Every dreamer born may
an escapist become.
When emotional survival
is bad weather stifled
fantasy arrival is
vital as heart and head
weapons that reckon
with false hitting bits of
regrets spittled resin.
Escapists have naive
need beliefs that seek
relief lacking clues.
Not intuitively glued,
they flare prime illusions
then meet blues intrusion.
Rue immersions disburse
layered bruises into
their fantasy threads.
Escapists do not pencil
lists to assist their trips.
Without practice or
attending lessons, an
escapist will maximize an
ideal conception from
foggy appeals and provide
their own transportation
to vaguely arrive in a bog.
Soon dizzy from the tizzy
of too little information,
they’ll deny hearing
reality’s jeering cry.
Easier and freer to eat
it all down for soon
the bog ball will end
and only they need to know
the why in the what that they did.
Time* is gold, optimize its wealth's worth to maximize health's birth!
* Ephesians 5:16-17 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
I am totally aware when you met me,
I was nothing like your mind envisioned
me to be,
or wanted me to be,
or desired me to be,
at least not visually.
But are you aware that the inner me,
the part of me that you haven't
taken time to see,
is the true essence of me.
Get to know me
before you judge me,
learn of me internally,
and you'll be
introduced to my spiritual integrity,
my heart's generosity,
my mental creativity,
and I guarantee in time
you'll recognize the value in me.
I am totally aware when you met me
I was not your cup of tea,
it showed in the way you looked
at me.
But get to know me
before you judge me,
I could be the one to maximize
your dreams
see
what you don't see
is the best part of me
get to know me
learn of me.
Life is a series of moments
None of which the same
Appreciate them for what they're worth
You wont get them back again
Utilize your opportunities
To maximize your gains
Sometimes things come easy
While at others they are strained
Bask in the moment
Each and every one
Brandish thy glory like a weapon
Because the fight is never done
Always give 100 percent
Like the weakest link in a chain
Consistence and persistence
Are necessary to maintain
So always bask in every moment
Never take these times in vain
Beneath the dusty streets where children play
the twilit baneful torture tunnels lay
where many innocents are laid to rot
among them, some still breathe but countless not.
Among the dusty streets, the children act
their role to maximize a shock impact
on our naive, jaundiced media types
greedily turning up to earn their stripes.
Amidst the dusty streets, the children shield
the homes where missile launchers are concealed;
not one child wished to execute this role;
expect to pay the devastating toll.
In dusty streets, now innocence is lost
and children’s lives are nonchalantly tossed,
by tribes with little desire to debate,
upon the altar of ancestral hate.
So, lost your get up and go?
No! can't pay your monthly bills?
Well, there's one drug you should know,
Dr. Will's Energy Pills.
There's no need for you to gripe,
No indeed, says Mister Depp.
Puts the lead back in your pipe,
And the pep back in your step!
Dr. Will will always call,
Once that you are of the mind.
That thru Winter, Spring, or Fall,
Sadly, you've been left behind.
If folks you want to throttle,
Go buy 'em, if you're able.
Cramped in this tiny bottle,
Stamped on a pretty label.
We kept grinning, cuz we chose,
The need to maximize 'em.
By just thinning out the dose,
Then bleed and micro-size 'em!
A discount we will issue,
If used by Second Cousin.
May need to buy a tissue,
Cuz, we'll charge you by the dozen!
"It is my sacred duty to maximize God's gift to me --- this life to spend with optimum quality by His grace." Poet
Wellness of being welcomes working zest
Maximizing functionality’s best.
Heart fulfills role of existence delight
Along healthy arteries to do right.
Mind thinks well midst positive perspective
As brain achieves with wisdom’s directive.
Body exercises kindness with bliss
Willingly performing from love’s abyss.
Enjoying life as treasured gift to share
Faith in God* drives my eternal welfare.
Hebrews 11:6 KJV says "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him."
April 10, 2025
2nd place, "Write Ten Beautiful Lines" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Constance La France; judged on 4/13/2025
Optimize life’s gain
Grant of supply reign
Heaven cannot drain
As grand blessings flow
With gratitude glow
Warmed by God’s welfare
That grace and hope share
Showing blissful care…
Maximize life’s zest
Upward good works'* crest
Smiting selfish pest
Spreading kindness cheer
Hope, peace brightly clear
To smash doubt and fear
Fulfilling what’s right
For daily delight!
