“Why is it called a toothbrush?”
(he asked rhetorically)
as I use it to brush more than one
it makes no sense to me
surely 'teethbrush' would be correct
for dental care and gums
so from now on that's what I'll use
to remove food residue between my teeth
while I still have some
Scrape away, at a life. You just weren’t given any real instructions –
so, you scrape like a carpenter
at grey washed walls, wanting
to peel off old paint – old memories,
in your head you scrap away
the talk back – that little
squirrel inside the trunk of your head
it scrapes.
You scrape and scream, you scrape and
feel the muscle of your right hand
figure the page into
something. You scrape
days and trash them. Who
will find them? Who cares that you scrape
while in labor? scrape every morning you wake –
scrape on body, scrape on heart, scrape on this
bloody life
until you just can’t scrape –
You walk through my soul without
removing your shoes. No matter how
much I see you it's not enough so I
ultimately I lose.
You track into my soul loneliness
and grief. I want to see you so badly
but I can't get any relief.
I have runnels on my heart where you
run through so fast, why does every
moment we have together seem not
to last?
I think the problems is with me because
I just can't get enough, loving you with
your time constraints make it very tough.
I dream of you for hours and see you for
10 minutes. And I get so damn hurt
because it feels like your heart just
isn't in it.
But I can't just quit you and walk away
You're addictive my darling so I'm forced
to stay.
©SamHarty
We blame any obstacles in our ways
The obstacles are cruel
We try all the ways to remove them
We blame the devil as well as God
But who is or which is the cruelest after all
I said it's time
Because there isn't any more chance
And nothing can be done
If without the permission of time
Because of poverty
My family could only offer an iron
Using burning coal
It looked big, heavy and clumsy
To keep the coal burning hot
I had to fan it with a fancy palm-leaf fan
It took time to iron
To flatten the folds on my dress
To raze the obstacles in my heart
To remove the sorrow in my soul
To gain some confidence and pride in my life
And whenever a shining smooth surface appeared
Before my eyes
I cheered, I applaused
I was overwhelmed with joy
Even though it's only a small success
In those simple and meagre childhood days
Sewing Needle Horn Haiku.
with sewing needle
mother removed my splinter
needed her to do.
to God made a pledge
will thank when He removes wedge
helped me cut my hedge
God always believe
in church Him we will receive
gave us a reprieve
God seems so splendid
all my many sins ended
He had intended
of God I am fond
our thinking He is way beyond
have a common bond
God gave His blessing
go to church up am dressing
sins are confessing
could be a crisis
while God always suffices
full of surprises
An apple peeler is a gadget
That peels the apple and
removes the cores
It sits on the counter top
Open the log bar-
Slide the apple on to it
Then close the opening
Turn the handle slowly
The apple peeler slowly
slowly removes the peels
Open the long bar
Open the long bar
Remove apple core
Now the gadget is ready
For another apple to be peeled
When you have enough apples
Peeled cut into small pieces
Then cook apples making
applesauce
If I do not
Stop writing
The Truth which
I wish to express
Is more and more
Submerged..
Might I stop now
And allow the
Dimming light to
Remain as glimmer..?
Or might a few
Words more
Serve to cleanse
What is already
Said...?
birds get up early
sing the song of fair daylight
to remove the dark
-Friday, June 21, 2019 Chattogram
Want God To Remove My Hurt
Want to have God remove all of my hurt;
While reading Bible becoming more alert;
Sermon heard,
When occurred;
Glad wife ironed wrinkles from my shirt.
Jim Horn
What letter would I lose
Which witch is which
When has already gone
Where lies in prediction
And why is always lost
Just for fun remove the i's in the second line
And try not to smile
Remove Mishap and Slap In Face
Trump all of their children he did kidnap,
And has ended up causing major mishap;
Support did lack;
Had to backtrack;
Humiliated and in face has given a slap.
Jim Horn
How can I forget you now and do it now?
By heart, how can I remove you now?
You tell me now,do not give into punishment in love.
I am your heart just my life.
If you do not understand the origin of relationships now.
Love me now and understand me as a heartless from heart.
Then there is luck only to cheat me,I'm not but infidelity.
It's just your mistake in love.
How can I forget you now and do it now?
By heart, how can I remove you now?
Using a thorn to remove a thorn
All endeavors in life
need a start in Peace..
Peace is our experience
without the
thoughts and perceptions
which seem convincingly to
declare an independent world..
Another name is Silence
which all may experience
any time and any place..
That is the start..
Now appear words
of sameness and difference
which appear to break
the Peace and Silence..
Words bring longing
for that place before
wounding words unfold..
(The cosmic joke:
the place we were is
the place we are..?)
We await the arrival
of life's many teachers:
scripture and nature
neighbors and friends
an evening concert
a startling dream..
Teachers carry words
words as thorns
to remove the thorns
which hide the place
we long to return..
And finally: all thorns
burn in the glow
of returning Peace...
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