Mistakes I’ve made
every path I see tracks.
The strain of pressure made it hard to relax.
Four years apart of me
Four years under me
Four years ahead
A dream this big
Patience was my only fig.
Freedom!. I can’t wait.
High school
School and life
Ambition
Integrity
Hard work, and much to learn.
A maze you enter being left in the center of right or wrong, trials and or broken friendships.
While emotions ran free
You’ve kept yourself neat.
Exhausted you see time never slows in a blink of an eye. Move on, look ahead from hopeless struggles of dead ends at every corner.
A little patience in any lesson
Only then there’s an exit.
No matter how long….
Be proud!, you’ve come this far.
Walls of plenty tumble down in this maze you call home, you continue to grow as you build your own home.
I believe in you in all your foot steps,
Let these words mean nothing less when you hear them.
Our Maze’s of mistakes gave us the will to face anything.
(If only you stand and try again!).
Form: Free verse
"Teenage Mother"
She had it all
A very bright tomorrow
She always smiled
Though broken internally.
All was rosy...
Until she stopped listening
To the voices of reason
We blame it all on adolescence
That girl was gone for good.
She started smoking
Boys were the only thing she understood more than any subject
Broken friendships
Many wrong choices.
She lost the most important key in life.........Education!
Her mother died from depression
An invisible father
She was now on her own...
Pregnant at fifteen
How can a toddler look after another toddler ?
When the baby cried,so was the mother.
She needed money for pampers, milk ,napkins and rent,
So she traded her body for a piece of bread and chicken change.
It was all over for her at sixteen,
She watched as her peers enjoyed the gift of youth
So many regrets,yet no solutions.
Another baby in her belly
Disease in her veins
Alcohol in her breath
She died at eighteen
What will happen to the lives left behind?
Form: Free verse
God’s Love Is the Glue for Broken Relationships!
I often hear of broken relationships.
Harsh actions taken
and broken friendships…
Even in many of the Christian homes…
There’s things being acted out,
in the “danger zones.”
Families are often being ripped apart…
A broken relationship… A broken heart…
Read what’s said in 1 Cor. Chapter 13 …
Do people read this scripture?
Does it mean anything???
Perhaps if people would
put their anger aside…
And ask the Lord to remove
all hostility and pride.
This could be the start of
a brand new beginning.
With God on your side,
you’re sure to be winning!
Everything in our lives, God understands!
Let’s come together.. In prayer… Hand in hand!
Let’s stop thinking whom to blame.
And walk in the love and forgiveness
of Jesus’ name!
We’re all equal before God. Our sins are many.
Those seeking God’s forgiveness… Are there any?
It’s Christ’ desire… Before this day is out…
To find what his way of living is all about!
Only his love can bind all
of our hearts together…
And be the “glue” that will
bind our lives forever!
By Jim Pemberton 09/01/15
Form: Rhyme
I've burnt so many bridges
with an empty box of matches.
Friendships fall to waysides,
and I watch it while it happens.
Distant conversations;
Eyes no longer fastened
on the times when all we knew
were echoes of our laughter.
The flames of time have blazened.
They've left me charred and blackened.
The bonds between us, once so tight,
have since been frayed and slackened.
My days have become so lonely.
I feel they're quickly passing.
Yet, slowly am I moving
while depression is amassing.
So my friend, this is my sorry.
I'm wayward from my pathway.
Just know I'm here, and always am,
if you're willing to meet halfway.
Form: Sonnet
Broken tibiae
Share far too much in common
With broken friendships.
Form: Haiku
God’s Love Is the Glue for Relationships!
I often hear of broken relationships.
Harsh actions taken
and broken friendships…
Even in many of the Christian homes…
There’s things being acted out,
in the “danger zones.”
Families are often being ripped apart…
A broken relationship… A broken heart…
Read what’s said in 1 Cor. Chapter 13 …
Do people read this scripture?
