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Walking Dead

Christmas and birthdays have now past.
The hustle and bustle is now done
The pain in my heart still does outlast,
Even though another year has begun.

Another year for me to grieve,
Another year for me to get through.
No longer the mom that is so naïve,
Yet my dreams I still pursue.

There are times I just feel
That I am going through the motions.
Nothing I do seems real,
Yet tears shed can fill all the oceans.

One day down and now there is tomorrow
For it is a day to really dread
As I am still so full of sorrow
And now I am the walking dead.

Yet, as dead as I am
I can still move on
Knowing I am no mild lamb,
Yet my children are still gone.

Maybe tomorrow something will change
Maybe, just maybe, I can smile more
And not seem ever so strange
Nor, hopefully, others I no longer bore.

I know I am a contradiction
Wanting more and grasping straws
Yet always speaking with conviction
Even though I am still so very raw.

Tomorrow is an entirely new day
Yesterday is now long gone
I shall continue to daily pray
While trying not to be withdrawn.

Yet, I am who I am
This agony I will try to shed
As tomorrow comes like a ram
I pray I am no longer the walking dead.
Form: Quatrain


The Rise and Fall of Mankind

In essence the unconscious mind,
   Reveals all knowledge for mankind.
   To pursue dreams, each vision brings,
   Then soar above the earth on wings.
   We navigate uncharted shores,
   In oceans deep, mankind explores.
   Now Astronauts walk on the moon,
   And vaccines keep us all immune.
   While seeking methods,to ensure,
   Research disease to find a cure.
   Now if we want to travel far,
   There's railways, aeroplanes, or car.
   Some might say, it's so much finer
   Cruising on an ocean liner.
   Or any time we are alone,
   Our friends can call by mobile phone.
   And television let's us share,
   Events worldwide, in our armchair.
   We speak with words for to converse,
   But language sometimes can be terse.
   In truth some minds are always blind,
   With grandeur of a certain kind.
   As mankind shows his cruel face,
   Destroying life, to his disgrace.
   By wars that escalate unchecked,
   Whilst innocents, their lives are wrecked.
   For Peacemakers, they clutch at straws,
   To find someway to end those wars.
   Their supreme efforts are in vain,
   No changing minds of those insane
   It seems that only peace can be,
   In virtual reality.

     4/22/2016.
     For the Innate Magnetism poetry contest.
     Sponsor. Unseeking Seeker.
     Date of contest end. 
     Friday November 11th 2022.
     Armistice Day of Remembrance.
 
  
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Form: Didactic

Nots Landing

where do I set my bags
I believe I am dizzy from all this jet lag
passed through gas like smoke coming out of a train
I need a chair to sit down I may go insane

pass out from all the exposure of this transition
crossing the Pacific Ocean misting
clouds puffing around mountains
back up I am dizzy again did I see a clown and

a man hula hooping across a farm
no let me get together I am too paranoid
from all this sea motion
I am experiencing dysfunctional balances
bar tending soaking 

Will a Mai Tai help? 
is that all you are drinking
well I may as well and enjoy myself
because when take off after this vacation

I will have nothing left
especially to complain about
here we come beach side surfing zip lining
flies in my mouth

I am ready for this week
i am socially satisfied it is time to eat
pineapples coconuts with straws
while I run under a palm tree with sticky leaves

Hawaii I have come to thee
to enjoy and raise much noise
I left the kids an I am all yous

Dreamer

Chorus
 
Never give up or 
Put yourself down 
Never hate this 
Tis just for loves 
Never wake up be a dreamer 
Till your dream your life 




Verse 1
Don’t pinch me
 this dream 
This cars 
this house just for me 
am joseph better coat
finer things stain my soul 
j s on designer sole 
made for the shine like a mirror 
about the money like a banker 
straws to all my haters 
so y all can suck it 
money talks 
cheddah in my hands 
Im holding conversation 
So good  a dirty mind 
You cant brain wash 
Your god deleted you 
now you are not saved 
Believe in you then 
Get money till they say amen 
Dad says its never too late till you dead 
I cant ever be the late 
So I 
Work and work and work 
And I 

