The dirty laundry
of democracy
Near impossible
to clean
You bask in freedom
until it’s gone
Whose nightmare kills
the dream
Warts and pimples
in plain view
Perfection
for the sage
To govern
as the Lord decrees
Our liberty
uncaged
To make those choices
for yourself
And pay the price
be damned
Instead of letting
tyrants rule
To serve
— at their command
(Villanova University: September, 2025)
If ghosts are real, what have we done?
The skeleton inside of me, taste like blood
The shadows are speaking to me, like stones in my pockets
Told you about my birthday, but you forgot about it
In a city of angels, I smell the bonfire smoke
Creatures in the woods, wear a dark green cloak
Sliced like crops in a field, with a scythe
More sour than, my lemon juice lies
This distorted love, is a lie in the dark
My midnight conversations, are like Medusas touch
Every piece of my soul, is against my better judgment
If I give you my heart, please don’t lose it
When you exercise
Don’t be surprised! Sweat is
Just your fat crying
find. keep. love.
some like to chase.
capture.
then chase away.
some enjoy the chase.
some chasers become the chasee.
Find love. Lose it.
chastity kept none safe— really.
for the target matters not— flesh or no.
But the mind and all
it’s manifestations of love
permeates, even the thickly girded heart.
when the chasers intent is to
find and keep love.
Move it or lose it
Was his favourite
And he used it often
You see it fitted his lifestyle
When you meet a crowd
Negotiating your way through
It was a utilitarian saying
And it served him well.
© Paul Warren Poetry
Make no mistakes?
Endure no strife?…Then my friend…
You will not live life!
GOD HAS GIVEN US GIFTS TO USE
DON'T HOLD BACK AND REFUSE
SOMETIMES ITS NOT EASY TO COME FORTH TO USE IT
HOWEVER, IF YOU DON'T, YOU WILL LOSE IT.
HAVE THE FAITH TO KNOW GOD WANTS TO USE YOU
HE WILL OPEN THE DOORS NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO
EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS SO HARD FOR ME AND YOU TOO
CAUSE IF YOU DON'T USE IT YOU WILL LOSE IT.
OUR TALENTS COME FROM GOD WHETHER BIG OR SMALL
HE LOVES US, PROTECTS US, COMFORT US ALL
CONFESS IT, BELIEVE IT, DON'T DOUBT IT, RECEIVE IT,
CAUSE IF YOU DON'T USE IT YOU WILL LOSE IT.
Time to pour out my heart once again
To you, my darling sweet lady
I'm over the moon as I sing love's tune
I think of our sweet love daily
Maybe it's age, but love's Number One
Visit there every single day
Images of hugging and kissing my sweetie
Thoughts just blow me away
Figured I'd be over the craving by now
I'll never lose it, I'm afraid
So if you thought that was gonna happen
It's a feeling I'd never trade
Testosterone is taking over once again
But I can take it or leave it any time
Now really that's not exactly the truth
Ever seen a grown man cry?
Figured I'd be over the craving by now
I'm never ever gonna lose it!
© Jack Ellison 2014
Time to pour out my heart once again
To you, my darling sweet lady
I'm over the moon as I sing love's tune
I think of our sweet love daily
Maybe it's age, but love's Number One
Visit there every single day
Images of hugging and kissing my sweetie
Thoughts just blow me away
Figured I'd be over the craving by now
I'll never lose it, I'm afraid
So if you thought that was gonna happen
It's a feeling I'd never trade
Testosterone seems to be taking over again
But I can take it or leave it any time
Now really that's not exactly the truth
Ever seen a grown man cry?
Figured I'd be over the craving by now
I'm never ever gonna lose it!
© Jack Ellison 2014
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