Dismissing Poems - Poems about Dismissing

Communion With The Self

...Communion With The Self



Communion with the elements of the self that went missing 

Reunion with the moments left on the shelf while reminiscing 

Confusion that surrounds good health and ...

Born Twice in Blood

...I gave you a daughter
To have and to hold 
I gave you her gently
More precious than gold

I stitched her together
And formed her with care
Created her lovely 
Then born to me bare

Was bare...

The Dayspring on High

..."Because of our God’s tender mercy
the dawn will break upon us from on high
to give light to those who sit in darkness..."
Luke 1:77-79
When morning breaks in upon my bed
banish...

When the Daystar Shines

...
Morning breaks in upon my bed
welcome thoughts stir this sleepy head
banishing fear, dismissing dread.

Summoning sparkles in my eyes,
on waking up, daybreak supplies
hope-filled words, "Look...

Funny Contradictions

...A friend said, rather smugly,
you can't be "pretty ugly";
and where is the good,
and what is the likelihood
of one being "clearly misunderstood"?

An expression he's also dismissing
(or as kid...

Let's Jump In

...Sometimes ‘jump-into-something’ has a negative connotation

But let’s revisit that saying and define it

As an affirmation

Let’s jump-into-faith

Leaving behind every opportunity for doubt t...

Shifting Foundations

...We've built walls where bridges could be,
Painted skies with the dull gray of "should be"
Instead of the wild colors of "could be."

Look around you
What do you call a failure?
What do you name...

querulous

...( A university-life vignette)

It’s Saturday morning. Lisa, Leong and I were in the common area, lazing about. “This is what happened to us (Lisa and I) last night.” I said, beginning to e...

Implosion

...Implosion of democracy 
Explosion by hypocrisy 
Not what God meant to be
Twisted by man’s hands of deceit 

Whitewashing history
Distorting views
Blatant blasphemy 
Stringing together fools
...

Lessons Learned

...The lessons learned when we were young
From fairy tales and nursery rhymes
Were meant to help us grow up strong
As up the hill we climb.

So, don’t forget the stories told
When we would lie dow...

Echoes of the Unspoken

...They called me a coward, said my words would hide,
Too timid to face the storm, I’d run and confide.
My thoughts were shadows, secrets bound tight,
In the echoes of silence, I fought my own fight....

The Corrupt Judicial System, Hillsborough County, Florida

...
the air reeks of stale coffee and ink-stamped lies,
judges sit like smug kings,
smirking over lives they'll never live,
dismissing truth with a gavel's cough.

innocent men shuffle like cattle...

Favorite actors, aging

...Inspired by the YouTube’s videos

I watch the aging actors’ faces
Part of my youth, of there and then
The ruthless time erases traces
To waypoint stops, us younger when

So pensive, humbling a...

Voice of Love

...I’m sure if I had the ears to hear
The sound of blood rushing in my veins 
Would be a roaring voice of love

This great river of life 
Pulses to a steady beat
Carrying more than we can ever kno...

Chance Encounter

...“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust”,
The minister intoned, dismissing us.
Embraced and patted, pitying looks from all.
Letting go of my rose, the last to fall.
Thorns pricked my finger, a drop...

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