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I have the strength to nurture
I have the courage to protect
I have enough love to heal any heart or any part of me that is stricken
I am eternal. Evolving.
Transformations cut me.
Tragedies sear my skin yet my soul remains untarnished
And my heart's beat is complete
I am a gift that is received and given
I am here. I am woman.
At last, I know me.
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My poem is dedicated to a very special friend,
" Linda-Marie "
Fate was very cruel to her
On her face hope always shines
Roses for her indomitable courage
Love for her defined grace
Inside she'll hurt sometime
Names of friends will comfort her
Darling of everyone's heart
Always there to give laud
Myself so honored and thankful
Another friend to cherish
Reminiscing words of kindness
Immense love given myself and all
Ending this poem with hugs and kisses
Written by Andrew Crisci
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When the mountain looked insurmountable
Your uncompromising stance made it assailable
When situations looked so scary and bleak
Your raw determination hauled us towards the peak
When the road to the top quaked and meandered
You steadied the boat continually and we never surrendered
When our supplications seemed to defy our prayers
Your rock- steady disposition made us not to waiver
I salute you woman of courage
The rock of Gilbratar and the ultimate conqueror
You are the Queen of my heart!
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if she take a glance at me i will burn in romance with her
if she remove all my knowledge i will burn in hell with courage
if she ever reach my heart walls i will wait till my heart falls
if she ever come nearer i will open my heart gates for her
if she want all my power i will take my heart out for her
if she want all my desire i will put my heart in fire
if she ever ask me to fly i will burn the sky for her
if she want me to bring peace i will make the clouds cry for her
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I do not love dreams, I love reality.
I do not believe tomorrow, today I believe.
My life has been, just the relationship with the crop,
I have not meet anyone who just come close to me?
I'm not the world's one, it's just a person's tention.
I do not have to say anymore, just trust myself to do it.
Every time it goes away leaving many questions.
Every time new comes new questions by adding new ones.
I do not believe in those who come to work after words?
I do not have to courage to be afraid of those who fear me?
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OGUNLABI OLAJIDE YUSUF-Nativepen 014
DEAR MOTHER
TIME OF THOUGHT:07:25PM
DATE OF THOUGHT:10:04:2011
How can I tell it all
On your back lies the comfort I desire
And the sweet warmth of your arms at all time
From you I sucked the courage I needed to move on
Your affection is of no degree
And in your eyes I see my strength
Mother, your presence is my pride
Your voice alleviates my fears
No doubt for your love
Surely mother, I will always love you
The vigil kept at my cranny is ever cherished
You are my heaven on earth.
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A teardrop falls as beating hearts find the courage to beat still
Teardrops on the pillow cause more than a mark of sadness
The starry night was beautiful and sad at the same time
Moment in time waited for broken hearts to mend
The look in those eyes made another teardrop on the pillow
Breathtaking as you are this very night I gotta breath today, tomorrow as I did yesterday
A twinkle in those eyes with a tear drop make me stutter
Another tear drop falls on the pillow
I find courage to change the pillow case under the stars with a teardrop
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The snows so white
and glistened in the light.
It is undisturbed
like the dead of night.
Her love is so pure,
so sweet and kind.
There's nothing in the world
that could change her mind.
The smell of the rain,
as it cleans the world.
It feeds the trees,
that help us breathe.
Her love is like rain,
it cleans his past.
It feeds the good,
no one thought he had.
The sun shines bright,
and guides the way.
It radiates heat
in the coldest days.
Her love's so strong
it's overwhelming.
But it gave him courage,
to change his ways.
