the mouse takes the crumbs
breathes lost in fog
of our minds,
and the pain of
my liver,
is no release,
cooked
in the coals
of the fireplace.
I'm attracted
to the voices
when I sleep
when I wake up
screaming
out
the words...
I hate
myself.
I lost the coils
of the hose
as scrambled
and tied up
and the water
has no
release.
I don't know
how to live
anymore,
I've lost
and I'm dried
and I don't
even cry
and I violated
worse
than the selfishness
of myself.
I'm in
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Categories:
takes, introspection, pain,
Form: Free verse
FAITH IN GOD WHO TAKES US TO HIS REST
August 1 Faith in God Bible Meditations Based on Isaiah 18-21
Key Verse – Isaiah 18:4 For so the Lord said unto me, I will take my rest, and I will consider in my dwelling place like a clear heat upon herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest.
FAITH IN GOD WHO
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Categories:
takes, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Quatrain
A QUICK GUIDE
Whatever is great
Comes with a greater
Suffering
Not to torture you
But to nurture and structure you
For what's ahead, building your focus to face whatever comes your way.
What's nourishing
Replenish you
Not perish you
The nutrition of beans
Is different from that of indomie
Also the time duration for preparation
What's elevating always takes time.
Without pressure
No diamond
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Categories:
takes, africa, children, christian, community,
Form: Didactic
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A FRIEND
Experience has shown that to be a jerk
It actually requires very little work
So what does it take to be a true friend
Be part of their life unconditionally to the end
A friend will listen and never judge
A friend will stand by you and not hold a grudge
A friend will be will with you when you
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Categories:
takes, appreciation, friend, friendship,
Form: Rhyme
Jofra vs Burmrah the crown jewel duel
Is there any other sort of sport.. that can hold a candle to having to handle
Getting caught in the ripsnort onslaught scandal…as speedsters hold court
Fraught as they face a serious deleterious imperious express pace ace
At their sleek peak..unique freaks..bombastic..iconoclastic mercenaries
Havoc to wreak on adversaries.. and their own physique..
So as we’ve read..will the King of swing..zing
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Categories:
takes, sports,
Form: Prose Poetry
takes
Harvard’s a black hole, info wise.
So, let’s see.. what’s going on? What’s in the news?
Anything? Anything?
Hot take..
Not to be spicy and negative,
but sometimes i’m too much myself.
Too comfortable, open and vocal.
I can be opinionated.
Who knows who’s listening?
It could be anyone.
“That’s not red, it’s carmine,” I blirt.
There’s a rise and rush of feelings around the table.
FAQs
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Categories:
takes, humor, hyperbole, school, student,
Form: Free verse
New Perm Takes Over
Shelly has a new perm from an old kit high on a shelf
It is a curly perm that somehow managed to feed itself
Every day there are more curls and it is poofy and round
It travels outward and upward, does not head for the ground.
What kind of a perm is it? Curious neighbors want to know.
The
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Categories:
takes, humor,
Form: Rhyme
what it takes to live long and prosper
The med staff may hear my voice squeak
Where they insert tubes we won’t speak
Since this causes pain
I wish they’d refrain
Or try going straight not oblique
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Categories:
takes, health, humor, life, sometimes,
Form: Limerick
Optimism takes the prize
we plan our future
but have not added our broken leg
Bam!
Ouch!
Things change fast
We begin to heal
filled with optimism
We can still reach our goal
a temporary side road
we replan, replenish, rehearse
Refocus on our future
Car wreck!
What?
We’re hospitalized and helpless
Rehab takes a long time
Depression might set in
We are disabled, disillusioned and disheveled
Is there a glimmer of hope?
Can we continue
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Categories:
takes, life,
Form: Free verse
GRATEFUL FOR KNOWING WHAT IT TAKES TO B A DAD
This Father’s day I’m grateful for remembering a truth that’s ironclad…
How any man can father a child…
but it takes time, energy love and patience
for that man to become a Dad.
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Categories:
takes, dad,
Form: Rhyme
that’s all it takes
soft murmurs of the heart concealed
allowed not the soul to be healed
contracting its heart day by day
yet displaying persona steeled
bleeding hearts see blue skies as grey
sit beside them, for a while stay
offer a healing transmission
touch of love, warmth of a sun ray
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Categories:
takes, love,
Form: Rubaiyat
NO ONE TAKES ANYTHING AWAY
It was an ordinary funeral,
nothing striking—except the strange restraint of the living.
The coffin, made of somber wood, bore an inscription,
succinct, sincere, almost brutal:
In this world, no one takes anything away.
And just below,
like the advice of an old master to his absent-minded disciple:
Be humble, and thank even your enemies.
Take pleasure, as much as you can, in
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Categories:
takes, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
His eyes, molten amber in the midday sun's rays, shine with an intensity that takes my breath away
His eyes, molten amber in the midday sun's rays, shine with an intensity that takes my breath away,
Falling in love with him was an inevitable crime when our gazes met in a moment of eternity,
Those sparkling gems express unspoken feelings, unwritten stories, promises yet to be uttered,
I lose myself in their beauty, remaining motionless, a
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Categories:
takes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
what it takes to recover
Recovery turns to reduction.
Curing a disorder of consumption through crumbs,
Staring at the dish before me,
An enemy of the state of my mind.
I fear I’ll turn back to a pantry for protection,
While taking microbites in front of peers.
My fear turns to fullness,
And I empty my being,
My soul,
My vitality
And flush it away.
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Categories:
takes, food,
Form: Free verse
PROBLEM
Problem
Very disturbing
Being the victor
Makes you happy,
Being the loser
Make you worry and worthless.
Problem a disruption
Very annoying
To the educated
It Hinders growth
Destroys relationships
Leaving many vulnerable
Acting from panic and fear.
Have anything flourish amidst war??
No schooling and more
Problem very practical
When you get a prey
It awards you
When you bite
More than you can chew
It disgrace you
Don't let folly takes
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Categories:
takes, africa, children, christian, community,
Form: Narrative
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