Think thrice before any action
To avoid the happening of friction
When you do the final selection
You must get perfect satisfaction
Decide not in the last minute
Do not ponderously just sit
Try to practice to keep fit
Success is sweet, get it
Dreaming will not get great glory
Inaction makes you feel sorry
Carry on work without any hurry
Never worry as it is unnecessary
Plan and execute with great skill
Extract out of duty maximum thrill
Always perform the task with will
Your coffers, efforts will surely fill
When circumstances are adverse
Then do not despise the Universe
God and prayer are there to nurse
You can rectify if things are worse
Just believe in your full capacity
This belief will act like electricity
Increase via work your capacity
Keep intact your great creativity
Exploit your potential sagaciously
Ignore comments made atrociously
Taste this life viewing it preciously
Let holy time be viewed auspiciously!
Face every trouble and then escape
Wisely recollect by playing brain-tape
Angelic mind, if fears atrociously rape
Man turns into a reason less rape
Please pursue and then win
Losing courage is a real sin
Forever this World will spin
Her hope never grows thin
Always hoping must be your choice
And in helping, you must rejoice
Against injustice, raise your voice
But, at no time, lose your equipoise
Shun those who discourage
As they will pluck your courage
Fight to win with will, never rage
Justify via act each noble adage
Get up now and try to develop
Step up efforts, never give up
In endurance race, win the cup
Prayer and God will give you pep!
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you forget us
we never forget you
u neglected your health
never clean after being dirty
it will be fine you thought
will you be fine?
you followed your gluttony
eating atrociously
Unknown kinds of animals, you ate
it will be fine, you thought
yes you did
here we are
Years after years
we claimed thousands of you
with different names
death plague, Ebola, Spanish flu and cholera
are just some of our names
we might be different
yet we will always
be there for you
when you least expected
Such death tolls
from epidemics to pandemics
caused by such
teensy weensy microbes
no, nano microbes
you cannot see us,
does not mean we are not there
Hehehe
be wary, be wary
we are watching you always
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REGRETTING CAKE
My life in crumbles, vanilla-chocolate,
I lick my wounded fingers, tastes so good.
To stay in shape, I frost my lips… de-lish,
Cut corners on the square, I really should.
Regretting cake, from my head down to my feet…
Such a shame it is so sweet, I repeat…
Regretting cake, from my head down to my feet…
Deciding whether a half or quarter,
Will satisfy my broken heart - a gift.
Don’t want to invite friends over…all mine.
Generous frosting, gives those pounds a lift.
Regretting cake, from my head down to my feet…
Such a shame it is so sweet, I repeat…
Regretting cake, from my head down to my feet…
I’ve weighed my cake, it’s atrociously slim,
Though you can find its slices upon me.
My pimpled countenance hazards applause,
My broken heart - he'd not even know me.
Regretting cake, from my head down to my feet…
Such a shame it is so sweet, I repeat…
Regretting cake, from my head down to my feet…
9th Place Winner
8/9/2016
Contest by Julia Ward
Im Astonishing.
Amazing.
Smart.
I might quit and take a break,
But I always come back,
Like a lost puppy on winter days.
Im tough
Or so I seem.
I can be your punching bag
When you're full of rage.
Empty out the hatred in your soul
Dump it out and split it up with me.
I live base on instinct
And traits
and feelings on what's right.
So yes, am used,
am alone half the time
But this fool's back you'll never meet.
Its called passion
Or an idiot's tale.
Its call astonishing, amazing,
Atrociously awesome,
Absent minded and absurd,
But it is also called me, myself, my passion and I.
before labor unions came into existence businesses were run like monarchies
where those in positions of power treated the workers atrociously
no sick days, no overtime, no vactions and no minimum wage
and some work place conditions were worse than an animal's cage
but throught the grace of God and American ingenuity
the laborers joined together and the unions came to be
organized for the advancement of the shared interest of the work force
a confederation of laborers who at one time had no recourse
fired without cause, no work injury compensation and hardly a lunch hour
but with the labor unions now in place the workers have a measure of power
bargaining for health insurance and decent salaries
negotiating for better conditions and job security
thank God for the unions as collectively we band
one for all and all for one, united we now stand
“Innocent Syphilus?
He is debaucherous!”
Exploded his wife
In dismal grief!!
Avidly lecherous
Became cunning and treacherous
His lascivious play
Was his plaintive lay!
His ‘unusual canker’
Was in fact a genital chancre,
The randy Syphilus
Had contracted syphilis!
The acne on his face
Brought him disgrace
For it extended beyond the chin
And all over the skin.
Because of the sins of Syphilus
The mirth from her life vanished!
Tell me, tell me O Jesus!
Why was she atrociously punished?
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