Long Ditching Poems

***Part 1 of the series, Not Focused (written entirely by J.W. Earnings)***

Resurrect my hushed, pleading voice from the dead
Give me Your water and nourish me with serenity 
Renew my rejoicing spirits, wholesome like bread 
Wandering...

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"Exegesis"



At 7 he was 
thrown to the wolves

Bede marked his territory
hidden secrets 
kept in the abbey

he escaped
went to war
where the unwanted trod

First regiment,
Vietnam
he took with him
like a comfort blanket
his Nicene creed and God

and on returning...

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Say goodbye to the old days
Wave goodbye to the old ways
Sinking towards the bottom of the ocean
Ditching the tides of tribulation and commotion

Sinking way down below
The dolphins stride ride
Drifting into the deep tide
Of darkness since...

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Do you remember when I first laid eyes upon you?
When you looked at me and smiled?
That sideways smile that made me blush
Do you remember walking into that classroom,
I no longer remember the number of,
But do...

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I'm a simple guy,
I like video games, music and succeeding without trying,
So when a man comes up to me and tell me he can save my life,
Who am I to turn down a free book...

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My Friend Jim Bean

The highway signs go by so fast.
The whole damn night had been a blast.
There's a red light chasing behind me
and wouldn't you know it I could barely see.
Driving blind drunk and all...

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Take 1:
Too much beauty is a problem,
So the pretty women say,
Many women can be threatened,
Mood swings like a pendulum
Never trusting in ‘fair play.’

So it hurts when they dismiss you
Best to not give you a chance,
You...

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Eons of intimacy, still the one I dote on;
My lady, embodiment of mother beauty,
My ecstasy and salve to my sorrow,
Thou shall always be embraced and recalled
Until my soul gets rid of my mortal body,
Till the...

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As the Sunday sun sets away
With it the rare peace and your funday
Brings to fore the manic monday

Ditching all the pleasures that the weekend brought
When clear was the mind with little thoughts
Relaxing with a cup...

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Maybe the cocaine was the bridge over the insurmountable ridge, the remaining light in the mist that forever flickering uplift, which helped me escape the barren landscape and guided me from a deadened fate
As the...

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Let's be kind with our words and the hearts of others. Live, love and learn. No regrets. Blessings. 

Last words
By Michelle Morris
08/05/2023

If these are our last words
Let them be words of love
Let's not regret the...

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Let's ditch a poly bag.
Let's ditch a poly bag.
Yes, you heard it right,
Whether it's a straw,
A cup or a plate, 
Whether it's bottled water or a polybag
All land in a landfill
And finally in the ocean.

Using...

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Do you even bother to wonder anymore,
When you look at the news,
Or do you just chuckle to yourself,
About the gullibility of some.

Have you stopped asking yourself,
Now you know getting the answer,
Could take years, 
And lots...

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Soon there will be temperatures that will show 
Forecast predicting snow 
Coming down creating blankets that are white 
Packed together thrown when in a fight 
Everything seems magical as it drops 
Festive music enhances need...

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Fe fy foe fum we are the crew who gets the job done.
Ranked with badges to whip with lashes.
We leave the scene, cold like ice from the murder we bring.
We put you to rest cause...

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Her red lipstick 
May feel good 
For a moment 
On your skin 

The way 
It blends in
perfectly 
With your tattoos 

But I blur 
Her memory 
When 
My lips 

Leave bruises 
On your neck 
While I...

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Paper Targets
You shoot at people as if they were paper targets
Not caring who you kill, maim or injure
Your outrage has been well planned
Not a single bit went wrong
You serviced your guns
Collected hundreds of bullets
Dressed the...

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(Note: Special thanks to my cousin Joel Sumilang, whose butterfly 
painting inspired me to write this poem.)
 
 
 
Be Free 
(Joy Ditching-Lorico)
(Manila, 6 September 2009, 11:00pm)
 
In God’s little garden, wildflowers grow
Beauty meets the...

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UNVEIL THE LIGHT WITHIN
~~~~~~~~~~~
 
From the faith that resides within me deep,
A guiding light, in times when shadows creep.
An unwavering belief, summoned me from sleep,
Just as trouble awakens the Superman in Kent Clark
It boost the...

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Out with infighting and lack of general respect,
Let’s restore our Congressional reputation
Rank partisanship and grandstanding
While padding their own coffers, I expect!

Let’s rid ourselves of all the current trolls
“Let’s throw the bums out,” it has been...

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Her thoughts bled from her fingertips
In the form of ink, they created art
She churned her words in sync to the beat
Taking music from the pain in her heart 

Woven words roll down her face
Saturating the...

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Tribute to David Michael Jones. 1895 - 1974.
A British poet, painter and engraver


Was a lad of 20, left art college to join the RWF*
"In parenthesis "was his write
A poem describing horrors
Of being a front line soldier,...

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Anecdotes all arousing my head
breathless begging to be your best
carefully caressing your caramel skin
ditching the deep ditches of dolor
enveloping the ever-present eerie aura
faithfully faking the smile on my face
glamorizing the greatness of giving
helping the halos...

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They say if somebody loves you once they will always
love you...Well you loved me many moons ago now do you
regret letting me go...aren't you the one that said you
loved everything about me, you just couldn't...

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Awful avocados always
Breathe bitter blue breaths
Craving cardinal’s Christmas carols
Ditching deliberate dungarees during
Elusive extraterrestrial escapades.
Forsaking fitful Floridian flamingos,
Getting gaudy, gratuitous gnarly gifts,
Herewith having hilarious hefty hallucinations,
Imagining India’s illustrious indigo ideologies.
Jackals jerry-rigging jealous junking jackalopes
Kangaroos kissing kindly,...

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