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Between Inferiority and Superiority

I do not understand superior characteristic of a leader.
Leading to toxicity and becoming a trend in a workplace,
Those who are in higher positions are unapologetic
As if they are always right to give their stands and there is no room for others to interfere.

Workers in lower level tends to endure all the negative words and inhumane treatment,
Thinking that earning is more important than pride,
Without knowing that they become so immune
Tormenting themselves to survive.

Practicality holds them tight,
Putting in to their mind that it is really alright.
As if they have no voice to speak it out
Because at the end of the day they are just common employees who leash out.

Meanwhile the superior ones become much more mighty,
Knowing that they can maneuver someone’s supposed to be legacy
Without minding the effect,
That can result someone to give up.

There should have a balance,
Being superior should not be normalized.

Premium Member CHARACTERISTICS

instinctive 
   translations
a   
     creative 
influence

consistently
    concise 
individual
   &
      common

particular 
strict
&
exact
            a concentrated 
     essence

absolute 
  economy
of meaning
in
enlightened 
  
     spontaneity

Premium Member Characteristics of a Writer

Your heart has a yearning
And a burning desire 
To share what you’re learning
Like voices of a choir 

Small pieces of paper
With the things you have thought
A con or a caper
How the villain was caught

No time is a wrong time
If you wake up at night
With a thought of a rhyme
Then you know you must write

Watching movies with you
Your friends do not enjoy 
For you catch every clue
And discern every ploy 

And time seems to fly by 
When you sit down to write
With that glint in your eye
There is no end in sight 

You longed for the teacher
To ask each for a story 
You wrote down your feature
Of our flag called, “Old Glory”









Friends with the dictionary 
Filled with word after word
To some it seemed scary
When the big words they heard

But not to the writer
You knew you’d become
A reader delighter 
You knew you’d please some

 So write on forever
 As your stories you tell
 A writer so clever
 Right inside you doth dwell


Flawed Characteristics

Misunderstanding life lessons
striving to be all we can be
hoping to change another
wishing for close bonds
fearing being alone
thinking money the solution
expecting acceptance from all
searching outside of self for answers
using excuses to avoid accountability
avoiding healing to keep codependencies
focusing on others life to avoid own
blaming to justify actions
projecting pain as a defense mechanism
diminishing self for comfortability 
agreeing to avoid conflict or enemies
missing unconditional love never experienced..

Life is within, but without outside experiences, personal development
for perseverance, resilience, and character can't be shaped;
love, acceptance and validation are within so you won't go without.

The Kingdom of God destroys the characteristics of Worry

The Kingdom of God destroys the characteristics of Worry!
Worry blows things out of proportion
But the Word of God puts things in the right context
The Bible guarantees that 'recession' does not affect the Word of God!

Birds always seek something to eat
They do not worry!
Based on their metabolism
Birds must constantly look for food
They do not worry!
God the Father feeds them
Even though they must constantly look for food

The Kingdom of God destroys the characteristics of Worry!
God the FATHER is our SOURCE
He is our Provider
He is our Leader; He is our King
His Government will take care of us!

Birds always seek something to eat
They do not worry—
Based on their metabolism
Birds must constantly look for food
They do not worry—
God the Father feeds them!
The Kingdom of God is never in a Crisis

Matthew 6:26

[There are many types of birds]

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Premium Member Characteristics a Freed Verse

CHARACTERISTICS
possessed
stereotypes
evolved
illustrated
 diminished
&overshadowed
by
 the  flamboyant

 intense
depictions
 independent
  blessed
with
contemporary
 zeal

a  remembered
likeness
visaged
subtly sensuous
flushed
&sentimental
yet
contained
& captivating

 a picture
of response
 to inventions
 alighted upon
stark
& contemplative
 adorned
only with
a
solitary
mood
small
&
 suave

an aura
of
stillness
reminiscent
 in  manner
&suffused
in the
constructive


Premium Member Characteristics a Freed Verse

CHARACTERISTICS
reclusive
  eccentric
flamboyant
often
overshadowed
&evolving
independent
so
 self-possessed
&
blessed with talent

nevertheless
idiosyncratic
 is self-contained
yet subtly sensuous
&daring
in a
contemplative
manner
adorned
in
 austerity
modest
yet suave
sumptuous
&
spellbound
with an
 auraa
 of serious-minded
stillness
constructive
but respectful

Chromatic Characteristics

I wear my emotions on my face, 
Cry at the snap of your hand, 
With seriousness, life I embrace, 
A tender touch, I demand, 

Kind and gentle with a smile always, 
That's what you will see outside, 
Inside, I churn and hide my malaise, 
You'll never know why I cried, 

With straightforward faith to lead me on, 
A poem to match my moods, 
Looking forward to heaven's new dawn, 
Brazenness, my pen exudes. 


