Short Halfhearted Poems

I swore to myself I'd never be made a slave to love
Living in a dream of man-made illusions 
Listening to halfhearted discussions
About the way love ought to be
No worries, no arguments, no fear
Steering clear of too real a topic
Trying to figure out the logic
Behind the tempest trap & magic
Everyday feels worse than the last
I feel a shadow descending on my past
When I think of you......

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Dots of light dotted the dome
Displaying dismal disks
Halfhearted innuendos of harmony
Repetitive, unremarkable recordings
Minimally interesting, middle class, mediocre
Small wonder he thought, smirking, smarting
Discipline dismissed, discarded
Replaced with fun, funk and fad
Foolishness fueled Fukem, he fumed
No more, no more, no more
The military, military school, immediately!...

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Seeking My Pearl
Written: by Miracle Man
1-31-2020

I excel in writing when right conditions prevail,
I’m relegated to failure if I’m not giving my best.
No halfhearted effort will be of any avail,
and with that kind of effort God isn’t impressed.

A lofty goal, sometimes causes thoughts to stray,
and bar isn’t high enough if I easily reach my peak.
I just keep shucking oysters believing that someday,
God will give me the pearl that I diligently seek.
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