Best Boundaries Poems
I was just a bad boy to the core
I lived at every bar in town
Everybody knew my name,
I had a bad reputation, and I
couldn't ask for more
Chorus
That all changed when you walked
into my life,
Your love changed this ole scoundrel
from a boy to a man and now you’re
my wife
The love that we share is so divine
and I thank God everyday you are mine
Our love has no limits, no boundaries
Yeah no limits, no boundaries
I don't miss the old day’s at all,
'cause I decided to answer
love’s call
You gave me a reason to live
And my darling, there's nothin I
wouldn't give
Repeat chorus
The love that we share is so divine
And i thank God every day, you are mine
Our love has no limits, no boundaries
Yeah no limits, no boundaries
Bridge
I never believed in happily ever after
But you made a believer out of me,
Oh darling, you opened my eyes to love
and made a believer out of me
That's what really matters
The love that we share is so divine
I thank God everyday that you are mine
Our love has no limits, no boundaries
1-31-17
I have some boundaries in place that you're not free to cross
so keep your distance where you are, or all will be at loss
It's only when my trust you gain, that you can come inside
Until that time, I must decline, and soul and feelings hide
For I'll not take a stranger in, my treasures I must keep
I've trusted many times before and for those times I weep
So, please respect my privacy and do not venture in
Perhaps in time, if all be well, my friendship you can win
My friends all know the joy that comes when loyalty is won
There are such pleasant happenings and fun under the sun
So, till that time when all is fine and secrets we can share
be sure to stick to boundaries, perhaps I'll meet you there.
Eileen Manassian
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A Simple Scribble
All newborns move from womb to crib;
and toddlers leave the floor to play in yards.
Most youngsters go from home to school,
learning a new milieu some with ease.
Our kids both young and old contend with space.
While teens assemble, needing gangs and groups,
our college students age as they leave home.
The forest’s edge expands with chills and thrills.
Advancing purlieu dawns on us
the outskirts of our lives change over time.
The empty nest can normalize our lives
as we accept each demarcation line.
With marriage, having children need not stunt
our passage if we've learned our lessons well.
We welcome flux and look forward to tomorrow.
Grandkids will start the cycle anew.
Agendas set; when of necessity
we must retreat, forest calls us back,
we think goodbye, adieu slowed our bearings down.
In lieu of serving others, we now dread
being waited-on by younger souls
who'll take their mental notes. An empty nest
just helps pull the curtains on our clock and stage.
I respect the boundaries you placed;
Now let them fall give me a taste.
Written: December 13, 2023
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An ovation for peace vibrates
everywhere around the globe
bringing everyone together
unified in opposing mayhem
at outbreak of violent conflict
wrenching love in a veil of bitterness.
If rhetoric could alleviate anguish
soothe tremendous pain
bridges that span a wider range
jointly building a fresh world
a borderless, unfettered mankind.
fulfilling lofty dreams of earth,
blossoming fields of roses
throughout a lifetime
conquering a season of sorrow
people's stupidity
exploring a tranquil path
beyond lines that divide
us apart.
Love is not a siphon, not the slow hiss
of your breath leaving your body
to fill another’s hollow chest.
It is not the night you stay awake
listening for the sound of breaking—
the cup, the heart, the spirit.
You were born with your own fire,
your own name in the dark.
No vow ever meant surrender of the soul.
When they call their rage a sickness,
you may understand, but you must not drown.
Love does not bruise, or barter, or beg.
It does not take what cannot be given.
Pain is not proof of devotion—
you are not their cure, nor their mirror.
Step back into the light.
Your being whole is not self betrayal.
Love knows no boundaries
Whether it sets where the rainbow ends
Can it be found in the tumultuous depth of the ocean?
Can it be as dark as the night or as bright as the sun
Perhaps it rises along the highest waves in the ocean
Or it is swallowed into the deepest pit of a valley
No one could ever guess
Love knows no boundaries
Its language is appreciated by a generous heart
The work extends to the deprived and desperate
The effort is celebrated by the sense of peace and relief
Its presence is driven by unwavering loyalty
A paradigm of strength when everything is smothered by weakness
Love knows no boundaries
To forgive even how deep the wound sores
To expect the best what is around the bend
To look for fire when ember of hope is dying
To feel the warmth in the coldest night
And to cool off the overwhelming rage and might
Love knows no boundaries
It stays in stale air, to purify
It humbles the lofty heart and haughty eyes
It drives you to be passionate and to come out a victor
It nurses the humiliating failure to become a warrior again
It lightens the way when the road is long and
When the travel is rough
How I wish I could continue to bind you to boundaries but
my human limitations incapacitate me..
