Ship wrecked
Hard tack
street maniac
Warrior
Son of God
Peace in Jesus
Lilac
Seven day Birth
Born again on the first
New year
New me
Tree grown
Branches bearing fruit
Time Traveler
Circus monkey
Abe son
Jesus child
Kingdom focused
I’ve been unashamedly holiday focused,
everything fit together like a puzzle,
all febrile worries were pardoned,
we took haven in our comforts.
I slept shamefully late,
We weaponized fun.
The world seemed parasitology free,
pharmacology, pathology and histology free,
if not entirely anatomy free wink wink
and except for my mom, assessment free.
It’s been great, it’s been Christmas!
But soon, my cares will, again, be fined tuned
by the Gordian knot of learning
and it’s ungentle reckonings.
If it weren’t all asked for - I’d be pissed.
.
.
A Song for this:
Coney Island Man by Swing Out Sister
If you want to go far in life
Reduce your circle
The people you share your dreams with
It's not about numbers, but loyalty
Make a long table, helping others
So you can be stable
When ever you're not capable
So you'll be able, to get where you want to be.
If you want to be
Liked by people
Start pleasing people
People pleasing is self denial
No matter the quantity of water
It can't fill up a basket
Due to the nature of a basket
The wrong people will waste your efforts.
No firm tree without a root,
No standard building without a foundation
Only God, family and true friends
Knows how you survived
All life threw at you
Stay focused. So you don't stay stuck, keep trying until you become successful.
Nothing but roadblocks railroading my train of thought
A way to move forward has to be on the precipus
My vehicle halted on the road not traveled
Hazard lights illuminate the darkness that surrounds my engine
Unfortunate repairs as I leak black tears
Busted, Mangled, & Torn Apart
I sit parked in the space of my own doing
Longing for the drive that used to spark my...
Plugged into the reflection of what could have been
The change in temperature, heated up my seat of complacency
Once again I am ignited and fueled by doubt
Vroom Vroom....the sound of the beast revived
Vroom Vroom....the growl as it awakes from its slumber
Vroom....the anger is engulfed in bellows
Again! the drive is restored
No longer a swerve but a straight shot
Zooming to the highway of rejuvenation
Slow and methodical
some writers perceive themselves
totally focused
darkest is the deepest night;
the light of glory shines;
My heart seize the light;
the heart eyes focus on God only right;
Mine heart eyes focus on God
6/20/23
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2023
Happy birthday, dear Ifeoma ever young
Grow up in trials of life with faith so strong
Staying Focused
Miracle Man
1/17/2022
The Lord has a plan for every life,
so look forward, and keep believing.
Don’t stop short, stay focused on your goal,
and don’t cling to the place your leaving.
We must focus on ultimate goals,
for many times, for years we have slaved.
We can’t let life’s haze cloud our vision,
those enduring to the end are saved.
Our future won’t rest looking hinder,
so let focus become your mission.
Witness to those that you meet each day,
*holding fast to God’s great commission.
*Matthew 28: 18-20
Penelope had a defiant high chest
Was it real? Many wanted to test.
She ignored men.
Outstudied them.
Became editor of Science Digest.
Laser Beam Focused
Whichever the dream it is fundamental you remain
laser beam focused and not be downright confused
mumbling to yourself oblivious of voracious locusts
04/16/2021
8:25 p.m.
Lake Worth
Florida USA
S-tay focused and motivated,
H-aving set your greatest goal;
A-im to achieve your dream,
I-n spite of many a trouble.
N-ow you must stay focused, keeping your faith so strong;
A-s your hope is always alive, no way will you go wrong.
R-ise up and stay focused,
U-nder difficult circumstance;
A-llow the core of your mind
T-o think of intellectual stance.
O-n the tenth of January,
R-emain to be ambitious;
E-arnestly fix your eyesight,
Z-ealously learn to stay focused.
Staying Focused
Written: by Miracle Man
3/8/2020
God said, keep yourselves, ready for action,
always staying focused on the chore ahead.
When I let annoyances steal my traction,
the door is ajar for Satan’s entry instead.
No matter what annoyances come my way,
when focused on the task ahead I’ll find.
Irregardless of what my friends may do or say,
each battle always begins within my mind.
Your life goes by you as you turn your eyes
Looking down a highway to both sides
You step out in front of you and turn to the right
Walking down the highway you begin your life
You walk past many things on this walk
Most of which you will not remember
We miss most things because we talk
Yet later wonder how they were
Most things in life we'll never acknowledge
And we'll never care to know
But it's the smallest things in life
We skip that we all need to grow
So often with flowers we miss their bloom
And it costs us in the end
Because we fail to take from it
Flowers grow because they bend
In this I want to encourage you to look to the left and right
Because although the horizon's beautiful
The flowers next to you are bright
F-ocused
E-yes
B-ehold
E-xcellence
O-f
P-oem
O-btaining
R-ighteous
T-hought
O-nline
Topic: Birthday of Febe A. Oporto (July 27)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic
Staying Focused
Written: by Miracle Man
10-07-2019
Living in my past,
puts me off life’s track.
I focus on what’s ahead,
occasionally glancing back.
I don’t dwell on long ago,
at good times mixed with sorrow.
But I seek those things,
God has planned for tomorrow.
While each of us has,
divergent lifestyles to live.
We should each have a testimony,
that we’re willing to give.
For someday like a vapor,
candles flicker and are gone.
Our witness to others,
for a time will live on.
I can only accomplish,
what I think that I can.
I must rely on God daily,
for I was made just a man.
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