The words of destruction, comes from a heart full of anger, and pain,
and when we fight fire, with fire, then we are also to blame.
In a world of many negative thoughts, feelings and actions, you see,
the goodness of the Lord, should show through, you and me.
Forgiveness and understanding, goes a long way,
while patience, and kindness, saves the day.
It’s not always easy, on the receiving side,
to stand in goodness and there abide.
To speak back life, when you’ve been given death,
with words of encouragement in every breath.
What others think, feel, say and do,
should never bring the negative out of you.
Somethings doesn’t even deserve a reply,
unless you’re hungry for a piece, of their negative pie.
Softly, she lobbed the serve across my heart
it fell harmlessly on my arm
Intended not to tear me apart
only a harbinger of harm
Her game gained traction soon enough
darts and arrows whizzing ‘cross the net
Stung my forehead where I once was tough
her ringing accusations captured the first set
My counsel – my coach – gave me his advice
not to fight fire with fire, which never works
He’d seen it fail not once, but twice
wouldn’t let me look like a jerk…
Alas and alack, to no avail, as a forehand smash
won her the trophy, the kids, and all my cash
Put simply
What does all these bombing and shootings achive
But shock teror fear and greif
You can't make people slaves to your doctrin and belifs
If it's not in their hearts they have faith and belive
You can't fight fire with fire
All it does is make the flames of hate grow higher
One thing of I'm really sure
Is that no one really wins in war
The cost is just to high
Choose life and not tooo die
Help for heroes to kill again
What about the inocents caught up in war
who live in hell with no end
Having blood upon your hands
Stains and further divides
The world of man.
Boy have we lost our way
Only God can help us now
And God will soon have his day
Ending all wars and wiping tears away
And finally
We will have peace
And man will live as one.
Peter Dome. Copyright.2017.
"You assume too much..."
Assumptions: cunning little devils, always sneaking up and
tripping up the clearest thought or the wisest head;
insinuating themselves into cherished beliefs, firm opinions
and the well worn habits of mind and body.
Assuming: convincing thinking and rationales, straightfaced
delivery of error and misconception to an unsuspecting
psyche; there to lead astray, giving form to dark despairs
or euphoric imaginations in an unreal world.
Habits of thought, their errors compounded by the
ceaseless whirl of the mind: too much thinking, too little
action, too few spoken words, a gaze too much inwards,
our inner world too much with us.
I assume too much: why then, how do I escape the
clutches of assumptions, their subtle presence hidden
from my eyes; where is the Watcher who sees and marks
the insidious self deception, the tangled web of errors?
Fight fire with fire: match devil with Fiend, sharp
witted and with keen insight, to haul up sharp my
tumbling thoughts and let some sense prevail; Oh friendly
Fiend, why I thank you..............I'm assuming that's OK?
Quit Being So Demanding
March wind with misery before April and May
Causing asthma to flare up and fever of hay
You may be really allergic to many things
Coughing and sneezing to you it brings.
There are those in Tunisia who have said
People were wounded and often had bled
To death from injuries that they received
What person is the one who in they believed?
Shenanigans that were pulled by a hooligan
Few of them women but mostly are men
Its amazing what they all do to deceive;
What in turn do they expect to receive?
Fight fire with fire is what I have heard;
Is this what in their minds just occurred?
Creating views seeming to be so slanted;
What went wrong with seeds God had planted?
God had known from world's very beginning
There would be bad behavior and much sinning
God an opportunity with his ability had given
Us a way and chance so we would be forgiven.
Moral is only give out what you expect in return
And no matter how badly sun may have to burn
When God's love into your life has a safe landing
Never let His love go that to you He is handing.
James Thomas Horn
Retired Veteran
As the flames lick my body again,
I can feel myself turn into ashes.
Dark grey powder- powder that smells of death.
And this time-I'm no beautiful phoenix.
This time I'm no phoenix that rises from her ashes,
Rises in brilliant hues of red and yellow,
Squealing in delight,
Squealing with victory.
This time, I savour the pain,
The pain that blinds me,
Makes me forget who I am,
Pain that makes me forget the pain within.
This time, I fight fire with fire.
The raging flames within,
Are quenched by the flames outside.
My only hope-someday, neither fire will remain
Twinkling stars in courtyard light up the sky,
On an absolutely dark moonless Diwali night ,
Sprit of festival comes in alive !
Everyone looks glamorous, in best of attire,
Colourful lights and candles glow bright,
Twinkling stars in courtyard light up the sky !
Warm Embrace puts an end to enmity and satire,
Sets off every mood exactly right,
Spirit of festival comes in alive !
Colour display of crackers, no fight fire with fire,
Exchanging sweets and gifts gain new height,
Twinkling stars in courtyard light up the sky !
Beauty in ideas beyond diamonds and sapphire,
Vast hearty emotions walk in equal delight,
Spirit of festival comes in alive !
Return of Lord Ram to Ayodhya we celebrate,
Worship of Goddess Luxmi, prosperity to plight,
Twinkling stars in courtyard light up the sky,
Spirit of festival comes in alive !
Written on 7/5/14
Sponsor- Charlotte puddifoot
Corruption, It's everywhere; In the air, floating 'round;
From the top of the sky to far below the ground.
Corruption is a very strong force that has plagued our universe.
Much like the Asian Flu that plagues me and you in the winter.
I see it in every walk of life, including a little of my own. If you aren't corrupt, you simply get corrupt. Fight fire with fire or you'll get burned.
