Short Grin And Bear It Poems

Life is pain
a splendid tattoo 
as with all pain
I grin and bear it too
for what more than pain
makes life so tangible 
the experience of being
being surely unregretable 


2010.12.26...

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Hangnails are painful, wish for a cure
Wish they'd disappear, need a pedicure
That's only for the ladies
Tough guys ain't dainties
We just grin and bear it pretend it ain't sore...

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In spite of the negatives, you encounter through life
Smile and giggle and push forward in spite
It surely ain't forever
Let's grin and bear it together
With family and friends through all of life's plights...

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Nother round of fun at hospital.  I was x-rayed, y-rayed, cat-scanned, dog-
scanned, sun tanned, lobotomized, hypnotized, capitalized, cross eyes.  All copd 
and heart failure again.  no sleep 4-5 days.  didn't eat for 3.  just couldn't breathe.
c'est la' vie.  it's the way it is, and gotta grin and bear it.  Later'....

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A modern trimming,
Grin and bear it.
The slap of a buckle,
Reminiscent of the squeeze.
Laces bloodied,
From a prayer of acceptance.
Breathing is optional.

The shove to a corner,
Start early for pattern recognition,
Bind the idea prematurely.
Numbed pain,
Limited motion.
Embrace wind through the long locks,
It's only an illusion of progression....

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Forces to grin and bear
Even though I want to rip out my hair.
Just not into life, I guess;
But I try my best.

Fed up with having to put on a mask--
I thought all that had passed.
I want to scream back at all that you say,
But I act as if everything’s okay.

Biting my lip at all that I see--
This was never me.
I just want to lie and cry.
But I try....

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I never been
ocular witness
one of the happiest moments
that I dreamed.

I did never taste
the wine of freedom
that I knead in my cellars.

And the river goes down onrush, 
in order to sweep
this litter life.

So here I am
At the bank of Acherons
grin and bear it
as in a bus station.
The system 
is doping me with money.
My friends 
promise me a sunny day.
And I want 
the future now!...

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Oh, such amorous flamenco
A bailaora who whirls  fervidly
Nascent paltriness, a winged coo
Unruffled yet sways seamlessly

To grasp is to grin and bear it
To ace is quite an arduous drill
To master is to act with grit 
And delectate the peachy whirl

One oblique pennant of breath
Suchlike to humane multitude
Defiance from old  shibboleth
A vagueness of life’s certitude

09.23.17...

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Deeply dreaming, lucidity brings awareness
To share this love, I'd give you all if I could spare it
My heart bleeds upon my sleeve
When I wear it carelessly
The best thing would be for me to grin and bear it
Life experienced brings wisdom long gone
It's wrong of me to think that the weak cannot be made strong
Open wide your mind's eye
And take a look inside
Seeking inner peace, we find where we belong...

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Its christmas time and in the meek
Theres playfullness laughter and its snowing

Theres people everywhere here and there
Shopping giving getting without a care

Theres nothing we can do about it
We just have to grin and bear it

Soon it wont be as busy with everyone in a hurry
And well sway into the night and topple all worry

So enjoy the time as it is what it is
A time of fun and laughter for us kids...

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Shyly                                              Loudly
          Smiling                    Laughing
                     in the face of 
                     Disapointment


  Go              Go
    Little stuffed
    Friend, open
     Your arms
        I'll cry 
You'll hug the bad and
         It will all
         Go Away!



Dedicated to my mother. She insists that Teddy Bears make life bearable!...

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Welcome to our house
Theres all but saddness,
Always full of children
Must enjoy pure maddness.

Many neighborhood children
Plus three of our own,
Oh, how relaxing it would feel
If only our kids were grown.

They beg and plead with you
How can you possibly disagree,
For they only want a social life
While your only asking for sanity.

So, you just grin and bear it
For someday you will long,
To hear even a slight noise
Realizing your kids are now grown....

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