Putting all our effort,
Into building ourselves a fort,
Will few problems sort,
If unlocking the gate does not seem worth the effort,
When others won't come out of their fort,
Afraid to trust anyone to guard their port,
When they leave their fort
To drink our port,
And toast another good sort.
Dare to dream, to believe
A believing heart isn’t naive
Source of hope, promise to relieve
Every fear, each tear will leave
Wiped away – please don’t grieve
So soon, in heaven we’ll perceive
I am totally aware when you met me,
I was nothing like your mind envisioned
me to be,
or wanted me to be,
or desired me to be,
at least not visually.
But are you aware that the inner me,
the part of me that you haven't
taken time to see,
is the true essence of me.
Get to know me
before you judge me,
learn of me internally,
and you'll be
introduced to my spiritual integrity,
my heart's generosity,
my mental creativity,
and I guarantee in time
you'll recognize the value in me.
I am totally aware when you met me
I was not your cup of tea,
it showed in the way you looked
at me.
But get to know me
before you judge me,
I could be the one to maximize
your dreams
see
what you don't see
is the best part of me
get to know me
learn of me.
flamingoes on one foot balance
talent like monkeys on bongos
playin' clarinets are baboons
raccoons a-hootin’ and a-swayin'
lions on slide-trombones
headphones catch them cryin’
giraffes a-bangin' chimes
Times of L.A. laid off its staff
I blew out the candles
Someone nudged me and uttered, 'That's another 1400% of bacteria.'
I said, 'Everything's about opinions, innit?'
My friend showed me his coding work
Squiggly lines all over the screen
I said, 'I really don't care.'
We went to see the stage play of Murder on the Orient Express
The following week my son told me,
'I feel like I might be murdered any second.'
Door knockers are pretentious.
prickly but surprisingly sweet as a pear
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
Let’s get to moving
Your American car
down this vacant Boulevard
down a road to Horizons far
upon silver Shores
as the moonlight crashes
Far from where eons cascade
Or divinity crushed to star dust
let’s get to moving this American
dream as life fades along an infinite sea
racing to oblivion’s seam...
Let’s get to moving your American car.
It’s lonelier to grieve.
Because I knew you.
Because I loved you.
Because I still do.
And now I carry that love
Like a body that won’t stop breathing.
I cry for the life you didn’t live.
For the mornings you missed.
For the years I still imagine even though
I know better.
I cry because I saw you becoming
And then I saw you stop.
I drown in thought.
Not memory
That would mean you were here.
I drown in the future I built around you.
The one you never asked for
But I gave you anyway.
You were supposed to stay.
You were supposed to grow old.
I grieve the man you never got to be.
The one I still talk to in my head when I’m scared
Or tired
Or pretending I’m fine.
I grieve the version of me
Who would’ve loved you longer.
Who would’ve learned how to forgive you for leaving.
I hate the silence. It sounds like you.
I hate the quiet. It feels like you.
I hate the way I still wait for something
that isn’t coming.
You are gone.
But you are everywhere.
In the things I can’t say.
In the breath I hold.
In the way I keep living
Like it means something.
~~~
It always seemed things would fall
into place in some distant future.
It was delusional to think
we'd always have tomorrow.
So no heart-to-heart in our future.
Questions left suspended in mid-air
are meant to remain unanswered
and mysteries destined to stay unsolved.
Now that ship has sailed,
opportunities squandered
and it's too late ~
we just ran out of time.
And I’m the one left empty handed
dealing with the many repercussions.
AP: 3rd place 2025
Be Told
What worth a thousand
Can't be attained with hundreds
To know the degree
You must measure
To get to the top of a tree
You have to climb it.
Stay bold
If you're working on it
It will surely work out
When you give it your all
There must be an outcome
Even if not immediately but it's certain.
Take hold
A race can never be won
By standing
When the pistol
Had been fired
If you don't begin
You will never get to the endpoint.
I refer you to my answer to a very good comment by our
Stalwart poet Joe Dimino.' You neef only Peel away to view..In the
Meantime i offer; all love to you.!
How do you find your loved ones once you get to the hereafter?
How do you navigate your way through the billions of souls
who fill heaven from floor to rafter?
Will an angel come and take you by the hand
and lead you to your loved ones in the promised land?
And will they be surprised to see you?
Or was the date of your reunion already planned?
I wonder if the best way to get to heaven…
to experience that divine rebirth…
would be to do as many heavenly things as we can
while we are on the Earth
Pray
Worship
Praise
Faith
Devotion
Desire
Connection
Believe
Acquaint
Turn from Evil to Good
Spread the Good News
Read the Gospel
Extend the Gospel to others
Chosen Ones
Hallelujah
No fake, phony, counterfeit, bogus
I am a altruistic lover, listener, helper
Who inspire, motivates, and encourage
Yes, I can be introverted sometimes
I also can be humorous, playful and joyous.
The eagle eye who has great insight
The lone wolf who known to work alone
The tortoise who longevity speak for itself
The black panther who camouflage well
The loner who enjoys own company
The special one who love leaves impressions
The unique one who sees through the lies
The individual who needs no validation
The divergent thinker who seek solutions.
It took a group to initiate a narrative
It took a multitude to destroy my image
It took a mob to ruin my reputation
It took a diverse of hitmen attempts
It took a legion to use witchcraft
It took posses to keep sharing posts
It took the masses seconds to believe it all!
I fought alone and still standing.
Get to know someone before you destroy their life
joining others based on he/she said gossip.
No weapon(any) form against me WILL NOT prosper!!!
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