Highlighting the insanity, And so relevent, to it today '
Venus rages brightly tonight
But the night is thick with shame.
It doesn't cool my round thoughts
Nor hold my soul to the flame.
Some things just can't be said;
Neither can they be helped.
These things should be weathered -
And through it all - be felt.
Pieces of me - I try to collect
Before they can fall away
And I guard them - resolute
That something of those remain.
Within the heart, a battle rages on,
Some rise victorious, others overthrown.
A war unseen, a fight for inner peace,
A silent struggle, that knows no release.
We see the smiles, the masks they wear,
But cannot fathom the burdens they bear.
For each of us, a battlefield we hold,
A tapestry of triumphs, stories that are left untold.
Some journeys long, some paths so steep,
Where shadows linger and darkness creeps in.
They fight the demons, the doubts that bind,
A fragile hope, a wavering mind.
Oh, judge them not, the wounds they hide,
Their battles fought, where tears reside.
For in their struggle, a strength is found,
A spirit valiant, on hallowed ground.
Though paths be dark, and hope may fade,
Let kindness bloom, let love pervade.
For God stands near, so follow the path.
And others too, will share the light.
To all my friends or family members that are fighting against mental health or drug abduction.)
2024
There's was a wager..' caused his raging.) Richie is jumping
On his stagings..Running round corridors of twitching
Curtains and talking walls.' He's madness knows no
Cageing..Wait..! till his kippers arn't poached?? Just rightly..!
There'll be' an anger most unseemly..!! Just to put it
Keenly.' Emerging; emergency perspective of this little Ritchie; to me.!
Looking into the face of the devil,
I see the depths of hell.
I hear the cries of pain,
I see the suffering and the fallen.
I feel the fire burning all around.
Yet, I see a bright, brilliant light.
A man like no other,
A vision of massive wings,
In a white suit, who stands before me.
A heart of true peace,
Sanctuary, and the glory of all.
In the middle of this chaos,
I feel safe in the presence of greatness.
My Dear, you truly do not belong here.
Only those of true heart,
Can see me in my human form.
We are of the same blood, my sweet niece,
You are here to witness,
Those who have sinned and,
Wronged against you.
You were lost,
Now you are found.
A bright light descends into hell,
As Athena takes me home.
Health supplement rages nowadays
It's said to improve health
And so maybe for a better health
And so maybe for a longer life span
And so maybe for a more relaxed life
A pharmacist may introduce
A variety of health supplement
But we feel suspicious
Because we're spiritually unsafe
Maybe we need a religion
Maybe we need some leisure
Maybe we need some friends
Maybe we need our family
Maybe we need love and affection
Maybe we need a dream
Health supplement alone
Won't accomplish what we need
Spiritually
Unless we fall sick
Health supplement alone
Won't accomplish what we need
Spiritually
Maybe the bible
A supplement from heaven
Will do
The War Rages On
The war in Ukraine
It rages on
More refugees,
More orphans,
Mothers with children
Trying to settle
In Poland,
The war in Ukraine
It rages on
The city of Mariupol
Nearly destroyed
Russian tanks
And missiles
Deployed everywhere
Hypersonic missiles
Attacking Arms Depot,
Apartment buildings,
Schools, even churches
Being attacked by
The Russians every day,
Innocent children
Have died,
The war in Ukraine
It rages on,
Poland taking in the refugees,
And the supplies,
NATO worried about
what Putin
might do next,
President Biden issuing more
Sanctions against Russia,
Poland worried
Russia may attack,
The war in Ukraine,
It rages on,
When will it end?
Only God knows
And Nostradamus
Who predicted
A Third World War
In the 2020’s-2030’s,
He’s never been wrong,
The war in Ukraine
It rages on.
Celine Rose Mariotti
The night rages against the
injustice of the treatment of
the hands, that are destroying it.
Fire, floods, storms that come
like a slithering unwanted snake.
When day comes the people screams
are heard across the nations.
