Yes
Do you see?
You
Love
Lord
When Rhett said that he didn’t give a damn
to Scarlett in that famed scene we all know,
it was a little scandalous back then
to hear that damn word at the movie show!
Who said the bad word first?. . . It shouldn’t matter
on whom that strange distinction was bestowed.
The world was changing. Right around the corner
Rock and Roll was ready to explode!
And even long before “Gone With the Wind,”
words much more vulgar had through history
been used by folks in nearly every culture
in every level of society!
Good taste and etiquette still do remain
among the educated, yet a gang
of thugs inside a movie would sound lame
with dialog like “I don’t give a dang!”
Frankly
Scarlett was on her own to do what ever she wanted
Because of her the film language today is forever sated
A special law was passed so the infamous words could be heard
Before this time damn was an extremely naughty word
Rhett Butler's vocabulary definitely rocked the screen
People thronged to see this film some had never been
So Gone with the Wind was a winner, Clark Gable was no ham
as he stood there and said "Frankly my dear I don't give a damn"
So Rhett you have a loaded conscience, your mouth needed a zip
When your feelings got the better of you and you let it rip
This attitude has passed to the way people today thinks
A no care way of life oblivious to others stinks
The morals of some governments are found to be gross
Only looking after the "Me" is what hurts the most.
The leaders of today forget the teachings of the church
Of looking after others, not leaving them in the lurch.
Penned 5 August 2013
I HURT
I must be curt
and declare that I hurt
I hurt for the man who can't cross the street
without his faithful dog named Pete
and a white cane to signify
why I hurt so much which makes me cry
I stay ever alert
although I hurt
for the little girl with charm
who's missing an arm
and yet she still throws a ball
while I appreciate it all
that I have all my limbs
as the sunlight dims
and I say goodbye
to the little girl who makes me cry
I hurt for the ones less fortunate than me
the ones who remind me to appreciate being free
like the man who came home from abroad
amidst a horde
of wounded men
and causes me to pick up my pen
to write about those who fought a war
and came back not the same as before
but wounded in spirit yet still smile wide
although they fought nigh to those who died
I weep for the elder who teaches me so well
about heaven and hell
and tells me that as I lay my head to sleep
to remember the blessings I reap
so you need not ask me why
why my eyes are reddened to cry
for my brothers and sisters less fortunate then me
yet struggle and grin despite fate's unfair decree
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DEMONS DON'T GIVE A DAMN
The angels now hover far from me
but the demons won't set me free
the angels aren't there to tell me what i'm doing wrong
and the demons just lead me to where I do not belong
those angels used to hover over my shoulder
but now it seems they've taken their leave as i've grown older
they flew away with the wind and the breeze
and left me without a word or a bit of ease
but those demons are determined ones who just don't care
and that's why the angels are no longer near
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THIS IS DEDICATED TO A LOVELY ANGEL WHO WAS BORN IN THE WRONG PLACE AND AT THE WRONG TIME...YOU THRILL ME
It is a pretty morning.
Sun is breaking through.
Moon is setting in the west
My mind begins to think of you.
.
I'm sipping on my coffee
Would you like a cup?
We can watch the sunrise
Before our dogs wake up.
.
Let me hold your hand
Look into your in eyes.
Say how much I love you
As the sun brightens up the sky.
.
Your reflection upon a moonbeam
Is something to behold.
But with a ray of sunshine
Your true beauty does unfold.
.
Your smile is still enticing
Though your hair is still a mess.
Your eyes still have a twinkle
I think now you look the best.
.
I love you cause your beautiful.
I love you for you care.
I love it when you miss me.
I love it what we share.
.
Your heart is such a warm place.
I'm so glad that I am there.
The way that you make love to me
I don't give a damn about your hair!!!
Is there anybody out there
is there anyone who gives a damn
about the one sitting next to them
do you, does she, does he
give a damn
is there so much pain
and degradation in this world
that so many have simply
stopped giving a damn
about those they care about
do you, does she, does he
do any of them
realize that the world is
on the way to one fantastic ending
in a big huge bang
from the sky or from the ground
goodbye cruel world
goodbye to the cruelties of this world
that we call Mother Earth
I will not shed a tear that lays hidden behind these eyes.
so crystal clear and yet you can not see through my lies.
i am not okay and yet i always am.
i have to be every single day.
to hide away in my make believe land.
to hide it every day, the pain that survives.
crystal blue hides the ocean behind the rim of my eyes.
keeping closed the dam that throws me for a spin.
i ricochet from one emotion to the next, wondering when ill touch steady ground again.
the wrong words make me want to break a neck and cry.
i hide away from those, who truly can not see, what lies inside.
what i know to be me, what i hope will not die.
so walk away Jessica.
from those who do not understand.
tell your self again that you do not give a damn.
let them judge you behind your back,
for you shall not give them your face to laugh at.
let them be the imbeciles that they truly must be,
if they can not see whats inside of you, whats inside of me.
drying up the ocean, i will learn to take a stand.
And when they speak to me, i truly wont give a damn.