To gods
I obey...
To devils
My strength display...
To the lover who plays games
I just say, get away...!
17 November 2021
Mind is brimming with gloom and fears
Waiting to be "heard" or "seen" through tears
The burden of which rheumy eyes couldn't bear
When cruel judgments reach the empty ears
Coming from the mouth of impassive peers
resulting in crushing poor souls for years
By putting a leash on ever-ready tears
We manage to hide and cherish our fears
A fake smile is what the mouth often wears,
all set to utter ceaseless "CHEERS"
Tell me dear, who are you?
What is your story, what do you do?
Status, professional some sort of exec?
Have you done all that society expects?
Oh shame, it seems you’re quite unworthy;
But perhaps you’ll manage to appear deserving.
Just wear a short skirt and hustle for praise
Flirt, work hard, strive for acclaim.
Years will ebb and you’ll tire of pretending.
A meaningless resume that feels unending.
Congratulations dear, haven’t you worked hard!
Let’s do business. Here’s my card.
He was late to school as usual
therefore punished
because he daily fed the street dog
who was famished
Member of Alcoholics Anonymous
neighbours sneered at his confessions
although his hip flask was empty
his mission offering hope and inspiration
Frequent cash withdrawals
viewed with suspicion by his wife
whilst he performed small miracles
assisting the needy to rebuild their life
Division of family property
he settled by a wager
manoeuvring adroitly
that his own share be smaller
The void holds all secrets
in a non-judgmental stance
divine love arms open in embrace
in vibrant joyful innocence
25-January-2021
Affirmation of Love
David J Walker
Learning to say I love you
In one of the languages that
We both think we understand
Left wondering in the after actions
If the words were weaker reflections
Left hanging heavy in the air like smog
I am the one left smugly in the fog
Of wrong interpretations
Missing the inflections of permissions
That should be left to better judgments
Then I can make in the passion of
The moment
“I love you” is packed with phrases
And paragraphs and pages of a
Lifetime together
They are all we have to say it
In a life dedicated to affirmation
HARD JUDGMENTS CALLS
everything pure at heart
retro brand new start
can we all be a part
in judgments hard as rocks
05/16/18
written by James Edward Lee Sr.
2018©
Blank Verse
DEATH OVERRULES ALL JUDGMENTS HERE ON EARTH
In reign of terror, split, with holes and pain,
the sentinel, distained his fingers black.
The pools of sticky-red descend, like mud,
and eyes despise the madman’s gaze, above.
Where flowers bloomed in glassy panes, sublime,
the heart of Vegas shatters - shards of fear.
Screams hail, uplift, the crazy bastard’s smile,
but, final drift of sand will drown this man.
His boat will capsize. Stench of spilt men’s blood
will fill his screaming lungs with death’s revenge.
White robes attend the march of martyr’s feet,
into the pearly gate, with smiling teeth.
10/20/2017
Craig Cornish’s Death Contest
Our judgments tend to dominate our minds
Making it difficult for us to find peace within ourselves
Everyone’s a critic;
Each of us a judge,
Making our pronouncements
After wading through the sludge.
Weighing all the options,
Probing with precision;
Finally arriving at
A personal decision.
Judgments are subjective
Beyond the basic rules
And sometimes someone judging
Overlooks the hidden jewels.
Life is full of choices
And every time we choose,
Though somebody rejoices,
Another has to lose.
Deprive negativity
Doesn't really add any solution
Judgements and Excuses
We all have them
Yet we need to look at
Ourselves berfore any finger
Begins to point
Deprive Negativity
Arrive the ability
To love one another
Cause one and other
In the same Land
As sister and Brother
Lift the covers of Ignoramce
Just another Deliverance