Does it mean anything???
Perhaps if people would
put their anger aside…
And ask the Lord to remove
all hostility and pride.
This could be the start of
a brand new beginning.
With God on your side…
You’re sure to be winning!
Everything in our lives, God understands!
Let’s come together.. In prayer… Hand in hand!
Let’s stop thinking whom to blame.
And walk in the love and forgiveness
of Jesus’ name!
We’re all equal before God. Our sins are many.
Those seeking God’s forgiveness… Are there any?
It’s Christ’ desire… Before this day is out…
To find what his way of living is all about!
Only his love can bind all
of our hearts together…
And be the “glue” that will
bind our lives forever!
By Jim Pemberton 09/01/15
Form: Rhyme
God’s Love Is the Glue for Relationships!
I often hear of broken relationships.
Harsh actions taken
and broken friendships…
Even in many of the Christian homes…
There’s things being acted out,
in the “danger zones.”
Families are often being ripped apart…
A broken relationship… A broken heart…
Read what’s said in 1 Cor. Chapter 13 …
Do people read this scripture?
Does it mean anything???
Perhaps if people would
put their anger aside…
And ask the Lord to remove
all hostility and pride.
This could be the start of
a brand new beginning.
With God on your side…
You’re sure to be winning!
Everything in our lives, God understands!
Let’s come together.. In prayer… Hand in hand!
Let’s stop thinking whom to blame.
And walk in the love and forgiveness
of Jesus’ name!
We’re all equal before God. Our sins are many.
Those seeking God’s forgiveness… Are there any?
It’s Christ’ desire… Before this day is out…
To find what his way of living is all about!
Only his love can bind all
of our hearts together…
And be the “glue” that will
bind our lives forever!
By Jim Pemberton 09/01/15
Form: Rhyme
A false witness
Seldom goes unpunished,
So never profane
The name of a friend.
Guard your tongue
And choose your words,
Broken friendships
Sometime don't mend.
Form: Lyric
Trapped in the mind of an insecure man,
theres no direction and no life plan.
Deep inside are thaughts of despair,
broken friendships left beyond repair.
Feelings of pain an everyday thing,
try to disguise and go on with a grin.
tormented by an abusive past,
memories set to forever last.
Alcohol a permenant part of my saviour,
destroys and effects my lifes behaviour.
a burden on an uncaring race,
time to adopt an uncaring face.
Form: Bio
So many times I hear of broken relationships.
Harsh words spoken…
And broken friendships…
Even in many of the “Christian” homes…
There’s things being done
in the “danger zones.”
Families and friends being ripped apart…
A broken relationship… A broken heart…
I think about what is said in 1 Cor. Chapter 13 …
Do people read this scripture?
Does it mean anything???
Perhaps if people would
put their feelings aside…
And ask the Lord to remove
all bitterness and pride.
This could be the start of
a brand new beginning.
With God on your side…
You’re sure to be winning!
Everything in our lives, God has understood.
Let’s come together.. In prayer… As we should.
May we refrain from thinking whom to blame.
Walking in the love and forgiveness
there is in Jesus’ name.
We’re all equal before God. And our sins are many.
Those who are seeking God’s healing… Are there any?
It is Christ’ desire… Before this day is out…
To find what his way of living is all about!
Only his love can bind all
of our hearts together…
And be the “glue” that will
bind our lives forever!
By Jim Pemberton 01/11/11
Form: Rhyme
So many times I hear of broken relationships.
Harsh words spoken…
And broken friendships…
Even in many of the “Christian” homes…
There’s things being done
in the “danger zones.”
Families and friends being ripped apart…
A broken relationship… A broken heart…
I think about what is said in 1 Cor. Chapter 13 …
Do people read this scripture?
Does it mean anything???
Perhaps if people would
put their feelings aside…
And ask the Lord to remove
all bitterness and pride.
This could be the start of
a brand new beginning.
