Long Take the lead Poems

WOMEN ...

Truly amaze me ... they possess the super-human
strength to birth a child - one of the most painful
and demanding physical and emotional feats of end-
urance known to our species - yet they have the
self-confidence...

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I am sick of excuses to avoid responsibility
and I am, today, sick with excuses to avoid responsibility
with "I'm just a mortal human. I make mistakes.
I judge situations and relationships,
assess potential risks to care and nourishing...

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Soon, the sun was lying low, a bright full moon was now on show
Santa switched on Walnut’s glow… “Ho Ho Ho and away we go.”
Walnut played along and led the team of reindeer and their...

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The Lay of The Best Man - Part Five


Have you heard about the bespectacled man who wore his glasses to bed?
Because when he awoke mornings his dreams were all blurry in his head.
And what about...

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Once in a great while your soul stands up and takes notice of someone and your inner voice screams yes that one. So loud your sure others heard.
When you are apart you can feel your...

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I had a funny feeling today
that forced me to go to the park and pray
I was neither happy or sad but I felt a bit mad
I jumped into my truck and drove to the top...

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Date:   March  2024

Dominant dapper Damian was on his way home.
6'5" nearly 300 pounds of domination.
That... was the situation. How would she
Conquer him?  Her thoughts were dangerous.

 Dolly was 5'7" 180 pounds...

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“What concerns you,” he asked?
     “This one looks much like his kin, has he inherited other aspects of his father as well?”
     “Do you mean magic?”
The guard...

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A path can lead or return those who follow. It will show 
you the way back from whence you came.
No need to give it much thought, right?
Perhaps you did not think about the path being...

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Blind Ambitions Of Glory

The daily news was splashed with a  sweet picture of an beaming  16 years-old lass..
As Felicia Mikat greeted an awakening  nation today with her athletic medals of world class..

Achieving...

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In the early days of March, at the very start of spring
I saw people plant roses, and praise the love they would bring
Well, at that point I had been saving a special sort of seed
And...

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Stay
Go! I screamed. Leave!
Start spreading the distance between you and me.
Why is all of this happening so quickly?
Go, I roared.
Stay I whisper…Stay
As I watched you walk away.

White is black, black is white
I don’t care about...

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Dear Fellow Poets, One and All
     As a lover and defender of freedom my whole life, I feel duty-bound to inform you, just in case you missed it, that the unthinkable...

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This one is for all the ladies who give up their priorities and career for their family. For the ladies who dedicate their lives in looking after husband’s parents, her children and indeed her beloved...

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WISDOM WAS FOUND

The day moves me into this ultimate search
Of the principality that Lords over life
And rules over Kings, nobles, aged and Princes
As my desire yearns for that which is profitable to direct.
Steadfastly aiming to...

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-For Melissa

She asked me how long does it take to heal
In what time allotment, exactly, will it take
For forgetfulness to become a reoccurrence
A blessing for the haunted
Memories that can be bleached off 
White sundresses put...

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A Son ~ far away ~ too far
South Dakota ~ now his Wedding Anniversary, "Seventeen"
here in Nebraska, the Midwest
time evolves ~ into space!

Miles and miles ~ the ducks fly over
they have a port,
almost their own...

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(as i wrote this i could not help thinking that more and more it sounded like Bob Dylan 
maybe one of the greatest poets of my time. i preferred my first version of this piece...

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I-95

“Ya got the horse race
 Ya got the dog race
 Ya got the human race —
 But this is a ratrace”
    ~ Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Ratrace” from the album Rastaman...

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You are called for greatness and I have equipped you with all you need to successfully walk in all that I have destined for you; it is up to you whether or not you choose...

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Four years of hell are finally gone
The reigns have been turned over to a new Don
From sea to sea and state to state
President Trump will make America great

It's time we all forget about the past
We...

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What Distance?

The distance between them is 
folded up like a sheet of paper. 
That first kiss, her heart
is his forever.

He carries her bags 
to the guest bedroom.
He leaves so she can 
dress for the wedding....

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Sometimes life presents a formidable task,
Sometimes forcing many to wear masks.
Sometimes behind the masks lie seas of tears.
Only love can dry the tears and dismiss the fears.

I sit alone in an ocean of needs.
Our heads...

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DESTITUTES
Decision making is an intrinsic part of our being
Not that we are wise but mean
Desperate for survival, we struggle daily
We are young yet we do what adults do daily
Sobbing, crying, kneeling, begging for food
This daily...

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In the game of basketball, 
It's up and down the court; 
Ready to dribble and shoot, 
Each player shows his worth.

One cager emerges superb, 
From every angle scoring; 
He drives hard to the basket
As the...

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