Best Give It Your Best Shot Poems
YOU WILL SEE
It all started with an apple
One simple little bite
Giving all the love we got
do not walk towards the light
We already gave it our best shot
This is more than good night
Destine has picked out our slot
Paradise might not be a beauty of a sight
Fire and brimstone will be a different hot
you will see,
Your body will slowly rot
Ready or not
its to late to give it your best shot
six feet under at the end is all we got
you will see,
we pass the ages of the flood
we had the time to enjoy and be free
now we live the days blood for blood
you will see,
in this world you have nothing left
you will see,
it will all end in death
Breeding on lust and greed
till the day we take our last breath
you will lay and rest in peace
That is the only thing,
you will see
I.T.
S.K.A.T.
Take my Heart
Wring it until it bleeds
Send it to the "How To Live With People School"
And bring it back to me
Here is my Ego
I'll give it to you for repair
Stroke it and make it well
I'll take it back when you are done
I'm giving to you my Misplaced Smile
Teach it how to spread good cheer and laugh again
To be a jolly good fellow
Back on my face it goes with glee
Here, right here is my Rogue Persona
Clean it up, comb its hair
Work miracles with the scoundrel in me
Replace it and I thank you
Please try to do something with Cynical Self
Give it a good talking to
Make it understand the good in man
Of course I'll reclaim it when you're done
I gladly give to you my Paranoia
If only until you can talk some sense into it
He may be incorrigible
After you've done your best return him to me
I know I ask of you a lot
Just try to give it your best shot
The parts you take from me are mine,
Please separate pearls from the swine
Spring your surprises
wrapped in disguises
The telling of lies is
Okay today
As April is dawning
Issue no warning
You’ve just got the morning
To play today
Time to plan and plot
Give it your best shot
Got to get the lot
While trying not to get got
Who’ll be your April fool?
Practise your wheezes
Try out your teases
Do as you please,
It’s the way to be
You’re on the loose, full
Of tricks to confuse all
Your friends and bamboozle
Your family
Time to plan and plot
Give it your best shot
Got to get the lot
While trying not to get got
Who’ll be your April fool?
Instrumental
Time to plan and plot
Give it your best shot
Got to get the lot
While trying not to get got
Who’ll be your April fool?
Wake up, sleepy head, arise and leave the bed,
stand up and be counted, for long you tarried;
the world waits, go out and just leave your fear,
liberation is near, you can feel it in the air.
You spent all your waking moments wondering
why along the path of life you keep on falling;
hey, do you not see the writing on the wall?
there’s no rising up if there’s no falling at all.
It does not matter how many times you crumble,
there is no need to fear the strife and the trouble;
give it your best shot, go out and wage your fight,
it is time to do what is true and what is right.
If you do not want to go crazy, just be like me -
yes, I choose to be happy than being lonely;
do not be so serious lest you might drop dead,
never let problems get inside your silly head!
STOP!
The World cries out
Your killing me
As you rape my land
And pollute my sea
Wasn't it Gods plan for man
To take care of me
If we try I'm sure we can
Live in harmony
WHY!
The Man cries out
Are you always blaming me
Can't you see the progress I've made
Through my abilities
Why is it you think I am
Your worst enemy
Do you really think you'd be better off
If I packed my bags and leave
WHAT!
The World cries out
Have you gone insane
My life here was pristine
Till you gave your soul away
Look at the mess I'm in
Of course you are to blame
I've had it up to here
With all your silly games
WHOA!
The Man cries out
Let me tell this to you
I've got this little game right here
I like to call the nuke
Believe me I'm not afraid
To use it's full force on you
You need to apologize right now
Before I turn it loose
GO AHEAD!
The World cries out
Why should I even live
When all you want from me
Is what it is that I can give
So give it your best shot, Man
And untie the noose
Let's see who will survive
Your little game of nuke
Well you played and you paid, you're right back to where things seems a bit gray on this Moody Monday. With face sagging, butt dragging forcing a grin, thinking, man I wish I hadn't drank so much gin.
Well suck it up ' cause you've been through stormy weather and pray to GOD you can hold it together. Now people whether you feel you can make it or not, hold your head high and give it your best shot. Just like the last this too will pass. So smile and I'll pray that you find your way on this Moody Monday.
As time passes it swiftly moves forward without cost,
when it travels through your life it seems as yesterday.
Morning comes and afternoon follows, thereafter, evening prompts.
The slow yet rapid moments come and go by everyday,
filled with sadness, joy, strength, accomplishments and much more.
