If not for You God
We would not be
If not for Your
Charitable mercy
We can never give You all
That you deserve
So we strive to abide
By Your Holy word
If not for You and all You've done
If not for Yahweh Your anointed Son
Our lives would not be the same
So we pray to You in Jesus's name
If not for Your forgiveness
If not for Your righteousness
We would be lost souls
With no spiritual control
If not for You and all You've done
If not for Yahweh Your anointed Son
Our lives would not be the same
So we pray to You in Jesus's name
We thank You for being
Our Heavenly Host
We thank you for the Spirit
Of the Holy Ghost
We bow down to You
And we simply say
Thank you Lord
For showing us the way
If not for You God.
We would not be
If not for Your
Infinite mercy
If not for You and all You've done
If not for Yahweh Your anointed Son
Our lives would not be the same
So we pray to You in Jesus's name
If not for You and all You've done
If not for Yahweh Your anointed Son
Our lives would not be the same
So we pray to You in Jesus's name
I'll ruin myself for you,
Maybe I won't laugh
For a year or two.
Your smile will burn my heart,
Maybe it'll be the end of the start
And I'll ruin myself for you
Like I always do.
I crawl to you in the dark,
You're the tree and I'm the bark,
I wish it wasn't true
That I'll ruin myself for you
Like I always do.
Your opulent house
Where you live like a mouse
Under the scrawny scrutiny of your wife,
Your petty pride for your sad and silly life.
Yet you still don't care
For my love so fair,
Which is so cruel and unfair
That you dare
To neglect me so it's true
That I'll ruin myself for you
Like I always do.
Bigger than the sky is my hunger and greed for life,
Such a pity that I'll never become your bubbly and beautiful wife,
The only thing I ever wanted,
Your memories and I'm forever haunted.
If only you could see
The pure love for you in me
Flowing like roaring rivers so authentic,
Me and you, the two of us so magnetic.
Now you know that it's true
That I'll ruin myself for you
Like I always do.
I left the curtains open for you
Just in case you decide to visit
If you ever decide you want to see how things are going,
I left the curtains open for you.
If you ever want to see how far I’ve come since we last spoke
I left the curtains open for you
The curtains are always open
But the window is locked.
And so is the door
I don’t want you to come back in
I didn’t want you to know you were welcome
The curtains are always open
Even though I doubt you’ll ever pass by the window.
May the rising sun warm your path,
And the whispering leaves sing wisdom to your mind.
May the waters flow clear with peace,
And the oak stand steadfast beside you.
May Awen inspire your heart,
As flowers unfold gracefully and joyfully.
Let the morning greet you with renewal and strength.
May your journey forever be guided by gentle light
And purpose!
Through life, I learnt things about you so much.
Through your faith, God and I got more in touch.
Only shortly after meeting you, did I finally realize
Loss of former loves was a blessing in disguise.
Through life, I was learning, yearning, dreaming.
I recall dreams: it seems it was you I was seeing.
Before you, I was missing something, someone:
I never knew what, until our first date was done.
Through life, you were taught and loved very well.
Due to your faith, God empowers you with a spell.
After you had learned we are of similar mind,
You took a chance and realized I am also so kind.
Through life, you stayed loving despite betrayal.
You don't have to be alone holding in every tale.
You were looking for something you lost long ago.
I was looking for you, so I will never truly let go.
A HAIKU FOR YOU
Like garden flowers,
Be in glorious blossoms;
Scenting life with love:-
zesty ropedancer meaningfully hobnailed honeydew folklore evermore
myriad sunburn translocation sapiently mistaking your platypus
impious prognosticator gnaw mono recordbook thereabouts
(Weekly Magnetic Poetry Challenge • August 17–23, 2026)
Writing helps me scream
Words I was too scared to whisper before
With poems, I bloom like the flowers in my dream
Finally knowing what I exist for
Every feeling flows like a stream
With verses that my soul pours
In my book, the world is ours
With God, showing us the beam
I’ll never find the words to tell you
How deeply I love you
Unless they’re written in a letter
Where my heart speaks better
Thousands of words come effortlessly
A gift kept secretly
Destined for your eyes only
Only you will ever read me
Only you will ever know me
No bi for you
mine soul
no bi for you
mai bodi no bi for you
i am a coveted wife.
covenant for covenant promise go man
deem be mai husband
no look upon me wit ya heart
boi i be no bi for you
no bi for you no bi for you
true
no be sweating for ya skin. You thirst
di lust you feel na real
you're mind thoughts no fit touch me
beware for ya era
be no bi for error
boi, i b sanco, i am selected.
mai king awaits for me
mai king awaits me
i am sanco too
Not for you
Mine soul
Not for you
My body not for you
I am a coveted wife.
Covenant in covenant promise to A man
Deem to be my husband
Don't look upon me with your heart
Boy I be not for you
Not for you not for you
Truth
Don't be sweating at your skin. You thirst
The lust you feel is real
You're mind thoughts can't touch me
Beware of your era
Be not in error
Boy, I B promised, I am selected.
My king awaits for me
My king awaits me
I am promised too
Royal heart soul sweet blue
It's him for me, not you.
royal heart soul sweet blue
it's am for me, no bi you
8/16/26
Written by James Edward Lee Sr. 2026
There is a decision, that involves our life,
the hurts and pains, the misery and strife.
As you know, both good and bad we be,
but the only wrongs in this world, is in others, that we see.
In this world as we live, when with each other, we fight,
we spread those seeds of darkness, instead of spreading the light.
Those things we say, how they kill the heart,
as we justify ourselves, we hold others guilty of their part.
The subtle ways, that we don’t seem to see,
how the darkness uses others, except for you and me.
We are all alike, but we don’t see the same way,
there is a decision to make, before that final day.
We are both, good and bad you see,
the way we live, is just how we be.
Good or bad, is the choice, that we have to face,
for life is the price, at the end of our race.
The decision that we make, leads to life or death, you see,
if we willingly, continue to live as both, we will live in misery.
Golden rays melt to flowing red,
the stillness of the night ahead.
Sitting by my lonesome self
taking memories off the shelf.
My fingers start to write
in the quiet of the night.
My words are from my heart
so that is where I'll start.
Place your hand in mine,
walk with me through time.
My words are yours to keep
close beside you while you sleep.
Each night a poem of love I write
with feathered quill in black and white.
My heart to you only I bare,
with words of love, and how much I care.
Writing in the hush of night,
waiting for dawn’s coming light.
It's a quarter of three
and as always, there's only me.
One more pill,
One more self-denial of internal strength,
One more unhealthy decision,
One more drink to ease the tension,
One more fruitless thrill,
One more wasted skill,
One more temperament becoming ill,
One more day by the windowsill of life,
Looking out,
Wondering,
Crying, “Why?”
Then comes the light.
Habit,
Fear,
Addicts still cheer,
***** as it seems,
Passing on by go some dreams,
Screams occur,
Many things blur,
One thing for sure,
Are the things that were the cure,
No larger are,
That is ALL I know so far.
It is FUBAR!!!
Read words backwards between few lines
Of manmade markings in “bold” signs.
A wordplay is scarce, criteria are clear -
Now you, Sir John, unscramble, Dear!
for you who fell, god be with you….
you are certainly not forgotten
The calmness within is blissful
?As you shoot across my sky
?Like a falling star, that's cheerful
?To my eyes and once again I feel shy
?
?The sweetness intoxicate my glands
?Still you remains the remedy
?Until you get back to these hands
?And put a stop to this tragedy
?
?The loneliness wraps around me tight
?Like shadows dancing on the wall
?I reach for you in the dead of night
?And hope that you can hear my call.
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