I bit into the candy
the center giving way~
warm, sweet, unexpectedly tender.
people sometimes do the same thing.
Cautious
Excited
Nervous
Traumatized
Eager
Ready
It's ok to feel all of this at once
KENNEDY TRUMP NO
THE TRUMP NAME NOW MUST GO
DONALD FEELING LOW
STARS ADD TO TRUMP WOES
KENNEDY CENTRE NOW CLOSE
EMBARRASSMENT GROWS
They fell in love when they were young
and at that time their love took center stage
even as they lyrics changed throughout the years
adding jobs and friends…
as the two of them slowly aged.
Then one day their children took center stage
and soon they found…
their love…still strong
could now be spread around.
Then the children grew and the house seemed empty
until their grand children took center stage…
and they found their love for each other and family
remained strong
as they both reached middle age.
Now, much older…with a great-granddaughter
Added to a family that commands the center stage…
they have settled down together
and are enjoying the glory of old age.
Soft swell of Saturn,
the rings have begun to spin
gorging on the frost.
Sea goats are now center stage,
seasonal winds take control.
The Spotlight
Knowing who I am
Capable of doing
Assurance in knowing
Words assembled
Expressing out
Alone
But not beaten
Standing determined
Passed with no fail
Achieved
Totally destined
Being myself from within
Extending my purpose being a mission
Precision stance
Opportunity chance
Some say I don’t
I say I will
Doubt says I shouldn’t
I say I shall
I understand the reason
This is a need
There was that never
Had to be clever
Beyond standards
Overcoming fears
Thoughts and virtues
Issues that mounted
Lessons learned
Influences embraced
Effectiveness
Courage to explain
Happened in one segment
Center Stage
Did I ever mention
that I am always at the Center of Attention
even when I try my best
not be like the rest?
What do others see
in me?
I want to be a ghost
but end up being a host.
It sounds ridiculous
but even when I try to be inconspicious
I am spotted by the spies
with their eagle eyes.
Maybe the only solution
is to jump right into the pollution
and to stay away from the center
and to be as loud
as the rest of the crowd.
No center
a center separates~
no-center
seemingly is
synonymous with
autonomy's ending
and a felt sense of
freedom~
Incoming... outgoing calls
People are like call center
The hypocrites and the real
In a moment entertaining
Too formal on the onset
Someone is address by name
Someone has sent by God
To help resolve the issue
Everyone is please objectively
No subject taken by emotion
It's an error to give your views
But reason of mutual understanding
Somehow clear the smoke
Profit solution for the business
Say clearly no room for ambiguity
Never leave conversation mark in the heart
At the end, wisdom gain favor on your side.
turbulence unrelenting
despite sand blown eyes
squinting
all I could see was you…
tossed around
slammed to the ground
dazed and confused
still
all I could see was you…
hope eternal
in the midst of furious hell
upon me that fell
still
all I could see was you…
as I drank from a bitter cup
of tears and fears
my vision transfixed
all I could see was you…
mind bent
knees skint
still
all I could see was you…
locked in my sight
giving me the might
to not give up
through the darkness
into the forgiving light
I made it through
you were my beacon
shining bright
through it all
never losing sight
I kept my eyes on you….
Thrust in the center of the storm,
all I could see was you;
Brewing at the zenith of your strength,
so hard to get through.
But I dared rising up
and chose to let you go,
before ruining my life
and lead me to an absolute fiasco.
You’ve embraced more
yourself and your vices,
Always coming home intoxicated
All you’ve were void promises
Inflicting sufferings, bruises…
I couldn’t endure anymore.
So exhausted!
Thrust in the center of the storm,
all I could see was you;
Cyclone’s eye was at your throne
thrusting me so harshly to,
But I was fervor enough
to ask resilience from up above;
Survived by His grace,
I've moved on easily lifting my face.
Having found a peaceful life
I’ll rebuke my license as your wife
Your daughter and I will be together
I can be both her mother and father.
The Kennedy Center is known to the world
For honoring those in the arts –
From Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie, Astaire,
Whose talents top all of the charts.
Sinatra, Gene Kelly, L. Bernstein, Kazan
And Benny and Lena and Merce,
Ray Charles, Lucille Ball, Isaac Stern and George Burns,
The list both profound and diverse.
Belafonte and Ailey and Hepburn and Peck,
Gillespie and Sondheim, the Who;
Aretha and Dylan and Kander and Ebb,
Judith Jamison, Chuck Berry, too.
Baryshnikov, Quincy, Paul Simon and Cash,
Warren Beatty, James Taylor and Cher;
Tina Turner and Spielberg and Barbra and Tharp,
Yo Yo Ma, Dustin Hoffman – all there.
Al Pacino and Elton, De Niro and Streep,
Lily Tomlin, Santana and Sting;
LL Cool J and Reba and Joni, Mel Brooks,
Lionel, Dick Van Dyke, Carole King.
There are more I’ve not mentioned, but going ahead,
It is going to be quite a shock
When the Kennedy Center will honor, perhaps,
Village People or maybe Kid Rock.
Oh, I fear for this country in so many ways
And it feels we’ve been stabbed in our hearts
With the Kennedy Center now being run
By a man with no stake in the arts.
We're all bound for a quest to the center
Unprepared when we finally enter
Find a good guru to be your mentor
Or, better be your own best inventor
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I'm losing my center
I melt from within
Soft on my heartstrings
You slip through my skin
I'm needing to hold you
So please let me try
For today is a lifetime
And tomorrow another goodbye
Remember last summer
when we took the hog
on up to the mountains
and through hot spring falls
the flowers a whirl
of purple and green
I hold you too tight
And you slip through my wings
I'm needing to hold you
So please let me try
For today is a lifetime
And tomorrow another goodbye
Remember that dive bar?
How we snuck out back
And smoked that dirt weed and ate delicious snacks
You told me you loved me,and I believed to be true
So please let me hold you before i'm just dreaming of you
I'm needing to hold you
So please let me try
For today is a lifetime
And tomorrow another goodbye
I'm losing my center
I melt from within
Soft on my heartstrings
You slip through my skin
I'm needing to hold you
So please let me try
For today is a lifetime
And tomorrow another goodbye
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