I havea zillion things to give utterance severely about.
Been there
Don't quit on yourself, Considering it will be distractions
Along one's travels of plots and traps. Been There
The visage of pieces of puzzling scars. Been There
Mental and Physical Violations, Familiar faces
Switching lanes, Unfamiliar places, coins tossed
aside where it lands no one knows. Been There
Greeted by disappointment surrounded by tears
overflowing, no reciopcrity not a victim of this
foolishness, pride tossed aside. Been There
Supply ships arrived ready to delight the colonists
It was a strange eerie day on Roanoke Island
No colonist ran out to greet them
The ship crews searched for them
They had vanished
The word Croatan was carved into an oak tree
The only indication they had been there at all
No bodies were found, no drag marks
No sign of a struggle
It was a spooky time for the crew
Did you hear Denice O'hare, In Jerusalem, for a conceptual in-exile?
We never been there, if you did not need halal meat market in Gospel!
Or how the surname truncates, contracts or folds for a benign bay, daylight...delight
And they hushed me too, they do, surely, they do!
In a Dhaka University, multi-colored panel?
For an outsourcing...villanelle?
9:39 AM
8-27-2024
Bye-bye, Benny Gantz
He says, ‘Just give peace a chance’
Israel has, since 2005
Left Gaza ~ lucky to still be alive
____________________________________
Gantz is a minister in Israeli P.M. Bibi Netan-
yahu's Cabinet... Gazans elected Hamas to be
its ruling political party in 2006. Since then,
Hamas has targeted Israel with dozens of
terror attacks, and kept Gaza on the brink
of collapse, thanks to its corrupt officials.
We preached passivity with violence
While spewing raucous vitriol
Offered all inclusion
Beneath a tie-dyed flag
Whispered to the innocent
Of the evil’s oh so near
Supported certain candidates
Just to get their ear
Taught kids how to rant and chant
Not how to understand
Promised them the everything
Of the nothing in our hand
Then promised them at bedtime
There’s a god that has a plan
We wished to keep them mindless
Thoughtless and uninformed
To cherish being average
And well within the norm
Finally, convince them
To fit in they must conform
John G. Lawless
©6/25/2023
Those who live in the city
hightail it out to the country
to worship Nature with adoration
for them, a breathtaking vacation…
While those who dwell out in the sticks
drive in to see the city slicks
towering skyscrapers, endless shopping
keeps them hopping and be-bopping…
As for – yawn – me: Been there, done all that
Time to curl up with my fluffy housecat
Switch on the tube for the next moronic spat
‘tween MAGA-men and livid Democrats *
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*'MAGA' stands for 'Make America Great Again,'
which was Donald Trump's campaign slogan.
been up and down
and around
know that sound
and know where its at
wises as abat
BEEN THERE
AND DON THAT
(Coming Back Home)
Crimson sunsets trickled beyond the moor
Opulence of one’s youth a mindset forever stays,
Miracle of homely birthplace the lure
Inspired by non-forgotten special days.
Neon lights above the door lost their glitter
Garish gowns grew tired torn and tatty,
Bothersome marriage a divorce turned bitter
Asylum that sends a sane person batty.
Calling out aloud in hope a childhood listens
Kindred spirit says let the passing of time begin,
Heart and mind to put behind all that glistens
Oh, and the carousel of show biz and the spin.
Memories are many so are the steps to climb
Epic journey the apex or slippery slope for a dime.
© Harry J Horsman 2021
I Have been there
I have really been there
*
I have been there in the spring
I have been there in the summer
I have been there in the autumn
I have been there in the winter
*
I Have been there
I have really been there
*
I have been there
Inside and outside
Dry and wet
Hot and cold
*
I have been there
In a hospital hallway
In a graveyard
In an airport
*
I Have been there
I have really been there
*
I have startet to weep
Several times; different places
Funerals;
Heartbreak
*
I Have been there
I have really been there
*
You know
Those long seconds
Before you feel
The relief of weeping
*
I Have been there
I have really been there
The heart sparkles with emotions that very time you’ve found someone new. It’s like a whirlwind that hits you! You want that feeling to stay infinite. It tastes special, fragrant and unique. It gets into you the more you spend time with them. We all love it. Oh! Even the aged. It respects them not.
There are those funny things we find ourselves doing for the people we love most either to attract their attention or simply to express our affection. You will call or text at 3a.m, live on debts just to buy them something they really treasure, talk to them for the longest hours, delay assignments just because you want to hear them speak, look into their eyes or something, hold their hands in public to show everyone else how much they belong to you alone, and alike. We know these things, we’ve all done them.
some say am insane
i don't play game
am not ashame
to say i had my day
no where its at
i'ave
BEEN THERE
DON THAT
I 'VE BEEN THERE BEFORE---
I’ve been there before;
Yet I’ve open the door;
And I walked on in;
With my feet on the floor;
Took my shoes off;
As I gazed at the cross
I’ve been there before;
Lost a loved one by death
Yet, there really not gone yet
Their body in the grave;
The spirit and memories rain
Down in my emotions
I’m yet still a soldier
In the army of God holy war
And I won’t ignore the pains
And I won’t forget the names
Of the Christian come and came
Before us
Our sins are paid fore
By the death on the cross of Jesus
I’ve been there before
1/9/19
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2019
Have u been there before? When u love them and all they gave is hate
Have u been to that island that all they could see about u is how faulthy you are.
Have u? Have u been to that city where u are all alone.
Nobody wants to talk so u seem something is wrong with you, so you think you are the problem.
Have seen it before?
The big smile on ur haters face when u did it right?
Have u been to that town where they don't want anything to do with you.
Have u watched before? U don't like it you definately hate it.
But you have no idea how to change it and nobody wants to tell you.
Have you?
Cause I have.
I am right now.
If you have how did you get out?
I wear my clothes with dignity
My white lace shirt over my knees
I smile my smile to the one who sees
I am this boy, their eyes on me
I smile again for I don't care
For me no shame, I've been there
Too much is labelled, boxed away
My wheelchair, stutter, facial tics
No more of hiding, for me no fix
Accept me or not, I will stay
I smile again for I don't care
For me no shame, I've been there
by Kerinth Campbell
I walk before you, all the time
Yet I have always been right here.
I hear your calls
I anticipate your sighs
I know in the silent moments when you cry.
I treasure those tears
Yes! I understand your fears
The road you think you alone are on,
I have already been there.
I have prepared the table
The Oilf of My Presence rests
Double portion on your head
See, I have gone before
I have walked the stony paths
And smoothed the thorny bed.
My child, the apple of my eye –
My arms of love, healing and peace
Encircle you.
I am the Fourth Man
And I am here with you –
In the fire and the flood
In the quiet, in the storm.
The Son of My Presence
Will rise on you in the morn.
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