You're never too old
to be young
at heart
even Freud was Jung
from the very start
altho' childbirth
is a labour of love
it's all in the swing
of things
and to about-face
child discipline
is strictly a case
of heir conditioning
We don't know where we're going to
"Heaven or hell"
But we know where we're coming from
We know our roots, our very foundation
We don't know what the future holds for us
But we're not the substance of our circumstances.
We don't know how long
But we know it is certain
Because change occurs anytime
It's not very fast, but it's steady
Because what comes faster, goes sooner
What comes slowly, stays longer.
We don't know how big it is
But we know it can never be small
Because we've never played the mediocre
Never settle for anything if not the best
What it takes to do big, is also what it takes to do small
Discipline and determination makes the difference.
P – Peace of mind, piece by piece,
E - Emanates from heaven without cease.
A – Amity with God occurs over time.
C - Commitment to Christ,
E - Emmanuel, a life sacrificed.
O – Obedience required as God sayeth.
F – Forgiveness, received through faith.
M – Mercy and grace – God will bestow.
I - Integrity (truth) comes with trust.
N – Needless worries at an all-time low;
D – Discipline yields peace without crust.
You mine the gold, yet live in chains,
Trade your soul for shallow gains.
Your hunger rules, your mind is weak,
And freedom’s price you never seek.
You waste your fire chasing flesh,
While others build and carve the flesh.
Your leaders dance with foreign hands,
Selling off your sacred lands.
Discipline, black man, is the key—
Not guns, not gods, but mastery.
Unite, arise, let cowards drown,
Or wear the beggar’s broken crown.
No one will save this motherland—
It lies in your own calloused hand.
The Look Is Fast As The Speed of Light
I got the look!
Instantaneous…eyes snap sidewise faster than the speed of light…
Freeze tag pinned in place…
Duh da da duh… I'm in trouble, blown something…
No question… no room for doubt… Yet not really…
Dad's unique cue… falling in between traditional parenting cracks… Straddling between discipline and time to nip this one in the bud…
That I can't believe _____ (fill in the blank) … I'm annoyed… to… well.. fits almost any category
A genetic predisposition… or inheritance?
Who cares? I got it! It's mine!
The girls got the look…
Doug. He's more than a worthy mention. Countless outcries… Don't give me the look!
Too late, once you said “don't” ….it's fait accompli!
Sherry Barton
May 10, 2024
It's quiet yet loud
It's righteous, not proud.
It's not weak but strong
It carries you the day-long
It's unpretentious; it just is.
It stoically says, "No fooling around; let's get to the 'Biz.'
There will be no applause
But it's okay because it's all about the cause
That solemn voice wakes you up early when you would rather press snooze.
Then it guides you to a cold shower because mediocrity you did not choose.
It sternly tells you to skip the night out with the girls or the boys.
Then it says, "Go prepare for the good things on the horizon and forget the toys."
When that favorite outfit no longer looks good on you or fits like it used to
It commands you to drink more water and skip dessert and a meal or two
It pulls you back between the lines when you veer off a bit
It tells you to stay on the road and avoid the immobilizing pits
It's that whisper that says, "Keep going."
Even when you don't feel like it, it says, "Get on stage and keep showing."
Silence mourning, you who've borne no children;
mute derision and bear it no longer.
Beg not for mercy if you are barren
for barreness may prove you the stronger.
Your fruit lies in the way which you conquer
scorn - apparent un-productivity.
Another's offspring - your proclivity.
Teach them truths which bearers fail to mention;
teach self-discipline as necessity.
Deliver well, mothers of invention.
Discipline is doing what you hate like you love it
Asking for more when you are past the point of quit
The dying of an old spirit to let a new one in
Forcing progression with a bittersweet grin
Just when it seems completely futile
When all you can feel seems abysmal
That is autophagy taking over
Out will come thyself leaner
Stripped of detritus
No longer a novice
Where beauty nests in routine,
Where passion and order dance as equals,
Where every small choice
Creates the geometry of a life well-lived.
I swore I'd turn and back away,
Resist the call, from the lurking flay.
For the life of me, I could not allay the stay!
Before me lay a morsel, a mere tit bit.
A taste I took, another, another, but could not scoff remit,
For the life of me, I could not help it!
I told myself to turn away, to quell the surge.
To resist the temptation with a denial's purge.
For the life of me, I could not resist the urge!
Danger lurked, the danger warning plain to see
Alas, the hurt to me was not meant to be.
For the life of me, I could not flee!
For the life of me, I couldn’t figure it out.
Why was my will so weak, and prone to doubt?
That my life was so worthless, such a sellout!
CHRISTMAS DISCIPLINE
Just a maybe,
pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too
pa rum pum pum pum
Do not think me insolent
pa rum pum pum pum
But I have no instrument
pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
All I have to beat is here
pa rum pum pum pum
On my bum
He looked at me
pa rum pum pum pum
In a funny sort of way
pa rum pum pum pum
I missed the class to play
pa rum pum pum pum
So no excuse today
pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum
You see the cane marks
pa rum pum pum pum
On my bum
If you ain't discipline
You will keep living wrong
Going astray
Thinking you're on your way
Going insane
Living in insanity
Believing in illusion,
Forgetting about reality.
In the pursuit of success
You can't substitute discipline
Right in your low,
Discipline is the elevator picking you up
It's the driver
Taking you safely to your destination easily.
You can't and will never
Conquer without discipline
Whenever it's time for growth
Discipline is essential not inessential
It illuminate the shadows
Detecting all defects
For you to eliminate
So you can elevate easily and effortlessly.
"As the twig bent,
So shall the tree grows", wise quote
Life goes road to went.
Where are the paddles- The obedience needed to make children good
First we Cain 'em
~ That dis-Abels 'em
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