Lifework Poems - Poems about Lifework

The life I trade The life I made The life I prayed....

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when a christian is laughing along with you & enjoying your presence, at work or while in a social context & then somehow by some random comment the fact that you do not believe in the work of fiction they abide by or worship that infamous underdeveloped dramatic character from nazareth as they do, you may get to see a human face...

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when a parent of a child experiences with an odd mixture of shame, humor & wonder, that very first lie which their children tells them, does this parent experience the same feeling that they themselves did when they found out that santa wasn’t real? like the slim difference between a hysterical laughing face & a hysterical crying face, that flipside reflection of being let down by reality, comes swinging...

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Self destructive, even writing on pages without lines feels chaotic and liberating even though I know the frustration I will feel as my words slope downwards, down words. They angle, pitching against my embedded need for order and yet I fight them I struggle to keep the line-to see the line-I'll walk that line-can't stay...

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We all have dreams whether or not they come true that depends on you. Dreams just don’t happen you have to make them happen. You may think you will never get your dreams. But anyone can have their dreams it will not be easy. If you want something bad enough you got to do whatever...

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One day the madness all suddenly stopped Then we realized how many times the ball got dropped More times then just a very few It cost us many people just like you Now patience is a complete must As we work to gain some kind of trust If only we share one simple word At least from each other we still have...

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We are never free, We are slaves, slaves with free will But free will is too an illusion An illusion of us as a nation, An illusion that shows justice raining supreme But supreme, is the devil with his lies And nothing but lies, that lie with the truth of all deception “AWAKEN, FILTER OUT THE LAUGHTER’S IN THE SCREAMS” shouts...

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What do you do when you walk into a Pizza Place? You order, wait at least 30 minutes, right? Yes, and then the only other option is to listen, never dreaming you can also learn. The delivery lady, a young, black who is exhausted bolts through the door carrying the same large pizza warmers that...

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It's my day off And I need to rest So for the work week I'll be at my best. There's chores to do, Well of course there are. If I don't start soon I won't get far. Laundry and dishes And wash the floors, Clean the bathroom, The most hated of chores. Clean the birdcages. They're messy but sweet And no one would call My desktop neat. The dust on...

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26 June 08 9:00 am I walk a lot softer than I used to I walk a lot slower than I used to I work a lot less than I used to I work a lot slower than I usde to But I love a lot more than I used to Life on Purpose Live it before you...

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I'm struck with a feeling I can't shrug off It's been here 3 years Like a rusty old lock I quit popping pills, Though I'm still in fear That I'll never escape after all these years And I Wish I didn't feel so alone In my mental state confusion Because No one is willing to feel this pain It cannot be forgotten It only starts...

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Jesus Spends the Day Slitting Gizzards By Elton Camp Jesus came to this town one month ago. At first he found the going rather slow. What he said made no sense to most. Little accomplishment could he boast. Were it not for a flophouse bed, He’d have no place to lay his head. If the authorities knew he was around, They would have run...

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In this modern day world where being average is applauded, Wannabe’s and the fame hungry incomprehensibly rewarded. These days it seems the talent less succeed, Their lack of skills, and humility, beaten by only their greed. The young and indulgent, saying ‘I want to be different’, If only they could see their words inconsistent, For if they truly meant...

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OH THE whole worlds come, come all We fill up the world maritime with soil- I know that is against natural appeal Therefore our precious time shall we fritter away; For where we hollow out the soil from There shall we leave another sea- Where then shall we term residence? But uh humanity come a few, hardly any hands We lug this...

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The word is that two wrongs won't make it right! Communication is a weapon that calms down most fights. Be open minded, don't see everything one way. When it comes to the rules of life, don't hesitate. Why do we tend to do the things that we do? When all we have to do is communicate Boo!! Why make situations harder...

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