The journey through life can be hard,
it is a real struggle at times;
leading to stress, anxiety and anger,
frustration in completing daily tasks.
Held in strong clenched jaws,
it causes me strain in my life;
like a prisoner in heavy chains,
with a strong grip hard to escape.
Is it because my expectations are so grand,
is it because I am weak ?
I feel a huge fire burning within me,
and I have a warriors heart;
yes, I can release myself from the jaws,
but it will take a lot of determination.
My jaw with be held strong,
confidence, I will feed daily;
Will get plenty of sleep at night,
I will eat healthy at all my meals.
And will lower my expectations in life,
will just be me, myself and I !
The movie studios wrote great movies years ago
Now they just turn classics into mindless dew
It is 50 years ago Jaws captured our imagination and the music made our heart skip a beat.
A classic movie still who all should see
You may not want to be holding popcorn or soda as it will fly around like confetti when the music starts it’s beating drum!
Tears in my eyes, and a tear on my heart.
Fear in my mind, and scars on my soul.
Time moves on, but still are my thoughts,
For I fought for some peace, but life is not still.
I plunged in a pool of angry wavers, seeking justice.
But the honest truth was to evade the truth —
The truth about the jaws of life,
That decide whether you smell tomorrow’s breeze,
Or become tonight’s twilight.
But hope is what drives me still.
Very keen on where the road of life is heading,
For I wish it leads to the promised land at the end of the rainbow,
Where life is full of joy and laughter.
For all my tears to soften those with heavy hearts —
To let them know they are not alone.
For I too was trapped by the jaws of life,
Forced to choose between pain or guilt as a gift.
I now embrace my gift of pain,
Because guilt cuts deeper than the sorrows of life.
In cold winter air, I tread to the beach
Looking for things that I think I need
A shell of some kind, washed up jellyfish
To the creaky shack, looking for things I missed
I crack open the door and the warmth hits my cheeks
Look back to the ocean, hoping it might speak
And tell me to stop, to not go underneath
But I never listen, I rinse and repeat
Whatever you’re cooking, it smells like a home
I reach out to call, and you pick up the phone
We fall back in bed to the sound of the tone
I open up, you let out a sweet moan
Write me your sweet words, sing me your songs
Tell me where to go and where to belong
I let the tide take me while I’m grasping at straws
I let the shark eat me, I swim right to its jaws
Bite marks and scratches, on what I depend
A cold dish that doesn’t taste sweet like revenge
Washed up to the shore with nothing to defend
I beg for you, darling, to hurt me again
red snapper
leaping
from
the
sleepy jaws of
the
wild grizzly bear
returning from
the
winter hibernation
"jaws of life"
the I
V drip
dripping
every drop
stop don't
do ten in
twenty four
hours is
lite
rally
killing
me if i
can't
submit
then i am
truly
your
This maelstrom we endure
This era of anguish
Caught in a backlash
Of fury and fist
From the first warning, gone!
To the danger zone
Of struggle and strife
And far from home
For the storm clouds that form
With the cold winds that blow
Are blizzard conditions
That blind with the snow
And we’re twisted and turned
Tormented and tossed
In cyclones of swirl
We’re cast off and lost –
As we strive to survive
‘Neath the bruising skies
We’re running in place
And cannot deny
The snarl and the snap
Of fang and of tooth
Hot on our heels
The jaws of the wolf –
The distance between you and I
Fervour yawning
Readiness dressed as blase
Velvet dawns with grains of sorrow
Blue Steel electric guitars
Damsel fair hearted
You're so changeable
Evading the outstretched hand
Armour so strange
in a land lacking reasons
Jaws the movie
duh duh duh duh
duh duh duh duh
the music gives me chills
you know the cadence.
it can never be used again
for another movie
unless it is 2085
then maybe
I haven't seen you in quite awhile
Bit I see you are still scaring the
shark's away
By dipping your toes into the sea
Great
And i fall to my knees,
and pray for deliverance from pain,
but my prayers just fade into silence.
And i am left forever bitter,
wondering if i was ever even sincere.
So forgive me Lord, for I am flawed.
I will kill the feelings of my heart.
I am blinded by love.
I will steal a fane and burn a whorl
but i will not lie.
And i will not scream. I will confess.
And i will die for my sins.
i will die.
Amen.
:: 04.12.2022 ::
~Jaws~
The Jaws of the Present world grip me.
Not like the world of my past.
I find no cave to hide in
A world selfish to its very core;its dye is cast.
Nor can I write for poets who only want beauty,
I am so stuck literally being me.
Like a terminal illness this be.
I do mean my intensity, writing honestly!
No, not to win a contest at all.
That is my greatest downfall
For others, I recommend it,
If .....your joy is in doing it.
I appreciate the friends I have here.
You give meaning to my continuing writing poetry.
With love and gratitude,
Panagiota
October 26, 2017
No one knows the joy you bring
They wish you weren’t around
The neighbor’s cat was just a “thing”
That moved and made a sound
It’s clear to see, you meant no harm
You thought it liked to play
To suggest, your transfer, to a farm
Well that was harsh to say
And, sure, you like to ride along
No matter where I go
Others seem to think I’m wrong
But, what do others know
I always say, “Haters, hate”
And you should just do you
It clearly was that bunny’s fate
To be your rabbit stew
As for daddy’s dinner plate
He left it unattended
You left the peas, but ate the steak
He ought not be offended
Now, had you ate, the peas instead
He’d have a valid fight
But you helped inflate his manly head
You felt, he grilled, just right
I feel that some just won’t agree
No matter, your perfection
Crying blind, but surly see
Yours and my affection
Jealousy’s a deadly sin
But seems to be the cause
For the ruckus over man’s best friend
Who’s known round town, as “Jaws”.
Rhyme about your favorite pet contest
About my dog, River
10/4/19
Shark circles...
Jaws Open...That music!
~ Film classic
Did Cause Our Jaws To Drop
Did appear to cause our jaws to drop;
Trump's lunacy and idiocy must stop;
About confer;
He does deter;
For another President we should shop.
Jim Horn
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