Their are satisfactions as their is dreams not met, but
when there is time left we need to press on.
Everything is important in life and we need to do the best we can.
You and I are still here. Go for it and believe in what tomorrow will bring.
We face many challenges that we need to achieve.
Each man and woman has a story to tell in the book of life.
Time is on our side everyday that we are blessed with a new day.
Go forward I say, go forward and make history your own.
We are important to the lives of others and time caresses our days.
Impact others with your life and with your service.
Make good impressions through the good actions you give.
Be unique, special and wonderful for you are like no other.
You see, we were made by love, he who is our author.
Our uniqueness comes from the hands of holiness.
You and I are made of a most special molding and
we have been given time to prove that we are worthy.
For we all have God on our side and no other can be as he.
We were made in his image to spread love, peace and hope.
We survive with the time given so give it your best shot.
Time is of essence and the fragrance to time in your life is you.
"AWOL in The Ixnayed Days"
Pieces of me
were stolen
long before
the war
cluster f****d
its way
into the
world today
The peace of me
swallowed
in the coma
that had settled
where the buried
mines and bombs
in the silent streets
of your mind lay
Triggers
for
The Others -
treason is a gift
never to be
considered
PSYOP
sleep walkers
trip wired sleepless
grenades shot
from a mouth
Spitfired Hornet
burns the well-oiled
Molotov hurt away
wired the triggers
to trip away in tune
tap dancing fingers
express
the internal glitch
a torn soul, split apart
morse code signals
over keys, notes attache
attempting
soft diplomacy,
Kalashnikov all the way
awol’d in the ixnayed days
with the poetic legion
and their gorgon demons
dreaming of a time
long before the poison
spoon fed from that monster,
Betrayal,
had its way
a note pinned
over the heart
X
target
for a clean mark
painting pictures
in numbers -
give it your best shot
(LadyLabyrinth / 2022)
“I Appear Missing” / Queens of the Stone Age
https://youtu.be/C9OfBcjyxKY
"Shock me awake
Tear me apart
Pinned like a note
in a hospital gown
Deeper I sleep
Further down
A rabbit hole
never
to be found"
LYRICS/ "I Appear Missing", Queens of the Stone Age
https://genius.com/Queens-of-the-stone-age-i-appear-missing-lyrics
Strings were played on the heart last eve, the voice on the phone made me really want to believe.
Well practiced verses, hooks oiled and sharp, here comes the chorus,
Come back to me, please.
Like a ball on a playground, a bird that’s not free, listening attentively, weak at the knees. Being lulled and caressed, words cradle like hands, lyrics like syrup yet bad they command.
Wait for the chorus, come back to me,
Breathe.
Knows when to pause, so subtle the clause, hook line and sinker, it’s the game he adores.
Promises broken, heart remember you’re free, he’s good at what he does just remember to breathe. Wait for the chorus,
Come back to me, please.
You know all the old tunes you’ve heard them before, like lovers they lead you, scores up on the board. Their comfort deceiving, and it’s riddled with dread, this time, you’ll know where you’ll end instead.
You laugh and you smile and pretend all is well, awake to the maestro, aware of his spell.
Wait for the chorus and sing the right words, gently and quietly remember to breathe.
Nearing the end of the words off by heart, you tell him he had you right from the start. You echo that you too, hate being apart.
You give it your best shot to make him believe and wait for the chorus, just remember to breathe.
