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Salvatio L
(A lone female voice sings at a slow tempo. A lone voice whispers)
Some may say
There is no hope
But if you pay
Angels to dream
Each night
With prayer
For no reason or season
To cope
Look up
To the clouds
And pray
Someday
God will turn around
So you can be found
So the world can change
With just you
One person at a time
So your internal wars can stop
With no more pain
Standing
Crying in the rain
On the firing range
Some may say
Belief in something
Is crazy
For it's sometimes hard to believe
But that's the power of dreams
Believing what you can't see
In the Great In-Between
So put that fear away
Starting today
Life is just a stage
Let love and hope
Write your play
And you'll be ok
And just remember
Some may say
There is no hope
But if you
Pay angels to dream
Each night
With prayer
For no reason or season
To cope
Look up at the clouds
And pray
And someday
There'll be no more pain
Standing
Crying in the rain
On the firing range
For God will turn around
And you'll be found
(C)
Copyright John Duffy
Salvation (from Latin:
salvatio, from salva, 'safe, saved') is the state of being saved or protected from harm or a dire situation.
In religion and theology, salvation generally refers to the deliverance of the soul from sin and its consequences.
Source:
Wikipedia.
I shiver as an abandoned puppy
outside in the winter's harsh cold...
I'm locked out regardless of reason;
I'm locked out weakened and beaten,
and merciless as you are, show a glance of pity:
no amount of tears can put out this flame of old!
I'm locked out of everything,
there's no joy to go on living;
you took hope and happiness,
I'm dying in this loneliness!
I'm locked out of everything,
my day is night no sun shines;
I ignored the warning signs,
all the cheating that led to lies!
You slammed the door on me,
and destroyed what I held dear,
should lightening strike me, it will trigger more fear;
I'll seek shelter from every storm that can harm me...
I'll seek refuge in someone who has feelings of mercy:
making amends is humbleness and endless sincerity!
I'm locked out of everything, I'm at loss for words,
nights are cold under these sheets that smell of kisses;
mornings aren't very bright if I miss your breath on mine,
you held me to your breast, never wanting to wake up on time!
Surrounding me are flowers of all kinds,
Each unique in essence,
Each exquisite in fragrance
Each swaying to the pulls of the wind
To the best of their abilities
Since, each has been shaped and sculpted
To be that which it is even if it resembles
The others!
Yet,
When they glance at me,
They turn their faces away
And their smiles turn into frowns
When all I seek is to be rooted by their side,
Being accepted for what I am!
A mere member of the same family and nothing else,
I walk over, each night when they sleep
To the clear pond and see reflecting back
My own reality;
I am a mere creeper, poisonous if eaten
Even if I mean no harm to anyone for
All I seek is to exist
And to be accepted for the way I have been created!
The tears that I drop into the pond are acidic
And I wish I had enough courage in me
To jump in its depth and meet with death
But each time, I get back on my steps
And try to sleep,
While waiting for a new dawn
Which would allow me to hide my
Agonising screaming silent pain
With an arrogant smile on my face!
After all, this world itself revolves while being false
And we all try our best to accept it
So, trying to find pure acceptance here
Is definitely like trying to find a rare pearl
Lost in a messy barn!