With God on your side…
You’re sure to be winning!
Everything in our lives, God has understood.
Let’s come together.. In prayer… As we should.
May we refrain from thinking whom to blame.
Walking in the love and forgiveness
there is in Jesus’ name.
We’re all equal before God. And our sins are many.
Those who are seeking God’s healing… Are there any?
It is Christ’ desire… Before this day is out…
To find what his way of living is all about!
Only his love can bind all
of our hearts together…
And be the “glue” that will
bind our lives forever!
By Jim Pemberton
01/11/11
For the contest; "relationship breakups"
Form: Rhyme
So many times I hear of broken relationships.
Harsh words spoken…
And broken friendships…
Even in many of the “Christian” homes…
There’s things being done
in the “danger zones.”
Families and friends being ripped apart…
A broken relationship… A broken heart…
I think about what is said in 1 Cor. Chapter 13 …
Do people read this scripture?
Does it mean anything???
Perhaps if people would
put their feelings aside…
And ask the Lord to remove
all bitterness and pride.
This could be the start of
a brand new beginning.
With God on your side…
You’re sure to be winning!
Everything in our lives, God has understood.
Let’s come together.. In prayer… As we should.
May we refrain from thinking whom to blame.
Walking in the love and forgiveness
there is in Jesus’ name.
We’re all equal before God. And our sins are many.
Those who are seeking God’s healing… Are there any?
It is Christ’ desire… Before this day is out…
To find what his way of living is all about!
Only his love can bind all
of our hearts together…
And be the “glue” that will
bind our lives forever!
By Jim Pemberton
01/11/11
Form: Rhyme
So many times I hear of broken relationships.
Harsh words spoken…
And broken friendships…
Even in many of the “Christian” homes…
There’s things being done
in the “danger zones.”
Families and friends being ripped apart…
A broken relationship… A broken heart…
I think about what is said in 1 Cor. Chapter 13 …
Do people read this scripture?
Does it mean anything???
Perhaps if people would
put their feelings aside…
And ask the Lord to remove
all bitterness and pride.
This could be the start of
a brand new beginning.
With God on your side…
You’re sure to be winning!
Everything in our lives, God has understood.
Let’s come together.. In prayer… As we should.
May we refrain from thinking whom to blame.
Walking in the love and forgiveness
there is in Jesus’ name.
We’re all equal before God. And our sins are many.
Those who are seeking God’s healing… Are there any?
It is Christ’ desire… Before this day is out…
To find what his way of living is all about!
Only his love can bind all
of our hearts together…
And be the “glue” that will
bind our lives forever!
By Jim Pemberton
01/11/11
Form: Rhyme
there were no tears at graduation
my heart burst with pride as the youngest boy
marched with his friends to finish high school
but up in the bleachers
his mother
could hardly wait for that diploma to hit his hand
DONE WITH PUBLIC SCHOOL
AMEN
*in memory of all the hours of homework
glue sticks
footnotes
research papers
illness
broken friendships
broken printers
new discoveries
PTA Meetings
reading groups
first grade teachers aid (me)
poster board
middle school (sucked for me more than it did for you)
peer pressure
school concerts
prom
(no, you can't go to the beach, I don't care who is going)
big smiles
braces
best friends
real teachers
school lunches
and,
missed busses
Form: I do not know?
Broken toys…
Broken televisions…
Broken dishes…
Broken windows…
Broken cars…
Broken parents…
Broken children…
Broken families…
Broken homes…
Broken friendships…
Broken lives…
Broken dreams…
Broken spirits…
Broken hearts…
Broken hopes…
Broken systems…
Broken communities…
Broken nations…
Broken world…
Broken leads to depression, pain, suffrage, death and decay.
Broken is the pathway to evil.
Fixing “broken” leads to healing, happiness, love, unity and peace…
SO FIX ALL THAT IS BROKEN!!!
Form: I do not know?
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