Might VS Right
By: Miracle Man
6/8/2024
A story around town was about a man’s might,
Some said, yellow as mustard, and wouldn’t fight.
He saw fighting as absurd,
he didn’t use a swearword,
But turned the other cheek after receiving a smite.
Matthew 5:39 K J V
Yer briny whore
akin to boar
wit' mangy hide 'n scurvy-pocked
chomped 'n chewed
me black 'n blue
wit' carnassial chompers as of croc
Be curs'd, yer nit
me ample bits
equated ter yer own be nowt
yerz be carnivorous
scaly 'n scabrous
yer plaque be axed ter beef up grout
Uncomely wench
yer skunky stench
blunted me hook 'n scorched me beard
me peepers stung
me hornpipe hung
shorn ter th' bone 'n shrivelled 'n seared
Comely 'n curvy
riddled wit' scurvy
th' cap'n's whore-maid tooken yer whole
yer rat o' th' sea
holed and *****
yer fired yer cannon in a rottin' port'ole
Blow me down, lover!! I love it when we talk dirty.
(Hahahaha. I see the Soup powers-that-be deleted my word. I swear it's not used as a swearword. The word rhymes with "hussy". lol)
From start till this very day we’ve changed and grown
We are now at that age where the life we own
Is at its fragile state
We are so close to the adult life but still not quite there
The peak of the mountain is in our view.
Naive mind understand that This stage is not the easiest to do
The climb is steep and there is hardly any air to breathe
So with each step we take from this day forth is a fight
Our footing may land us falling with no safety net
Or closer to the peak.
But remember to look around you
See the lands that Gods hands sculpted
Before moving forward.
Don’t rush to the end to only hiss a swearword at the regret
Lead with your heart but remember educate your heart with your mind,
Stay humble and kind, because when we grow up the harshness of this world could leave us bitter and spiritually blind.
It is an end to chapter but only the beginning of the next.
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