3rd May 2023

For "Character traits" contest
Sponsor: Angela Tune

Premium Member Biblical Spiritual Characteristics

The Christian way is no easy task
God's call is a call to fully endure
many obstacles have to be overcome
but victory's assured for God is sure

A true Christian shows real godliness
having deep humility to put others first
denying one's self have no worldly want
only God fills one with spiritual thirst

This thirst clearly is heaven sent
producing eternal kingdom affection
to renounce the world's pleasures
so give the Lord full attention

God sends his spirit in one's heart
producing His character to bless
living holy lives to give Him glory
putting on our gifted godly dress

So live truly for God alone
display yourself to be holy true
brings pleasure to God our Lord
eternal always forever to do

('If our common life is not a common course of humility, self-denial, renunciation of the world, poverty of spirit and heavenly affection, we do not live the lives of Christians.')
- William Law.- (1686-1761) 'A serious call to a devout and holy life.'

Premium Member Characteristics An Open Form

CHARACTERISTICS
a dedicated
focussed
display
appeared
 en tempo
side by side
in
situ
a
seductive
  vista with
in vogue
contrasting
hues

a
 bathetic
flotilla
with
a   surreal
 oblivion
 tender
&idiosyncratic
in
elicit
mellow
  moments

Premium Member Forgetfulness

Forgetfulness is not one of my better traits
Never the result of any foregone conclusion,
I could blame it on the narrow-minded fates
Or other faults my mind harbors in profusion.
Of all those ills, none causes me such anxiety
As forgetting a most important appointment,
And I try to make all those occasions a rarity
Since they always produce a disappointment
And, sometimes a missed appointment fee!

Written August 25, 2025

Premium Member Qualities and Characteristics

Love can shine like salvation.
Love lights unseeable torches
When heated, love evades judgment.
It gives breath to the sweetest sounds.
Love makes reasons and it breaks reason.

Characteristics of a President of United States

I have been reading Soul of America, 
Battle for Better Angels lately. What I 
like best about it is the descriptions 
of successful Presidents. Book is by 
Don Meacham who is an Episcopalian 
from Nashville and a current Professor 
at Vanderbilt University.

Characteristics of Successful Presidents 
Horn Haiku and others:

to me has occurred
characteristic preferred
easily endured

knows how to run ship
at fast clip with leadership
had planned perfect trip

path properly laid
while history will be made
then into past fade

being successful
while he will be impartial
constantly cheerful

compassion and cried
in minds and hearts may abide
outside and inside

a hand does extend
and message of peace shall send
never will offend

not making insults
close friendship final results
of country is pulse

with words down raining
perfect president in training
who is entertaining

on life want new lease
for security increase
number of police

create common bond
that God did with magic wand
of Him we are fond

Jim Horn

Characteristics of Trump

Pernicious is having a harmful effect, 
especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Insidious means proceeding in gradual, 
subtle way, but with harmful effects.
Hideous means ugly or disgusting to 
look at.
Pugnacious means eager or quick to 
argue, quarrel, or fight

Trump consulted with mind of a mystic,
What happened was he went ballistic,
And irritated,
With being berated,
Hearing definition of each characteristic.

Jim Horn

Not only was Trump harmfully pernicious,
He had been boisterous and also insidious;
Hypocrisy,
His philosophy;
Appearing pugnacious and also hideous.

Jim Horn

There has to be a few chuckles somewhere
within you. Right!!!

Now I am going to write a poem using
above defined words.

The Human Antonym

The human antonym 

Buddhist, but maleficent 
Losing,but triumphant
Home, but astray
Articulate, but nothing to say

Achieving,but no ambition 
Trusting, but full of suspicion 
Cold hearted, but devoted 
Political, but never voted 

Lazy, but overworked
Level headed, but berserk
Lacks talent, but a numen 
All of the above- a human

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