To Friends...
To friends of friends...
To bends in the windy roads that we have begun...
To "being the ONE???"
To being someone BUT no one...
To the crazy loon @ noon
To everyone!!!
To neighbors
To lovers
To sisters
To brothers
To smokers
To jokers
To "Too many irons in the fire type of pokers"
To those that play poker and tell sick jokes
To Scarlet Cope, my love
To those below, beneath, in between, up high, down low, behind the back, and above...
To all sorts of feelings, dealings, wheels in the sky, and those that have died,
To LOVE!!!
To all of the rest OF...
The things that I forgot...
AND EVERYTHING THAT WE ARE NOT!!!!
And dang this shot cost a lot...
But heck we bought it and that is NOT quite that big of a deal...
It seemed like a steal...
Just saying...
The Loop Of Suffering
It hurts bad, you can't see
sweet suffering glazed with glee
I hoped and waited I was mad
You can't see, it hurts bad.
But who am I to blame you
I was the one to long, to pursue,
You didn't utter anything to lie
To blame you, but, who am I.
This love of mine I can't ever express
and in my own hopes I become depressed
Even God never gave a sign
I can't express this love of mine.
Animals we are, can't change anything
but we do feel everything
Like a withered stuck black flower
Can't change anything, animals we are.
Kill me with that indifference
How can I be a subject of remembrance
But of ignorance indeed.
With that indifference kill me.
My thoughts and feelings nothing can inhibit
So strong, so mad. To you is the credit.
You are so desirable in all your dealings
Nothing can inhibit my thoughts and feelings.
A friend of mine was telling me I'm so brave for travelling to different countries on my own. It's something that I have been told a number of times. From having a coffee or a meal in a restaurant on my own to travelling abroad to spending time alone... Don't be afraid to do these things.
Brave
By Michelle Morris
30/06/2026
You tell me that I'm brave
For doing things I always do
Spending time alone
Travelling the world that's meant for two
Eating dinner in a restaurant
Having coffee in a café
Taking walks along the beach
I'm alone but never lonely, as they say
It might seem a tad unconventional
It might seem foreign to your way of life
But it's important to spend time alone
Get your heart and mind aligned
If you never give yourself that space
You'll forever be clouded by other feelings
Their energy and emotions
Their frequency and dealings
Because we are all connected
Through space and time and threads
So if we never create some space around us
We'll land up getting confused instead
So, why not try it today
Be brave and spend time alone
Do various things solo
And you'll always be your home
© Michelle Morris, 2026
My life changed
My world changed
My soul gained a new insight
I found within me a new man
I have reached a new haven
Now within me lies my god.
Now I am free,
with the black Excalibur
I have severed all old ties,
I have no dealings with my past woes
I have forgotten my past love
I stowed away those soulful melodies
reminding me of the days of yore,
I have no creed, no religion,
My past transgressions forgotten
from where only anger,
pain and heartache beckon.
I have a new dream
I have a new way of thinking
A new way of doing things
I tread a new path
aspiring for a new destination
where yesterday is forgotten
where tomorrow holds new promises,
My destiny lies ahead…
Oh! anxious voices from the past
do not beckon me,
I’m OK
Pray, do not summon me back.
~Contest: Broken Heart
~Sponsor: Seth Pina.
I was 20 and I had a broad smile
But the years passed after awhile
My smile faded into a frown
After time I realized I let myself down
I dreamed of better tomorrows
Without anguish or sorrows
Beer after beer after beer
Trying to drown my fear
Now my closet is full of empty cans
And my days free of plans
But these alcohol tears
Only bring me leers
I'm surrounded by the ghosts
Of the people I loved the most
But it is their words that haunt
Looking in the mirror a face so gaunt
I try to be strong
But everything is so wrong
A quivering gun to my head
And a click, a click, but I'm not dead
The man I have become is a villain
See it's the outline my sin will fill in
But I have to finally admit
That I'm afraid to quit
At arm's length I hold my feelings
Tired of the dread and defeating dealings
I've got a meeting with Death
Every time I'm short on breath
I am 35 feeling unable to smile
And as the years pass I'll be gone in awhile
Cemented to my face is a frown
Because those beers made me drown
As much as I try to hide my feelings,
It keeps expressing embrace of efforts...
I need to wrap up in place cum dealings,
Not minding how crazily each treat hurts.
Well, for us it is just this one last time
Then I will see to how soon you could mime;
Reciprocating my love-
A way to treat me; belove
And not see my efforts for love: a crime.
Do not just promise,
Such could lead on animus;
Enlivened Thomas.
The joy of this season is what designs this new year
It lingers in my heart, body and soul of praise with cheer
I sing of His royalty; my heart sings
He drums supportively in loyalty despite of my nature; oh King of kings
Truly the lord is good; outstanding is Him in His dealings, oh great lord!
Taking over; over pranks, tease and frankness- the charge of unseen sword
I sing of His royalty; my heart sings
He drums supportively in loyalty despite of my nature; oh King of kings
O my heart, scream Hallelujah to most high
For He is mighty and powerful
I sing of His royalty; my heart sings
He drums supportively in loyalty despite of my nature; oh King of kings
And His description never goes on off sigh
What a name than others really beautiful!