My imperfections come short to describe a Perfect One...
Do not fear the harmless voice
Which travels on the wind
Words that fall upon the ears
And tingle deep within
Pleasant like a melody
Awakening the senses
Piercing through bold barriers
Of self imposed defenses
They sing a song of innocence
Meant to bring a smile
To a face so fresh it takes the breath
Like flowers in the wild
Eyes so kind they brush the heart
A kiss of butterflies
Smells so sweet that hummingbirds
And honey bees imbibe
One tender touch from hands so soft
Unconsciously alarming
A vision taking human form
Unassuming yet so charming
Thought provoking unknown taste
Boundaries are unbreached
I cast my words into the air
From dreams where you have reached
Jan 13 2016
Those lines in life called boundaries
are necessary. They're in place
to help maintain relationships.
We must not cross them--but embrace
each one to show that we respect
the one who placed it in our path,
for when we cross those lines, we may
incur a friend's or loved one's wrath.
Some blessed with close relationships,
good marriages, or sweet romance
destroy those ties by crossing lines;
so many get no second chance.
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Some fires we set unwittingly
we can't put out--so high they rise!
When we crash through those boundaries,
we may be left with smoke and sighs.
Date: October 3, 2017
Contest Title: Early October Standard Contest
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Date: September 23, 2021
entered in the Relationships Contest Placed 2nd
Sponsor: Robert James Liguori
Dog and shadow
Have long been friends
Feed each other
Past time and hunger
Games are played
On the artists easel
Within the shadow
Some musical notes
Fall and the dog snaps
At them but can never
Fathom the depth
Of the simplicity
Of primal drives.
It's no discussion or debate
Same energy I receive I reciprocate
I can no longer allow them to contaminate
Or simply just manipulate
My life,family and estate
They key is to isolate
Eat,sleep and hydrate
And continue ignoring the hate
There was a crossed line long ago
that showed me all I need to know .
Upon my journey boldly drawn
when boundaries were almost gone,
and midnight's inky crochet shawl
ripped my esteem on thinning pall,
with confidence of might have been
the far off light that I had seen.
When lines trespass my space, to raid,
I'll guard borders which were mislaid
to stop pleasing each friend or kin;
as false care harms real love within .
Though kindness can be quite sublime
in the name of my own graced time,
the warm embrace of honesty
will always drift back tenderly.
Lewis Raynes' Your Best Honest Poem
Resubmitted 9/19/2016
I will not bow, nor bend, nor break,
For I have fire no storm can take.
My voice, though quiet, will rise and roar,
A wave that crashes on every shore.
No chains of silence will hold me still,
For I am forged by iron will.
The world may press, but I stand tall,
Unafraid to speak, to risk it all.
In every shadow, I find my light,
I stand my ground, I own my fight.
For I am more than what they see,
A soul that’s fierce, forever free.
The Strength of She Who Leads
She walks where others fear to tread,
With battles fought inside her head.
Not every crown is made of gold—
Some are silent, fierce, and bold.
She leads not just with words, but fire,
With vision sharp and soul inspired.
When storms arise and voices shake,
She stands unbent—she does not break.
Her power isn’t loud or grand,
It’s steady grace, a guiding hand.
She’s fallen, yes—but rose again,
Each scar a medal earned from pain.
She does not wait for paths to clear,
She carves the way and conquers fear.
Her tears have watered fields of growth,
She’s made of iron and of oath.
To lead is not to seek applause,
But rise each time for higher cause.
Through doubt, through fire, through darkest night—
She shines, a beacon forged in light.
So if you seek the soul who wins—
Look not at ease, but where it begins.
In every heart that dares, believes—
There lives the strength of one who leads.
generous the gift
no boundaries that define
lavish is your love