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Yesterday it seemed like it'd been forever ago
And today it seems like it was only yesterday that you came home
You were so small and so beautiful
It was amazing to raise you and watch how you grew
But i still wanna hold you and sing to you like i used to
And i need you to still need me like you used to
I know that you have what it takes to make it in this world
And the strength of an army and the courage of a soldier to take it all on
But in my heart i'm still so afraid to let go, i don't want you to be gone
Because i couldn't take it i would miss you like crazy
And i would give any and everything to you no question
My whole world, my first love, a true blessing
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I’m going through pages by pages;
Trying to see whether you have any acquaintances
Oh, look what I found
A mystery looking pronoun
The word I’m trying to forget
Though it might be a threat
To my mind and to my soul
Whether in or out of my sole
A girl with a beautiful smile
Simple but having the style
I took courage to look at those
Either peeking or seeing while no one knows
My words had been cut
With your locution that had the gut;
Or you can see my dearest writing
Of my psyche and my fighting
You look pretty wearing that tiara
Although it will be dismayed by a sciara
No, I will not let that happen
To someone that is enthusiastically clappin’
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They see strengths
Not the limitations
These are people who will make you proud of yourself
They will tell you why you’re special
Trust you to the point you have to answer their expectations
They make you better than you normally are
You can be proud of yourself
They respect you
For what you’ve done
Where you’ve come from
They see what you’ve experienced something real
Respect you for your courage
They live by their rules
They do not expect you to follow theirs
They are at peace to themselves
They are not proving anything to you
They are good listeners
Sincere in their interest in you
You feel important
They are available for honest
Genuine discussion
Makes you want to share yourself
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We couldn't be together in this life
I saw an angel before losing sight
Didn't have the courage to look into her eyes
O my lover, In my next life I will make things right.
Your touch gave me shivers,
We would have been, a really good couple.
But Everytime I saw you, my heart gave me fear.
O my lover, In my next life there will be no trouble.
You stood like a wall,
Protecting me from dark thoughts.
That's why I waited for your calls,
O my lover, in my next life i will tie the knot.
Your beauty couldn't be described,
Those lips carried the real pride.
We couldn't be together In this life,
O my lover, In my next life whoever comes our way I am ready to fight.
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She is so beautiful
that my heart can love no other,
but only her;
she sees me for a ghost
and my heart has no courage
to tell her my own true feelings.
She so lovely,
when she laughs
she brightens the world;
when she smiles,
she makes my heart laugh
and she makes me feel alive.
She is so kind,
she makes the birds fly high,
the rivers flow,
and the ravens sing songs,
as the merry deer prances away
all cheerful and in love.
She is my one and only,
my world, my love song,
my moon, my star, my sun,
my spring, fall and winter.
She is my rose, my sweet, beautiful rose,
my black haired angel beauty,
who I love so dearly;
she is my everything...
Only if she knew how much she means too me.
.12.22.2013.
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She says she doesn’t
Doesn’t believe it
Love is impossible
Everyman she’s dated
All minds were deflated
All they want to do is bump and grind
You can read between the lines
You really know what I mean
Sexual gratifications
Never a vacation
All they want to do is bump and grind
You know what I mean
She is more than just a object a sex toy
She’s somebodies sister, daughter
So in remission
She awaits marriage
Maybe one man will have the courage
To do his husbandly duties on the honeymoon
Cause nobody’s gitin any sugar in their Kool-Aid tonight
Well praise God (Go sit on some ice boy and take a cold shower)
3/20/22
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2022©
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Hers
It's the heart that keeps me committed.
Bound by the sacrifices of our alliance,
I love her.
With a touch both soothing and irritating
and a smell more than just comforting,
she's home.
In her presence I exhale as she inhales.
Only to ensure she'll be with me
in the moments to come.
In reflecting on the inspiration she's had over me
I fall deeper into her spell.
Chain smoking her attention,
refusing to come down from a high I'm not ashamed of.
With courage to tether my inner beast,
healing my inner child.
She's where I'm allowed to be passionate
and my prayers can
roam free.
understanding vulnerability
A unity that arose from the cracks of a foundation
once settled on broken promises.
I'm forever hers..
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by Matthew Wetter
6/20/2015
You can't make me happy, this I know
Offers to do anything for me won't join us as one.
