Long Pretense Poems
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A child that you are
Is the man that you become
From years of struggle
Wearing the robes of hope,
And drinking from the fountains of freedom
Freedom from ignorance
Built on years of pursuit
Of science and commerce.
Freedom from poverty
Through hard work and handwork
In the scorching heat of the sun
And in the cold arms of the season
A child that you are;
One borne out of innocence
In a world of pretense,
Of love and hatred
And of war and peace.
And when the world becomes crazy
And those of your peer become lazy,
Put on your robes of hope
And remember the child that you are.
Having worked in schools and now in a bookstore many children have come my way…and whenever I see a child I see innocence on display.
I love the way a child’s mind works….there’s no pretense…no deception…
I love their openness…their candor…love the innocence of their perception.
Recently I was again reminded of that innocence when a mother and daughter I had the pleasure to meet…they were in the bookstore when the mother noticed her daughter’s shoes were placed on her wrong feet.
When she mentioned this to her daughter…her daughter bent down and placed her hands upon her calves…“Don’t be silly Mommy,” she said, “these are the only feet I have.”
Her mother and I smiled at each other…knowing children see things differently…as they struggle to make sense out of the world they hear and see.
I wonder if a child’s mind…(of course this is just a guess)…
isn’t created to absorb love, and acceptance…and cultivate tenderness.
I picture a child’s mind as vast…
and open…
and wherever it originates from…
the more love and acceptance that’s put into it…
the more open and tender it becomes.
As I watched her mother help her change her shoes…
and, thankfully, not her feet…
I secretly hoped this child’s mind throughout her life
would remain open
and
innocent
and sweet.
November 28 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Romans 14-16
Key Verse – Romans 14:4 … God is able to make him stand.
FAITH IN GOD WHO IS ABLE TO MAKE US STAND
God is able to make us stand upon faith’s governance
While ruling over us with His gracious guidance
Toward rendering service of love-propelled performance
Along obedience according to Scripture’s ordinance.
God is able to make us stand upon faith’s fortification
While forgiving us against transgression-reaction
Toward experiencing His compassion’s great function
Along revival according to divine mission-participation.
God is able to make us stand upon faith’s establishment
While strengthening us in our ministry-involvement
Toward helping us do our best for heavenly investment
Along stewardship according to Biblical accomplishment.
God is able to make us stand upon faith’s stability
While establishing us by His Word’s infallibility
Toward pleasing Him with earnest sincerity
Along trust according to His immutability.
God is able to make us stand upon faith’s persistence
While upholding us by His care of meaningful existence
Toward checking our hearts against vain pretense
Along power according to His omnipotence.
God is able to make us stand upon faith’s victory
While protecting us against guilt’s fury
Toward advancing His kingdom-territory
Along vision according to Gospel story.
God is able to make us stand upon faith’s steadfastness
While assuring me around His holiness
Toward securing me against doubtfulness
Along service according to His commission’s greatness.
November 28, 2025
Please mind your language when you speak to me
Don't dare to cross my clear set boundary
This life is hard enough without word wars
So speak with good intent and don't leave scars
I do not have the time for guess work, dear
Make motive clear, your conversation steer
to truthful words, for they are sure to find
a deep connection that our souls will bind
I do not care for feigned affinity,
so mind your language when you speak to me
Covert sarcasm does not have a place
If that's your way, in my life there's no space
Address me in the way I speak to you
No more, no less is what you need to do
I need to see if you are friend or foe
A play on words just makes it hard to know
Don't show me disrespect, or I will leave
Won't wait to see what you have up your sleeve
So speak up clearly, not with dark pretense,
for if you do, you'll get your recompense
Please use your words to heal and not to harm
This type of speech enraptures with its charm
Acknowledge good and cover up the bad
This type of conversation makes one glad.
Yes, as flowers, we doth bloom and one day will fall.
This is how life is, one day, we will hear God’s final call.
So, while we are here and have God’s grace to be alive.
Do not try to destroy others, that is just offensive jive.
But being vain and wanting to appear popular and better,
Some brand others with their own form of a Scarlet Letter.
So popular they wanted to be, they become so disingenuous.
Meanwhile, forgetting, indeed, our lives are indeed, tenuous.
Read any portion of history, you will find wonderful people.
since time began
Yet, others, who presented themselves as perfect but were
hurtful and plain shams.
Live your life, so that eternity can be yours.
We cannot fool all others, they are far from demure!
Not one perfect human skates upon this planet,
But the pretense that they do, has Satan’s hoof marks upon it.
Yes, it was agreed upon post discussion
For me, she was the only one
Expectations, as always, ran high
More so, as the time started drawing nigh
Each meet with her
No matter what the time
What the day
Would take my breath away
Today, everything seemed to be in place
My pulse running high,
My heart in a race,
Till the confounding call came as a spoiler
Instantly, I reached out for her
But, perhaps, it was late
A little while hence
She stood at the gate
The bell rang & I came out
The 'silent' raputurous beauty, 'aloud.'
