right or wrong inevitably cast as labeled
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Yankee-two-kilo
Yankee-two-kilo
Can you read me?
Y2K
The year 2000's on the way
The new millennium's almost here
To write January 1, 2000 will be weird
Star Trek's beam me up Scottie was
A far out idea
But now the space shuttle goes up
Several times a year
The crew of seven went up that day
(don't look up to watch it burn)
they had no fear, now their view from heaven
Is crystal clear
When January 1 comes will
My computer freeze?
Will I get my money from the
ATM with the greatest of ease?
Did I store any staples and canned
Goods to keep my mind at ease?
Will I be able to trade in the
Stock market as I please?
Y2K
Yankee-two-kilo
Calling all earthlings!
Come aboard
The space center on the moon is
Ready (it has so much more
More than you'd ever imagined before)
Don't look back to watch it burn
I write premium Brand Names
On all my cheap stuff
With a permanent no label waterproof Magic marker
Its magic
Works for me.
you be gone
long gone
long ago, yet
in that dark
space of night
that knows no eyes
but mine
‘tis there in dreams
my love flows
into scarlet streaks
running down
the ridges
of your back
the red melting
from my painted nails
as I brand you
mine
forever.
pious ponderings
aimless insecurities
ravenous insights
If fame equates to power
Then my power dwarfs the tower
For even those in power
Want to rid me out of cower
Though I'm just an ordinary
Many want a bite of me
My fame sparked a mutiny
So the greater world could see
The tale they made out of me
Was just like a boomerang
At first it struck me
But it came back and it rang
Now I am branded
Though my fame was not intended
But such fame was the tower
For the greater world to ponder
Your brand is what you see in the mirror, man
The reflection of your choices
A facade moulded by the devil's hand
Shouldering those corrupted little voices
You strayed from the path for a while
Because it would be fun they said
Quietly knowing you would lose your smile
While chasing ecstasy instead
You forgot to read the fine printing
Those clauses that have defined you
A life of being outclassed and wanting
A dull and weathered unpolished shoe
Ask what happened to your personality
That vibrant inner beauty you had
The part of you that welcomed reality
And embraced life's good with it's bad
Its a virtue you need more of lately
So find that laughter that caused your tummy ache
The one that made friends think you were crazy
Interestingly happy and maybe slightly baked
For God's sake smile you bastard
Let the world see who you really are inside
That your soul is not grey and haggered
Wear your brand like you have nothing to hide
Long lost affair
Torrid and rare
With its exotic flair
True love we did declare
To each other we did swear
How could we be aware
We didn’t have a prayer
Youth was all we’d share
The breeze in our hair
Passion filled the air
Loving we would dare
Too carefree to heed beware
I’d have followed you anywhere
Nothing would ever compare
Your shadow haunts me here and there
My heart now branded with despair
Submitted on January 15, 2021 for contest COMPLETELY YOUR CHOICE(40) ANY THEME ANY FORM sponsored by BRIAN STRAND - RANKED 2ND
He beat me in my dreams
Which became reality..
Leaving scars burned into my heart
He branded me. Permanently.
His words cut deeper than that knife he always carries.
Stabbing thru my bones in to my soul
Branded forever.
He tries to justify, such behavior in many lies.
Truth comes out
He cant shut his mouth
He is the bad guy.
He thought when i fell.
After he punched me down the stairs.
I was then giving in.
to let him finally win.
I stood back up and grabbed the tallest gun.
Pointed it at, his sorry
And permanently got rid of him.
No more pain for this woman
Who has No shame
Shes proud of her outcome
Her eyes are now open. never shut.
When you meet me ill admit
im not mean just will never forget
My self worth and yes i demand, even more respect from any man.
Permanently branded recovering from
Sweet revenge
In the end. :-)
That was definitely well deserved.
Branded
Written: by Miracle Man
8-10-2017
Uninvited thoughts from times departed,
Reverberate from mind’s obscure corners,
Residue from days long ago;
Ghost mutterings of clock and location,
When San Diego’s surf was up,
My time of life was young,
And life unstressed,
Before age launched its claim on me;
branded stars burn ban
landed jars turn cans
kick the harassment can
simon says mother may i
blow your skirt like monroe
show me your love
of
control
heart through heart
meeting the soul
lasting breath
bubbles
left
fish bowl
hand holds
walk with me
whistle with birds
back against red brick wall
looking into eyes
that
make you fall
lips readying
kiss kiss kiss
kissing me again
branded stars burn ban
?
Branded
Things didn't feel the same
When I talked to you today
it all felt just a little different
I felt you were somehow slipping away
You said all the same things
But they didn’t sound the same
I just felt something was missing
There was no spark to fuel the flame
Maybe all the time and distance
Has finally taken its toll my dear
There is no me if there is no you
And I cannot stop the tears
We have faced so many troubles
And overcome more than our share
But our love has held strong and true
Your love for me just has to be there
So if you no longer love me
No, I will not ever understand
Upon my heart and my soul you see
Is burned your named just like a brand
Connie Moore
10/18/14
I wish you had been more careful
With those words that you flung out
At me today
I guess you didn’t realize
That they were red hot
Though spoken in “jest”
And in a quiet voice
They were red hot
And they seared my heart
Branding me with the word
REJECTED
....Again.
I thought branding was for cattle
Ah....but humans are adept
At branding others
The smell of burning flesh
The stench of pain
The open wounds
That harden with time
Yet remain
As a grotesque testament
Of a heart that has been branded!
I guess you didn’t realize
That what you said
Will go with me to the grave
Because it scorched my heart
My poor little heart
that one day will tire
of all the burns
and will stop beating
a scarred little mass
Finally at rest
From the red hot branding iron
Of your tongue.
Wounds plague the dog thats been beat.
I feel like I'm being trampled under your feet.
Words can't describe how I feel about you inside.
You bring the sunshine to our street.
Loving you is like nothing I've ever known.
Through the sun and rain I feel like we've grown.
To be left behind would break my mind.
Because your love I've come to know.
The moon, stars and setting sun.
I'd like to give them all to you.
If in dreams we run.
I'm going to find my way to you.
Lost and lonely as a child.
I took love for granted.
You came along and stole my heart.
Now with your love I've been branded.
Chains clank
dragging past
into tomorrow
never free
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