Chorus 

Verse 2 
Don’t pinch me 
This moment 
This feeling 
This crown 
Just for me 
Am martin luther 
Better style 
Am no hoe land 
Even with a dyke 
You wont stop my flow 
Always do it for you 
or you get a crown of thorns 
They will stab you in the back 
if you save em all 
like the joker keep smilling 
please my heart keep beating 
where is my throne
needs titling 
lost my mind 
quit looking 
if its love keep falling
always keep time 
like your life 
don’t waste it 
find yourself or you lose your chance for greatness 
it’s a marathon till you run the world 
so run and run and run 
and please 

chorus 

bridge 
everyone goes to sleep 
but all don’t dream 
you are special 
may your work make men and angels cry 
 when it gets so hard like constipation 
when the suns up high and its all trepidation
looking for salvation 
and all is damnation
 sleep honey 
dream darling 
and please honey 

chorus *2

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Form: Lyric

Premium Member Unchambered

In the chambers dying salted wounds slowly weep
looking through the keyhole beholding darkness
touching cold chilling bites teeth
snarling growls within ache an animal of pain

Fingers of ice slither over one's soul
shivering the timbers feeling worthless
grabbing out gasping for light
clutching aimlessly at straws

A godless affliction inside
empty suffering cries wishing upon a star
believing on beauty on a cold dark night
growling murmurs within oneself
whispering in voices carried on the wind

Finding comfort in sadness
a fragile presence exists in an empty vessel
moonlight the host where shadows hover
clouding judgement hides the light of the sky
smiling through clouds haunted visions
creep inside shadows fears are realized

Distorted images dead mirror images
a chilling sacrifice of blood
gripping at the heart of beauty cries
a ghost suffering reaches out
strangely guarded in nightly whispers
clothed in grey rising out of the night

A reaper's knuckle echoes heavy
on chamber's door of mansion or mausoleum
knocking down the entrance to heaven and hell
a heart attacked fever rising chills subsiding
back and forth visions delirious

Running from a nightmare to capture a dream
holding hope in fingers of the imprisoned soul
once washed away in despair's tears
a stain of belief lingered
carried along on wings of the wind

Hidden in shadows waiting to whisper
painful voices masking truth cloaking beauty
hollow thoughts burn and scar
healing as time itself passes away
peaceful slumber now overtakes inner nightmares

Under lasting moonlight the stars keep promises
wishes granted as dreams come alive
dark clouds parting the pathway home
heaven's winds sail the vessel
rising upon crystal waves of white
fleeing the chains to freedom
turning silver key opening eternity's glow
clear light beautifully blinding




Written by: Liam McDaid & Kelly Deschler


A Bittersweet Herb Called Hope

Rip me to pieces and toss me aside,
I will wear my bruises proudly
never will I hide
Let the world judge even though it is not their place
I have myself a small comfort
No choice left, I must finish this race
The journey is important
but the mode of transport must change
For these things I cannot swallow
Or I might find myself deranged,
A sea of tears flow freely,
I could almost drown,
Stifling my sorrow
Not a sob, not a sound,
As the witching hour approaches
It shrouds me in the stillness of the night,
I stumble about in this tunnel
seeking the guiding light,
In the distance I see a glimmer ahead,
That will restore an abundance of life
To what was once dead.
Hope is not the ability to grasp at mere straws,
It is the possibility that something better
lies behind closed doors.

