teacher's pet
she is an obedient student
compliant
rule follower
teacher refers her to gifted program
her intelligence score is mediocre
compliance does not mean gifted
but how many of us know this?
off the chain student
teachers argue against him receiving gifted services
he is a class disturbance
often off the wall behavior
wild, uninhibited; a strange thinker
his intelligent score is through the roof
wants everything to be fair
gifted? Oh, yes, ma’am!
Jed, the new husband wanted to control his wife
But failed terribly in attempting to domesticate her
and control her
She was not a willing participant or pushover
neither was Jed’s second or third wives
You cannot control women! His sisters told him.
He should have known that.
But he didn’t.
He is still looking for a compliant wife.
Potential wives four, five and six have all dumped him
None of them liked being almost-controlled either.
Dying to comply?
Oh my.' Thinking and feeling
Sick, sick, sick; ENOUGH !
We got confused
They could hurt our feelings
But we were not supposed to hurt theirs
They could do evil things to us
And we were supposed to turn our cheek
Allow them to increase their target
We were supposed to be doormats
And allow them to wipe their steel toed boots on us
We did not question it; socialized the way we were
By a woman
Who would not have tolerated
Any misbehaviors from others.
skin soft, giving
ego plump, accepting
talk embellished, aware
mind a sponge, absorbing
resolve earnest, resolute
awareness listening, agile
love unencumbered, bubbling
debate boisterous, hearkening
heaven can wait,
not done
Compliant to God, never defiant
Persistent in doing His will by grace
Jubilant, amidst trials, triumphant.
Yielded to the Lord in running life’s race
I’m upheld by His love’s magnificence
For joyous service along might’s brace.
Dependent on His light’s iridescence
Taught am I through the precepts of Scriptures
Delighting in His marvelous presence.
Surrendered to Christ for steward gestures
Blessed with His provision-sufficiency
I’m nourished while He ceaselessly nurtures.
Gripped with the Saviour’s faithfulness-mercy
Propelled by earnest humble gratitude
I worship Him in His excellency.
Toward divine strengthened faith-altitude
I abide* in my Master’s fortitude.
*1Corinthians 7:24 Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
May 21, 2019
Honorable Mention, "STRAND SELECT O ,any form ,any theme" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 2/14/2020.
Reliant Client Who Is Compliant
Remember realizing when he was reliant,
As well as a truthful and honest client,
When done,
Depend upon,
And not only that he had been compliant.
Jim Horn
concede,
give in, give up,
bend a little, comply
its far too late to turn around
backtrack
The compliant Press
Snowstorm in America, where else? There are snowstorms
in Scandinavia too, but how cares. In Russia 200 hundred
people have frozen to death, the news on TV, cover this in
two seconds because all camera eyes are trained on America
and its fiscal cliff- I hope it fall in to it- and snowstorms.
There was a time when America was important that things
of this inconsequential nature were important…no more.
The united states of America´s parochial problems no longer
matter as it is a nation bankrupt like Hellas and sustained by
useless wars in the Middle East. When the lords of the press
notice that their focus was wrong, the main language thought
a university will be Chinese and Arabic. And as they gurgling
drown in the new world order we will hear the faint echo of
democracy and freedom, none which behooves humanity well.
And the lords of the press will serve their new masters with
tame diligence as they served the old masters of power.
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