I always thought I’d break what’s true,
And somehow that fear just came true.
You gave me love, so pure, so real,
And I gave you wounds you didn’t deserve to feel.
You stayed with me, you held me tight,
While I kept pushing you out of sight.
Not because I didn’t love you enough,
But because loving right felt way too tough.
You thought I was ashamed of you,
But that was never, ever true.
It was my insecurities I tried to hide,
That slowly built this painful divide.
You gave your all, you gave your best,
While I failed in this love test.
You were my peace, my safest place,
Now I’m left with emptiness I can’t replace.
They say all endings turn out well,
But mine just feels like a living hell.
Because you gave me a heart so true,
And all I gave… was losing you.
I never understood why people fear being alone.
I learned that being alone is the safest. If I am out of reach, no one can hurt me.
No can leave me if I am already alone.
Act I
I saw the fairest of maidens besides her safest haven
Buried beneath the sands of Father time–Her father's presence
Across the stone-cold cross, her beauty caught my stare
Before I knew it I was there
Shedding her share of tears
I felt a great debt of satisfaction
Fill my nerves apart
The pitch of peers that pressured
satisfaction
Finally depart
I've played my part – a part of masculation
A part of me still numb
So I thought loving her would ease the tension
Fill a drying heart
Act II
With every passing day with haste we bed
for pleasure till' we're dead
A streak of bleaker weeks grew weaker
Bicker twists to bitter sex
The verge of virgin walls that flooded
Numb from numbers of contractions
Act III
Having her haven taken
I Hurt her Wholeheartedly
Every breath from her taken-
The hollers, the hollow pleas
For pleasure I had forsaken
Her, Bound her to only me
It's time I give us our break and
Forever let ourselves be
In my most venerable state, I opened up my soul,
I gave you every hidden piece, I gave you all control.
I thought your ear was listening, a safe and gentle place,
But you took what I confided and threw it in my face.
As my confidant you knew the weight of what I bore,
Yet still you turned my trust to pain, my secrets out the door.
My heart aches from the knowledge that my safest place was lies,
The one I called my shelter sold me out before my eyes.
I'm laying in a pool of tears, no answer, no reply,
As humans we still feel the hurt, however hard we try.
How do I release this ache when no apology came?
How do I forgive the wound when you won't own the blame?
Will I ever trust again, will I dare to feel that free?
Or will this betrayal shadow every soul I let me see?
On late nights and early mornings,
I could count on fog in December.
I could count on poor visibility.
I could count on driving timidly.
I could count on trailing a big rig.
Like following 'the yellow brick road',
I could count on the big red tail lights.
It was the safest place to drive in fog.
I could count on motorists driving carelessly.
I could count on asking, "How can they see?"
You showed that you will not open for me,
Again!
Maybe, it never was meant to be!
Yet, it hurts,
Because I think
I loved you too much —
Beyond the fact that
You can never love me back!
Goodbye, old friend!
Although I am letting you go,
Please let it be known
I will love you forever!
You were my first and
Safest abode,
And I will always
remember you
As the one
That never was,
What I thought it would be!
Anyways,
one day I might realise
That this is how it was
Meant to be!
Still, I grieve
The idea that it all was —
A dream!
Fiddler crabs scuttling into their tiny fiddler crab homes. The fiddler crabs feel safest from predators in their deep dark muddy holes. Fiddler crabs don't want to be gobbled down by hungry birds that may eat them.Fiddler crabs crawl sideways or forwards on tiny six legs. Fiddler crabs have one big claw to hurt enemies. Fiddler crabs live in the mud or on mangrove trees. Fiddler crabs love mangrove trees and that is their natural habitat. Fiddler crabs forage at low tide in the mud and before high tide they scuttle back to their holes. The fiddler crabs that you see around mangroves are black. Sometimes you might spot a leopard fiddler crab, with tiny white spots on their outer shell. Fiddler crabs will always be special to the environment and a subject of curiosity and wonder for children!!!
Even before birth,the heart beats inside mother's womb
For the unborn,it is the whole world, the safest place to bloom.
The little inside is invisible to the world,to the mother
Yet,all the love and emotions,in the heart gather.
