Pray before you're being prayed
Learn before you're caught ignorant
Do good and you'll be repaid good
Do bad and you'll got the lesson
What's behind a religion
Now people are making use of
A religion's loophole
To escape
They do bad to be saved
They do bad to ask for mercy
They always repent too late
Only when they are caught
Come to me and you'll be saved
A helping hand stretched
But you must do your part in advance
You must learn beforehand
You must practise what you've learned
You must be careful
You must do your best
Before you hand yourself to God
God only help those who help themselves
Come to me and you'll be saved
If not physically, materialistically
Then spiritually
But no amnesty in law sometimes
People only repent
And realize
A minute
Just before they're to be punished
If ever saved
I thought
They're saved spiritually
But not from the law physically
Law is said to be the fairest
But the strictest
Categories:
materialistically, abuse, god, religion,
Form: Free verse
Science is not only facts and logics
It has a different perspective
It tells us the law of the universe
To counter and control natural disaster
It invents
To make life easier
It sprinkles help
To reach the corners of the earth
But not to make wealth
Not to destroy
Not to conquer
Science must go with a little sympathy and love
To help those in need
To give us hope materialistically and spiritually
No violations
Science is only for the benefits of mankind
An undebatable fact and logic
A strong testimony of sympathy and love
Categories:
materialistically, hope, life, love, science,
Form: Free verse
Modernization will never complete Materialistically
It asks for moral and spiritual support
As man is too careless
To avoid repeating historical errors
As man is too selfish to share the enriched future
Many parts of the world still underdeveloped
And poverty instead of modernization rules them
Categories:
materialistically, future, history, poverty, science,
Form: Free verse
A marathon of various learning skills
Starts right now
Tuition centre, art centre, music centre. dance centre, computer centre, language centre and many more
A life long learning
From young to old
As man are born to be a man
Spiritually and materialistically balanced
In this modern world
Categories:
materialistically, life, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Dismissing evil and good
Upright and smiling he stood;
Materialistically modern in mood
Filled full with rationalist food;
Denying inherent sin
Liberally enlighten within.
Dismissing evil and good
Puffed-up self approving he stood
Pursuing illusory appeal
With academic assumptions so unreal;
Denying inherent sin
So liberally enlightened within.
Dismissing evil and good
All-seeing,all-knowing he stood;
An idealistic ego
Coupled his elitist credo
Denying inherent sin
Liberally enlightened within.
Until a September morn
When his teachings lay shattered
Tattered,torn and forlorn;
One fell blow sacrificed his sacred cow
Leaving him,his philosophy
Just nowhere to go.
A RESPONSE
(Written Sept 2001 ) Year Posted 2007
Categories:
materialistically, america, betrayal, history, memorial,
Form: Kyrielle
Many seek to find riches or a big pot of gold.
Money can provide stability and fix one's credit.
One’s children wouldn't have to struggle to
just survive.
However, riches don't bring happiness.
That my friend doesn't require wealth.
Invest your time in things that matter.
Living from paycheck to paycheck is
uncomfortable,
Especially in these trying times, many are
out of work.
Sometimes I feel like Cinderella in need of
a fairy godmother,
To come and make my life all better ( I want
the prince on the whole nine yards).
But that's not reality; I must create a
positive narrative in my own reality.
That's why I make every effort to stay
positive no matter what.
In the things that really matter, I think I'm
a millionaire.
If I actually become one materialistically,
I hope I don't lose myself in the process.
Alexis Y.
01/24/2021
Categories:
materialistically, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Dismissing evil and good
Upright and smiling he stood;
Materialistically modern in mood
Filled full with rationalist food;
Denying inherent sin
Liberally enlighten within.
Dismissing evil and good
Puffed-up self approving he stood
Pursuing illusory appeal
With academic assumptions so unreal;
Denying inherent sin
So liberally enlightened within.
Dismissing evil and good
All-seeing,all-knowing he stood;
An idealistic ego
Coupled his elitist credo
Denying inherent sin
Liberally enlightened within.
Until a September morn
When his teachings lay shattered
Tattered,torn and forlorn;
One fell blow sacrificed his sacred cow
Leaving him,his philosophy
Just nowhere to go.
(Written Sept 2001 )
Categories:
materialistically, history, political,
Form: Rhyme
Dismissing evil and good
Upright and smiling he stood;
Materialistically modern in mood
Filled full with rationalist food;
Denying inherent sin
Liberally enlighten within.
Dismissing evil and good
Puffed-up self approving he stood
Pursuing illusory appeal
With academic assumptions so unreal;
Denying inherent sin
So liberally enlightened within.
Dismissing evil and good
All-seeing,all-knowing he stood;
An idealistic ego
Coupled his elitist credo
Denying inherent sin
Liberally enlightened within.
Until a September morn
When his teachings lay shattered
Tattered,torn and forlorn;
One fell blow sacrificed his sacred cow
Leaving him,his philosophy
Just nowhere to go.