Life is but a corridor, and death is the only door
whatever you take with you, is yours forever more
time is as a fleeting shadow, passing days are not perceived
when you realize your loss, it will be too late for you to grieve
A wise man foresees eventualities, and prepares himself in advance
while the fool pushes things off to tomorrow, and relies on chance
wisdom dictates that we should recognize, our years in this world are few
no man knows the day of his death, nor takes advantage, of his life to review
The soul, a piece of your eternity in a physical being, to you has been given
challenged by the tests in this world, for good or for bad, will your soul be driven
against your will were you created, and against your will are you forced to choose
alone you have the fortitude to win, or accept the consequences if you lose
Standing tall and full of faith, you decide to give it your best shot
you change your life for good giving up much, and never forgot
the truth is of great value to you, because you acted upon it when you knew
only what you have succeeded to overcome, in the end will belong to you
I’m just a lost boy in the streets of Los Angeles…I am upset because I don’t get life and the purpose of it…then, I noticed that I lived for my family, friends and the Lord,
Who looks after me from day in to night out…He forgives me for all of the decisions I’ve made that are horrible, confusing and absurd
I don’t mind what goes around comes back around these days
I have seen things that are unseen by others – I hear your silent okay’s
I work better when I am alone rather than with people who don’t feel an ounce of my pain and pleasure that I’ve felt on Earth…which is a sweet and salty allegory
You played me on repeat…I thought you would pause me and forget about me for hours on end, but you did the opposite and listened to my side of my bizarre story
My mind is as speedy as the mountain zephyrs on a flight or fight zone
My spirit is wandering out of remorseful vexation of being all alone
My soul is shaking like a leaf on the last day of autumn as I prepare to fall
To meet my demise at the end of the day, hoping you would understand
Where I stand in the name of love from above – slowly getting on the ball
My mind is like a sympathy symphony in the wilderness
My spirit is like the clouds of shrouds from above and below
My heart is as courageous and compassionate as the soldiers on the strange war arena
And you don’t hear the seconds tick on by these days–
In dire want of your thrust of confidence, so that I can give it my all without a flaw
The stitches in my unwavering heart is splitting me apart from dusk to dawn
You changed me for the better; believe me– I will be your shoulder to lean on
Inscribed in all of your inevitable invisibility and invincibility
Don’t give in to the give-up mentality and truly face your reality
Remember to give it your best shot
To untie yourself from life’s knot
I know I need to act my age through thick and thin
There’s still a lot of happiness in store to engage in
It is hard to set a good example by the look of things…but we are in good hands
When will you be done with your shady shenanigans? When will you rise above the world’s demands?
Maybe I could turn you around – what goes around comes back around
Are you on the road of paradise or are you still home-bound?
Your so naive, You act like your so great
But you've got nothing of you to love when you point out everything you hate
When you criticize my every move and you make me feel so down
Like you get a prize every time you shove me to the ground
You make me hurt with every word, why's it so hard for you to think
Purposely frustrate me, You make me feel like such a freak
I don't have to say one word to you, You just throw in your two cents
You talk like you can tell me anything you want, Life bears you no consequence
So even when I don't ask for it, tell me the first thing that comes to mind
Leave everything unfiltered, even though its not close to kind
Talk about me behind my back, Better yet right in front of my face
Shout out my faults to the world, Doesn't matter the time or place
Embarrass me in front of your friends, Give it your best shot
It doesn't matter how much it kills me, Because you're going to stab me with every knife you got
You can punch me in my ribs, Laugh at me when you make me cry
Tell the world my secrets, leave me in the sun to fry
Get me so mad, I hide around the corner to slit my wrist
When I die I bet I'll be the last person you ever miss
When everyone shoves me around, eventually you'll get in line for it too
Get on my nerves, Better make it your favorite thing to do
Your my sister but what's it matter?
According to you we're from two separate worlds so my broken hearts what your after
You want nothing more than to run me to my grave
You can get away with everything you do, so what if you misbehave
Here i am. Come get me. Strike me down.
Give it your best shot!
I've been kicked around
let down
and stomped on.
So just try to hurt me!
GO ON! TRY!
Your too late.
You missed your chance to kick me while i'm down.
But just wait,,
Give a minute.
it wont take long for them to push me down again.
Getting put down and constant regret
is how i have to live my life.
You have no clue
how it feels to have no one there..
they make promises all the time..
i promise it won't happen again,
i promise it was an accident,
i promise it'll be okay.
Well i'm sick of promises!
I'm sick of crying!
Just leave me alone...
Let me be...
Me..
Are you out of your mind
Not happy with your lot
Are you out of your mind
Are all your dreams forgot
Do you think you are good for nothing
And there is nothing you can do
Well get back in your mind
Cause I have got news for you
This is your life, it's you who creates
get back in your mind
It's never too late
When you are back in your mind
You have total control
Of every direction, you want to go
When you are back in your mind
You can have all you dream
So get back in your mind
Give those cobwebs a clean
Now you are back, your thoughts will transpire
If you act on those thoughts
You will have all you desire
This is your life, give it your best shot
Do not be lazy, live your dreams, have the lot
So get back in your mind,Take total control
Go live your dreams
YOUR MIND IS NOW HOLE!
When your problems keep on mounting,
They seem just like a mountain.
You have to go to The Fountain,
Just as Jesus taught ya,
Drink your fill of the Living Water.
Then take a look at your mountain,
Say,You beat me for a few times,
But I got news for you,
you beat me for the last time.
Now I'm gonna beat on you.
Hey Mountain, you can't git no bigger,
But I can keep on growing,
In the love and might of Jesus.
So come on mountain, give it your best shot.
I know how to beat you now, you ain't so hot.
© Dave Timperley 2012