The bond between the two is pure love
It is as pure as the flying dove.
Even after birth,the love remains deep and pure
With time and years,it does mature.
The heart is not restricted to mother's love and care
It is,of course, open to all who love and the emotions, they share.
Like a garden with blooming flowers
My heart glows with love that showers.
For all,who believe in love and peace
Have a way,to the heart like the swarming of bees.
With a variety of love fragrance inside
The heart is where,all emotions reside...
We both know I'll pick you, win or lose. I'll pick you even when you refuse because at this point, it's obvious, your only dating her just to not date me because we're complicated and her, she's the safest option but it's easy to see when it's just you and me, no one can come in between. And even she knows that. Your last two girlfriends did too. We have that undeniable chemistry, we act like there's no one else in the room. We have staring contests just for fun like you're not dating anyone. You said that you wanted someone, funny how that someone's never me. You're running away because you're emotionally unavailable and you don't want me to walk away so you just dangle the bait in front of my face every single day instead of just coming out and telling me if you like me or not. Your girlfriend even told you that I liked you and you couldn't resist but bring it up to me so I said "no comment" but all the proof you needed was my red face and what's surprising is you didn't reject me like you did a year ago because you have no boundaries and I'm an overthinker. That's why this is happening. We're the same but different.
is that we are all
hopefully grinding
rocks of meaning
here.
This isn’t
pretty, and it is
barely poetry.
I can barely manage
today.
Can I salvage
substance,
garnets,
and shiny stones?
Good hunting
“Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations.” Psalm 145:13
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The Kingdom of JESUS is FOREVER
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Copyright 2026
Stopping on the clifftop
staring out to sea
waiting for the clipper ship
will bring him home to me
looking on in longing
as the sun burns my eyes
listening to the breakers below
and above the seagull cries
waiting is the hardest part
my heart is empty when he's gone
and all the while knowing
it's here where we belong
I'm here he's there
but it doesn't have to be
sometimes something comes between
is often how it goes but out of sight out of mind
for me is really seldom seen
standing on the headland
gazing out to sea
searching for the sailing ship
will bring him back to me
and here or there
in the darkest night
the lighthouse shining bright
shows the safest way
but who's to know which way to go
in the blinding light of day
Canada i see is standing on gaurd.' Good
On'ya mates, stand fast; hold hard '
Your farms and lives are at stake
Do not trust, figurehead politicans they
Are a bought out must.' Work at the
Grassroots level, and all.. Work for the better
Thats the safest call '
Thank God, we have Liberty!
Thank God, oppression is something we no longer have to see
Thank God, we live in the land of the free
The land where injustice is a thing of the past
The land where the price, as they said, is lower for gas
And when politicians debate, they have a great big laugh
Thank God, we have Liberty!
So much, we welcome our neighbors across land and sea
Welcome them to the great land of opportunity
The land where children feel safest in their schools
And drugs like vapes are so not cool
The land where the president follows all the rules
Thank God, we have Liberty!
That our troops don’t march armed in our cities
Thank God, that’s just a thing of history
In a land where we all stand united as one
No neighbor against neighbor, son against son
And we have no use for our guns
Thank God, we have Liberty!
That every person has control of their own bodies
And we have the right to make choices and be healthy
Thank God, we have Liberty
But God, I ask a question to thee
What does Liberty really mean?
With a gentle hand, I led the way.
With a gentle hand, I soothed you.
With a gentle hand, I calmed your heart.
With a gentle hand, I healed you.
With my gentle hand stretched out to you
With abundant love, I care.
With my gentle hand, I made you strong.
I made known to you I was there.
Do not turn to other hands.
Mine are the safest to hold you.
If these gentle hands of mine seem firm
Be assured, they'll never scold you!
On these gentle hands you can depend
For they belong to your heavenly father
And friend.
If you lose your way, if you go astray,
If you fear you've lost your mind,
With a gentle hand I'll search for you
For these gentle hands of mine are kind.
With a gentle hand I guide you.
I give you purpose, comfort and hope.
I am here right beside you.
These gentle hands shape you to cope.
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