Unshackle me from doubt, let me your intent trust, post your
Mezuzah upon my heart, a sacred seal, a pledge
Absolve me of my crimes, my faults, my shortcomings
Yield not to my insecurities, and have courage to show me yourself.
Journey with me to destinations unknown, and do not stay behind when the rough ground blisters your heels.
Offer only to walk with me, to share a journey-- me with you, and you with me
In time, let love become a habit we wear, simple and faithful.
Need I explain why? So many offer the travel, so few offer their sincerity.
My life is short, live with me vigorously the next four score years
Each day as eternity, and eternity as a day.
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When there is cold silence something of old forgotten queens
Lurk in the abounded walls full of grace
A rare queen, her heart full of gold
Never to be played with or forgotten
Her love is patient and kind
She always bring joy to others and is proud of who she is
and what she stands for
She was once seen as a subject of oppressed but she is the mother of all civilization
where all life comes from
She's a woman and a queen
She is strong and speaks with boldness and courage
With skin of honey and chocolate
Her hair is a storm and a hurricane of endless rings and kinks
She glows intensely, vividly
Her hair, a sea of black cascading around her head
as if a crown sat upon it
She isn't sorry for knowing her worth
She walks with an air of confidence that no one can ever take away
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For years you watched my mother when she would go to sleep,
Now I may have to watch you sleep, something a child should never have to do.
You would give her courage when she feared,
But not now, not today.
Today you sleep and you may not wake up again.
But there are ones who hold you dear, like my mother and I.
Please wake up, I will miss you so, if you don't.
Tonight the stars are so beautiful.
If you don't wake you may not get to see them again.
For I hold you so very dear,
So please wake up.
Tomorrow the waves will be so beautiful,
If you don't wake, you may not get to see them crash upon the beach again.
For I hold you so very dear,
So please wake up.
Tonight the moon is smiling at you,
If you don't wake up you may not get to see its smile again.
Just as I may not see your smile,
So,
Please wake up.
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When the night comes,
and the world is a away,
the demons step out,
as their corpses decay.
Across Will-street,
lived a mysterious sinner.
A famous voice,
whose faintest whisper made the mighty shiver.
Her long gold locks,
made many a man weak,
till he knew her up close,
where no one could hear his helpless shriek.
Burning lust,
disappeared in her embrace,
then moving swiftly,
dripping blood from her long nails.
She was her daddy's girl, people say,
till she hit him with a gun.
No man could ever escape,
the trap of this woman.
Courage, don't be weak,
don't let your young heart loose.
She is waiting till the night birds call,
she has her sight on the whole town view.
Widows always weep,
the young is red meat,
when she kills all the sinners,
she is the bad woman.
When your daddy is cheap,
you ought to be weak,
but she is not a dying soul,
she is Bloodwoman.
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She is brown and she has curls
When she smiles, her eyes shined like pearls
She has a gift and that is LOVE
She gave it so freely to everyone below and above...
She was the energy, she was the vibe
Every place she went, she made her tribe!
Glittery shoes and silky clothes,
Her dreams where above and beyond the walls...
Stay kind and have courage they said,
She practiced it so well, she could be a maid!
Confidence took time but made it's way,
When she wore those shoes, it made her fly..
Well, she did have her ups and downs
But learnt well to deal with the clowns
Today she knows if it's clowns or Kings
For she took her time to learn with her own wings...
She danced her pain out and believed in a new day
For happiness is the key! Just force it, I say..
Her talents are many but she loves to pray
She has seen the magic, you can say if you stay...
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Martha
Inspiration inspired
Strength out muscled
Resistance a virtue
Smiles despite what stands in the way
Stares down this enemy that seems to ambush her every time
A war is on the horizon
An epic battle she refuses to lose
Time so unpredictable
Each day she stands and walks out that door
Continuing to live everyday like life is precious
In our eyes her love is stronger and our hands are united
Arms ready to bare to march through whatever fire is around the bend
Her courage her impeccable tenacity to fight when the odds seem stacked
Make us love her even more
Whatever the future holds this family will be there for you to lend a hand
To carry you if need be on this battlefield of hope
Because you would do the same for any of us
This is why Tia Martha is our fortress
The war is long from over
But each battle is a victory in the hearts of us all
We love you so.....
