Long On my own terms Poems

Break my neck; snap it in two, snap it in half
don't give me that incredulous, frightened look as I ask
don't hesitate in front of me, please just do me this favor
so I gain a halo,...

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The Edges of Rhyme 

I wrote the playbook, watching what they took 
While the earth shook I could not look 
In the direction of the Big Book 
Like a fish caught on a nasty hook...

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I need to relax for a change
One last time, I'm giving it all of my might to fight the good fight
It's eccentric how time flies; I guess it's about time to rearrange...
I don't have a...

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Why the Bells are Ringing
Response to Leonard Cohen’s ‘Jazz Police’

The bells are ringing because the dominant culture of the old world is afraid of the new world coming out of hiding. 
We have finally decided...

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"My love will always be
nearer my God to Thee."***

OH! "My love will always be nearer my God to to Thee."
By Thy never ending redeeming love, Thou has truly
Rescued me from all of my penalties of...

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"Steps to peace with God."***

The beginning to having peace with God, is to realize God loves you. John 3:16 and wants you to have abundant life John 10:10.  All of us have sinned and...

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I was given the challenge
Well in truth it was a bet
And the bet was to get a date
With Prudence the librarian
Whose coldness was legend
It would be a tall order
But I picked up the gauntlet
And headed...

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A wandering soul lost in her own fantasies
Not interested in cruel world of enmity
In search of her own sunshine
Against the unfair realities...

Neither afraid nor pressurised
Belongs to a unique women's tribe
An example of living on her...

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(writing for the voice of my son who has terminal illness)

Reality is searingly intimate. But they say anguish,
woes and sadness are emotions best shared.
I am not saying I enjoy lamenting on them or heaping
tribulations on...

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she listened to his whisper


he was so chipper
she listened to his whisper
their desires finally met
she only wanted to dip her feet wet
it was just so right
for that first night
just only her feet
getting royaly treated
he wasn't...

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In 1967, Magog was no thriving town. Dad had lost his job due to the company’s closure so he accepted a transfer to Sudbury and our destiny took a turn. 

    I...

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If I’m Not Around
I remember- the day you came home and I laid eyes on you

And I held you in my arms

Everyone says you’ll be just like me—smart and quiet

I felt jealous but for another...

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They call it lunacy 
They call it a problem
They call me pretentious
They call me ridiculous
But I'm just ahead of the curve
Yeah, ahead of the curve

Truth is I'm a little insane
Blinded by all this pain
So I...

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As throwaway as this comment
may seem to anyone but i

And bearing in mind my limited
experience and knowledge
thus far in life

I still can say and make this
statement without a shodow
of doubt

That the most smartest , wise
and...

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SHURI

Ba Ru Raa a bomb buray
Ba Ru Raa a bomb buray
Ba Ru Raa a bomb buray
A 

SHURI african princess
genis

Wakanda forever

Ba Ru Raa a bomb buray
Ba Ru Raa a bomb buray
Ba Ru Raa a bomb buray
SHURI...

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It's called, in my own terms, the end of a cycle,
Yes, pray, never say die,
Nothing dies, neither will you nor will I,
Nothing dies, it's merely the end of a cycle!

Imposed upon all of us, by...

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A Quiet Conversation In Church

Someone behind me stifled a cough
Turning around, the stranger nodded back
In the dim light
I made out a determined jaw
Felt thick fingers holding on to the back of my pew
I’ve been coming...

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Once again, I am feeling empty
Try to feel me…try to mess with me…
I dare you to, baby…do it majestically
I don’t want to feel empty no more, but eventually,

I will always numb the pain of emptiness...

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Dementia vs. Alzheimer's
Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability severe enough to interfere with daily life.
	Alzheimer's is the most common cause of dementia. Alzheimer's is a specific disease. Dementia is not.

Could...

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Another blessing on another day
Just another chance to pray

Pray for what, “Well lets see”
Everything the Lord does for me

Not to mention what he does for my wife
Praise be to God what a wonderful life

Facing life...

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On my own terms,
  I lived my life
Giving and taking,
  both day and night

On my own terms,
  I lived my life
Some then mistaken,
  some often right

On my own terms,
  I...

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On my own terms,
  I lived my life
Giving and taking,
  both day and night

On my own terms,
  I lived my life
Some then mistaken,
  some often right

On my own terms,
  I...

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Alabaster snowflakes scattered over  
Brindled patches of frozen forest floor
Cover Autumn's fragmented tapestry.
December fluffs up Winter's white duvet 
Eager to embrace the bitter cold and  
Fierce winds, snug in a thick blanket of...

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It's more than painted over graffiti,
The trouble with our world today.
The problem's mass is sweeping
More like a paint brush,
Used to wash wanton layers,
Time worn colours, away.

Strategic historical scholars, studied to rote,
Besmirch budding Buddhists babies,
Learning to...

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Future Generations Pass   
          (Life of Martha and Gracie)

Martha started out, as a little girl, to understand her world
In an underworld, kept behind a...

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