizon I deserve and demand much better none of this second rate stuff I've had enough make good my lot what have I got so far? dollars unwisely spent on a parlous rail system I used to enjoy my daily train trip so too my fellow train travelers we say this in numbers numbers count premier know one know this better than you numbers stack up... stop griping me send a train to me departures and returns on time be prompt never late... is the old adages now this verse is written especially for you you are my mate at least for now in the future that may well change I've been know to change trains if circumstances dictate I could well be writing this verse for the alternative premier I'm sure you know what I'm driving at... You know...good rail policy get cracking get smart allay this persistent pain in my neck late trains, late trains, late trains I vote for a well run rail network yes every time not for a premier dragging the line that's not a good story in the media
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Oct 20, 2013
Oct 20, 2013 at 9:04 PM UTC
Late Trains (Political Poem)
premier you've smacked me in the face my train ran late yet again what's your minister and his departmental head doing about this? not much I wager all my other commuter friends are at wits end not happy nor will they be anytime soon get the trains running on time or you'll end up like an old rail line piled high on a scrap heap and forgotten what's your vision? what's your scheme for rail? rail years ago ran reasonably well now there's me getting sentimental so much for innovation and technology for the rail system not much improvement yet or on the distant horizon I deserve and demand much better none of this second rate stuff I've had enough make good my lot what have I got so far? dollars unwisely spent on a parlous rail system I used to enjoy my daily train trip so too my fellow train travelers we say this in numbers numbers count premier know one know this better than you numbers stack up... stop griping me send a train to me departures and returns on time be prompt never late... is the old adages now this verse is written especially for you you are my mate at least for now in the future that may well change I've been know to change trains if circumstances dictate I could well be writing this verse for the alternative premier I'm sure you know what I'm driving at... You know...good rail policy get cracking get smart allay this persistent pain in my neck late trains, late trains, late trains I vote for a well run rail network yes every time not for a premier dragging the line that's not a good story in the media
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Many are stupefied by utopic love. Each aside they unwisely shove The one made for them with divine care; But one lover is astute, the other ensnared. But, to devise a plan to speak Of the fervor in their hearts (not meek) Would mean to usher all aside One’s vulnerability, fear, and pride. First time around, most subtly, Interest expressed, transcendently, And shatters a transparent door, While these two strangers are strangers no more. 
 Then: The slightest step towards her heart is taken; She quickly retracts, he quickly mistaken. She thinks: “I’ve grown tired of being jaded. My loud wits and dreams have faded, Far along the river waves, Saddened by these trees and shades! But there he stands, perfect and well. I...here...scared like hell, For I have never felt like this, Not even with a woman’s kiss.” He thinks: “What, exactly, have I done That she retreats, a fate undone? There! In her eyes, the heart’s edifice, Conjures true love’s precipice, But screams of the real demise Of past lovers: spears and lies.” In truth, her wits may sometimes offend, But with him she would most commend His charming smile, his virility, While he embraces her wholeheartedly. Thus, their imaginations painted beyond A sea of perfection, like a song, And marked a journey of these two Just for a moment, as most strangers do. But the stars have placed attraction laws For these two lovers and their flaws To come together, but not greet, For the devil binds them in defeat. So, a moment’s come, a moment’s passed For these two soulmates, amour-cast; The love she sought, the love he spoke Has come and gone. That’s all they wrote.
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May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016 at 7:19 PM UTC
That's All She Wrote
Many are stupefied by utopic love. Each aside they unwisely shove The one made for them with divine care; But one lover is astute, the other ensnared. But, to devise a plan to speak Of the fervor in their hearts (not meek) Would mean to usher all aside One’s vulnerability, fear, and pride. First time around, most subtly, Interest expressed, transcendently, And shatters a transparent door, While these two strangers are strangers no more. 
