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Thou Shalt Not
In Louisiana, there’s a law That people ought to hate, About the 10 Commandments, Which defies church versus state. For every public classroom Must, in giant font, display These rules, where courts already ruled That students need not pray. Of course, no one should kill or steal Or covet, but for all, The Lord and Sabbath references Should not be on the wall. In private or...

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Categories: shalt, america, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member THE EMOTION OF GUILT RIDDEN- WE SHALT UNDERSTAND-
~On the boarder of mine mistakes I shutter I've fallen to the sounds, grounds of mine beliefs I adhort to say to the calling screams nevermore to dream of those the tangled things tangible things. Sweating bead...of Perceptional drops of tears sore I am the emotions of a guilt ridden-humanatee?? Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2024© 5/15/2024 ...

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Categories: shalt, allusion, analogy, anxiety, appreciation,
Form: Free verse



Thou Shalt Not
The world is not driven by greed it’s driven by envy … Commandment 10 is carved in stone positioned at the end Where old injunctions miss their mark a covetous reminder Desirous of another’s place —the devil painted green (Dreamsleep: March, 2023)...

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Categories: shalt, god, world,
Form: Free verse
Severe Surge Regarding Thou Shalt Not Kill Violations
Severe surge regarding thou shalt not kill violations Fifth commandment breached regularly epidemic of gun violence in America bullets fly, scream and tear into flesh senseless rampant mass killings rip across fabric of society buzzfeeding, jump/kickstarting, paradigm of mortality. Since January first two thousand and twenty three countless innocent people lost lives deliberately, yet randomly targeted shot dead at point blank range merely going about their ordinary business. No...

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Categories: shalt, 12th grade, 1st grade,
Form: Rhyme
Thou Shalt Weep
A pet for life Will give you love Unconditionally A special love A joyous love Whenever you're together This love 'tis like no other And you pray it lasts forever But as the days and years go by That time arrives That time you dread That time when you can see Your darling pet Has had enough And soon he will be leaving thee For truly it will...

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Categories: shalt, animal, care, death, emotions,
Form: Rhyme



Thou Shalt Not
Five minutes after God wrote the very first commandment. His kids commenced to slaughter each other. Sometime later, a great thinker stood forth and said: “Hey guys do you think He really meant it?” “Of course” said one “Naw” said another vehemently. One touchy fellow said they were both wrong! Things got heated. War broke out, the killing resumed....

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Categories: shalt, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Thou Shalt Not Covet
Religion a prison… to fence and restrain Spoken or written… it tries to contain What can’t be conscripted or coveted pure The Presence as given —freely endures (The First Book Of Prayers: January, 2022)....

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Categories: shalt, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member I Shalt Not Come By Again-
Be gone mine evil thoughts; Farwell, my old traveling fiend; Goodbye tis I whom gone; I'm away and I shall not come by again; 10/29/21 Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2021©...

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Categories: shalt, appreciation, devotion, engagement,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member For I Shalt Not Hate You-
For I shalt not hate you Barefoot am I I speak virgin tongue I hate no one I love everyone And yet your negative ways Your bad wrong choices For I shalt not hate you Those loud lose voices Are the only things I hate For I shalt not hate you Only just those things you do All sinners even I Will be, shall be redeemed by...

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Categories: shalt, analogy, conflict, forgiveness, hate,
Form: Free verse
Thou Shalt Not Kill
What amazes me with all the religions Christian Muslim and Hebrew you all believe in the same God All the cults and all of the behaviours throughout history Your God came down To the mountain and personally wrote the ten commandments Thou shalt not kill How is it that Catholics have killed Protestant Protestant has killed Catholic history is riddled with violence today's world is riddled with violence they say...

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Categories: shalt, inspiration, international,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Thou Shalt Always Be My Love
               In this coursing, crimson river  of my blood, you float.  There is no end to this, our eternal amorousness. Nay, not even human death can remove us from Eros's moat. Nor our touching hands' total peacefulness. So let's on, to the minutes as they, like arrows, swiftly pass.  Your mistress awaits you in cobalt, lace blue, summer gown! Upon the...

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Categories: shalt, love, romantic love,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Thou Shalt Love the Children
Thou Shalt Love the Children: A request from Panagiota,,,please? You remember that time when you were twelve? How the world was blossoming  like a flower to you! People loved you, just for for you. Perhaps your dad was a physician, Perhaps Mom was a musician. Or maybe both were addicts? Was that your fault? Whatever they were? What kind of age are we living in? When we poets...

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Categories: shalt, america, children, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Alone Thou Shalt Not Be
It was not in dark dost thy life engage For thou hast been given good friends with thee And cheerful thy natural instinct edge Yet heart hides fears thyself alone can see. What plan dost thou create in mind conceal That thou think a step ahead thy future? Where didst thought placed thy heart's beauty reveal While body walks its vigorous nature? For...

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Categories: shalt, dedication, faith, fate, for
Form: Sonnet
Thou Shalt Not Kill
"Thou shall not kill" Was etched in stone High on a mountain top As if God cracked His funny bone And no one heard it pop We kill to eat And not just meat But weeds and insects, too And no one grieves For garden thieves Who stop by for a chew Our need for food Fuels endless feud Leaving us in a bind To feed our brood We must conclude Mankind...

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Categories: shalt, food, garden, gospel, humanity,
Form: I do not know?
Thou Shalt Not Kill
People claim to follow God To follow Allah Moses went up onto the Mountain and came back with the ten commandments Thou shalt not kill Christian's claim to follow God Thou shalt not kill America claims to follow God Thou shalt not kill Palestinians claim follow God Israelis claim to follow God religious cults claim to follow God thou shalt not kill to follow...

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Categories: shalt, christian, community, forgiveness, religious,
Form: Narrative

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