Hope

How do you keep it together when it's not together?
When pieces of the puzzle are scattered about like shards of dust?
How do you keep moving when everything is standing still?
Still like a statue which knows not that time passes by?
How do you keep praying when there is deafening silence?
Silence that cuts deep like a vengeful knife thrown by a brute foe?
Hoping when hope deferred makes the heart sick?
A sick heart is heavy to carry like stones of heavy burden
How do you breathe under the deep dark waters of circumstances?
Hold your breath and hold on to straws, the futility of despair
How do you rejoice when saddened by reality?
Count it all joy when joy is lost?
Hold on when you are slipping away?
Away like sands in an hour glass.
Walk in the light when the night is dark and full of terrors?
Smile when the smile is swallowed in a frown?
Dance when the music is gone and turned into a din of confusion?
How do you answer the questions when answers are elusive?
How do you stop asking the questions
When the questions are demanding an answer?
I do not know what to do
But my eyes are on you Lord
He is able to save from the fire
But even if he doesn't
My hope will forever cling to him
Questions burn like a furnace
But in the inferno
Jesus stands with me
And all I need to know
Is that he is here with me
And because he is who he says he is
All things will work  together for good

Premium Member Close To Heaven

The cosmos and the trip to the outer limits was within her grasp.
She was fearless, assuring her relatives it was no big deal.
Of course it was, and she was super thrilled to have been chosen.
They hugged her good-bye as if they would never see her again.
I am just going to Planet X34C she said, laughing at their morbidity.

Upon arrival, the astronauts drew straws to see who would exit first.
Would they disintegrate upon contact? Would it be safe?
No human had been on Planet X34C yet. She won the draw.
Her comrades gave her light punches on the back and shoulder.
Good luck! They said. She smiled, thinking of her family.

Being the first one out of the chute, so to speak, she was obligated.
To report back, to reassure them, to explain the climate and dangers.
Being clairsentient, her precognitive abilities soared in the cosmos.
She was one with the God-mind here; they were close to heaven.
In awe, she gave praise and thanks. Loving this nurturing of her soul.
Form: Narrative

The Rocket Ship

Some very good friends sat around in their basement
I think we've all been here before
The room of course was smokey and wasted
The four buddies were bored right out of their gourds

They all thought they should do something special
So they decided to build a rocket ship
Throwing a bunch of old plywood together
They then sat around, smoked some more, and planed their spacey trip

Jody spoke up first and said let's go to the moon
But they'd heard that had already been done
That's when he came up with the brightest idea
I know what!  We'll go to the sun!

Go to the sun?!  We may be high but we're not crazy!!
They replied, this ships made out of wood
That's when Jody explained his brilliant idea
Nodding like Bobble Head dolls they all understood

As Jody dug deeper into his intricate plan
All the guys seemed to like it a lot
They would go when it's dark in the middle of night
When the suns put out and it isn't so hot

Since Jody's the genius, they put him in charge
He seems to have a grasp on what's left of his brain
There were four of them but only room for two
They drew straws 'cause they were having difficulty remembering their names

The straws turned out to be the same length
Cutting them, somebody forgot
So they picked Jody as their Captain Kirk
And Jason as his sidekick Spock

Out in left field, the excitement was contagious
Jody yelled, 'To infinity and Beyond'
They knew that quote came from some famous movie
But had a memory lapse so they gave him more Bobble Head nods

At that point they realized they had no engine
Being impaired, not a one of them cared
They all went back down into the basement
And took another kind of trip without going anywhere

Premium Member His First Surf

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                  A  Step   
               Into the seas 
               hope and fear 
                curiosity steer
                  explore is -
                  Man’s Nature 
             A recall  A  return.                             call
            Inevitable.   connect.                    Invite
            Exploration.   Seeks.                explorer 
              Waiting in the breath           A Surge
               To ride the crest.    To   Penetrate
               Soak  in it all of   the.   magic
              Turn of  the boy.     Awaits 
             To dive  in explore to ride 
           To Paddle  SteerTo Be A Man  
          No Dolls for  Real Boys Yay
  now Coursing the  unknown. Me
I Know not What on earth  is…Fear 
    Here Cling not to   Straws
          Real   No fables  Follies
                    Teach me   Deter
                     Explore       Chart
                      As I             Waddle
                 . crash    The    Waves
                For   My  Very   First   Surf
……….  This is  an  attempted visual   poem
…In words drawn.  An ode to a picture 
…Of A young boy   with His Surfboard 
…Stepping  into     Ocean  For  His   First   Surf
Form: Concrete

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