I’m certainly in no mood for laughter today;
the sky is pitch-black.
Even the clamorous newsboy has lost his voice.
Time tries in vain to defy Fate.
An old asphalt worker heads off for a beer,
while the young woman in the window opposite
casually slips off her blouse.
I hope she doesn't think I'm a voyeur.
Would I rather be me or a Celebrity?
Celebrities get stalked
No one stalks me
Celebrities give autographs
No one asks me
Celebrities get interviewed
No one knows me
Celebrities get mobbed by fans
In some ways, I am glad to be me
I rather remain untethered, unruly, and untamed
In this world in which some expect me to always feel so ashamed.
I rather shun all of those whom made my heart feel so maimed.
.
think
than tenebrific thought
tap
Rather than talking to walls -
I talk to the universe
Which talks back.
The Milky Way hails -
The stars wink endlessly -
The planets - they enchant -
And if my ears are sharp -
I might hear steadfastly
The drum of time
In sync with my heart -
The crickets and the owls
As one rhyme.
Silence is rather loud when you don't have people to fill it
Thoughts are rather loud when you don't have people to hear it
Emotions are rather loud when you don't have people to help it
Pain is rather loud when you are alone, forced to feel it
I’d rather you be miffed
than irritated, vexed
bothered or annoyed
For if you are only miffed
we’ll kiss and make up
~ lickety-swift
Jesus did not say "worship me," but rather "follow me,"
a vast difference, like a sunrise that illuminates the path,
one gives you the power to rise, to fly with the wings of your soul,
the other binds you with unseen chains, keeping you captive in the dungeon of worship,
for following him is a path of light, a journey of liberation,
where each step becomes a dance of self-discovery,
while worship blinds, bringing you to your knees before an idol,
forgetting that the divine lives within you, that you are part of the heavens,
imagine the path as a journey of an open heart,
where love is born from action, not from blind submission,
to follow means to grow, to become whole beyond fear,
to worship means to remain in the shadow of your own doubts,
so choose to walk the path of freedom, to embrace your being,
for Jesus said "follow me" to bring you into the light,
to show you how to love unconditionally, to truly live,
in a world where each soul is a rainbow in the divine ocean.
I’d rather go before they start
A war of larger scale
Love is forever in my heart
And peace will never fail
They’ll fight forever this I know
Its obvious to me
There is no end in final war
Cause that was meant to be
In case I’ll die before, they’ll cross
One name from their lists
I wouldn’t pay the victim’s cost
Either I won’t be missed
Let’s face it, I cannot provide
A peace on planet Earth
And if you can, give it a try
I doubt if its worth
No slogan stops the war, no word
Can stop it, and no action
Agreements look like sheer absurd
No effort works, no sanction
The war expands, the evil rules
I’ve no resource to wait
I’d rather go before the fools
Will shoot me in their hate.
Rather chewy a Girl Scout
cookie, laden
with coconut and chocolate
nipped, directly
from the fridge
chipped teeth
would not be delicious
so either wait for a Girl Scout
cookie, to thaw
or oh dear me
and
bless her heart
microwave the Girl Scout
treat, add
wholesome milk
or
diet coke, with bits
of ice, suffice
it to say
a Girl Scout’s
rather nice
Rather should the winter never end,
If I should meet the spring without thy hand;
The seasons our souls do summers send,
And all do fall upon our hearts’ command.
Orangutans are rather rare
See a flash of orange up in the air?
They feed on fruit, swinging tree to tree
Living in relational jungle harmony
Call me a bit crazy
My heart is still weak
I think of the things done
And winder if they were for keep
Although we can't erase them
I would rather know now
The games we play in love
Faithfulness seems so far away
However each day I am missing
Makes me wonder who ate you kissing
Call me a bit crazy
However I'd rather know now
What a perfect day soon I fell a deep sleep and dreamed full of joy and
happiness then suddenly I awaken woken up abruptly chaos,madness why people so mean i'm fed up this time I said 1000 x's only counting 2023 I had enough I'm never coming back nope not never doing this again messing up my life i'm a good man great person but yet I keep coming back a feen always rushing back they say opposites attract that's a fact who new good and evil can be I had to let go "OH why I had to let go my sunshine rain and snow i'm lost without don't know what direction to go at a all time low I rather be addicted to all she brung rather then be sober and all alone I miss miss her everyday a tear apple of my eye left sober alone why you have to die I know I gotta keep going but your love and crazy ways is hard to get over I rather be addicted to your love everyday then to be alone sober and no one to love me the way you do did
For every tear that fall's
There's a brighter Day
IN LOving Memory: Eunique Renfro
may 15th,1984-Oct 2023
I'd rather not get involved when family members fight
listen to both sides but keep my mouth shut tight
Hope against hope they will settle it somehow
for when I offer advice I united them against me and how.
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