This Halloween let’s everyone
Black, brown, yellow, red, white and green
Go in blackface
To unite in celebration of our roots
To free them from the guilt and shame
Of being low and down and dirty
In exile from our home.
Home after all is where the heart is
And so here I am with all my heart
Knocking on your door
Expecting something sweet
Bringing playful costume in return.
Is it scary, is it fun?
It’s always up to you.
(10/31/25)
When your word isn't worth, the only air it traveled through,
You may quickly realize that fear and fraud don't accrue.
Then as any and all hope is halted, and faith does not exist,
The sight of all those broken promises, is there to persist.
At that point you're left upon an island, naked and alone.
With no one left to listen, no one to cast the first stone.
So now you're on your own, with your lies and disbelief,
As those you knew, now avoid you, and you're seen as a thief.
Can redemption even exist now, for all the lies that you've told?
Or has time passed right on by, while you've grown lonely and old?
These may be the final questions, to answer or even hate.
Finally seeing if you realize, you can no longer fabricate.
Now this is my definition of love
It's much like wrestling in the mud
You get down and dirty
And say things quite flirty
Then it all comes together with a thud
You scream bloody murder together
Promise your undying love forever
Roll over and whisper
The name of her sister
Then you realize that wasn't too clever
She pummels your head without mercy
You attempt to defend against her fury
You start to see rainbows
And a bunch of pretty halos
A ferocious little dynamo this girlie
Well eventually you recover your senses
And are able to put up some defences
You plant a big smacker
On this sweet li'l attacker
Then it's back to love in the trenches
We were young, we were ready
We were breathless and sweaty
We were bold, we were blameless
And all together shameless
It was fresh, it was flirty
It was low down and dirty
It was wild, it was frantic
Anything but romantic
Ever hot, ever faster
Ever bound for disaster
Soon our passion diminished
And all too soon was finished
Do not get down and dirty, if you are found evangelizing where pigs, chicken, dogs ... roam free.
Mick Jagger was the fire to be lit
The stage was bare and lay waiting
The world was full of
"What to do", "What to try", "What to be"
And "He" was ready for the story line........
Possessed by the rhythm of his generation
In words emanating from his musing
He told the classic rebel story
Of going against the grain
To form one's own circuitry
Belonging exclusively to
The worship and reverence of rebellion
Buzzing with charged power
His notes ushered in a new beginning
A new sound that was recreated from
The annals of historical gutsy
Down and Dirty blues
Spiked with sex and sprinkled with deviltry
That will live in classic timelessness
The rogue stood tall and whirled
His mischievous spell
Wielding wildness between the irony of good and evil
Contempt and virtue
From the age old conflict of the timeless crusade
A hero - no, an evangelist of life - yes
An inexhaustible circuit rider of our time
A Rolling Stone..........he gathered no moss!
Somewhere out there's someone happy as me
We're few and far between, upbringing's the key
Childhood in the thirties
Was down and dirty
But managed to come out with my hide filled with glee!
We gave our children the best start in life,
That set them on the path to higher education,
They have also turned out kind, caring and happy.
They all, like me, love Christmas and have been more than generous,
To others and all have good and true friends.
And have slowly but not without hiccups,
Learned the harsh realities about the Value of money,
Now understanding the need to sometimes go without or make do.
Have we taught them well?
Up till a few weeks before Christmas we were patting ourselves on the back,
As we looked around and saw how other children were faring,
That was until I reminded my eldest daughter
To sort her plastic and cardboard for the bins,
Her reply "I don't have time for that"
Has since put a dent in our ego's.
Now the questions shaking our peace of Mind.
Who will save the planet if they have not the time?
What led us to leave conservation out of the conversation?
And why did we not give them extra time to get down and dirty?
We have to face the fact that leading by example is of little help,
If we don't give them time to follow that example!
I love waking moments
in memorable atmospheres
The way she rises to occasions
and makes rain disappear
Love the after in her
before and after and
How she takes beauty and molds its
subtleties in majestic arrays
painting picture perfect moments
Masterful how God grades
women on weighted curves
Haven't you heard not to worry
about trivial circumferences.
Focus your thoughts
on how you have
captured my undivided
intention,
Here's the entirety
of what you've been missing.
Down and dirty can be
a tad bit uplifting
I swear heaven could begin
at this ceiling...
Let's go back to sleep
so I can dream
of more afternoon hellos,
followed by
your beautiful before
and amazing
happily after,
afters.
An Indifferent Card
Things do become difficult and so hard,
When being played like indifferent card;
Not ever affected;
Even misdirected;
Both down and dirty, torn and scared.
Jim Horn
Somewhere out there are happy peeps like me
We're few and far between, upbringing's the key
Childhood in the thirties
Was down and dirty
But managed to come out with my hide full of glee!
Recreational Legalized
While looking at TV we soon realized,
Recreational marijuana was legalized;
We never hesitated;
Like ours marinated;
And also, hope it had been sanitized.
If it was down and dirty marijuana,
We had received a dirty deal.
Jim Horn
Hears to all
the very hungry guys out there
let me say
I just want to slowly gobble you up
and lick your plate completely clean
There is nothing more sexier
than a man who knows what he likes
and ain't afraid to get a little down and dirty
If you know, what I mean
and lick his dirty covered fingers clean
with lips soaked in dripping
wet Barbecue sauce
he can handle,
any meat you
shovel his way
one hand on a cold, wet beer
and the other on, a crispy fried thigh
he looks up at you like your going
to get the supersizing of your life
later that night
so if you like cold wet beer
and warm juicy fried thighs
and like to lick your fingers clean
than, you may just be
the right man for me.
2017
Once, a man was the personification of down and dirty
He lived the life of a hellion well into his thirties
He drank all day and he drank all night
He lied, cheated, and stole while extinguishing his light
This man was as ugly as hell and always had a sneer
The worst of ne'erdowells was actually full of fear
He went through a constant cycle of failing and running
For he couldn't face the truth that his flailing was stunning
On what felt like the worst day of his existence
He received the most potent and lovely assistance
He was finally told "no" and forced to hit the bottom
He finally realized everything had caught up with him
I may be a Princess,
But, I swear like a Marine,
I drink like a Sailor,
And my jokes are never clean.
I may be a Princess,
But, I never dress the part,
I wear hob nailed boots,
And I don't care where I fart.
I may be a Princess,
But, I don't act like one at all,
I like to get down and dirty,
And I don't want to go to the ball.
I may be a Princess,
But, I'm extremely loud,
I like to party,
And stand out in a crowd.
I may be a Princess,
But, I am all of the above,
I don't care what people think,
I am the one I love.
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