*Ephesians 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
February 16, 2025
Honorable Mention, "FEBRUARY 2025 posted" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Brian Strand; judged on 2/21/2025
A careful constructed system
that’s designed to lead to failure
few escapes, leaving the rest
to be taken advantage of
those who escape
reaches a certain level
then prey on the weak
by selling hopes and dreams,
hope and dreams
that rarely come true.
The game is being sold as
the truth remains concealed
while those continue to profit
off the ignorance and the pain
emotions get exploited,
generating energy curren-cy
that keeps the system employed
as it thrives on the sufferer.
Extortion and manipulation
hijacks the mind, turning
you into willing participants
of your own torment,
creating a tyrannical force
that’s impossible to beat.
Free-will in disguise is a
predetermined force
coering you to endure in
a careful constructed system,
a system that’s designed
to maximize human suffering.
Focus on your life today
Keep working and continue working
And the keys of fortune will open
Maximize what you have to do
Appreciate and love your work
Learn from your mistake
Tomorrow is a secret you will discover
Your prayer will be answered.
When I’m old, I see myself greatly blest
As God makes me enjoy His constant grace
Propelling my pace to finish life’s race
And maximize best years with joyful zest.
When I’m old, there am I … still reaching-out
Sharing the Saviour’s love with peaceful glow
Along prayerful spirit that smites woe
Gratefully praise-filled against doubt and pout.
When I’m old*, freed from demands of work pain
My faith trusts the Lord with triumph-delight
Offering accomplishments by His might
Midst liberty to wait for heaven’s gain.
*Psalms 71:18 Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.
January 20, 2025
10th place, "When You Are Old" Rhyme Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Sara Kendrick; judged on 1/21/2025
And then sun proves
its mettle. Its warm rays hit
neighborhoods, forests and all
at enlarged angle of impingement.
Brightness and heat return
to maximize uplift of moods.
Energy is injected into lives
that had been lethargic.
They expose their busts and limps
and walk, skip, run and
swim in celebration of life.
Jamborees on grass and floors!
Backpackers arrive at toes
of cliffs, and some are crazy
enough to trust springy ropes
to swing in bungy jumps.
Inhibition decay in the summer
as heat warms and over burns at times.
some runners overstretch
and collapse in a heap with
exhaustion promoted by heat.
The sun darkens some folks
to decrease color differences
on display on the beaches.
Nature chimes in with winds
and grumbling as thunder.
occasionally, it relieves the
heat with showers and rain
that falls in torrents.
It sends hailstones to curb excesses.
it is summer time above
the equation, and migratory
birds and folks with cash
from the other half will also
come to join the regionals
here to shout and jerk in play.
What matters most is their role fulfillment
as feathered fowls mentioned by the Scriptures
and they, as God’s wondrous ocean creatures
triumphant midst freedom-geared commitment.
Optimizing well their musical zest
song birds render their chorus with delight
while fishes exercise production might
achieving for the best, feeling so blest.
With contrasting pursuit midst their design
they enjoy serenely granted lifestyle
never competing, nor jealous... meanwhile
complementing each other as they shine.
Learning from birds, I would sing and soar high
then from fishes, maximize and share grace
being a blessing in running life's race*
accomplishing, whether I swim or fly.
*Isaiah 40:31 - But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
June 24, 2024
10th place, "Contrast" Poetry Writing Premiere Contest
Sponsored by Hilo Poet; judged on 7/13/2024
Depression for the male is alive and well
It’s time to tell the story of the male and
How to get out of depression when
He has a pale outlook on life
The first reality is to go to God
You must go back to your Source
This will enforce the union that belongs to you
The second reality you need is to exercise
Using the gym enhances your outlook and
A feel-good man has a plan
The third reality
You need to have a purpose
Men need to work and
Maximize their skills
The fourth reality
A male needs a loving family
He is not only here to provide a roof and pay bills
Depression for the male is alive and well
But there is a way for him to win
Life can often spin us around
Yet he can get out of depression
In times of change
Comes challenges of the character
Contemplating giving up
In this hungry world
There is no appetite for the uncomfortable
This new adventure I am on
Has tested my very thinking of what I am capable of
Dealing with simple things
Tend to maximize my anxiety
The quest seemed attainable then
But now the reality has set in
Am i ready to escape my bubble of comfort
Give up without a second thought
The old me yes
The new me believes no
But the fear, the tears, the conflict in me
From the past affects my everyday ten times more then before
Life is all about these challenges to build you up
It seems my foundation is shakey but I need to believe I can over come
I set out to prove not just to me but everybody I can thrive outside this bubble
I know I will I know I can
I just want you all to see the struggle is real
And we are not alone in this.
Whatever your this is.
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