 Then: The slightest step towards her heart is taken; She quickly retracts, he quickly mistaken. She thinks: “I’ve grown tired of being jaded. My loud wits and dreams have faded, Far along the river waves, Saddened by these trees and shades! But there he stands, perfect and well. I...here...scared like hell, For I have never felt like this, Not even with a woman’s kiss.” He thinks: “What, exactly, have I done That she retreats, a fate undone? There! In her eyes, the heart’s edifice, Conjures true love’s precipice, But screams of the real demise Of past lovers: spears and lies.” In truth, her wits may sometimes offend, But with him she would most commend His charming smile, his virility, While he embraces her wholeheartedly. Thus, their imaginations painted beyond A sea of perfection, like a song, And marked a journey of these two Just for a moment, as most strangers do. But the stars have placed attraction laws For these two lovers and their flaws To come together, but not greet, For the devil binds them in defeat. So, a moment’s come, a moment’s passed For these two soulmates, amour-cast; The love she sought, the love he spoke Has come and gone. That’s all they wrote.
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Removing the Darkness from the Light...... From behind the veil, my tears, I dare to peer out while forever longing, wishing to remove all doubt waiting for a time, when the hidden will be revealed when truth will prevail, no longer to remain concealed This self-banishment is my unbroken silence, a journey I take in order to traverse my world within, all else I must forsake finally hoping to arrive, by following a destination foreseen this remains my sole means of escape, fleeing to my dream The hardships we all endure, why to remain mentally impeded life's momentary setbacks, keep us from becoming conceded this life is a prison, like in those dreams, we hide but cannot flee ultimately time will dictate, how many years remain for us "to be" To be" or "not to be" is then no longer a question, but is the answer while for those who choose unwisely, "to be" becomes their cancer how can they turn those unmovable hands, how to retrieve the past to be given one more chance, and maybe to find eternal peace at last Lies multiply advancing with time, caught in the confusion of the storm nevertheless, you refuse to budge, you would rather die than conform knowing what life is really about, you remove the darkness from the light giving selflessly to others what they need most, and you become their sight We can't always recognize the good in all things, but we will soon understand when the concealed is revealed, only then will we recognize the guiding hand along with the setting of the sun, are those dreams for us to ultimately behold tears no longer to be shed, because now you're forever part of a heavenly fold
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Jul 24, 2015
Jul 24, 2015 at 7:00 AM UTC
The Concealed / Revealed
Removing the Darkness from the Light...... From behind the veil, my tears, I dare to peer out while forever longing, wishing to remove all doubt waiting for a time, when the hidden will be revealed when truth will prevail, no longer to remain concealed This self-banishment is my unbroken silence, a journey I take in order to traverse my world within, all else I must forsake finally hoping to arrive, by following a destination foreseen this remains my sole means of escape, fleeing to my dream The hardships we all endure, why to remain mentally impeded life's momentary setbacks, keep us from becoming conceded this life is a prison, like in those dreams, we hide but cannot flee ultimately time will dictate, how many years remain for us "to be" To be" or "not to be" is then no longer a question, but is the answer while for those who choose unwisely, "to be" becomes their cancer how can they turn those unmovable hands, how to retrieve the past to be given one more chance, and maybe to find eternal peace at last Lies multiply advancing with time, caught in the confusion of the storm nevertheless, you refuse to budge, you would rather die than conform knowing what life is really about, you remove the darkness from the light giving selflessly to others what they need most, and you become their sight We can't always recognize the good in all things, but we will soon understand when the concealed is revealed, only then will we recognize the guiding hand along with the setting of the sun, are those dreams for us to ultimately behold tears no longer to be shed, because now you're forever part of a heavenly fold
