Stolen smiles, lustful thoughts overwhelm me…
Lost in this lingering web of temptation I ponder…
Ripped apart with thinking about you… can’t stop…
Lost in this lingering web of temptation I ponder…
Whispers of sweet nothings take hold… taking a deep breath…I fight against myself knowing it can never be…
Lost in this lingering web of temptation I ponder…
Torn apart knowing you will never know… is it wrong? My body demands my fix… will I get it today?
Lost in this lingering web of temptation I ponder…
You are my dark temptation… will I fall…into…your embrace…
Meg Anderson
12/18/24
I declare that feeling rage is too awful and insane,
it's a trap we have fallen into one time or another;
we deceived, we lied and went much further:
when guilt stains our conscience we are done!
Easily tempted by a sweet glance,
does it excite us and full us with joy?
a dreamy guy will ask you to dance:
could he be an irresistible playboy?
I have unusual, charming eyes to attract
women to me: they smile and never wait
to get kissed, touched and be in Paradise:
there there's no lack of an instant surprise!
I'm easily tempted by a sweet glance,
do I pursue pleasure or romance?
Words and caresses can tell...
do they bewitch a weak will?
I'm committed to honesty and faithfulness,
oh, elegance and beauty don't impress me;
I search for sincerity, for arms to own me:
I would surrender myself to nothing less!
I’d love to go window shopping
For an old lamp —
Maybe break the rules even
And buy it.
Refrain, a lethal old devoid truth, perspective and one’s grasp of reality
A soul paints with the scent of forbidden fruit and heinous words of profanity
A dupe and his lyrics tempted to madness
September 8, 2020
Irregular ode lyric poem with Title: Tempted to Madness
Pick – A – Title, Vol 22 – Lyric 2 – Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
My impulsivity gives me a lesson
For a long time the words in me have been quiet
they embrace me on all sides, I do not hear
While the ghosts dance gracefully in the shadows
// I'm not without sin
_ feel my cold skin
Oh, the fear breaks in //
A tone in the devil's treacherous symphony
So beautiful that I dared to open up to him
His split tongue and poisonous liar
This shady evening, that led me into the depths
// I'm not without sin
_ feel my cold skin
Oh, so deep within //
I do not think the water can be turned into wine
It's simplest, is often the most sensible
I pray that the fall height will not be so painful
Forgive me, I have lived in sin and without meaning
// I'm not without sin
_ feel my cold skin
Oh, where have you been //
Daylight comes, the blood pulsates in the veins
In frustration and ruthless pain
I have to deal with my previous choices
and hope that miracles seek my salvation
// I'm not without sin
_ feel my warm skin
Oh, what a beautiful day //
01/09/2020
Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
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- Lyric 2 - Poetry Contest -
Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh
2nd place in the contest
TEMPTED TO MADNESS
Running away from insanity.
Going crazy with reality.
The Coronavirus staying around,
unmasked people getting out of hand,
ongoing protests all over
police brutality over and over.
I just want to run
to have my freedom.
Freedom to be care free,
not minding anybody.
Even for a brief moment
of peace and contentment.
All I want to do
to make it through
is to run free and wild
for I’m going out of my mind.
Like a wild flower child
making whoopee in the wild
under the sky full of stars
or in the back seat of a car.
In a pick up short/long bed
or on the bushes shades.
Ah… Bless my soul
trying to stay whole.
In this troubled time
trying to stay calm
by imagining I’m running free
and wild to keep my sanity.
All I want to do
to make it through
is to run free and wild
for I’m going out of my mind.
8/27/20 Tempted To Madness Edward Ibeh
Tempted To Worry?
By: Miracle Man
August 8, 2020
Life plates things daily, which trigger disgust,
uncontrollable things which we don’t understand.
Then fear is birthed from our lack of trust,
fueling worry when things don’t go as planned.
Often worry evolves from a legitimate concern,
but worry holds no power to change our day.
Things we can’t handle though we might yearn,
* Jesus has said He’ll make for us a way.
1 Corinthians 10:13
“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”
Imagine there's no inequalities
Trump seems to
Nothing we haven't killed or died for
no religion, true
Imagine all the people dead
Life now at peace
You may say i have gave up
but i am not the only one
and more will surely join us
as we watch the world burn
Imagine no possessors
wonder
if you can
No hope or love
it has hit the fan
Imagine all the people dead
Life now at peace
You may say i have gave up
but i am not the only one
and more will surely join us
as we watch the world burn
My Heart me tempts, at staring of her eyes,
as if but I, was like a Feast to them;
When she, at me, does glare, my Heart echoes,
"Glory to Thee" and I but start to Blush;
Can I but not utter a word to her,
be it in mind or of the blushing soul;
Know I do not, whether to take a step,
in front or go afraid and head at back;
At last but I up make my mind, and soul,
I Feast upon here eyes and she on mine.
laying
looking
for a rainbow
in Eden's garden
my snake finds
a forked tree
standing before me
sap running down
her branch
tempting me
to take
a taste
This world that engulfs us is filled with obstacles,
the dark ambitions grab you, with it's tentacles.
Deception, lies and lust, make up his arsenal.
Desire wreaks it's havoc and the devil comes to call.
Your struggles make you weak and then you lose control.
Temptation by desire, leads us down a deep dark hole.
No one is immune to him and his clever ways.
Be still and let our savior, lead you through the maze.
This world that's in front of you gives you what you want.
Needs come from the father, he's our confidant.
Curiosity
Temptation at its finest
Couldn’t stop himself
Be Not Tempted By Gold's Glittering Brights
Where couldst man find rest when heart has deceived
loved ones he wouldst happily give his all,
whilst on dark paths, false laurels thus received
profits only fools under fallen walls!
Shadows presenting wicked and false lights
oft penetrate even truest of hearts,
find only false moons on blackest of nights
sailing on festered seas with lying charts!
Hold firm sweet truth, know its blessings are fair
life is far more than wealth gotten with schemes,
its love and family with friends to share
treasures and bounty from realized dreams!
Be not tempted by gold's glittering brights.
Embracing such greed brings saddest of plights.
Robert J. Lindley, 5-20-2017
Sonnet
Syllables Per Line: 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10 10 10 0 10 10
Total # Syllables: 140
Total # Words: 105
"Black Friday"; promises great prices ~ enticements in a false game
- Happy Black Friday :)
- 25.11.2016
- Sun :) - A-L Andresen :)
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Right there was a man wearing a nightmare
But he was a wild dream burning like a flare
He didn’t put spark but instead it was magic
It was not love but it’s more than a tragic…
His charm is much way better than me
Dressed like temptation who was perfectly pretty
Then he walked in to you with a good look
Loved to see you playing with his hook
It was more than a chug for you to remember
You have me in your life who’ll treat you even better
But guess I’m not perfect for I made lapses
Is that the reason why you like his glances?
I could end up thinking myself being insane
My tears are pouring just like rain
I want to be isolated to know what jealousy means
It drives me crazy and it’s not easy as it seems
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