Don't blame yourself for teaching your fellow man how to survive in a corrupt system.
It's the POWER that sells corruption. The more power you have, the more corrupt you become. The more corrupt you are, the more power you have.
See it in all places, in many walks and all races.
CIA, FBI, IRS, DEA, just to name a few.
The power of corruption may soon take over you.
He sported a new hickey
I thought it rather icky
Right there on his neck
It made me a wreck
To kill that girl is tricky
Perhaps that is too dire
Will fight fire with fire
I’ll plaster her lips
And wiggle my hips*
Known to ignite desire
Revenge, they say can be sweet
Mine, a delectable treat
Full body hickey
Wasn’t too tricky
Now, MY poor boy she won’t greet!
*Reference to belly dance
For Heather Ober’s Make me Laugh Contest
July 2, 2013
Not the fire from which the phoenix is born;
Not the fire of the furnace that turns iron to steel;
Not the fire of passion that takes me to the sun;
But like the fire of the sun that melts my wax wings;
Or the fires of hell that scorch my soul
And the fires of the steak to which I am tied--
A funeral pyre that will destroy all trace of my earthly life.
But the fire inside me won't let me die
"Fight fire with fire" is my mind's desperate cry
For I too am a fire, albeit, a tiny fire
Started as a controlled burn in a fireplace to keep others warm.
But I am stoked by greater fires.
And after the fires beyond me consume me
I will remain, burning, as smoldering embers.
Those fires will burn out before I will.
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day.
At least that's what I hear.
Teach a man to fish and he'll sit in a rowboat
fishing and drinking beer!
When advised to "fight fire with fire"
please think about it twice.
Remember, firemen fight fire with water
so I kinda question that advice!
I'm told the way to get ahead
is by using your ambition.
They say "shoulder to the wheel, nose to the grindstone".
However, now try working in that position!
Don't believe in superstition.
Folks will think you are a schmuck.
Besides if you believe in it
it's gonna bring bad luck!
I try to avoid a lot of things,
that will cause me degradation.
I can resist most anything,
that is, except temptation!
I always try my very best
not to make mistakes
In fact if wasn't for my faults,
I'd be perfect for goodness sakes!
These are some of the random thoughts
that keep running through my mind.
It's just a lot of nonsense,
but it sure helped me unwind.
(Soupers - Sorry you chose to read this
nonsense. Surely you must have
something better to do! Thanks anyway.)
This world is spread out all over the place
Countries and people, each different face.
Some of us fit, some of us can't
So we judge and we cry
We scream and we rant.
You have to accept this reality
Do you let the haters strip your sensuality?
Or do you stand firm, two feet on the ground
Kill them with kindness and love what's around.
The streets are ugly with insecure beasts
Don't act like a demon, act like a priest.
Achieve real wisdom at times when your prodded
Instead of letting your insides feel clodded.
Look in the mirror, stare at your face
Who do you see, don't run the same race.
Judgment won't end, so just be at peace
Don't fight fire with fire and it will cease.
Here’s a bunch of Gobble-de-Gook
There is no sense or reason
I just threw together some stuff I read
Which constitutes poetic treason!
Here’s a fact about knowledge and wisdom
A fact which I know is valid
Knowledge is knowing a Tomato’s a fruit
Wisdom- not putting it in a Fruit Salad!
Another fact I’d like to relate
Pay attention if you please
The early bird gets the worm
But the second mouse gets the cheese!
Another vision that I had
I know may sound bizarre
Going to church don’t make you a Christian
Nor standing in a garage won’t make you a car!
If you need cash here’s some advice
I hope that you will heed it
A bank will surely loan you some
If you can prove that you don’t need it!
Elections are a funny thing
Our choices are quite shifty
For president we choose from two
Miss America from fifty!
When faced with a payback decision
Be careful what you choose
When tempted to fight fire-with-fire
Remember water is what Firemen use.
Someone posed a question once
I admit now that I smiled
If we all learn from our mistakes
Why do people have more than one child?
Insomnia,
Life is worthless,
This society is sinking into hell,
Wake up screming,
Fight fire with fire,
Then nothingness,
And ghostdom,
Does he move us around then put us to sleep,
Or are we talking cheap,
What is you or forget,
Someone touched me last night,
I guess I looked rather sad,
And too old for the crowd,
Still Sit on a bench,
And wait for your ship to come in,
Its plain sailing,
When only emptiness remains.
The world is burning.
Fall asleep.
Dream.
Nightmare.
You wanna know what I've been through?
Been through pain you can't undo.
The world is burning.
Inhabitants of graves turning
Sky falling
Stars aligning
It's my time for revenge.
We've been a quiet mouse for too long
The oppressive world was far too strong
We couldn't speak out in our fear
And now our time for vendetta draws near.
You wanna feel our chains?
They've been tightly shackling our brains.
The rising of the Standing One is clear
In a world of injustice and evil, he will soon appear
Revolt and overthrow the tyrants
Fight fire with fire.
We will destroy currency
The root of all evil and lunacy.
We will free the world from its prison
Unite all races in schism.
Replace the crooks we have as dictators
Erase those who turned our world into craters
We will extinguish the fires
Subdue the liars
Establish a just system
Become a righteous kingdom.
And we will all Stand as one
And establish the utopia we dreamed about.
Dreamed.
Dream.
Now awake.
Utopia? No such thing. I'm dreaming again.
The world will continue to burn
With no end, and no return.
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