Categories:
materialistically, history,
Form: Kyrielle
In today's fast-paced materialistically world
it's all about looking after number one
very few have thought about all else
all others feel left out no matter what they've done
Gone are days of looking out your neighbour
nobody knows who's next door anymore
makes one feel of just being a number
no more days of dropping in next door
Deep down one feels just a number
even compared with people everywhere
when working no matter how long
if no longer required out you go so unfair
It would be good to feel important
given to feel great deep down inside
but modern society will not so allow
number with capital N makes one hide
Categories:
materialistically, feelings, life, people,
Form: Rhyme
Here marks the age
Of evolution in reverse
Though finally escaping
The clutches of the church
The craze of social media
Has us on our knees
With the touch of a thumb
We’ve acquired all our needs
We need not for hunting
Exploring or chasing
We swipe and we like
For instant gratification
Needles mask our wrinkles
Pills hide our pain
Botox and fillers
Soon we’ll all look the same
Human connection
Replaced with technology
Materialistically rich
Spiritually in poverty
Categories:
materialistically, change, culture, freedom, identity,
Form: ABC
You’re so bourgeois,
it ain’t materialistically funny
You’re so smug, lady LaDeda —
you’re a maven for making money
Always turning your nose up,
and looking down
at poor, working class people
Thinking you’re better than most everyone else
because of what you got
You’re so bourgeois,
I hope that Dom Perigon don’t give you gut rot
You’re so smarmy, lady cougar —
you believe your own press, that you’re some big shot
But you’re not
You’re just that same bratty little kid,
whose nose was always dripping with snot
Somewhere along the way in life,
you came across a piece of money ...
now you think you’re so bourgeois
Class is more than a custom car,
honor is more than a huge house
True success is not measured
by how much is in a bank account
But you still don’t understand,
do you, lady Bourgeois —
money can only take you so far,
before it drops you
into a river of cash flow funk
Riches got wings
that can fly away,
sending you back into poverty
Such an empty feeling,
ain’t it Bourgie lady ...
No green got you turning so gray
Categories:
materialistically, humorous, image, parody, truth,
Form: Light Verse
They were the ones who taught me to be loving and kind,
They were the ones who who showed me most in this life,
They never complained or retaliated, their intentions were good,
They took the time to listen when I felt misunderstood,
I did not have much materialistically to give, but the little meant much more,
My heart, the hours of conversations, some candy, and doing chores,
You taught the most important thing, to always give my heart,
That time is more important than things, that is always where you start,
Towards the end you asked me over and over what do you want, anything,,,it's yours,
I said I want nothing but the both of you as I cried n scrubbed the floors,
Now that your gone, the pain is deep, but what you gave me was the most beautiful to see,
That all these things come n go, but love will never leave,
And all the times I loved the unlovely, I always thought of you,
That in the end love matters the most, it's the only thing that's true...
Categories:
materialistically, blessing, freedom, giving, love,
Form: Light Verse
re-pot inspired by Debbie's contest
Dismissing evil and good
Upright and smiling he stood;
Materialistically modern in mood
Filled full with rationalist food;
Denying inherent sin
Liberally enlighten within.
Dismissing evil and good
Puffed-up self approving he stood
Pursuing illusory appeal
With academic assumptions so unreal;
Denying inherent sin
So liberally enlightened within.
Dismissing evil and good
All-seeing,all-knowing he stood;
An idealistic ego
Coupled his elitist credo
Denying inherent sin
Liberally enlightened within.
Categories:
materialistically, humanity, sin,
Form: Kyrielle
We got this home as is
It came with the waves, the forests,
waterfalls, sand dunes, the ice.
We claimed it,
Without thinking twice
We have conquered the land
The sea, the air
We have astounding devices
That your voice can travel through
Your face can travel through
And given a few hours
We could be on the other side of the world
If we choose
We have holograms
For entertainment
And it’s growing
Because we’ve planned it
And our art is amongst the
Most aesthetic of all the planets
We are extremely creative
With emotions which overwhelm
And we’re one of the most innovative species
On this side of the realm
But we are hungry.
Some are hungry for food
Yet we’ve cultivated enough for all
Some are hungry for love
But that’s what they’re made from
Others are hungry for money
For power
Hungry for war
For all things that
Cannot cross the veil with them
And constantly hungry for more,
Sad that this is the world
That we are occupying right now
That war still exists and needs to be
Materialistically
Profitable somehow
I
Me
Mine
Myself
Egotism laced with vanity
How are we so far ahead
In technology
But so far behind
In humanity
Categories:
materialistically, conflict, corruption, discrimination, how
Form: Rhyme
We always found some magic in the little things in life
Never worrying about material things the way people do now
There was no extra income, barely making ends meet
But we always made it through the hard times somehow
Struggling was a way of life, not a reason to complain
Helping out your neighbor was just the way that things were done
Men worked in the mines, women worked in the home
Everyone was busy long after the setting sun
There were no governmental dependents waiting for a check
No entitlement minded robots like we have today
We were responsible for our own support
The world owed us nothing, we all paid our own way
They were better days just struggling to survive
We had a sense of purpose, thanking God we were alive
Sometimes I cry for yesterday when life was so very hard
Our lives may have been embattled but our wills were never scarred
We had little materialistically, without a spoon to stir
If you ask if they were harsher days, I’ll tell you yes, they were
We had love and understanding no matter what would occur
If you ask me if they were better days, I’ll tell you yes, they were.
Categories:
materialistically, life
Form: Rhyme
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