Many are asking how is this happening
and why?
People fighting among themselves to
be heard, seen while everything around
them crumble.
So much hate, blame, deaths, shootings,
So much heartache, hurt and pain.
Children dying by the hands of their peers,
The night comes again in AMERICA is it's
people ready to watch it crumble down around them?
Everyone wants control and wants to Rule.
The night continues to rage against the injustice.
Written By: Rhonda Hero (Wilson )
December 15, 2021 ©
The gunfire rages
through the cracks
of neighborhood cages
as every fetid tenement ages
and voodoo economics suppress wages
of waitresses, cabbies and sages...
while the slick-shoe alderman engages
in taxing your turnip-blood in stages
and blue-jeaned billionaires decry outrages
of clothes-hanger abortions back-stages
and gang-banger rampages --
as this feckless dog-and-pony upstages
detonated death's tick-tock gauges
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The Amazon is burning
Human carelessness the cause
Environmentalists blame policies
From Brazilian government laws.
It will have a tragic impact the
Rainforest is
Earth's lung
Reducing global emissions,
A habitat for animals and their young.
Globally it's a catastrophe
Each one of us must pray
Satellites show devastation
Of high temperatures and smoke all thick and grey.
No more deforestation. Don't choke the nation.
4th September 2019
Contest choice: The Fire Rages On
Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh
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Tempest flares of embers burning
Hell hath come this nearing town
Every vision fuels the turning
Fearful now of going down
In the glow, this caustic flaring
Reigns collapse as days prolong
Endlessly the souls uncaring
Reaching for the sainted wrong
All alone, midst throngs of people
Gathered ‘fore this destined mass
East of here, the fractured steeple
Soon to be of those who pass
O’re the flames of truth appalling
None shall hear their mournful calling
9/3/19
Written for: Pick A Title, Vol 8 - Acrostic - Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh
The Fire Rages On
The fire rages on as God speaks from His word…
He shares promises that are alive and survive,
Eternal joys that live freely on the inside.
For me, I will put all my faith in Him,
Inspired to give all my heart for His Spirit,
Remembering that He lives on and on…
Eternally with me – always giving light and love.
Realizing that the One who gave His life on that cross…
And sent us a comforter who is a friend forevermore,
Grace that saves us from eternal doom and gloom.
Endlessly feeling the joy that is unspeakable, unknown…
Sensing that forever there will be nothing but true love.
Over and over, I thank Him for His gift of grace.
Nothing on this earth will ever take His place.
8/31/19
The Fire Rages On
Pick A Title, Vol 8 - Acrostic - Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh
The Amazon jungle is on fire.
Hot, dry weather fuels the flames;
Earth's biological lungs are burning out of control.
Fires number in the tens of thousands;
Irresponsible officials and ranchers share the blame.
Removing the forest is the established goal of
Exporters of beef: exploiting Brazil's indigenous farmers.
Reacting to this global crisis,
Aid, in the form of foreign water bombers and volunteers, would
Give farmers a fighting chance to extinguish the flames;
Except Brazil's government is refusing help from other countries to
Save what's left of the jungle, for political reasons.
Our planet's in peril; every fifth breath of oxygen
Naturally comes from the Amazon, and when it's gone, what then?
This
House
Endures His
Fire
Igniting
Reverence This
Everlasting
Revelation and
Asking for
God’s
Eternal
Salvation
Only One
No other
Name of Contest: Pick A Title Volume 8
Sponsored by:Edward Ibeh
Date Created: 08/26/2019
The bandages that wrap my
Heart fibers are
Embedded in the music of
Fire turn rhythmically around.
I can't take you out of me like a
Rap humming tune unfocused and groggy
External driven broken clock.
Rage, within me, yet I cannot stop crying
And the terrors of the night are
Grim; being left alone to
Endure internal anguish. It
Seems impossible that you are gone.
Our souls were one, though I don't know why;
Now it's a tearful good-bye.
8/26/2019
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