Long False belief Poems

(Somewhere in late 18th-century Europe a friend, Laetitia, by way of a letter warns her beloved girlfriend, Euphoria--a young, gay and unsuspecting mistress--against the almost inevitable seductions of the infamous and maundering philanderer, Melancholia.).



Dear Euphoria,

...

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weird as it sounds when my thoughts wield their all mighty hold

cast inflictions twist meaning and imply the truth of whats told


I resorted to reason which seems to be a contradiction of terms

of engagement with...

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I'm just barely trying
not really fitting in
Age wiser the miser
who keeps transcending
lessons and blessings
keep him grounded in hell
this wild child lives not in fear
but much with it, far and near

Sustaining any bit of stress
nothing's important
when...

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My heart went on a roam to explore 
A place far away across the fence bar.
To seize the moment of an open door
Adventure felt free when traveling far.

With turmoil war, work inspired the mind,
There to...

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This remorse is choking me to death,
taking away all the livable breath...
leaving guilt, anguish, and wrath:
am I another insane Macbeth?

If hours slowly pass making me restless,
and through rageful images
I despise when waking up with screams:...

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January 24 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Exodus 20-22

Key Verse – Exodus 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house...

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I fancy that I am competent  
To write on the theme of fear—
Only because I have spent much of my life in fear
 And thus seem to know the emotion inside out!

Now, coping with...

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It seems that man can never comprehend
The carnal thrust of lust we all must trust;
As human minds design no plan to end
Carnality 'till man converts to dust. 

When facets of our lives are added new,...

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by Michaelw1two

inspired by word works of Void Opus

 all for you, superannuated, desiccated erudition,
 this propagation scribed, this apotheosis odium;
 under eructate flames, under the epitome of,
 euphonious, promulgated magniloquent inception;
 of the Maker’s exuberant...

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If Jesus were just a prophet,
Then I need some things explained.
Like the steadfast dedication,
Of disciples who remained.
 
In fear, they fled the temple guards,
When their Savior was betrayed.
They ran and hid themselves away,
So what inspired...

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It’s days like these when it’s hard to cry 
That you can have healthy
Conversations
About death
Even when it hurts to talk
Or move
Or the reason you can’t cry is worst 
Than curling up into a ball
And reminding...

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Never-After
© Ben Burton 

Why is it
So many godless people
Are offended by religious words
Spoken publicly?

Does reverence instill fear in them?
If so, of what?
The church lady
Swinging her purse?

If shuffling off our mortal coil portends
The end
What then?
It is...

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Walking Down To Death is a daily sorrowful walk into the darkness of life.

Where you loose all control.

The sidewalks seem to come alive to eat at your exterior as you hunt for your drug of...

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Athena
the dutiful daughter standing behind her father
in lightning thick with aegis assurance
read to protect her family
and counselling them times of need

Athena, the grey eyed goddess
who watches carefully with graceful wisdom
coercing ignorance into obliteration
solutions fly into...

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To watch you leave, watch you walk out
Hurt so much and filled me with tremendous doubt
That we were every truly friends
It was as if you really didn’t care in the end
This life, so full of...

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Metaphorically speaking, we all lost our virginity at birth
Born free, infused with ego poison, stifling innate mirth
Reality of pristine dreams replaced by myriad illusions
Conscience deadened, conditioned to trust delusion
We became akin to a dead man...

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Skin so soft as it's been left untouched.
Love woven baskets so full, but still no one to receive my seeds of love. Thoughts of spoiled parts which tempt invalid ideas, invoking false belief that this...

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Lies fit person s who are dishonest,
let them not be your vain quest
or that reason for quick conquest;
envy is so evil and causes unrest!

Telling an untruth is blunt, 
it's hammering hardwood with tiny nails;
have you...

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 "Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion." Jim Rohn

The question: Am I open-minded, closed-minded, or delusional?
Sometimes, we mortals desire to believe in the unbelievable.
Therefore, we must choose our teachers and mentors wisely.

Wisdom says...

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Poetic Epistemology
(Belief System modifying JTB+G to JTB+C)

We believe without thought the sun rises.
However, we know the facts of how the sun burns.
Where facts and belief overlap is justified true belief.

We believe without thought we will...

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Gym exuberance of inflated expectations,
          a zone of grunt and sweat
I curl my way to fifty crunches,
         ...

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Let me let y'all in on a little secret,
Each and every one of us is put here for a reason
Once you open up your mind to all the possibilities,
The greatest obstacle you'll ever face is...

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Golden bits of dust ,from a glorious past,
	lost in the winds of memory , of moments that last,
		for years in the hazy and shadowy alleys of the mind,
		flecks of existence that were left behind,
 		in...

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I speak with clarity and honesty,
and don't hide underneath pretenses;
never my promises turn into lies!
How long have you known me,
and yet you fail to see my sincerity...
when the warm light of friendship glows?

More fear than...

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Victories and losses faded under a light so dim,
Trophies and certificates stacked a ream.
Fame and pride cling on to an empty name,
Fear and worry fuel a meaningless dream.

Greed, hatred and delusion cloud the mind,
A blur...

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