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2026 WHAT AWAITS US
BY ALICE MARAGLIA
I have to say, 2026 seems so near, yet far away
Far from the expectations of a presidency, that
promised so much.
I never did see the sense of giving away all that cash,
when my health insurance is now in the trash.
Pay down the deficit, we ask, while promising our SS won't be touched.
2026, What am I still doing here? At 69, I worked all my life.
Served my country, in debt up to my ass. I see no
reason to stay and see more of the same, Only if and when
I can lay down to sleep, will I embrace the year of 2026.
I said goodbye to family and friends, one after another passed
Sickness, or financial collapse took them too soon.
It makes you wonder, Jesus are you coming, or is that a lie too?
2026, Promises, promises, promises.
“Driving by your house”
So you are checking out my house
“I wonder if it was a dream”
Yes it was
“All I need is a little loving tonight”
Is that all you need? Lol
“Give me one reason to stay here”
Just one?
“Be careful of what you do”
Aren’t you?
“Remember you always think twice”
Lol, are you sure you can do that?
“If I fall for you, I will never recover”
Haha you can bet on that
“You take all of it wrong baby”
Oh yeah? How close am I?
“Sorry I don’t understand where all of this coming from”
You’ve been sleeping?
“Then I see you baby, everything is alright”
That’s better, lol
Are you sure you can handle it now?
Ohh I just love these songs
They are just too funny
“Have I told you lately that I love you?”
No but it’s not going to help
If you are in trouble
You are in trouble buddy
Anyway, I’ll leave for now
I will continue to poke fun at these
As it gives me pleasure to do so
“With or without you
I can’t live with or without you”
Make up your mind
I got to go
Okay here I go, lol
It is Labor Day
I am paid not work
but what am I to do
the festive trimmings are not attached
so the perk is an useless quirk and
my boring schedule quickly fills in the gaps
as usual, my alarm sounds at 6am
the coffee maker perks at 6:15am
my rested body flings away the covers
I watch the Today show while shaving
fetch the newspaper, quickly scan the headlines
wait, I have more time my curiosity to prime
but the dog is on his normal morning schedule
so I speed to the door, his bladder to mollify
no fancy holiday breakfast awaits in the kitchen
so, on cue, I grab an egg, poach it, down some juice
my family sleeps on through the holiday mirage
my engine is in overdrive, but where to go
no parades, pageants append this vapid day
but there is no reason to stay at home either
no arriving relatives to amend the boredom
still, I have one day's free pay to spend
maybe, I'll take the car to the wash
nah, that is a weekend ritual
perhaps, I will canvas Pro Bass Shop
nah, the drive is longer than my work commute
OK, I will stay at home and be a utilitarian
I can finish trimming the bedroom shutters
but wait, I am out of that flossy white paint
and didn't my wife need the car for her
annual holiday shopping spree
I could re-mow the lawn to give it
a manicured look, but nah
to labor on Labor day is too oxymoronic
so I curl up in front of the TV
finish watching the Today show
contented with the lofty notion that
I am being paid to while away the day
One day from this hell I’ll escape
To the hell of the lesser disgrace
I’m fed up with the country of apes
Imitating they are human race
Their antics are no more a fun
How the apes idolize alpha male
Is painful to watch, so I’ll run
There’s no reason to stay, no avail
However, the more decent hell
Is way too much overprotected
If you lack the most horrible bio to tell
Most likely, soon you’ll be directed
Back to where you come from, because
This superior hell is considered asylum
For the millions of seekers, and those
Who slip through and police never finds them
Between these two hells there’s a space
With a runaway line to the skies
There’s no promise if I get my place
But to find it I’ll pay any price
Though you can sneer: both hells
Is an overused, flat metaphor
Mate, I’m glad you can’t hear those bells
See, another one’s coming, and more.
For some reason I love you..
I wish I knew the reason why.
Staying angry is impossible..
Even though I try and try.
But you need to give me something..
Anything to acknowledge you care.
I want us to be the way we once were..
I need you to show me that your there.
Over time you've become my best friend..
So I need you to have my back.
But you've yet to rise to the occasion.
That's just one huge face slap.
Loyalty to me is important..
And you tremble on fragile ground.
And honesty to me is priority..
And youve lied alot as I've found.
So start trying to be loyal for once..
Give me a reason to stay your friend.
Because I'm starting to lose faith..
I really don't want "us" to end.
I can't imagine my life without you..
Your the Ying to match my Yang.
Though we are different, we have a uniqueness..
That most couldn't even start to understand.
So just know that I am sorry..
I know I give you a hard time.
It's purely out of frustration..
That's why I'm writing you this rhyme!
Impose your will and convince me
to stay always with you,because I
won't take love seriously;
because I weasel my way through
and suddenly forget about you!
Let me know all your desires,
and however big they may be...
