have I enough?
Adding up the cause,
Because the cost, is gathering
Sum bodies hungry
Justice and cause
Lucrative
Makings of large sums of money
Yet! improvised lacking to show subtenant sustenance
Plenty of no food, nor drink other elements
Though I need to live and survive, even without seeds?
have I enough?
9/30/26
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2026©
If I see that dog again, I fear,
with goop exuding from his ear -
if that ad again shows up,
I swear I will throw up,
but I'll never buy Ear Clear.
I hate the way you make my heart skip a beat each time you smile.
I hate that blue twinkle in your eye when you're about to speak.
I hate how my skin tingles when you gently stroke my hand.
I hate the way you rush to greet me because you say you missed me so.
I hate that music in your voice each time you're saying something sweet.
I hate the slight curl in your lips when you're about to say you love me.
I hate the way you call me sweetheart as the moon's about to rise.
I hate how natural it is for your arms to wrap around my shoulders.
I hate how calmness falls upon us when words are nowhere to be found.
But most of all, I hate the way you make it hard for me not to love you back.
AP: 2nd place 2026
Lost in love,
yet still in love.
Oh, my
I've tried more than enough.
So let the wind take me.
Let it carry what I cannot.
Let me flow
far from my worries,
somewhere
I am free.
The world is in turmoil
As it’s always been
One storm after another
With its shifting eye showing peace
To the few, a peace within the storm
All the more pronounced
Yet no different than it ever was before.
We live divided now
Strung out on information right or wrong
In endless pursuit of instant gratification
In work and play, loves and lusts
Building a dream of an ideal us.
And still the storms pass
As they always have
Blessing the few with their eye of peace
Awakening the fewer
To what all the rest dismiss
As simply not good enough.
(8/19/26)
I used to lie out in the sun-
my getting tan was so much fun.
When summer ended, it still glowed,
then stayed that way until it snowed.
Fast forward now- it's shade for me!
Mast my umbrella, one two three!
Old skin inferred I know the score;
told me, can't take it anymore!
You tell me not to be afraid.
But I am always afraid.
You said, "I wish I could hold you, protect you from the pain."
And I thanked you.
But a wish is not enough when you have no power.
I told you, "Darling, these bruises and scars mean nothing to me. They will heal.
They will leave, just like your love for me.
I wish you would stay forever."
But a wish is not enough when you have no power.
And as long as you can leave,
I will always be afraid.
there’s this story i’ve been told
lovers lost sleep to stare at ghosts
they’re just kids
that’s all it is
replaced my eyes with yours to see
you burn so fast it scares me
i need you now
come back around
going up to drown out that sound
i’ll never have to feel it if i never come down
i lost that love
i’ll suck it up
so much has happened since then
it’s hard to not want it back again
don’t walk away,
it’s you and me.
me and you.
you and me.
What do I have to do –
to make myself worth truly loving?
It's a fight I never win –
what is it that I am not doing?
Is my patience not enough? –
(do I) not give you enough chances?
For I offer both endlessly –
but still nothing enhances.
The lies, the hurt, the cheating –
it never seems to end.
Why do the things that hurt me? –
(I thought) that you were my best friend…
But friends don't take advantage –
not when they truly value them.
So why say that you love me –
Just to use me in the end?
TRUMP YOU SLIMY DUCK
TARIFF AN ANGRY CANUCK
YOU REALLY DO SUCK
IT IS NEVER DUCK
One evil begger, is old schwartzenegger.'
Damned the freedoms.' The nazis son.'
Pumped up poltroon, whose day is done
With sagging dragging wrinkled hide a
Vulture who feasted on better cultures.'
Always a sicko inside.' Popping pills and
Dropping names, soon it will be his..
This delete was playing the insane
Eugenics Game damn' now what was his first
Name?????????????????????????????????
Now.!
Not enough time or allowance
To say anything
Apart from hello
And that from.a stranger means nothing
Its hollow and meaningless.
Or is it
Every laugh, every hug, and every "everything,"
The joy, the tears, and the promises
They're all pieces of my heart,
And all of that belongs to you now.
In my words, in my thoughts, in my heart,
You're the love, you're the love, you're the love of my life.
You are part of who I am,
And I'm a part of who you are.
Not just because you're beautiful and breathtaking,
But because you made me fall
You let me drown in your heart,
And somehow taught me how to breathe there too.
And even if I had another lifetime,
I'd find you, hold your hand again,
And fall in love with you all over within.
Everyday most awaken to a quest acquiring more
Never considering just closing the door
Oddly no matter how many gulps of the juice taken
Uttering that a thirst is quenched would be godforsaken
Genuine gratitude for things that are not purchased fluff
Have a selfless comfort always knowing it's enough
Somewhere between now and then
I could have loved you better
Been more understanding
Softened my edges more
But would I still be who you first loved
Somewhere between now and then
May we meet as new people
With brighter smiles and softer hearts
How are you?
‘Without me?’ on the tips of our tongues
Somewhere between now and then
My heart will love again
And it won't fit quite right
In the you shaped hole left behind
Somewhere between now and then
I'll understand why and smile
I could have loved you better
But I think I loved you just enough
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