INTERVENTIONS
vague
&unsure
a
frozen
pattern
simplified
influenced
by
a unifying
mood
from
a maze
of
difficulties
abiding
in
descriptive
tones
an
implemented
composition
in
the
profound
psalter for memory
temple songs prayerd&
collect
a chanted
doctrine of grace
precepts&examples
in sung text
questions concerns &
response
didactic
meditative
spiritual
born in the shadow
of the temple
melodics to make
the heart happy
songs of deliverance
prayed&said
praise seeking understanding
of concepts&teaching
of narrative decree
to
magnifying the Lord
in language transcended
intense devotion
swayed in emotion
rising to heaven
written by the finger
of God
a thank offering
to reach the ears of the Lord
disharmony of the mind
resolved
to one effect
transformed
in heightened expression
upon
the tablet of the heart
patterns
of discernment
the fabric of life
a treasure house
for the God approved
life
A collage of people
Came to get me out of my funk,
Out of my house, out of myself.
I was in the throes though.
Shut up firmly inside, arms crossed.
Standing strong.
Wishing for sudden death, praying for it.
Mad about everything.
My headache was so bad.
They pounded on the door, screamed my name.
Kicked out a wall, and dragged me to the doctor.
Making me furiously crazy.
I was sad, and totally mad.
Wanting my funk, used to it now.
Cleaving to it, heartily. Hating them for saving me yet again.
Lustful silly dying pleads mistakes
Heralded lying deeds unforgotten bleeds
Passion misplaced heartaches reversed
Diamonds’ faded shines tossed ashore
Rumors, subside trusted missions disgraceful
Allies uttered passion siblings’ chatting
Moonlight madness captured blissfulness
Insuperable numbers unfolded lies indentations
Riverside linked markings social interventions
False accumulations revised taunted hunted
Musical themes engaged tearful dreams
Detected numbers fashionable Jewels
Heartless mentors size-able games
Bleeders’ feeders’ unhandy kindly manor
Unmatchable rimes utter fence-less
Distressed allusions undressed notable
Honors misfits twisted risked dilution’s
Defenseless dilutions endless dusk
Dysfunctional Interventions
Dysfunctional interventions
Spiritually twisted at times
Not to mention these convictions
weighing heavily above me
Who are you to judge me?
I have one life to live
What, do you have more?
The way you skate on thin ice
you should already be sore
Those notes written across your lips
that you spit so swift
like a bat out of hell
Your soul you try to sell
Oh, but wait…that’s your wishing well
What you wish upon me
Shall be done to you
Cause God don’t like ugly
If only you knew
My demeanor is refreshing
Always count my blessings
My ambition is so futuristic
But you push me off to the side line
Like your quarter backs fill-in
Could you tell me what the deal is?
Maybe he is prince-charming
With envisions like me
But you turn it into an investigation
Like it’s a crime scene
Is it a crime to be happy?
Or is this jealousy and envy
that surround us constantly
Explanation from ignorance doesn’t suit me
Knowledge from wisdom circulates me frequently
These extremities exceed
The means of living way beneath
And these proceedings from predictions
Are dysfunctional interventions
By: Aleasha A. Martin
Command this commandment,
living in the light,
waking in the dark,
they toil,
every day golden suns come up night and day,
swaying in labor fields making human mind capital,
shadows of lights are yet still dark,
yet it doesn't quench the thirst,
1st of life is beyond living,
walking in death while waking,
a life that is living in light as dark,
without a sight for acknowledgeable real color differentials,
a walking waking dream,
a lost memory,
driving time backwards to eternity,
commanding in chiefs of all resurrections.
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