Written on 13th November 2022
Contest Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
Contest Name Pick-A-Title
ETERNAL MIRACLES, "MEDITATION "
PLEASE NOTE: (B STANDS FOR BREATHE, AT INTERVALS)
WE ARE ALL ETERNAL MIRACLES INDEED. SPECIAL, BEAUTIFUL,
AND LOVABLE. SO OFTEN WE FORGET THAT WE ARE TRULY
HUMAN. WE NEED TO TREAT OUR BODIES AND SOULS WITH
GENTLENESS AND SELF RESPECT. THE SOUL IS AN EMPTY
BASKET, (VESSEL) WAITING FOR ITS SUSTENANCE. (B)
ITS WICKER SOFT AND PLIABLE, WITH AIRY SPACES THAT
NEED TO BE FILLED. IF NOT GIVEN THE PROPER OBJECTS IT
SHALL BE WEIGHTED DOWN, SO KEEP IT LIGHT. (B)
HOW OFTEN DO WE FIND OURSELVES IN PLACES THAT DO HARM
TO THE SPIRIT AND TAKE AWAY OUR JOY. TREAD LIGHTLY WHEN
CHOOSING A PLACE TO STAY AND CHOOSE WISELY THE OBJECTS
THAT YOU PUT IN YOUR BASKET. CRADLE IT AT LEAST ONCE A DAY
IN THE SUN. TAKE IT TO BEAUTIUFL PLACES AND FILL IT WITH
SOULFUL DELIGHTS. FILL IT WITH THINGS SUCH AS PEACE, LOVE,
BEATUY AND KINDNESS. (B)
WE ARE TRULY HUMAN NOT OTTOMANS OF THE EARTH. LET US
CELEBRATE OUR SOULS PURPOSE WITH AN OPEN HEART AND
AN AWARENESS THAT WILL MELT AWAY ALL THE THINGS THAT
DON'T SERVE ITS PUPROSE. LET US RESPECT THE SOUL AND ITS
BENEVOLENT NATURE. (B)
It’s been 10 years since you last saw me.
I’m softer. Matured. Unrecognizable. And yet
the feeling of your roaming eyes still darkens my skin,
the phantom sensations making me retch.
Your vile intentions occupy a corner of my brain
with no sign of conceding territory.
I can’t go to the doctor
lest that hotel room comes rushing back
and renders me unable to bear sight of my skin for a week.
I swear colorfully,
as often as I did refusing you.
Would you like that?
Would you take pleasure being reminded of the resistance you so toyed with?
Or would you prefer me docile and doe-eyed?
God, I can’t think of a version of me that wouldn’t bring that greed to your mind.
I can only hope my age would shatter your desire
or turn it to ash on your tongue.
You’re a faceless monster,
carefully calculating and breaking down your victims’ walls
without revealing a hint of yourself in return.
I showed you everything.
(I want to gag at the thought.)
I know nothing of you.
You make up too much of me.
I used to find joy in who I was.
Believed my difference to be wholly my own,
an escape from you and the shaming eyes of God.
Turns out you were the cause all along.
You wrecked me, didn’t you?
Is what was once a source of pride truly a stain of ruin?
I am disfigured and discolored,
and no amount of bleach will ever remove your mark.
To add insult to injury, this was never bad enough anyway.
My ache is unwarranted; I’ve suffered so little in comparison.
I was 10.
I was smart enough to log off,
to say no,
to realize no dream was important enough to surrender myself over.
I’m not a true victim.
Your hands never grazed my skin
or caused deeper harm; you scarred me with eyes alone.
Our paths crossed for maybe an hour or two,
not nearly enough to last a lifetime.
So why have you staked your claim on my psyche?
I want to burn you clean from me.
You forced me into a prop for your pleasure,
faceless and inhuman.
There’s no telling if you sold what was never meant to be seen
and then how many times I’ve been used.
I want you to suffer.
I want you to ache.
Maybe that’s immature,
but that turns you on, right?
I can be a leader.
I do not need to follow the actions and behaviors of others.
What harm?
Oh, but what gain?
I am fierce
With a lot to say,
A lot of love
And a lot of passion.
Simple pleasures
And little disappointments.
Just be who I want to be,
Not what others see;
What others want me to be.
I am more than a perception.
I am loud and proud,
Bold and fearless.
I have a courage
And strength that is limitless.
I am learning to vocalize my boundaries;
Free from guilt and shame.
There is an ocean inside me that you cannot tame.
My waters run deep
You merely tread the surface.
I know who I am
And I will take up space.
Breathless and discouraged,
I will still run the race.
Dip your feet in the edge of my waters
And let me wash over you.
Familiarize yourself with the polarity
Of my sensations.
I will not let you down.
I will not let you drown
If you meet me without malice.
