Life Metaphor Poems

LIPS SUCCULENT-

I've tasted her lips 
We've had kissed 
Her saliva was sweet 
Sugary like licorice
Juicy plump plum, like bubble gum
Like a butterfly sucking nectar
Life Starts preserved
Front lips succulent 
Skin soft warm vibrant
Connect to sweet I received her sugar liquids 
From after her lips 
Within her heart's mouth 
Her lips mybeloved kiss
Lips succulents


9/2/25
Written words by James

EBONY REVELATIONS

EBONY REVELATIONS

We are not
Their Hams,
We are Lambs
Of the Lord:
Our Liberator:-
Their race-based
Biblical thoughts,
Are as winter snowballs,
Falling into the fires of hell:-

When the time is ripe

The world is crazy,
believe me or not—
it knows neither good nor bad,
only flows forward,
shaping wonders
for you to see.

A meal needs its patience:
chop, fry, stir,
each in its turn—
only then
can you taste its truth.

So too with life:
blended as you seek it,
revealed only
in its season.

Everything takes time,
wrapped in its own package.
Do not blame time—
stay open,
for it will come
when

Quicksand

On a silent journey,
I walked into the forest.
Within the dark,
A silhouette crept me out.

Suddenly I stumbled
And fell into a quicksand pit.
A cry for help—
No one to hear.

The more I struggled,
It pulled me deeper and deeper.
When I couldn’t breathe anymore,
I gave up the fight.

Slowly, it released me,
Letting me float.
Desperate and crazed,
I tried to swim with force—
Only

TO BEING IN MIND-BLOWING AWARENESS

TO BEING IN MIND-BLOWING AWARENESS

Rocking and rolling,
Aping hedges in the winds:
Blowing, yet rooted:
Though moving, there’s no progress;
Such mind-blowing awareness:-

Such mockery!
Moving, but going nowhere:
Mind and body stunned:-
In aiding progress, one must
Always seek divine guidance:-

Moving is one thing,
Progressing is another;
With a focused mind, 
Seek our God’s navigation:
Progressing in assurance:-

Man Is Like The Grains Of Sand

Man is like the grains of sand,
in the hourglass of eternity.
Reincarnating with every turn of the glass,
continually changing while staying the same.

The same eternal energy,
moving from one location
in the eternal continuum.

It changes its appearance
by its intent and its purpose
 through its intelligence.

Seeds Of The Soul

In our souls lie all the seeds,
Waiting patiently to meet our needs.
Soulfully waiting for us to choose,
For us to use or abuse.

We plant our seeds in our garden of life,
The seeds we choose will bring joy and strife.
Many we’ll plant, but all will not flourish,
Much depends on how much we nourish.

Some that are planted will

IN THE WAKE OF POLITICAL RENDERINGS

IN THE WAKE OF POLITICAL RENDERINGS   

In today’s diabolical
Political renderings,
Let’s not be like
Naked sage trees:
Leaves and fruits rotting
In unjust, bigoted political dirt:-
Rather, today let’s spring into life
And be like un-cocooned butterflies,
Soaring free and prepared as ought to be:
Pollinating flowering life with justice and equality:-
And like hived bees, let’s be about the honey flowing
Of

Improvising Existence

Improv is an unscripted comedy form.
Starting with an idea for a sketch,
actors interact with each other,
making up things as they go.

As one person responds to another,
“No, but…” squashes spontaneity,
while “Yes, and…” builds the banter,
propelling witty action forward.

Quick and clever dialogue
promises even more to come.
Then, after finding an apt ending,
a brand-new sketch can begin.

Our lives are

Autumn Leaves

They fall from grace to grass,
aged, scorched and dehydrated,
fluttering away further
the vanity of previous
greenness and elevated times,
reminding us of the fragility
of life,
the futility of striving to hang on
when time is up.

TO BEING HERE ON THIS GLORIOUS DAY

TO BEING HERE ON THIS GLORIOUS DAY

Because you are in it,
This is a blessed day
To enjoy and be glad in:-

While some have been called in,
You have been given another day
To be an instrument of His Peace
And a daily reflector of His Love:-

Despite the painful challenges,
This day will confront you with,
Healing grace and divine wisdom
Shall guide

WITH HOPE FAITH IN THE PROMISE

WITH HOPE AND FAITH IN THE PROMISE  

Like roaring rivers flowing under bordering bridges,
Cascading over, under, and around blocking stones,
So must we be as we continue to struggle
Along the freedom road to promise equanimity:-

As we encounter injustice’s walls of opposition,
Let us approach them as remnants of Jericho: 
Their fate and destiny, victims of fortitude

Once upon perdition a dedication

This POTD is dedicated to Di11y Da11y 
who spoke the truth and paid the price! 

to the unheard poet 
you weren’t driven away 
you moved beyond them 

Once upon perdition 

The apostate looked out his window, 
and started to believe
As genuflecting pylons 
sent ramifications through the trees
Chaos questioned reason, 
hoping for a guilty plea
but the

Life is a battlefield

This life is a fierce battlefield,
Little did I know before my birth,
My weapons should have been better honed,
So no earthly force could conquer me.

Friends I made while I was nobody,
Turned to foes when I sought to be somebody,
Those I loved with all my heart and soul 
Blew pepper in my eyes when vision blurred. 

Deceit

Usefulness

All gifts must be given to sustain their usefulness.
Like blood, life is in the flow, if not flowing, blood dries and dies.
Movement, the constant changing, sustains the life of all living entities of creation.

The Sun gives energy that sustains life on Earth.
It renews itself every night by sharing the job
of lighting the Earth with the

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