Some things
are better
after
the fact
Like Woodstock
the Edsel
song lyrics
retracked
Some things
are better
when time
is removed
Alive in our
consciousness
forever
— renewed
(The New Room: September, 2026)
They removed the bench a few weeks back
to prevent the homeless from sleeping there
a concrete pad still sits;
four exposed bolts, waiting.
Worn, indented dirt from countless feet
still attracts the squirrels, pigeons, ducks;
But now no one sits to feed them.
The park is empty.
If Trump is removed?
Will it be for sound reason?
Or that nuclear; war may ensue?
So there must be, someone sound
Impartial and fair.' A sceptic yet with
Morals, not just charisma and flair
A head for diplomacy would really do
Who would steer well away from?
That most septic eu.)
First grade class trip, a slow cruise down the Nile
So rudely derailed by three crocodiles
They flashed kids their grins
They wanted to sin!
Newly evolved ~ erectile reptiles!
He was strong in life
But even stronger in death
He refused to be forgotten
So he stained the pavement in his blood
A haunting reminder of what was done
His blood spoke more than words could
It's echo mourned his childhood
To his friends and family he was the embodiment of love
To the system they called him a thug
How can that be right When they are administering violence upon us
The Winners of life are the corrupt
Whilst the losers are the innocent
And we are supposed to call this a just system
I mean after all you'll allow murder
As long as the victim is a black person
His family forever changed
By death
Something they just swept away
But his mother knew his strength
And how his story would forever be stained on the pavement
So anyone who walked on his dried spilled blood
Would feel the weight of what was done
This would be his Justice
Even in death
He would not be silenced
Today I discovered the sun
Not that the sun was ever invisible
Not that the sun was ever lost
Not that the sun was ever elusive
Not that the sun was ever obscured by an unattainable cost
Today I discovered the sun
When I removed the blinds from my windows
So that the sun could find me
The weight of my lost love for you was finally removed
As soon as the wait for your love for me had ended too.
So I now wait patiently for the day our love follows more through.
smoke sour and singed crawls from my lips.
too deep I did go, now I’ve lost my wit.
In a graveyard of ticks, I’ve dug my own bed.
They drain me alive, then leave me with heads.
Detached from the corpse as I pull the bug free,
Teeth dug so deep I’m surprised they don’t sing.
“Don’t miss the ends,” my dad told me ago;
But Jesus Christ, please, they’re all that I know.
Angry, abandoned, and one last screw you,
To a healing new soul, and a good person too.
It left me with chores and a scar and a plea,
That maybe, next time, I’ll be left with a flea.
Above his eyes
an idea sat
to give it some air
he removed his hat.
Removed Comments.
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we all like comments
a big writer loves them too
and dislike to hide
My heart was broken Jesus mended me
I had misspokings Jesus forgiving me
O' wretched that I am
My daddy has a better plan
My daddy loves me oh wretched that I am
My Daddy has a better plan
My daddy loves me had His Son
To die for me now a forgiving sinner
a new child beginning
awesome glorious warrior
Embraced in battle carrier
Child of God and my heart beating in His love
I am redeemed no longer guilty of those sins that I've done
God kissed me gave me life
God freed me from the pangs of strife
He loves me everso much
That's why He removed the thorns from my heart
And I thank you Father for doing such
Hallelujah
2/8/23
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2023
You can pick and choose your friends,
who is true who is pretend
Who needs you then they leave you
If it suits them
then refuse them
Are they there
do they care
do they have nerve
do they dare
is it all one way and nothing back
Are they owed a favour broken track
Looping around and using you
never occurring they should too
It’s not time that makes them close
It’s what they do when you lose hope
Do they celebrate your victories
And sit with you through your miseries
When you use up your energy
If they don’t they’re an enemy
Are they quick to point out what they’re owed
they want it paid back what they’ve showed
Think they’re smarter than you are
Push their luck and go too far
Friends aren’t always what they seem
they’re not always what you need
Sometimes you should up and leave
Even if they feel aggrieved
Their probably a victim
If so they are restricting
Time on them but if removed
Time on you sees you improved
Mountains be removed
Mountains were meant to be moved
They are much too heavy to carry
You can not wrap a rope around it and drag it with you
Sometimes too tall to look over
You can maybe climb over it, but then you are stuck on the other side
It is said that faith can move a mountain and throw it into the sea
This mountain sometimes blocks my vision
You cannot see through it
It impedes freedom
It stops me dead in my tracks
It is big
It seems unsurmountable
Its like the elephant in the room
Yet it can be moved and crumbled??
piece by piece or all at once!
I pray for the faith…
Of a tiny mustard seed
Grace Daub
August 23, 2021
Lost Reality,
Drifting Away, One More Day,
I Smile. I'm Gone.
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