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You shelter me through tempest storms – indeed, you are my friend.
You never try to change my ways, instead you interblend;
I’m free with you and you with me, and neither will offend.
In spite of fashion's etiquette, your care does not depend
on ways I dress (or part my hair) - I’m not a passing trend,
and in my need you comfort me till twists and turns unbend.
We needn’t don thin masks of clay or otherwise pretend,
and when I sometimes act the fool you never condescend
but try instead to steep my views in eyes that comprehend.
At times I dwell within the depths, you smile and I ascend
to levels of tranquillity which others can’t transcend.
You never ask, demand or take, you give and understand,
and when I’m lost, a frantic child, you lead me by the hand
through castle gates in mirrored walls throughout a fairyland
where fears and worries linger less than tracks in drifting sand.
With you my words are ever free, they trickle out unplanned,
and fearful feelings I possess you seize as contraband.
Your laughter flows upon my woes like waves on troubled strand
which leave behind within their wake a calm and peaceful land.
Not everyone is pleased, I’m told, that you and I are friends.
The world outside... they envy us... that you and I are friends.
We dare defy the green-eyed storm... for you and I are friends.
Where the Grass Don't Grow
The historical record bared to see
In worn-torn pages, undecipherable.
And I’m to believe that this sum total
Will explain everything you say to me.
Mixed with phlegm spewed from the esophagus,
Spitting in my face like a rhinoceros,
That means nothing more than that goat in the field,
Whose skull is thicker than the ape’s you entail.
Beat your gums and wave your arms frequent
And act the fool on steroids to impress the simple;
Regurgitating words and acting stupid,
Like an awoken irritant that won’t exit.
Where the grass doesn’t grow, but the “you know” will.
And the rooster struts, and the hens cluck,
And the dogs bark, and the pigs are smart,
And the sun shines on my behind, in kind.
Friends came around
upset and angry
with their children
a child's fist
flew through the wall
It's your fault
the child said
It's your fault
my life is like this
several arguments
go into make one
a child's anger because
of the state
Government rules
stupidity of men
the child was told
you have a right
to the youth allowance
you have a right to money
for him to get the benefit
required his mother
to reduce her share
money used to pay rent
now he wanted to waste on lollies
rules of stupidity
create by men
it's your fault we're like this
the words fall from
the child's mouth
cutting the mother's heart in two
words twisted by the drunken heart
word corrupted by the use of drugs
a mothers heart broken
exposed to the pain
Did she have faults
yes we all have faults
in the past she had
a drinking problem
did she create all the problems
No, children also have brains
they decide if they take drugs
they decide if they become violent
they decide if they're going
to break the law
They decide to avoid school
talk through lessons
decide to cheat
or act the fool
yet sometimes there's a problem
sometimes the eye's can't see the board
sometime the teacher works to fast
and the child can't keep up
sometimes the teacher
also shares the blame
lifes complexity
the challenge is
to unravel the truth
don't look to criticize
or punish
look to build systems
that improve life
people that struggle don't need pain
It would be easy to lose our heads and panic
What would we gain to act the fool or manic
Pent up energy not spent on anxiety and stressing
Is better focused on appreciating our every blessing
All around us there’s pandemonium and fear
Adamantly I drown out the noise I refuse to hear
All those negative vibes just cast a dark heavy shadow
And it blocks the sunshine coming in through my window
In times of chaos it’s best to strive for serenity
Keep our wits about us and not lose our identity
I lock my doors and stay safe and alive inside
By self-isolation rules I wholeheartedly abide
My focal point is inward on what’s positive
Wanting to use well my time and not be passive
I nurture treasured hopes, dreams and ambitions
With renewed gust driven free of idle assumptions
I breathe calmly and gather strength through serenity
Mindfully I focus on today as no man can control infinity
I can’t think just now of the pandemic magnitude
I choose to adopt an attitude of grace and solitude
AP: 2nd place 2023
Submitted on April 24, 2020 for contest GRACE AND SOLITUDE sponsored by JOHN HAMILTON - RANKED 4TH
Yesterday when I was young
a life full of delight
we ran and played
in fields and streams
for morning till last light
yesterday when I was young
a life that’s full of wonder
of birds and bees
and apple trees
and even scary thunder
yesterday when I was young
we sometimes went to school
but could not wait
for the final bell
so we could act the fool
yesterday when I was young
the family was quite large
the clothes and toys
had to be shared
or you’d answer to those in charge
yesterday when I was young
we didn’t have much money
but life it seemed much simpler then
and definitely a lot more funny
Form:
I want a love
that comes once in a lifetime
filled with sleepless nights
and for all the no reason fights
I want warm whispers underneath an ever billowing blanket
where I hunger for his touch
and he is only awaiting me
Passion overwhelming all of our senses
intoxicating
Legs caught up in a tango
the rythym shared bewteen
beautiful
heart pounding
echooing all the way down into my gut
breathless and head still spinning
I feel as If i am one with the universe
and you
straight to the stars where the warmth of the sun is almost blinding
I want to feel
My heart ripping
in two when you leave my side
blood dripping
all over the floor
Screaming into pillows
lips burnt from the salty concentration of my wet tears
grit my teeth and close my eye
gripping the blankets for something to hold on to
comfort
I let only the darkness enfold its arms around me
Tossing and turning and choking on stale air
Sweating bullets
Feverous
I welcome the pain
its something I can bear
I want a love, and I want it so badly
I want a love that makes me
act the fool
Insanity
Just plain happy
When you return
I want to feel my heart jump into throat
Speechless
arms and legs shaking
like a leaf in a windstorm
So happy
my heart's going a 1000 beats per minute
hold me close
and you will feel the amplitude to it
I want breathless moments
where you kiss me
and rejuvenate
all the life once more in me
killing all the sadness and loneliness
that has accumulated my system for months
where I am cured
I yearn for you
I want to glow
Lighting up the dingy airport
like a lost ship it will help you to find me
I want to make your face tingle
with hummingbird kisses
Jumping into your arms
kissing you so hard your eyes pop out
do you welcome this dream?
I wonder
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Form:
With what seems like lightening speed, time flies by,
The world as you knew it is gone, in a flash, in a sigh.
And all you really catch are glimpses of life here and there,
Sometimes the picture is pure delight, others deep despair.
Yet if you slow down and let God have the reins,
Relax and lay back, learn to read His simple signs.
His picture comes into frame, with His help we can see,
Where our future and place in His ministries is to be.
On this Earth with all of His creatures we can act the fool,
This place where human likes to think they can control and rule.
God will lay down His law, with His power, with His utter grace.
To survive, watch for Him to tell us where we belong in His place.
If it is to be a guardian of His garden, His Eden this place called Earth,
We must learn to Love each other, as He has Loved each of us since before our birth.
Having walked the path for so long,
Trying his best just to belong,
One day he realized every step he took
Moved him further away from himself
Every stride just disappeared,
As soon as it appeared…
‘Cause he was living someone else’s dream
Striving to make them happy,
In the process he became unhappy
He forgot what it meant to smile,
Even if just for a while…
The path he chose didn’t bring him joy
He might have smiled, act the fool
Everyone thought he was so cool,
They didn’t see the tears at night
The confusion he had to fight,
To be the entertainer every minute of everyday
Never showing the man behind the smile
Never showing the mêlée stains...