The canvas is bare
Potentialities abound
There is a moment of inspiration
Something, perhaps profound
A vision, an image
A thought in the mind
A 16th century renaissance landscape
An abstract painting obliquely devine
Rich deep colors
Brush strokes placed perfectly
The master creator
The work, a pleasure to see
The view is spectacularly tragic
Its subjective in our mind
It speaks to our knowledge; our experiences
Of a world we seek desperately to define
The past creates the images
That painter captures with every stroke
An image begins to emerge
We feel excited, or absolutely broke
The canvas is bare
The art is the life we choose
So, live life like theres no tomorrow
A beautiful masterpiece comes to view
What I’ve learned from my mother - Enjoy the moment, be easy, treat people well and multiply.
What I’ve learned from my father - Dance like no one is watching and you will get by.
What I’ve learned from my stepfather - If you keep your mouth shut no one will know you’re stupid.
What I’ve learned from my grandmothers - Change your underwear everyday and you’ll find your cupid.
What I’ve learned from my sisters - Laugh like theres no tomorrow and defend the defenseless.
What I’ve learned from my brothers - It’s ok to laugh at the past even if the pain was senseless.
What I’ve learned from my wife - Enjoy the moment, learn to be easy, treat everyone with kindness, and thank God at every feeding.
What I’ve learned from my ex-girlfriends - If you see it in your dreams then they must be guilty of cheating.
What I’ve learned from my friends - Compliment your girlfriends, wives, and lady friends when you see them getting fatter.
What I’ve learned from my children - It’s ok to forgive every single time, because love is all that matters.
Witches come alive flying through the sky
Pumpkins sitting on doorsteps all lit up
Spiders creeping and crawling all around you
On Hallows Eve
Ghosts are watching you
Goblins are stalking you
Black cats are roaming the streets
On Hallows Eve
Children all dressed up collecting candy
Teenagers and young adults partying like theres no tomorrow
On Halloweens Eve
On Halloweens Eve
Once a year
Is when all craziness happens
When the realities of life have
Ended and becomes history to those still here.
Wonderful memories will abide
In place of those departed
Leaving a pleasant
Legacy to be passed to future
Pilgrims yet to start their own
Awesome quest.
Rallying behind
The flag of accomplishment sewn
Yesterday , the celebration of scaling
Life's great challenges
Inspires those who would
Kick against the normalcy of life.
Each Person has
That potential
However not
Everyone will
Realize that promise.
Eternally speaking however, our
Spiritual Insight does not look back.
Never doubting that life's predestined
Opportunities chiseled our
Talents and gifts into
Overcoming reflections of eternities
Mighty power designed to magnify the very Creator
Of life itself.
Released from the temporal
Restrictions of life, living in eternal day,
Our new life will be just beginning and
We'll party like there's no tomorrow !
Fantasy is nonfiction, Fairytales are lies told to keep us happy, Love is suppose
to be pure and sappy, Forget the truth, You don't want to know, Rejection is your
name you hear calling you close, Keep sobbing who's going to care when theres
know body there to help, He is the reason for your pain, Sadly drowned out the
sorrow, Live today like theres no tomorrow, Wake up, Don't fall asleep, Look at
yourself for the grime weeper creeps, Ran away for you don't want him to take
your life, Just because of some boy who didn't feel quet right.
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