As the title says..Yet I find, so so often the human response
Is ( its everyman for himself ! )
Though what destiny can man control.??? Still they have That tendency to let all things roll.'
Wind, come surround me with your timeless gust.
Freshen up my numb body so I can move again
Sun, direct your rays to unfreeze my brain.
Lighten up my clouded mind so I can be reasonable again
Moon, sparkle my nights along with the stars.
Shine through my darkest hours so I fear no more again
Water, splash me with your ever cleansing power.
Wash off doubts in my soul so I can trust myself again
Fire, warm me with your burning flame.
Melt the madness so I can cry tears of joy this time
Rain, drop less than usual on my way.
Sprinkle me lightly please so I can have myself space and time
When night is over, another day to conquer.
And it goes on and on all the time.
A bird on a wire
Taking in the world
Looking around about to fly
Into the beauty of the sky
Ruffling of feathers
Body tensing for take-off
Jumping from the limb
Flapping of the wings
As it soars majestically into the air
Stretching it wings to full length
Sweeping down into the Valley
Hunting for its prey
Screeching through the air
Stretching its claws out
Grab what is his
An afternoon delight
In shadows cast by doubt and fear,
I wandered through a world unclear.
A heavy heart, burdened and blue,
But in the darkness, a light shone through.
Kind words like stars in the night,
Guiding me towards a renewed light.
Though few in number, their warmth embraced,
A balm for wounds, a gentle grace.
For those who once made me despair,
I've learned to let go, to mend and repair.
Their hurtful words, like fading rain,
Cannot extinguish the inner flame.
In the company of those who care,
I find solace, a love so rare.
They lift me up, help me see,
The beauty in the person I can be.
So in this journey, both wild and long,
I'll hold on to the love that's strong.
For even in the depths of despair,
Kindness and care will always repair.
Empress Queen
The first hit
like a bullet through the eye
standing tall
shoulders back
chin high
still
swallow
breathe
swallow
blink
calms her mind
allowing the words to penetrate
some just drift away
can't take them in
holds herself
silently calling her inner woman
professional to the end
they cannot see anything but strength
so strong in this her vulnerability
she disempowers them with it
empowers all the small people
such grace
holding your orb
nothing can touch you
You are Empress Queen.
Woman,
your fragility is the essence
of your strength ...
Man,
your brute strength
is the essence of yours
fragility...
POEM " THE MAN IN BLACK " by martin gedge
I've lost in love and lived in pain
I've paid the cost that shall remain
to rule myself outside the game
and have it pass me by
for all I seek has played my mind
to cut so deep that every time
a foolish soul who cannot find
the willingness to try
for hard of hearts you made me so
this thick of skin that I now know
to ever let my feelings show
would surely be a chore
for here inside a vacant lot
you took the everything I got
and left the rest to spoil and rot
this shipwreck on the shore
and in this light that I have found
two steps to walk on solid ground
no ties or lies to wrap around
the lessens that I learn
I have the fuel to feed the fire
and if the need a strong desire
to dip the wick and clip the wire
and watch the buildings burn
not once but down and driven out
I think of what it's all about
to clear my way from all this clout
a heart that's made of stone
I face the crowd and dare not hide
of all the fear I feel inside
to never bend or break my stride
this man that walks alone...
by martin gedge©
"Each day we consider,
Most things that matter
Like; dress and eat,
Appointments to keep
Some days we only memorize,
Not wanting to analyze
The bigger questions before us,
Procrastinating they are superfluous
To avoid conflict that might arise,
Or hearing an answer that would surprise
But if we are willing to expand,
Our thinking to understand
Beyond the rituals of our day,
What part imagination can play
We would soar with the eagles,
Be a king or a queen without equal
Imagined we had found buried treasure,
Help lost souls come together
Or lighten our load,
Where all negatives are stored
To be free to follow our dreams,
Because imagination is its first seed
Of that goal we want for ourselves,
Nurtured by motivation that compels
Us to think, therefore I am,
Believing that you can"
Human are not meant to depend upon human strength.
Else by it they'll be rent.
Let them learn to lean on one,
Whom by no one is born.
17:1:12:13:33
As I go thru life, I wander alone, lost in it all
Others that depend on me, I give what they need
Never asking or getting in return, as if I don't matter
I keep all my fears, tears and pain inside, Hidden
Love comes and goes, True love not found
I continue on, Strong for others, weak for me
I grew up to do without question, to carry on
To be strong and hold my head high, no matter
Been beaten and broken, never completely
I will carry on, weak as I may be, Strong in spirit
I will not give up, I will survive, I am a survivor
Nothing or no one can take that away from me.
Bring on adversity, problems and hate, bring it on
Let me show how I survive with out you in my life
See I carry on, I mend and heal, I survive.
Another day, meditating
On ways to please you
On qualities to make me true
That you and i be stuck as glue
Oh! Lord in you i won't be blue
You are my being, without you i can't be
And when i look up, only you i see
MY love for you is taller than a tree
Thinking of my hope in you gives me glee
Outside your camp, depression sting me like a bee
Looking unto you makes the devil flee
Because am in you,am now so free.
You are my base and the defender of my case
I'll keep on searching, more of you I'll trace
As i remain loyal to, and protected by your grace
Thank you JESUS, you're the strength of my race.
Evang. Charles Melody
(Lightning Ink).
Mom
I’ve grown in to the man
That I am because you cared about
The person I am
You taught me to fear the lord
And bond with my brother and sister
On one accord
Your daughter talked of your strength of love
And it is given from god above
Less we not forget what great things you done
For you are the one to hum I run
All that you mean to me you will never know
Your love I carry with me where ever I go
Your strength and love are returned to you
For I do love you so
light bond with darkness
that make these
shadows of gray
the power of
natural selection
oh what strength and
hidden wonder
that we pray
The tears are rolling down your check...
The storm is warbling in the sky...
The world seem so empty to you...
On you kneel you fall down and cry each night...
Your heart is broken into pieces...
You are forced to dust yourself up each day and smile
Like everything is alright...
But deep down you are falling apart and no one seem to care...
You try to speak but no one is listening...
You weep but your tears are sucked up inside your soul...
IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY...
NO MATTER HOW DARK DEEP AND DAMP THE WORLD MAY FEEL...
DON'T TEAR IT DOWN BECAUSE YOU WILL ONLY BE TEARING DOWN WHATS LEFT OF YOU...
IT’S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT I KNOW BUT YOU CAN PULL THROUGH...
YOU DESERVE IT...
DON'T GIVE UP!!! JUST BELIEVE IN YOURSELF BECAUSE SOMEWHERE, SOMEHOW, SOME PLACE, SOMEONE
BELIEVES GREATLY IN YOU...
NO MATTER HOW BIG OR CRAZY THIS WORLD MIGHT SEEM....
YOU MATTER ALOT IN IT!!! WE ALL DO!!!
Take my hand
Hold it srong now
For the journey is still long
When it gets dark
Hope at the edge of a cliff
Let me hold on and see the light
When the strands of faith
Get a little bit thinner
When the weaknesses in me are at the surface
Hold me srong now
So I may not fall
When I see no end
And the light trickles ever so lightly
When the wind has swept me away
And I float in endless suspendence
Show me the way
So I can land lightly on my feet
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