Stalked all their life
Stained by a crime not committed
A permanent mark on black skin
A reminder how we will never fit in
Labelled as criminals
Despite being exonerated
Probation was for those in need of reformation
Not those who already good behaviour
But any chance to stereotype
The oppressors will take their chance
To keep the invisible chains of oppression are locked in and secured
A way to surveil those who now walk in the light
Constant checkups, now a normal routine
Having to ensure their record is squeaky clean
Being suffocated by the fear
Of breathing wrong
They'll do anything to keep us behind bars
Freedom they promised, yet freedom we haven't received
Being watched doesn't equate to being free
Especially when we still hang from the trees of your critique
You can't claim slavery ended when we are still slaves to your constant surveillance
Not when incarceration is used as a way to keep us hidden
Not when we live a life of normalcy
Yet are still followed
By the law that claims to help
Yet shoots us as soon as we open our mouth
You can't claim it ended when we live under the power
Of the white man
Categories:
checkups, discrimination, freedom, power, prejudice,
Form: Free verse
The year 2017 will I not forget
at that time received really bad news
diagnosed with prostate cancer no less
shaken in my core really got the blues
But God drew near in midst of it
showing Christ is indeed my mighty rock
He brought calming peace in the situation
whispering His love in midst of my shock
When you're told you've got cancer
it takes some moments to sink in
in my case, it was just five percent
then the treatment would have to begin
But Jesus was with me through it all
proving Himself a saviour of all might
touching me in and through my treatment
so that I would know His awesome light
Now in 2018, I am much better
majority of cancer is now gone
trusting the healer to do it all
dispels the darkness before the dawn
(Recounting my experience of 2017 having been diagnosed with prostate cancer and praising God for his healing hand in touching my body in his power and now feeling much better with needing no more treatment just yearly checkups.
This was written in 2018 and now in 2023 I am still just getting yearly check-ups with cancer still under control.
Praise God! )
Categories:
checkups, cancer, health, jesus,
Form: Rhyme
Father In Heaven
Further searches our Father inspects us creator of all (US) our Father
Appropriate Father consulting free will giver of free souls our Father
Troubled souls evaluate comes to terms to Our Daddy God our Father
Higher moralities face in earth and in space Jesus Magistrate this world
Enlightened souls assess, address the openness of His truth our Father
Regular checkups reprimand many chance to be rebirth again our Father
Internal repress suffer; stop repent start over God love in earth and heaven
Nameless kindnesses aspire to take your souls higher above in heaven
Humble digs paced heaven our eternal home the believer rome in heaven
Emotional repress determine by our feelings spirit flung new home in heaven
Ambitious hopes intend Our heavenly Father of all and Abraham
Very souls flavor choices life or death, giver of ALL breathe in earth
Earlier moralities focus on forgiveness eternal life in heaven
Neurological consults preside choosing life over death eternal life in heaven
3/10/20
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
Categories:
checkups, analogy, appreciation, celebration, god,
Form: Acrostic
Down The Street, As I Was Drifting With The City's Human Tide
Down the street, as I was drifting with the city's human tide,
No uplifting, inspiration, naught to sway what's deep inside,
Unchecked be I, street-smart am I, though a drifter sort of guy,
Open to change, howbeit strange, live life high sipping mai tai,
Then the next day, I went astray, drunken mess and high on drugs,
In alleyways, some days all nights, hooker's life hitting the clubs,
Clinical checkups, plastered in makeups, living on the street,
Butcher, baker, and candlestick-maker, clients that we meet,
Once in a while, comes one in style, are mesmerize and beguile,
Be careful, and gentle, wild they are, wear an innocent smile,
Certain occasions all sobered-up, I catch a walk outside,
Wide-eyed seeing faces, humans currently drift with the tide.
