Short Rephrase Poems

My mind is still active as I enter old age
But my body is revolting, uh let me rephrase
Could be a better word
Like “poop” or “turd”
My body is getting very close to the last page...

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Some days are diamonds, some days are stone
Wish all the bad stuff would leave me alone
Let me rephrase that
I'm a real happy cat
Some peeps are never satisfied, get off your throne...

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A banana a day keeps the doctor away
You swing through the trees, no matter your weight
Well let me rephrase that
A sturdy tree that's fat
Else a nasty concussion and lacerations await...

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Sometimes I'm a victim of “foot-in-mouth” disease
Let me rephrase that, OFTEN a victim, down on my knees
No man is perfect
Mean no disrespect
Being human is the fault, life has no guarantees...

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Just because every woman that looks at me
Wants me to ravish her, take her over my knee
Well let me rephrase that
Ninety percent is more accurate
It sure can be challenging for an adonis like me...

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Just because every woman that looks at me
Wants me to ravish her, take her over my knee
Well let me rephrase that
Ninety percent is more accurate
It's quite a challenge even for an adonis like me...

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Just because every woman that looks at me
Wants me to ravish her, till she can no longer see
Well let me rephrase that
Ninety percent is more accurate
It sure can be challenging for an Adonis like me...

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Just because every woman that looks at me
Wants me to ravish her, till she can no longer see
Well let me rephrase that
Ninety percent is more accurate
It sure can be challenging for an Adonis like me...

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When you are down, let it pass by.
Do nothing. Let words bleed in imagery
Speak nothing. Let silence float away..
Rephrase nothing. Let wisdom break the clichés within.

When you are down, let it pass by.
In poems, in prayers, in courage.

2-18-2020...

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how privileged
are we
living on the lap of luxury
let me rephrase
we don’t have excess money
but we have enough
to help out
which often
gets us
into situations
but still
it feels like the lap of luxury
because our needs are few



posted on March 3, 2019...

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I have yet to admit it to myself,

But it reads so clearly off my face;  

Leaving me to rephrase- 

And attempt to keep my pace.
 

I trace, 

The wordless letters- 

That have long tainted my skin;

Refusing to surrender-

But my poisons paint my sins, 

As the ink thins- 

And the walls around me start to spin....

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I stood at the tower of my heart
And looked upon the remains of my broken dreams...
Cold and numb I feel
Is there anything left to heal?
Loneliness pierces me like a dagger
Loosing my strength I begin to stagger
What has become of me?
There is pain in everything I see
What should I rephrase?
What must I embrace?
I shall fight my misery;
For I am a woman of destiny
My tears I shall wipe aside
To the Lord, I am always a beautiful bride......

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Who Cares?!

They see horrible things happen! 
They observe and take no action.
Their sick defense is who cares!?
Let me rephrase it: who dares!?
You stop caring, you stop feeling!
You stop feeling, you lose meaning!
What is life like without meaning?
Worthless, sterile, and demeaning!
What is life like without caring? 
What is life like without sharing?
Fake ideals and false pretensions!
Hell incarnate with good intentions!

13/4/2014...

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RE-THINK

Self-reflection rather than global critique;
Not better or worse—individuals unique
Searching solutions, as opposed to blame.
Fostering what is right, instead of the same.
Focus on traits that are strong;
More than what is wrong.
Words to rephrase—
Such as never and always.
Uncover all or nothing thought—
Must, should, have to, ought.
Things beyond control, versus choices elective
When negative things happen—finding perspective.

Barbara Campbell...

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First Corinthians
chapter twelve verse twenty-five:
Care! (undivided!)

in tilling a field,
there's as much dignity as
in writing a poem!

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Adapted from quote by Booker T. Washington:
"No race can prosper till it learns that there is 
as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem."
With reference to 1 Cor. 12:12-31
As noted in the Bible commentary entitled,
"AFRICAN AMERICAN: The Body of Christ"
in The Catholic Youth Bible...

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