I can make them come true for you;
it's time I did some right
and make you feel the warm light,
to show you the tenderness
of my generous heart...
come closer,let's build dreams for two!
Impose your will and hold my hand
when my thoughts are hard to surrender,
and I run to others who
use love just like I do;
give me that special reason to stay...
if I don't feel alive,take that pain away!
How long has it been,
you haven't felt the tenderness
and the real joy;
how many happy moments
you have imagined,
but always missed...
although you were here beside me,
to make me see I wasn't alone?
Impose your will,
so that I can live!
DON’T CALL ME LAZY!!!
I woke up this morning
Two hours after Noon
Had little bite to eat
Went back in bed quite soon.
Don’t say that !…Not lazy!
Have P.A.H. disease.
So..thank you very much,
I’ll sleep if I well please!
Never up long enough
Some days to get chores done
But soon as I’m finished
Go to bed with the sun.
Days when feeling normal
Get up ranting to go
You guessed it, the next day
If moving, moving slow.
I’ll slowly get in bed
Yup, under covers creep
No reason to stay up
So going back to sleep!
Barbara Barry Nishanian
Jan. 5, 2018
Helen is hysterical, so witty you laugh until you cry,
She’s a little spit-fire, 4 foot 11 -- a bit of a short fry,
Now I can say that because she knows it’s said in jest,
There is no finer person, as a friend she is truly my best.
We met while nursing where we had so much fun,
Managing to laugh at work yet still get the job done.
While we have switched jobs and moved to a different place,
We are only as far away as it takes to pack our suitcase.
At my Mom and Dad’s funeral I was lost and very sad,
She sat by my side, filling in as family that I no longer had.
Always there in my life for the very best and worst of times,
If I need her, she gets to me, over obstacles she climbs,
Following major surgery she came to nurse me to health,
Her kindness, compassion and care, is her greatest wealth
She babysat my children and made my favourite meal,
Kraft dinner and homemade applesauce, oh what a deal.
She said I needed a pick me up, so she bought hair dye,
Slowly applying the hair colour, careful not to get in my eye.
When my hair went purple and ended up a flashy, brillant red,
She said you don’t need a mirror, just know you don’t look dead.
Our husbands understand our bond, having been through so much,
We never miss a birthday, Christmas or any reason to stay in touch,
I sometimes feel guilty as it seems she is always there to help me,
She’ll say “Oh don’t be so silly, it’s just because I love you Lee”
I never feel so good as I do when I am with my friend Helen,
Together we’ve nursed patients and even the occasional felon,
We met on my first nursing job and she became my best friend,
Some forty years later, our longtime friendship still has no end.
Dedicated to my best friend Helen Tilden
Written July 21, 2011
For contest “Ode to a friend”
Won 6th Place
When we first met, our souls found one another
like fire discovering its purpose in the flame.
What began in uncertainty became long conversations,
shared moments, and growing affection.
Your heart arrived before mine,
while mine was still learning the rhythm of forever.
Yet the tides carried more storms than peace.
Trust was questioned, dedication was tested,
and every wave seemed to bring another argument
instead of another reason to stay.
The gentle breeze God sent to calm our spirits
often passed unnoticed,
while the ocean kept reminding us
that no ship reaches its destination
without two hands committed to the same compass.
I prayed for an everlasting covenant,
a home where love echoed louder than conflict,
where your children and mine
would stand beneath Heaven’s grace
as one family, rooted in faith and nourished by God.
But your heart searched distant shores,
believing freedom was found in traveling away,
while mine believed peace was found
in building something worth coming home to.
The patterns of yesterday still whispered around you,
while I longed to break every chain
and write a different legacy—
one of faith, forgiveness, loyalty, and love.
Still, I thank God for the season we shared.
For every sunrise over calm waters,
every breeze that carried hope,
and every lesson Heaven gently placed upon my heart.
Some journeys are not meant to reach the same shore.
Some ships drift until they quietly become
dead in the water.
And though my heart mourned what could have been,
I thank Heaven that my children never anchored themselves
to a future that was never meant to be.
May the winds of God’s grace carry us both
to the shores we were truly created to find,
where love is no longer questioned,
faith is no longer divided,
and peace finally becomes the tide that never leaves.
Sorry but Dustin's not here today
He left in search of a better way
He took nothing and he left the same
No friends no wife no reason to stay
No riches no wealth no glory or fame
Not even a child to bare his name
Nothing but misery heartache and pain
Now ain't that a crying shame
He had nothing to lose or nothing to gain
There was no love for him to claim
No one was there to brighten his day
No color to see but only gray
His feelings and fears he left on display
Not knowing quite what to say
Taking his knowledge to the grave
All alone and to his dismay
His beautiful mind faded away
He just wanted someone to play
Someone to show him a better way
For this I'm truly sorry to say
But Dustin's not here today