Sheila is thirteen
So everything is worst scenario
Woe is me
Consistent melodrama
No one likes me
Everyone hates me
This pimple is the size of a barn
Hashtag I am a failure
We all tried to encourage her
Especially me
I am her grandma
This is my job
We could not get her out of this thirteen-year-old-girl mode.
No matter what.
I am ugly! Sheila whined.
Hysteria, her hamster gave her the thumbs up.
She stared for about two seconds
Then we all started laughing
And it was over
Hysteria always knows what to do.
In the past the wind of this riverside would not have comforted me
I probably would have never noticed the fragrance of delicate violets.
The robins' chatter might have annoyed me, for my ears are dog ears.
However, today in this moment, as I admire the autumn fancifulness.
I gaze to the mountains and feel a reverence for this hallowed place.
Bird chatter feels like singing, and comforts me in some weird way.
In the future I will head toward those snow-capped mountains.
traipsing toward them through Germany’s black forest.
Today frothy clouds greet me, encouraging my escape from my limitations.
Joy Encourages Soundness Upon Souls (JESUS). Need a contest challenging poets to write what
Jesus abbreviation stands for.
Going Christmas caroling with Carolyn is the most
fun thing to do of them all. Did you know that a
dead Devon who once was a squire now lives in
a shire in heaven
Mz Hiphop is the reason I hold my pen tight
She inspires encourages and motivates me to write
Ever since I was little I looked up to her
Everything before that was just a blur
She gave me the glasses to see talent waiting to be unlocked by me
She guided me with her love for spoken word poetry the art
Her words provided healing and cures for a broken heart
Her voice puts broken pieces back together in an instant
My life line moved away and I feared she would become distant
But in reality she is just one call away
Mz Hiphop is my sister and that I'm honored to say
Thank you for the gift that you passed on to me
Forever grateful I will always be
Words don't do justice when it comes to this subject
I know to this you would object
You have more words than an dictionary
Your passion spread out all across your stationary
Your poetry is music to my ears
And anyone else who has the pleasure to hear
I thank you I miss you and love you too
Whenever you read my poetry just know it was all because of you
Silence Is Encouragement
Desmond Tutu: "If you are neutral in a situation of injustice, then you have chosen the side of the oppressor".
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A very appropriate quote to describe the significance of apathy....
When silence is not golden, and one stands accused of complicity....
As in any situation of injustice, silence means approval and and encourages ....
And cruelty flourishes because the oppressor feel emboldened ....
But it is a brave soul to stand up and voice out disapproval...
Even when most of us feel uncomfortable ....
In there lies the problem that accentuates the severity of the injustice...
It is all too common in the society we live in...
For our social fabric of interaction expects certain norms of behaviour....
And tolerance and acceptance of aberrant behaviour is one normal human failure...
See no evil, hear no evil, do no evil...
Truth is, in life, there are always misdeeds of evil......
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