I sing of His royalty; my heart sings
He drums supportively in loyalty despite of my nature; oh King of kings
I can not think
I lose my focus
I hate my thoughts
they’re freaking bogus.
My mind is so stupid
So i shut it down
It always listens to my heart
Every time around.
Cuz i end up hurt,
Or in some kind of trouble,
Every time i think,
My chances are double.
Im so weak
When it comes to my heart
I see things different
Then it all falls apart.
If my brain
Ignored my feelings
It would of spared me
So many freaking dealings
With a lot of idiots
That just pretend
To be around
Because they're my friend
And it’d pay attentions
To the rer flags
But instead of that
It always lags
Maybe i just need to learn
to just embrace
Cuz i have a good heart
That no one can replace.
My mind is so weak
but my heart is so good
I have good intentions
But i'm also so hood.
He's a bold man, very brave
So he blaze just like fire
Igniting the dark
Showing impact
Creating new paths
Breaking and creating new records
Shinning unapologetically
But never did he disparage anyone.
He's a blaze man
He blase
Always in his basement
Minding his business
Just like Jehovah witness
He doesn't joke with his findings
He hates intimidation
Living life step by step without limitations.
He's a blaze man
He's crazy about life
Not lazy with his dealings
His words are healing
Don't easily catch feelings
But when he does it's so real
He's so edifying
He always rectifies disputes.
When you don't follow up with the dealings,
It seems whitish; much so plain like ceilings
But its upper parts are dirt-
Breaths can not withstand been hurt...
By silent dusty thrill of false feelings.
I have almost sleepless lonely nights
Here in my room with string of neon lights.
I wish you could be here every single night.
I need God to hear my longing plight.
I have almost no true lingering feelings
For those which I had former dealings.
But I choose you for a far deeper reason
Than to be anyone's for merely a season.
I have almost nothing of my ego left,
Due to all the times in which I was bereft.
I can only offer you my own divine soul,
For my mortal heart has taken many a toll.
I have my wounded heart open to you.
You are pink salt which will heal me through.
Your love heals and soothes my bruises.
I hope my love for you, never confuses.
I would never be able to understand a cutters concept
Just for that adrenaline rush it's the pain they accept
But I think I got the hint with my dealings with you
That same rush of pain through the things that we do
We drive each other crazy mentally and emotionally
You're a harmful drug but instead I want you close to me
I'm addicted to pain because I keep coming back
Much like that drug addict looking for crack
The emotional turmoil of you changing your mind
Or your spontaneous movements from time to time
That pain I gain when I see that you're feeling down
Trying to help alleviate it is why i stick around
It must be an addiction for me not to give out
Having human addictions is what this is about
Relationships and drugs can be looked at the same way
Depending on how much contact with them from day to day
No one likes needles but enjoy the after affect
I love making up but I don't like when you're upset
Now I understand the statement "Pick your poison"
I think that's what happen the day you were chosen
My greatest memory
It's shared by many
So such to say
Still I proclaim
Let's say I bought it
I don't wanna be taughted
Oh in loves name
Should I proclaim
Tell me should I proclaim as I'm
Learn your language
You change the reason
In every season I look to do
What's the purpose
Do I deserve this
What's ah man
What's a man to do
Get it right
You change the question
What's it's all about
What am I to do
Say it's right
You change the meaning
You' change the season
If it was up to you
Keep my eye on you
Can't trust a feeling
Your crooked dealings
Tell me it ain't true
What's the measure
Keeping us together
What is love
What's a man to do
We have all had that moment of frustration
We search for words that hurt out of desperation
Having a hard time sorting out our feelings
That's the moment we become harsh in our dealings
There are times we fight to be understood
Wishing we can take back the words if we could
It doesn't pay to speak out when we're mad
We say things that leave scars which is bad
Relationships are lost and love isn't regained
Scars can heal but the words always remain
Your emotions are running high don't go no further
Whatever you say at present can ruin the future
When it comes to anger it's an honest and true fact
Never say anything you know you can't take back
FROZEN SIDE OF THE SUN
Everything has two sides, you will find
That which is thought hot can still hide
A secret, to be concealed as a priority
Yet is shared, only with a favoured few
And offering quite an unexpected view
And never made visible to the majority
Could even the sun have its frozen side
Such an illogical concept, for any mind
A pleasant nature, full of warm feelings
Can, when in an alternate manifestation
Turn suddenly, and expose a soul of ice
But which is the more true, one may ask
Without any hot sun under which to bask
Perhaps it is an artifice or a clever device
And in its complexity, needs explanation
Posing a challenge to all further dealings
If the mask has dropped, truth has begun
I wonder what might lurk behind a smile
Perhaps it is somewhat like a refrigerator
Warm outside, that keeps the inside cold
A heart of ice shards, or maybe it’s gold
As either a furry puppy or scaly alligator
In determining which, ignore any denial
As there may be a frozen side of the sun
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