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Ode and owed

Ode to you who ripped me apart,
Owed to you the scars on my heart.
Ode to you who broke my trust,
Owed to you the soul you crushed.
Ode to you who never will see,
Owed to you I'll never be free.
Ode to you I wish was gone,
Owed to you the lines I've drawn.

Owed To An Ode

Oh, you softener of truth, smoother of feathers,
Dust from the shelves the fingerprints of doubt,
Unopened books read in dark denial
Bindings broken now in feigned forgiveness.

Trim now the shadow of a wishful past
Prune the pain of all concerned
In voices laden with a beggar’s peace
Echoing within the sun-dust gleam.

Hold, for it is but your wont to praise
And do, that kindness thing, you always do
cajole the ego and the id
cold ashes poured into an urn

For praise be but a silenced hopes farewell
And memories a mourner’s ever hell.


John G. Lawless
©3/7/2023

Owed Ode

*Image of Well Placed Money by TS.

Owed Ode

A casino opening held a fete,
Where everyone did gamble on their fate,
Singles and couples, Mr. and Mrs.,
All placing their bets with hits and misses,
The croupier deals cards, and oversees,
Most were locals, some were from overseas,
A young woman who was somebody's niece,
Had a French accent and she was from Nice,
An Italian songstress who came from Rome,
Hums round the tables as the lady roam,
On the stage, she sang a beautiful hymn,
The alto voice left guesses, her or him,
An elderly gentleman who was Czech,
Won lots of money and took a big check,
Mistook a woman wearing a sari,
Not Indian but, local, said sorry,
The silvery moon like a sentry knight,
As hours wane and drift deep into the night.

2022 November 05

Owed To Rise

Owed

to soar

in self-pride

wreck must endure.

Adored, bespoken, and kindly estranged


Written: February 11, 2022

Nothing Owed

Pushin’ up daises
noctuary memories 
dismantling me

Owed To Christine Blasey Ford

OWED TO CHRISTINE BLASEY FORD  

Christine Blasey Ford
You fill me with awe,
I'll never forget
What I heard and saw
When you first appeared
Before all those men -
Spoke truth to power
Again and again.
You filled me with pride
Yes - even with bliss,
I yearned to hug you
And give you a kiss.
Riddled with fear, and
Entrenched in the dark
You dared to come out
And you lit a spark
In all of us women
And in men, too,
Who were too afraid
To be brave, like you.
God bless you and keep
That courage, that spark,
Because, Doctor Ford, 
You're my Joan of Arc!

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Owed To Dolly

OWED TO DOLLY


Raised in a world without any morals
Lead me to a lifetime of sorrows
Words that were written within Dolly's songs
was the only reason I even took this challenge on?
Refusing to have my children raised that very same way
I focused on this world that she always sung about
From singing Dolly's song's it would see me begin to pray
the crossing over into this world of happier day's
Was much harder than her song's did ever say
believing only in her words during the hardest of time's
I'd sing her songs till it would eventually calm my mind
but with Dolly as my guide I took it all in my stride
twenty-one years after I first stepped onto this hopeful walk
It is the one thing I did right, to seek out this world she spoke
unknowing it was her alone that filled me with strength and hope
To leave the only world in which I'd known
And guide us to this little town, we now call home
So thank you Mrs Dolly Parton for letting your lyric's be known
they alone were the power in which I 'finally' found our loving home

Owed To Christmas Spirit

Christmas is a Spirit,
Tho’ you may forget it.
This time of year can be so happy,
If you only let it.

A time for friends & loved ones,
Fond feelings for the season,
Think well of all your fellow men,
Let Christmas be your reason

Just look around,  it’s everywhere.
Listen.  You can hear it.
What makes this time of year so happy
Is truly Christmas Spirit.

Don’t be aggravated by the traffic or
Trying to find a place to park or
Standing in the long lines....
Keep Christmas Spirit in your heart.

Don’t think of how you’ve spent
What took all year to save.
You would have spent it anyway.
Christmas Spirit means You Gave.

Oh, the Happiness of Christmas,
Remember your own glee?
Momma!  Daddy!  Look…
What Santa brought for me!

Yes, the Joy of every heart at Christmas
Should be giving, not receiving;
Celebrating your Savior’s Birth,
His Gifts to you and your Believing.

Owed To Steve,

Ode to Steve,

You controlling backstabber, you've lost control of me. 

You took what you could get, but it belonged to me.

Self Respect, you have none of, So you took mine from me.

You believed you were entitled, That it should all be free,

You think the whole world owes, and you think your due.

you steal from everyone, no one is exempt from you.

I wish they'd all punch you in the eye and kick you in head.

for everything you've lied about and everything you've said.

All the years I wasted,  you wrecked them all for me

All the holidays and family times, days that should be great, 

you destroyed them all for me, and now its you i hate.

you only have yourself  to blame, and you have sealed your fate.

All the slander, and the lies you spread, 
 
what comes around goes around.

I pray that karma's true, that's my wish for you.

I hope You get what you deserve, but multiplied times two.

It is my life, I've taken it back, 

I'm finally rid of you.

Owed To a Horrible Boss

That job he assigned came out a loss, 
which tells why my boss' so mean and cross.  
Then down below my belt 
his firm rough grasp I felt, 
as me out on my ass he did toss.

Owed To a Night In Jail

I spend all night in the county jail, 
because I drove too fast drinking ale.  
My, how did my cell mate 
learn to articulate? 
Come early next morning I post bail.

Return To Him What Is Owed

what do we owe
to this great Caesar
life liberty limb
who face lives on this coin
yes i am a citizen of Rome
no more or less and
without a pedigree
i shall not bow down
to this military state
then we must
return to Caesar
what is owed

Ode--Or What's Owed--To Men

Shots served by Anthony’s Weiner
Are wrong and reflect bad demeanor
These tweets indiscrete
His wife Uma did cheat
And she'll take him to the cleaner 


Author's note:  My wife and I were talking about the fact that the congressman needs to feel 
as though he is loved by many women.  This is likely because he suffers from low self 
esteem.  A problem from childhood that was never addressed--just undressed.

Owed To You

Oh how you watched over and proved and protect me, even when I wrong and misbehaved.

What did I do to deserve some as wonderful and kind as you, even when I was not that all 
that kind to you.

 Envious is what others are when they see you with someone like me, they think to 

themselves? ” She could do better than that I do believe.” 

Do they not know? It was me that made you radiate and smile, it was your love that change 
me and made it all worth your time.


For It is for you that I recite this poem one hundred times, owed to you my love and my life 
until the day that I die.

A Debt Owed To You

I used to be a cynic, yes this is true
I never believed in love and then I met you

The way you smiled like a ray of light
The way you buried all my sorrrows out of sight

The way you simply took be by the hand
And led me to this place where I now understand

What it means to love someone with all of your soul
The passion you feel for them is beyond anything you can control

I now know the meaning fo a love without condition
And no longer am I cynical, this is my admission

Yes I now believe in a love so deep and true
And I owe ti all to the one who made me see and that would be you

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