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*when I turned eighteen sadness filled my cups, for carefree was now gone, laying side by side with all my companion figurines, off to rest in a boy's toy chest in a backyard cemetery hid, certainty assured all that I was, so far, all that I will be, uncalming coming forevermore, unwilling borne upon the newly time redesigned, heavy load shoulders of adult responsibility when I turned thirty, sadder now by the means and meaning of accumulation, having thrice now measured the length of a stick of life, denominated as a decade, wiser now that the children underfoot, certainty assured, would have to pay bills of lading for cargoes, not of their own choosing, indeed, selected unwisely, by men like me, and men before, all too old or too gone, to be prosecuted now for the short sightedness of reckless timidity when I turned fifty, the shoulders slightly stooped and gently curved, my gait and pace slowed by weight, pockets laden with undesired memories, unfinished arguments, dreams that morphed and morted into failed schemes that with the certainty assured, the tallied ache of known losses will always weigh greater than the unknown of opportune now with seventy, so near, onrushing to the sounds of old men and their noisy excuses of babbling, ironical, eerie similar to the parental smiling hushing of a newborn's squeaking, a youthful brook, happily to an open sea arushing, hurrying in the fullness of innocence to it's demise the line of sight to the horizon, far shorter now than ere before, with greater certainty assured, that near my god than thee, my sadness daren't hope to dissipate, nor lift as once it did, an early morn mist rising off the river,  freshly sun burnished, then miracle banished, sacrificing itself as a hopeful oracle of a new born day recurring haunted words like rest, best and tried, the only legacy remaining to gift, but one thing yet measures a comforts, a red cross blanket round the shoulders thrown that with certainty assured, the marvy joy of life all in, be our given right to err and learn wisdom at our own pace so here I freely confess with wry, sly smile that we proved ourselves to be victims of our unintended tendencies, successful in being* all too human
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Jan 11, 2017
Jan 11, 2017 at 7:35 PM UTC
when I turned eighteen, with certainty assured
*when I turned eighteen sadness filled my cups, for carefree was now gone, laying side by side with all my companion figurines, off to rest in a boy's toy chest in a backyard cemetery hid, certainty assured all that I was, so far, all that I will be, uncalming coming forevermore, unwilling borne upon the newly time redesigned, heavy load shoulders of adult responsibility when I turned thirty, sadder now by the means and meaning of accumulation, having thrice now measured the length of a stick of life, denominated as a decade, wiser now that the children underfoot, certainty assured, would have to pay bills of lading for cargoes, not of their own choosing, indeed, selected unwisely, by men like me, and men before, all too old or too gone, to be prosecuted now for the short sightedness of reckless timidity when I turned fifty, the shoulders slightly stooped and gently curved, my gait and pace slowed by weight, pockets laden with undesired memories, unfinished arguments, dreams that morphed and morted into failed schemes that with the certainty assured, the tallied ache of known losses will always weigh greater than the unknown of opportune now with seventy, so near, onrushing to the sounds of old men and their noisy excuses of babbling, ironical, eerie similar to the parental smiling hushing of a newborn's squeaking, a youthful brook, happily to an open sea arushing, hurrying in the fullness of innocence to it's demise the line of sight to the horizon, far shorter now than ere before, with greater certainty assured, that near my god than thee, my sadness daren't hope to dissipate, nor lift as once it did, an early morn mist rising off the river,  freshly sun burnished, then miracle banished, sacrificing itself as a hopeful oracle of a new born day recurring haunted words like rest, best and tried, the only legacy remaining to gift, but one thing yet measures a comforts, a red cross blanket round the shoulders thrown that with certainty assured, the marvy joy of life all in, be our given right to err and learn wisdom at our own pace so here I freely confess with wry, sly smile that we proved ourselves to be victims of our unintended tendencies, successful in being* all too human
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Is in the shower. Curtained off, it's the one room that actually Washes away the pains from your face. Salty, bitter drops of time spent unwisely, Fall down to the drain at your feet. Disappear. Cut off from everyone else Surrounded by those who would listen, Protect you from being heard. They softly plink against the glass and your body just the same. There is no judgment here. No. Not in this room. And that's what comforts you the most. That this imaginary room is the one place you can let it all out. Spill your darkest secrets to the linoleum Knowing it will only echo your thoughts. Not loud enough for anyone to hear Over the rushing water. No. You're safe there. And that's why. The reason you are able to come out of it all Looking as if nothing had ever happened. Knowing that, Once you step out of the warmth and into the cold air Into the bigger room, No one will ever know That you secretly cry.