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Her eyes, ablaze with thought so deep,
Speak of secrets that others long to keep.
Poetry echoes within her scarlet spheres,
As if a world within a world appears.
Each line a portal to another place,
Each word a memory or dream to trace.
Each verse a window to a different time,
Each line a story with a rhythm and rhyme.
Her eyes are like two jewels that shine,
Reflecting memories, both sweet and divine.
They have the power to transport you far,
To where reality and fantasy are.
A world of love and loss and pain,
Of joy and sorrow, sunshine and rain.
A world of memories and dreams,
Of hopes and fears and silent screams.
Her eyes, they tell a story true,
Of all she's been and all she'll do.
A tale of strength and courage bold,
Of a heart that never will grow old.
In her eyes, a fire burns bright,
Illuminating the darkest night.
A beacon of hope for all to see,
A symbol of all that she can be.
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Elation & Vacillation a comedy
A poem
Lionel Derbyshire
Every day I want to .. but I could not
Today I must do .. I have to
Yesterday I let it go away so today
I will not run dry, I will , I must
I have done my mirror practice
And I looked so good so here goes
Cannot wait another minute
Before I bleat myself with over worry
Must not become tense this is really it
Will not plummet , will not go down
Rise I am the centre of my universe
No need to annex my courage
The time has really come
Come on now, chin is up on high
My teeth is white, my smile is wide
My shoes are polished , my shirt is ironed
I am top class.
I m a getting there after I leave here
I will swing my arms when I get there
I will stand on my own two feet
I will sway and dance with joy
Confidently I have such high hopes
Singing now, no doubt about it
I ‘ll be over the moon when Sally says “YES”
So here goes …. Shelly will you marry me ??
Whack smack ! wrong girl …
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Sometimes when I think of you.
I think about your smile. The way you talk.
I am forever thinking about your laugh.
Sometimes I think about what you'd be like as a butterfly.
Fluttering about in your thoughts.
Nothing to hold you back from where you wonder next.
It's always at the strangest.
Most simplistic time that you appear and spread your joy.
As soon as your seen you disappear again.
Wandering about as free as you came.
Sometimes I wish I had your courage.
The strength to wander about as softly and freely as you do.
I admit, before I met you the thought of a butterfly laughing never crossed my mind.
The part of yourself that voluntarily gives without worry.
Bumping into the funniest of things.
Often times not knowing it's own perception of depth.
Sometimes I wonder where do you go when you miss someone so much.
If that reoccurring feeling ever leaves or does it continue to get stronger.
Finding a place to sit and wonder.
If you'll ever land on my shoulder once more
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Words for Annie….
Sometimes Annie, we ask the question why?
Why does God allow us to lose a husband or a wife?
We just accept that He chooses to take loved ones to become angels,
And that they will be protectors of the ones we cherish in life.
I want you to let you in on a little soft spoken secret,
I’m apologizing for leaving you pregnant with a broken heart,
Along with the guilt, dishonor and sadness,
Knowing what I know now, is that you loved me and your art.
Annie please forgive me for all the hurt that I caused you,
Over all the past years of never ending or forgotten pain,
I was young, compulsive and a punk with an ego,
Yet Christ redeemed me by His blood that was slain.
You are and will always be my Annie and I am so very proud of you.
You have the strength and courage of a warrior and you deserve the best.
I do not carry around “up here” any harsh feelings or anger,
And please do not get discouraged, this is all a part of Gods request.
Annie, what we shared together was amazing and true,
Even though there were moments of time we wish erase,
I’m glad we got to share that brief moment in time.
I’ll be waiting here for you, to see your smile again in this Heavenly place. I love and miss you Annie….
05-17-14 For my mom and (my daddy who passed away before I was born.)
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