Success Humanity Poems

When you dread swimming with sharks, those waters do not welcome you
Frustration may push you towards recognition and power
Wait
Listen
Find the waters where dolphins swim
A friendly...

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I feel victimized
by the commercial success
of what was once a silent,
waiting,
watching
for Emmanuel,
Allah WithIn Us

I wonder
when I become red-faced angry
about not being able to CONSERVE
sufficient power...

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DO NOT MISS THE MOON, WHILE COUNTING THE STARS
Do not be carried away by the deceit,
Of an oozing chant of a back palm’s stew;
For the...

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Written 23 November 2023
Placed 1st in :
Stoicism as  Way of Life Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Sotto Poet

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In life's grand play, we take the stage,
A comedy, a drama, an endless age.
From first breath's cry to the final bow,
A journey through moments, both...

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For God's sake, we all make mistakes
We all commit inmumerable errors
Nobody is perfect, everybody is under the sticks
Like the old days in the school of...

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With all the time I spend on rhyme
    in vain pursuit of beauty
  I neglect to help my fellow man
 ...

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 After much planning and preperation, that day comes when everything is seamless and comes together naturally.
That is the point where understanding combines with wisdom...

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Tightrope

There's tension
As the crowd below
Looks up aghast
Before the show

A gentle breeze
Like fingers strum
On string of fate
A vibrant hum

At last, the feet 
Of mortal man
Berates the...

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Pain is a cruel and vicious thing
That grips us tightly in its sting
It gnaws at us both day and night
And makes us tremble with its...

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Neither insecure nor arrogant,
A balance that’s hard to maintain,
But with effort and reflection,
This path can be forged and sustained.

Insecurity can consume us,
A monster that eats...

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Those who are completely truthful on the inside
will obtain the valuable draw of a quelled side
Their actions will be authentic and trustworthy
and will earn the...

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THE BATTLE OF THE MINDS FOR THE
SOLE POSSESSION OF ALL SOULS

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
MENTAL WELLNESS AND
MENTAL ILLNESS , IS
UNDERSTANDING AND
KNOWING THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG.

WHY WOULDN'T...

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This sacred son
was not born to dance
or sing
or speak.

He will never read the paper
or earn his first green dollar
or sow
what success
more leftbrain enabled
hope to reap.

But,...

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Dirty, leaden, murky, yet oh so sublime 
Please give me a glass or cup full with a splash of lime

When I awaken early in the...

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