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Jan 10, 2011
Jan 10, 2011 at 8:33 AM UTC
The Best Place To Cry...
gnarly wooden tentacles itch at Earth's gritty soul, puncture its spongy surface, & descend into the deep. the strands of juvenile oak maneuver the hickory soil, strangle desolate tectonic pipes, & ravenously slurp the dwindling liquid within. this is how it began. slithering branches hiss at the sun, & suffocate the placid sky in crusty juniper leaves; like infantry banners they flutter triumphantly in the erratic, apocalyptic air. beneath them lies the fractured animal kingdom, scavenging on rationed rain and sunlight drizzling through the foliage gaps; this is the cost of conquest, punishment for a war unwisely waged. humanity spurred by ambition falls victim to the wrath of the forest & subsequently into eternal darkness.
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Apr 11, 2017
Apr 11, 2017 at 3:56 PM UTC
Wrath of the Forest
I've committed an act so grievously wrong Worst mistake of my life, I don't belong Am feeling so morbidly ashamed My heart and soul are forever maimed My unrelenting conscience nagged at me I will never again be truly free The worst part of all is the hurt she must feel Pain, indignation, disbelief are all real I took her love as something due me Took it for granted so unwisely I have lost the best part of me To never return, can clearly see I'm sorry is such a pitiful phrase Shame, guilt, self hatred and malaise I have an ache in my soul for trespassing I am just heart sick, it's all encompassing I will never allow MYSELF to forgive Not sure with theses feeling I can live I cannot reverse the transgression In my being I've embedded a lesson Don't know what possessed me to break our bond I plead for forgiveness, if she'll respond I hope our love can withstand and is strong. To forgive, not forget what she knew all along
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Sep 24, 2013
Sep 24, 2013 at 6:44 AM UTC
For My Mother
The banks have bled the people dry profits high and watch them lie as they plead poverty. Insolvency is in the air,but do they care? The profit,loss and balance sheet is what they'll meet in some darkened alley where in the ballet dance of greed,my need is greater than their own they have shown me,thrown me to the floor and bankers that they are would ask for just a little more, a sore day in Threadneedle street when that old lady rose to greet hyenas laughing loud. Oh how they stand so very proud while we stand heads bowed,one of many in the crowd and crowded out by this, the greed of banks and bankers who stoop to conquer and to feed on investors,festering with malcontent on money so unwisely spent Blame it all on policies,foisted,fostered anyway by those who please to bring the workers to their knees but blame it also on the men who kick you in the wallet when you least expect.
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Aug 2, 2013
Aug 2, 2013 at 2:46 AM UTC
Minted
"There are times in everyone's life when they wish those two little words could express all kinds of things. And today... I am one of those people." I acted without thinking And behaved a bit unwisely Looking back, I feel I should apologize I yielded for the moment Rushing to all the wrong conclusions The words and results caused unhappiness and confusion Sometimes we are more in haste Without examining the facts And launching ourselves to the most unfortunate of acts I feel like I've reacted in a manner I regret, that clearly was a moment Id be glad to forget But since I can't go back in time, and past mistakes ignore Id like to say I'm sorry once more © 2003 George R. Camacho
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Dec 4, 2013
Dec 4, 2013 at 5:00 PM UTC
I'm Sorry
I am bone-white Am I your skeleton Or the ghost of a thousand Pages torn from ivory books Do you dare touch me -- Will I start to flake Or crumble into chalk Powder to be scattered by The winds to the sky I am coloured in Or at least heavily painted Into the tones of A girl who could almost Be real in the daylight And my ostentatious use Of lipstick slashes My skilfully covered face I am a walking mirage In supplication I stretch Cold hands to you Or to the careless sun I know not what I seek Or if it even really exists I walk in life like Everything is certain while I crack inside -- My mind is fragile at best I am invisible Am I your shadow now In the dark I am Completely indistinguishable So weak is the fire That once blazed in My now glazed eyes I have been entirely drained I am my own vampire I am the winter Or at least a wintergirl Ice forms my still heart Or maybe it fills The place where a human Heart used to beat Fluttering like robin's wings Avoiding the snow -- I let the chill consume me I am the best example Of how you can waste a life Of time unwisely spent And all the wrong Choices are embodied in me Watching the sand slide The hours slip by Through my quivering hands I am out of time.