Dare.
Do.
Lining up for mediocre service
At the counter for the human zoo
Waiting around like stagnant Zombies
With nothing left to chew
The lifeless agent behind the bulletproof glass
Bellows out the next number in her que
Only 82 more calls and my numbers up
Setting in place my angered mood
Finally 4 gruelling hours later
I see im next in line
Then she bellows again to my dismay
Its 5 minutes to closing time
Im called up before they lock the door
She says sir theres more info you must provide
You will have to return tomorrow
Come early and get in line.
I rendered her my best pissed off smile
And said i live 2 hours away
I had to take a day off work
And lose my needed hard earned pay.
She picked up her lunch and left her booth
Disregarding every word that I conveyed
And left me reeling like a psycho killer
With my melting point swiftly on its way.
But i left without causing bodily harm
Or going Postal to satisfy my rage.
But now i understand fully how people lose control
Once you provoke them from their cage.
Eleven months without physical harm
is a blessing she cradles in her arms.
One more month remains of living unchained.
Soon life might lose the dread that threads alarm.
As his time serving overseas dwindles,
her coerced endurance holds less kindle.
Her thought onslaught is worry fraught and serves
images that swell in her heart and nerves.
She lives aware that one second can swerve
a life into despair no one deserves.
He might die or be maimed at the finish line.
In her mind, September is a landmine.
Fears make wishes to become unaware,
be numb to thirty more days of warfare.
She knows as a premature lamenter,
she wants sleep until the end of September.
I am a follower not a leader
I am a duplicate
A clone of another
I follow other instincts before my own
Results in life
Concluded that i will
Tear and dig into myself trying
To find something worth keeping
As if i were to find something hiding beneath the
Surface of the Dirt in the earth
Rotten and old
Like an old dog bone left unwanted with
Scars and indents left evident on the surface
Results of societies
Change the way we vision our reality
I change inside and take the steps needed
To become that expectation
While not noticing all the harm that has already been done
At the end of the day
No challenge has actually been won
These challenges results in fear or failure
I alone observe the
Past and wonder why i believe in such said.
Protocols i have inhabited in my head.
Listen up, 'cause I'm about to break it down
From caveman to spaceman, desires abound
Security, survival, that's where it begins
Food, water, shelter, protection from our sins
But we ain't stop there, oh no, we expand
Love, knowledge, purpose, and creativity are in demand
We grow, we learn, and we strive to be more
Leaving our mark on every distant shore
Then comes the thrive, the comfort, the excess
Material possessions, power, and finesse
Time, freedom, pleasure, we want it all
Building empires that touch the sky so tall
Transcend, they say, leave a legacy behind
Spiritual connection, universal design
Immortality through deeds, through progeny
A desperate grasp at eternity
From fertile lands to Silicon Valleys
From stone tablets to digital tallies
We've wanted, we've taken, we've consumed with greed
But at what cost? At what speed?
Now pause, reflect, look around and see
The planet groaning under you and me
Our wants have grown, but our home's in pain
Oceans choking, forests in flames
So what if... what if we want different things?
What if our desires took a different swing?
Love for the planet, that's the real gold
Responsible living, a story untold
Shed the excess, the harmful, the waste
Embrace the simple, the pure, the chaste
Security in balance, not in more
Fulfilment in giving, not in store
Thrive in harmony, not in conquest
Find transcendence in nature's behest
Ancient wisdom meets future needs
A new want, a different creed
So I want this, yeah, I want it bad
A world where our wants don't make Earth sad
Where desires align with planetary health
Where true connection is the real wealth
From core to transcendent, let's redefine
What it means to want, to shine
Love for the planet, that's the new desire
Responsible living, let's take it higher!
'Cause when we want what Earth can sustain
We all win, break the consumption chain
So shed those desires that harm and deplete
And embrace the wants that make life sweet
This is our time, our moment to choose
A new way of wanting, nothing to lose
But a planet to gain, a future so bright
Where our wants and Earth's needs unite!