Tag: Life
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Will to Fight
Yes loneliness a lonely hunter And he’s calling me by name Not out of hunger But pity and shame… And the call is familiar Like that of a wading shore- No will to look back Or right for more… With royal purple shouting Amid inviting lights… Only the storm moves on With my will to…
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Regret
I’ll take your crazy And raise you sane Block injustice And forward the blame… I’ll take the medicine And forward the will Play the life That’s planning to kill… And I’ll be sorry Or a little late All in the time Of planning fate… And when all is done And the tears are dry- Life…
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New Life
The soil turns and dies As old finds new life Through worm’s work and time Or happiness and strife.
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Treat
Meeting the dare Such a new treat Something so salty Now becomes sweet.. And when the roof breaks Beyond repair No construction to salvage Or truth that’s fair… Just what is And what used to be Like the apple Fallen from the tree.
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In Vain
Land mines disguised as flowers Lightning in the rainbow Salt in the rain… Worms in the sand Life in the rocks Smiles in all the pain… And stories told For one more night Before the truth appears in vain.
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A Moment
Numb and present A glorious gift Beyond wolves and prey But a needed lift… Yes to reality But only to pretend- Learning from this Faith and sin… Understanding the moment While forgiving the past… Honest for a moment- Or seconds that last.
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Consequence
Oh to have dreamt of death Or freedom In this world’s surround… And then contemplated tools Or in and out Nothing formidable was found… Yet still the thoughts Or thrills Reflecting only what was done… And while tortuous Or deserving Lest the consequence not be fun.
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Living
It’s not knowing Or thinking Just hoping Or dreaming It’s not nothing Or everything Just stopping Or going… It just is And breathtaking
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Break
Yes! And that
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I am Rich!
Today I turned 41! Crazy! I still don’t feel 40 – so it’s hard to believe I am a year older than that. As I look at my life now I see many struggles. BUT – I also see I am rich. I am rich because I have had 4 children and have never known…
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I Would Like…
I would like to start with what I know- And share a special gift…
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Again
Patterns simply repeat again
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Challenge
Life is a challenge And mistakes make it real Love is for life While moments are a steal… Chances are fleeting Occasionally a bit of luck And even when you are moving It feels like being stuck… So you take a chance Or maybe even a fall… Challenge everything Or on one roll bet it…
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Open Door
You have the moment… Open the door.
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Rat Race
Seeking a rat… or time and place
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We Seek
We seek freedom and power Before age or beauty Concept or brain… Control of an empire Without fruitful desire Or judgement by trial… We seek knowledge before wisdom Love without return Journey absent destination… Inevitably the teaching After error and pain Humbled glory in vain… We then seek to turn And believe beyond ourselves Honoring…
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Mother’s Curse
You bring me up You bring down Up to success And reduced to a clown… You believe in me With disappointment too And you’d be there for it all No matter what I’d do. You are the best Even when you make me feel worse… All in the benefit Of Mother’s curse.
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Beggar
All while seeking forgiveness- And been judged the same.
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Mortal Pain
Every step was counted As tears were dried And sobs were silenced… Sorrow was left to song Hope was left in prayer And faith closed in scriptures… Speeding was the time Stopped were the answers And reason in oblivion… Stepping off the mortal ledge How and why were wondered And lost was all he knew……
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Void
Ideas were so much bigger before- Along with wants after needs… Possibilities were endless Along with you and me. Life wasn’t stoppable Even with roadblocks in the way… You just had to keep moving No matter what others would say. And drive kept the engine moving Along with truth and grit… But when time wasn’t…
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The List
Oh how you grow And taunt me to fail… Oh how you stop In forgotten detail… Oh how you try To not let me forget… Oh how I wish Success I would get… Oh how I wait To remember you exist… Oh how the goals Just stay on the list.
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Standing Still
Round and round Around to go Looking for straight Or what to show The wave is high As showers weep Lost in the dust Logic sleeps When moves could be made The world stood still All in the hopes Alone the heart would heal. Beyond the circle And what was done Opportunity lost Within the…
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Joy
I sit on the roof The bustle is below Searching for answers Within what I know I remember the butterflies And birds in the trees I see the world And the world sees me A re-acquaintance Life and me enjoy- But finding purpose Is like a gnat to annoy. So then I listen Beyond the…
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What Should Have Been
The day the world dropped me off Moments it seemed From a blissful weekend Before meeting reality for the millionth time… And “go to hell” I thought Before knowing I was there Or where I belonged In between What should have been.
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It’s Life
It makes you thick It runs you thin It finds an way It always been It knows no bounds It never stops It takes the hits It gives out shots It is the present It is the past It is the pain It makes you fast It doesn’t need me It doesn’t need you It…
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Wanting for More
Does it matter The earth falls through my fingers Like wine on the floor The smell only lingers… And I brace For a period of regret After the memories Only Alzheimer’s could forget… And I wait Just like those moments before Getting nothing But wanting for more.
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Thankful
I am thankful For all life does give I’m thankful for family To have a husband and kids I’m thankful for my parents Who taught me wrong from right And even my brother Who helped improve my strength and might I am thankful for food And the sacrifice in all things I’m thankful for holy…
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Life
The whisper of knowledge is profound Whether in our bodies Or on the ground. The sound of silence is loud and plain Whether ignoring another Or enjoying the rain. The presence of sleep is noise Whether in the plants Or that death employs. The sound of peace is foreign Whether in the news Or deep…
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Twenty Years
Kenny Rogers – Twenty years ago Twenty years ago I was twenty And as clueless as can be… My parents were both healthy As they shook their heads at me. Twenty years later I am forty And my parents more of a mess I still have lots to learn My survival still a guess. Twenty…
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Wasted
I’ve Wasted years Missed youth I’ve wasted tears Missed the truth I’ve wasted money Challenged bills I’ve wasted love Looked for thrills I’ve wasted thought Emptied the mind I’ve wasted heart Not being kind. I’ve wasted breath Gambled time Now I’m wasted On cheap red wine.
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