2020 March 06
Categories:
checkups, character, dark, meaningful, muse,
Form: Couplet
It's good to look back at the year's end
to ponder on all that's now gone past
1 year ago you didn't know what's to come
but recognising it's all gone all too fast
Healthy has been so very excellent
my cancer checkups have all been great
with my PSA heading in down direction
increasing confidence for my next health date
My stammer has pulled me down again
so needing therapy for 9 months long
but light has dawned again at tunnel end
now slowly getting better like a merry song
Holidays were other real highlights
being at Crieff Hydro in January cold
then in spring to Bowness on Windermere
to Cyprus in May among sunshine gold
July came to go to Keswick lakes
enjoy convention, learn much in God's word
then at Southport for full two weeks
enjoyed the sun along the seafront
The year can't go past without thanks
for my friends of poetry so divine
faithful their encouragement so very much
this spurs me on with pen to shine
Categories:
checkups, health, holiday, life, memory,
Form: Rhyme
At first I thought that we humans have it much better than our pets
because we have many different types of doctors
that know how to treat all our growing old aches and pains.
Then I remembered that our dogs and cats have doctors too
who treat the same elderly problems.
Then I was logically forced to recognize a difference;
our pets can’t use the telephone to make an appointment
and can’t drive to the emergency room
and can’t schedule regular checkups with a specialist.
All they can do is sit on our laps
and hope for the best.
Then common sense forced me to think
about the difference between being domesticated and being wild
and I started to feel bad for all the wild monkeys
that got sick during the day or at night.
They couldn‘t get medical support, they were wild!
Then I thought about camels and pigs and chickens
that could get medical support, they were domesticated!
Then I started to wonder about horses and goats and cows
and started to contemplate how veterinarians and groomers
get involved in determining the direction of their health.
That’s when I thought about a name tag titled Zoologist.
Categories:
checkups, animal, courage, culture, inspiration,
Form: Prose Poetry
The year 2017 will I not forget
at that time received really bad news
diagnosed with prostate cancer no less
shaken in my core really got the blues
But God drew near in midst of it
showing Christ is indeed my mighty rock
He brought calming peace in the situation
whispering His love in midst of my shock
When you're told you've got cancer
it takes some moments to sink in
in my case, it was just five per cent
then the treatment would have to begin
But Jesus was with me through it all
proving Himself a saviour of all might
touching me in and through my treatment
so that I would know His awesome light
Now in 2018, I am much better
majority of cancer is now gone
trusting the healer to do it all
dispels the darkness before the dawn
(Recounting my experience of 2017 having been diagnosed with prostate cancer and praising God for his healing hand in touching my body in his power and now feeling much better with needing no more treatment just 6 monthly checkups.)
Categories:
checkups, cancer, christian, health, jesus,
Form: Rhyme
Take my pulse
And blood pressure
And let it sink deep
Into my unconscious
And make it a part of me
So I too do regular
Checkups of self
Categories:
checkups, absence, abuse, addiction, adventure,
Form: Free verse
The little man,
Curled in a ball,
Short time span,
Checkups to stall.
It's a boy,
All others cheer,
Forming the joy,
To hold him dear.
The day is here,
To go into shock,
Wipe sweat as fear,
Little ears to sweet talk.
Loud but tender,
Smiles from Mom,
Loved ones surrender,
Keeping him calm.
Delicate soft skin,
Breathtaking relief,
Of all the could of been,
Rejoicing disbelief.
Mom and Dad,
Exhausted but ready,
New arrivals to add,
New things to keep steady.
Categories:
checkups, baby, son,
Form: Alliteration
Now I am sleeping
The sleep of the dead
Laying in a coffin
Instead of a bed
My wife kept saying
I should have the test
I never listened
I thought I knew best
A finger in an anus
Just a simple poke
What I thought was funny
Was far from a joke
My cancer undetected
Consumed me real fast
Now instead of a future
I have a tragic past
Heed my warning
Don't do what I did
If you take this test
You avoid a coffin with a lid
I like many men fail to have regular checkups. Fortunately this is not my story but if I don't take my health decision seriously it could be. It is time for us to smarten up, book those tests! No one has ever really died from embarrasment.
Categories:
checkups, health, cancer,
Form: Rhyme