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Dec 5, 2014
Dec 5, 2014 at 7:25 PM UTC
Of my own reflection.
Watching shooting stars pull and wane, barbed hope fences us in wailing  against wilted hands, easy to scorn the universe by conjuring the moons scythe to chide daylight, unwisely burdened with a sigh a thankless enmity strips the hidden away .
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Mar 10, 2014
Mar 10, 2014 at 6:48 PM UTC
Others will come.
How does the mountain thank the breeze? How does the ocean sway, A changed direction switched to thee A wave who could not stay Two mere creatures of the dust, And one, by far, the better Deep below the world's thick crust With dreams matched to the letter The icy breeze may hold the truth Which one, unwisely, held The other, so,  had thought, 'forsooth!' The one, too far, compelled A ring, a wrap, of roses neat All thorns and vines and taint Around, around, to near defeat One never was a saint And so one leaves with fear and hate After layers of mistake Some will think it comes too late The other one might break But this was not to spite from one And not in fault of thee Nor in rashness, careless done Mayhap one day you'll see How in this truth, so taught by act The withering may start The found are far more lost, in fact Without a place in heart And so one says goodbye at last To her friend, the other Though space between their lives is vast They'll meet in yet another
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Oct 9, 2014
Oct 9, 2014 at 9:31 PM UTC
What was left
What lies beneath the surface? Am I taking too much for granted? Am I trusting unwisely - again? My pain is my own. It hides behind locked doors of my own making. No one is allowed inside. Not even me. I mustn't let the pain out. It will destroy my fortress. The pain will destroy me; nothing will be left. There is no one to witness my defeat. Truth lies beneath the surface. Without trust, nothing is taken. If I do not trust, I do NOT LOVE. All that is left is Pain.
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May 30, 2013
May 30, 2013 at 3:05 AM UTC
Pain
the taste of your smile in this crowded room hearts of ocean—I am blue party next door, shut down by appearance so real, resilience—I caught myself before catching feelings. to have a seal on the upper interior of my heart; high up to the ceiling this crush is a mile a crushing journey over you unwisely along time—tragic fool cleanse my teary eyes in a memory rinse a con, convince me not to be sore a press thumb to thump down a number in love with the right person, but she hangs with the worst of people dealing
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Dec 17, 2022
Dec 17, 2022 at 1:52 PM UTC
Crush
As looks will surely fade whereas laughter lasts a lifetime
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Nov 23, 2012
Nov 23, 2012 at 8:35 AM UTC
(10w) Don't Choose Unwisely...
Words can harm, soothe or charm Very differently they can be used By people, who might not be enthused To look after what they are saying Many people, who are getting hurt By unwisely chosen words Words as powerful and deadly as weapons can be Too late to apologize and say sorry Be careful using the word As you might regret, whom they hurt Actioms that can not be undone Horrible the consequences may be
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Sep 11, 2015
Sep 11, 2015 at 4:09 AM UTC
Words
some live.......some die SOME LIFE! ......... we say "i love you's" to strangers! .....some times we marry them..... . SUCKERS! . and then ...the kids!... ------------ i sometimes wonder "is this really the human race!?" . i think: "of course,  maybe we are "over-rated" . but ... "no!" --------------- i think maybe we use the word "love" unwisely .... i'd ask "what do you think?" but would that be wise? . probably not ............... some say: "the 3d world war is coming" some: "the 3d world war is happening now, dont you see?" some say: "the 3d world war happened a long time ago but we're too stupid to know it" . i agree with the 3d idea ........ i must ask: "are we REALLY so stupid?" . if you think we ARE stupid you are probably too stupid to reply. ____ some live.......some die SOME LIFE! .. .. .. ah, the sacred human race!
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Sep 2, 2011
Sep 2, 2011 at 7:06 PM UTC
sacred human race