People can try to encourage us
they can nudge and prod like concerned parents
But there comes a time when we realize
we are ultimately the creators of our own destiny
And that is a day of reckoning
Of crossing a bridge of no return
It’s when we realize that we are responsible
The “I” is the conductor, the maestro.
I am the only one who can motivate myself
to be the best person that I can be
It has to be a desire from deep within
strong enough to fire a drive on a daily basis
I have to survey all my options and decide
I’m the one to find a goal worthy of my passion
I need to learn the constellations and draw my map
I’m ultimately the ship captain of my journey
AP: 2nd place 2025
You can always count on me
I will not go anywhere without you
Friend we were made for each other
By my Father
AIso every day my Father
Keep us alive
Here on earth
And we have to live
Our lives every day
I hope you trust me
And we can pray together for my
Father every day
We can't live without praying for my father
Friend you can always count on me
Every day I will be here waiting for you
Yes you can find me here on earth
I will not leave the earth today
AIso I will not going to die yet
Because I am still too young too die
I hope to live here on earth until I am 80
If my Father allows that
I will be very happy
AIso I am taking good care of my health
Every single day
I am not letting my health to go down hill
Also I am taking care of my hygiene
I never wear the same clothes that I wore
The day before
I always wear clean clothes every day
The dirty clothes
I Put inside my laundry bag to wash
On Fridays
On Saturdays I clean my house
I must tell you that is not something
I enjoy doing
But it has to be done
We Can Count on Each other
trust me
I will be there
nothing can deter me
believe that I can always help
love wins
love wins
I know that you always help me
you cannot be deterred
be there, I will
trust you
***This is a mirror cinquain****
A man of peace, will go to the throne; after much war.'
Through avenues un-known, Abrahams descendants
Will set the stage.' a (glorious temple is to be manmade)
All the earth will groan in pain, yet a remmenant will
Stand, under great strain.' Witness to such powerul
Signs, although indeed false; many will find persuasion
To worship under force, of (death laws) when life and
Choice 'the Door' the only One the only way.'
When the dark god reigns, yet approches the day.!
Let the heavans fall, let the sun be black.' A bloody
Moon; the whole globe wracked. The end of lust the end
Of ire, no world dominion.' No fierce fire; for those He's
Ransomed.' On the Rock will stand' un-shakable soldiers
Of the 'Great I Am'
Do not count me a sorceress, Lord,
or a diviner interpreting the moon,
do not count me among the harlots of Babylon,
laying waste amid the ruins.
Do not count me a stranger, Lord,
unrelated by distance alone,
count me, Lord, a child of the King,
whose sins have been atoned.
Do not count me as complaining
facing trials that made me strong,
count me as one in humble reverence
and count the praises in my song.
Do not count me as proud of haughty
or unobedient to thy will,
count me as one ever listening
for your voice,
for your call.
Father...
Father,
count on me.
Phone calls, then running down long halls.
Drive fast, damned traffic, but at last.
Must park, make payment in the dark.
Run in, puff puff, catch second wind.
Then soon, I'll find you in some room.
White coats, dispensing antidotes.
So small, so fragile -- like a doll.
Green-blue, that gown can't comfort you.
Ice cold, these blankets won't withhold.
Make warm, fluff pillow, no alarm.
You smile. I'll be here for a while.
All through, I'm watching over you.
Eat eat, some soup, but was that meat?
Tic toc, until some sleepy talk.
Kiss Kiss, dim light and 'Goodnight, Sis'.
Brought cheer. I'm done. I’m outa here.
~ collaboration with T Kirk Tierney ~
AP: Honorable Mention 2022
this i won't you to no
as you go
will be by your side
world wide
so don't feel blue
wiill stand by you too
to me your heavenly
you can
COUNT ON ME
Life revolves round the sun that is what star gazers say
Earth exists nearly on the edge of the Milky Way
Birth begins and spins in time to leave enough for play
Dark thinking starts in circles so night turns into day
The best of this is set in stone where it ought to stay
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The greatest times
are the one’s that surprise us
The greatest people
are the one’s who don’t
(H.U.P. May, 2020)
You need me? Call, and I'm there.
Remember, I'm always here.
You can always count on me.
You can reach me anywhere.
Date written: 04/26/2020
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the sun
9/4/2019
Don’t walk out on me. You can count on me.
Sometimes I go astray, go and play the fool
But I won’t walk away; I can’t be that cruel.
I won’t walk out on us. I won’t walk out on you.
Don’t walk out on me.
Don’t lose faith in me. You can count on me.
I’m sure I’ll make mistakes, maybe cause offense,
But I’ll do what it takes to make amends.
I won’t lose faith in us. I won’t lose faith in you.
Don’t lose faith in me.
Don’t give up on me. You can count on me.
I may stumble and fall, but I’ll get back up.
I’ll give you my all, and I won’t give up.
I won’t give up on us. I won’t give up on you.
Don’t give up on me.
Don’t abandon me. You can count on me.
Sometimes I make a scene, like some drama queen.
I man say some things I don’t really mean.
I won’t abandon us. I won’t abandon you.
Don’t abandon me.
Chorus
You can count on me. Don’t lose faith in me!
You can count on me. Don’t give up on me!
You can count on me. Don’t abandon me!
You can count on me. You can count on me. Don’t walk out on me!
You Can’t Count on Luck
Written: by Tom Wright
January 2015
Hard work, persistence,
And obtainable goals,
Enhance chances for success.
These wild cards
Are sure to alter the hand
You feel life has dealt you.
Don’t squander opportunities,
Anticipating the luck of the draw,
Or waiting for a ship to come in,
That may never sail.
your my all
some one i can call
when thing or rough
and tough
i know you too
by things you do
I CAN
COUNT ON YOU
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