People say the oddest things
not realizing their faux pas
Given the chance to self correct
they usually fail miserably
Is it malice or stupidity
~ unlikely we'll ever know
AP: 3rd place 2025
When driving the car
approaching a traffic light
it has often been seen
both day and night
what does green mean
here's the plan
for better or worse
drive as fast as you can
then red and amber
if you will
put the foot down
even faster still
and when it turns red
don't dare to dwell
or stop dead
but go like a bat out of hell
Putting my best foot forward
shoulder to the wheel
nose to the grindstone
my Achilles heel
while sticking my neck out
I soon found
as
with my eye on the ball
ear to the ground
when I put my back into it
not with tongue in cheek
but to keep my chin up
heard joints creak
the onset of old age memory loss
an early taste
for in the end I forgot to bend
at the knees and not the waist
Suicide
Trauma
Death
Grief
Numbness
Solitude
Waves of emotion
Hurdles to jump
Mountains to scale
Healing? Doesn't seem possible
How do I live in the midst of this turmoil?
My answer so far is accept help, hugs, comfort, basic necessities
and put one foot in front of the other
One minute, one step at a time
What are you all quacking about!
A little rain never hurt anyone!
Let's do the chicken splash together.
No raincoats or umbrellas are needed,
just a ducky spirit with attitude.
Do not reply if you are afraid to get wet,
or if you want to be a bore.
Now for some rain fun!
Put your right web foot in,
now put your left wed foot in.
Back up and do it again.
All together we will do the chicken splash,
one, two, three, now jump in the puddle.
Is everyone good and wet?
Then we did the chicken splash,
the ducky way.
A foot alone
tries the water that ocean lays,
A foot alone
on sand placed within God's tears moan,
where the massive skin paled away —
forgiven in tide's passing spray,
A foot alone
Stepped away for awhile, but rising again from the ashes
Sometimes you need to dive into the dumpster to sort through life's trash
The smoke is starting to settle as coming out the other side
Efforted some along the way but mostly just went along for the ride
The detour felt different this time as I went in with a different point of view
Rooted in resilience that no matter what I'd make it through
Sure to be more roadblocks and obstacles ahead
But running my engine at full throttle with a foot full of lead
Everything's broken down again.
The sky is filled with rain.
The blood not flowing down the drain
is bound to leave a stain.
Where is hope to be found
when it has just been drowned?
He is the guy who can -
the one foot after the other man.
Many Our Feet,
Many Our Foot,
Of Song!
Where Many The Field's,
Of Victories,
.... Belong!
Brutish bison stepped on my left foot today
Making me less merry, forcing me to delay
It weighed a ton, so what could I do?
I yelled “Get off of my tennis shoe!”
Skittish bison got startled and galloped away
My toe is broken, bleeding, its nail is turning gray.
So, I cannot come over for my play date today.
Maybe you should invite my cousin Jay.
Left Foot
My left foot is
sometimes bubbling with
astonishment about
things he won’t say.
Hard FOOT SOFT SOUL Dedicated VERSE FOR SHASTA SIMMS ANTHOLOGY #2
Hard foot soft soul
Oh, you gotta go
Hot foot soft soul dance
Hot axe bop step in chance
Hard foot soft soul
Plays as you step cool jazz
Hard foot hot soul
Man seize the night play the axe
Cool is the jazz
Setting episode of the angel dance
Drumming beats
Percussion sweet
Pirouette quick turn and run
Man in the corner blowin the horn
Bridge fusion beat music arpeggio (give me some)
Hard foot soft soul
Oh, you gotta go
Hot foot soft soul dance
Hot axe bop step in chance
Hard foot soft soul
Plays as you step cool jazz
Hard foot hot soul
Man seize the night play the axe
Hard FOOT SOFT SOUL
10/8/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©
Dedicated VERSE FOR SHASTA SIMMS ANTHOLOGY #2
1. IF step, just step as I take a breath
just wanna dance wit ya
close proximity
marching in David's shoe
dance remedy
step step step
to the beat of the music
let's walk it out, out, out
a paradee swing wit me tha MEloDy
it's clear to me, I am such a hoot, they say call N me Chazz foot
~
2. come mask flask the task
bask in the foot steps
across thee gravel, concrete and grass
IF step, just step as I take a breath
just wanna dance wit ya
close proximity
toss cross the lane be glad engage on stage
be glad git down and bad
Be free, be ya got what it took...
ya, step, steppin
Chazz Foot
9/27/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024©
When the sun shines down on a concrete town
And no one dares put both feet down
It’s hop from one foot to the other
Dancing like you’re your grandmother
How does concrete get so hot
I didn’t know how hot it got
I got stuck in the parking lot
My tyres melted: four wheels shot
I saw flamingoes in the zoo
I’m doing what flamingoes do
With one leg up and one leg down
I’m standing in a concrete town
So here I stand in this hot street
I could pour water on my feet
I think perhaps I’d rather choose
To buy myself a pair of shoes
if a thousand-foot Jesus appeared in the sky-they'd still credit A.I
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