Marked Poems

Marked by Your Blood

You are in us - we will never die,
We come alive as you breathe Life inside.
Our spirits rise and soar anew,
Forever awakened, alive with you.

Your Cross has sealed our destiny,
Now we hold every victory key.
Life's doorframe, marked in Blood so pure,
A sign that your promises endure.

We love your presence, thoughts, and ways,
Your Words ignite our hearts with praise.
We have the mind of Christ within our soul,
You move and shift, you make us whole.

You grant us wisdom, insight so rare,
Unveiling life with tender care.
Once hidden in parables, now made plain,
You break the bonds of doubt and pain.

You are our awesome God, so bright,
Who turns all things to pure delight.
No weapon formed shall do us harm,
Your angel armies guard with strong arm.

Your eyes are on us, ever near,
You bless us with gifts beyond compare!

Marked for Exile

They came at dawn, no warning sound..
Just boots on concrete, bodies bound.
A flashing light, a tightened cuff..
No time to scream, no time enough.

They scanned my skin, a black ink mark..
A symbol small, but fate was stark.
No gang, no crime, no war I waged..
Yet still they locked me in this cage.

A land so far, no kin, no face..
Just iron bars and empty space.
The echoes hum, the cold walls stare..
A name reduced to numbers there.

The air is thick with cries and chains..
A past dissolved in acid rains.
I close my eyes, but home’s not near..
Just nights that whisper endless fear.

What crime is this? What lie was spun?
To steal a life before it’s run?
A mark, a stain, that’s all they see..
And now this hell is home to me.

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Learners absorb with eager facility,
Blended curriculum, a harmonious unity.

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Guide learners with compassion's clarity,
Vast in trends, educational advancement's reality,
Conducive environment, a learner's serenity.

Modern facilities, equipment in totality,
Sporting complex, a wonder in locality,
Emotional, physiological, spiritual, cognitive, physicality,
Wellbeing's holistic approach, a noble integrity.

Day and boarding options, flexibility's liberty,
Pastoral parents, a nurturing community,
Full boarding facilities, a home away from home's security,
Landmark College's care, a promise of tenacity.

Academic excellence, integrity, honesty's sincerity,
Mutual respect, hardworking, a moral clarity,
Little wonders thrive, lunch provided with generosity,
Landmark College's slogan, a promise of fidelity.

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In Marked Territory

Fragile, delicate, beautiful thus rare
Three thousand meters above sea
In marked territory, listening to
Gurgling downward flow of
Waters of the sacred hill
A precious bloom stays
in the shades of tall trees.

A three feet high plant
Shy of sunlight, 
Shy of plundering human hands
Shirui Lily, a pale pink bell-shaped
Flower that carries many tales
Shows rainbow colors 
Through Microscopic lens.

Snubbed for being
So very mild, a lily
Not seen elsewhere
Bows gently to tell 
Mother earth –
If I ever live 
I live only here.

In Marked Territory

In marked territory, I must step with care,
For shadows past and present linger to snare.
Each step poised, measured, cautious, slow,
Falls on ground where furtive few, dare to go.

I kiss the bliss of ignorance, I know
Cannot dispel the florescent deja vu glow
Knowing virgin ground is non-existent,
All is done before, done for, insistent.

Even when I plow the field to furrows spell
Up pops the litter and glitter, that therein dwell
Echos, reflections, touche touches that smell
Of the death of innovation, pummeled pell-mell

For all out there is marked, scared, sullied and stained
As used before, or well past its use-by-date ingrained.
For machines are now omniscient, beyond what I could ever know
And all my steps are marked as plagiarist AI copies faux.

In Marked Territory

The ruler of his kingdom
He designates the lines
The pieces that belong to him
His subjects and their lives 

He rules with domination
His disciples are but fools
This powerful head of state 
Oversees and overrules 

His commanding reign of tyranny
A symptom of his fear
That the truth of his own worthiness 
Seep through his brusque veneer 

Deep within marked territory 
A little boy survives
A little boy who measures worth
On the ability to rule lives

In Marked Territory

In Marked Territory 10-28-24 - Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
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In Marked Territory

Midnight tightly clasps the darkness,
Like a wounded heart,
In between topaz edges of twilight
 And pastels of first light.

Jealous of its cosmos
Shoos away the master of the day
 Turning the face of the daystar
  To other skies
To claim small hours.

Guardian of vanishing infinities
Speaks 
Indigo borders
 For moonlight
   Moonbows
    And wishes on the first brave star
Where waves of the galaxy
Break 
Over unseen edges of stellar sands.

Lit only by celestial lanterns
Enchanter 
Conjures sovereign spells
Declaring jurisdiction over platinum roses
And
Lover’s sighs 
That wax then wane under polar stars.

Night rules this welkin magic,
A sorcerer hiding a book of spells,
This realm under the starry arch
 The moonrise
  The nebulae decorating the firmament,
Where gravity hems in epiphanies.

In Marked Territory

The very hot summer is coming to a close,
fresh cool weather is in the air.
I love my walks on autumn days,
it puts a giddy up in my steps.
Off to the pretty park we will go,
looking for the In Marked Territory area.
The grass seems much greener,
with a very deep rich smell.
Open the gate quickly before I let loose,
a fun doggie park is the way to go.

in marked territory

One sign read
MINE FIELD
Follow the marked path

One sign read
MIND FIELD
Your path is unmarked

In marked territory

as a module of God omnipresent 
one with oneness, dwelling in the vast void 
as of heart’s desire, we chose to ensoul
a fetus unborn, pure and unalloyed 

the terrain mapped and territory marked
we as living light for our earth sojourn
slowed down vibrations, crystallised in form
willingly burning in mind-body urn

here we are then but not on a mere whim
aim of the game was to become the flame
to which end, making head and heart align
tempests of thoughts became easy to tame

light transformed organic form made of dust 
we became free from bondage to space-time
ego whence felled, delusion was dispelled
in marked territory, soothed by love’s chime

In Marked Territory

Find false flags,
gasoline rags.
Light a spark.
Cross red lines
in territories marked.

Not so fast.
Hold the phone.
Peacekeeper
or terrorist?
Rule the world
with an iron fist.

The hand of fate,
legitimate
targets that
proliferate.

This is mine.
Don't cross that line.
Flesh and bone,
ownership,
testosterone -
shut up, 
I can't take it, 
leave me alone.

MARKED

She stood at the lectern
Teaching from restoration
Yet, not one audience member
Could deny her infection
...damaged

Tattooed from face to feet
Living, sobriety from drugs
No matter his freedom
He's always just a thug
...recovering

Pockmarked as a teen
She can still hear their jokes
Yelling across campus
Forever binding her with yokes
...weighing

They gather in the courtyard
Demanding for relief
Clothes clinging to frail bodies
Walking with the constant grief
...marked

Oh wholey soul
How far you have come
But no matter the progress
The absence of all you have done
...remains

................MARKED

Written by Trudy Schrader on 04-26-2024

Marked Cards

When the plays are already marked it's time to think other maneuvers

Marked Ones

Find the source of sinful power,
Become a target to them,
Souls rearranged depending on desire,
Marked ones always prior,
Eat a tub of ice cream spill your guts,
Might have moments of weakness,
I said enough,
Sins are only lies,
And liars always pass the test,
Only a cheater can ever be the best,
Found the source and got whacked clean,
Can't even masterbate now my souls to prestine,
The make it happen if you don't force perfection,
Each attack on your inner life is just correction

He Marked His Spot

he marked his spot on the beach 
and warned everyone not to touch it
Keeping his tiny seashell safe 

we kept it there for years
as a reminder that he had existed
and that we loved him

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