I now just want the bell to ring again
No more pretense, nor feign
I can imagine her gliding in
And on her, all my hopes pin
Let her come again, never to go away
As in my heart, mind & soul
She holds complete sway.
April 23 Scripture Meditations Based on Job 19-24
Key Verse – Job 19:8 He hath fenced up my way…
MY GOD, THANK YOU FOR FENCING UP MY WAY
Thank You for fencing up my way against selfish ambition
Toward Your sure direction
As You guide my decision
For me to fulfill Your assigned function.
Thank You for fencing up my way against destructive idleness
Toward Your diligence-earnestness
As You subdue my slothfulness
For me to vanquish laziness.
Thank You for fencing up my way against arrogant hypocrisy
Toward Your truth’s persistency
As You prevail over my pretense-leniency
For me to overcome laxity with godly fervency.
Thank You for fencing up my way against attacking discouragement
Toward Your revival’s fulfillment
As You rebuke my fearfulness’ sentiment
For me to subdue sin-caused despair of worthless predicament.
Thank You for fencing up my way against tempting evil
Toward Your holiness’ hill
As You sanctify my separation from the wiles of the devil
For me to be strong in doing Your will.
Thank You for fencing up my way against lustful impurity
Toward Your purification from iniquity
As You cleanse my soul while I confess with sincerity
For me to live by Your grace through Your compassionate authority.
April 23, 2022
Of course, I'm fine, why do you ask?
Oh, don't mind this, it's just my mask.
It hides the grief, it hides the strife.
I wear this mask to escape the knife.
Don't forget this, my pain is real.
I'm not lying, this is how I feel.
You sit there saying it can't be true.
It is for me, just not for you.
You say my heart must be a sight,
Cold as ice and black as night.
It's not my heart, only my soul,
But killing me must be your goal.
You're getting close, I hope you know.
You really don't have far to go.
Soon enough I'll reach my end.
You'll have my soul to tear and rend.
But you don't know, you never ask.
You never look beyond the mask.
The look on my face is giving me away.
I wonder now, what will you say?
You've asked me here; you'll know now.
I'll take it off, I'll take a bow...
I can't do it now, tell you the truth.
I must keep up my pretense of youth.
"Of course I'm fine, why do you ask?
Oh, don't mind this, it's just my mask."
She stood at one corner,
Leaning on the rusted railings
Up the stairs..
Her tired eyes wandered in search of individuality,
Lazy she turned her head
To release the unholy smoke
As after every time she kissed the Marlboro...
The life inside is grotesque;
Immacular conception of the virtual world
Virgin Mary is silently raped everywhere.
Behind the false pretense,
Laid the truth of insecurity.
The rolling balls' fantasies,
And the blithering intoxication from the liquor's trench
Lured the obnoxious fools of today
Into the surreptitious brothel,
Where everybody wanted
Everybody else.
As the music beats..
The goblins of the night prepare to shed.
Morality hides behind
The heavy make-up
The peeping bra-straps
The accidental vile touch
With the fleeting apology..
Highlighted is : the dainty celebration of Lust.
The girl at the balcony
Drops the stick..
And turns her back to the perverted crowds of the night
The starry sky gladly greets her.
The blendig noise faded away
The blinding lights merged into the
Translucent hue of the obssessive type..
She strolled into the woods of the skyscrapers
Untill she found the moon
And ceased to see;
Underneath the streetlight of the deserted highway...
Initially he is so charming
He charms your pants off.
Bring flowers to your mother.
And a treat for the dog.
He is almost too charming.
Giggle. Giggle. Smile. Smile.
You fall in love quickly.
Your father is not fooled.
He despises the guy right away.
There is something wrong with him, he says.
To everyone who will listen.
Not to your mother of course.
She shushes him.
She’s the one who has new flowers.
Giggle Giggle. Smile. Smile.
She is smitten.
He targeted you because you are the life of the party.
You have an internal joy he wants to capture and keep hidden.
At first he says and does everything to make you fall in love.
You are so in-love that you do not recognize the warning signs.
He accidentally shows up wherever you are, follows you places.
Under the pretense of making sure you are safe.
You think it is great.
It makes you feel special.
But as soon as you are married, you are squirreled away.
Taken to a remote location or another country.
Without a support system.
He makes fun of you for wanting to talk to your mother.
He goads you into dropping your friends.
Pretty soon he has thrown away your cell phone.
He is not pleasant any more.
He is demanding and commanding.
He is enormously not pleased with you.
You are not breaking quickly enough to suit him.
He steals your joy.
You learn not to smile.
When you laugh it hurts him, so you stop.
You try to please him, but you are never
“a good enough girl”.
He begins to treat you in the worst ways.
Beatings start.
He is always sorry.
So contrite and sad when he does it.
Begging you to take him back.
You have no other choice.
He has once again charmed your pants off.
Giggle. Giggle. But there is no more smiling
And you are probably not as in-love as you once were.