COMPARTMENTALIZATION
Friends, absolutely believe why
not in the “Loony Bin?
Compartmentalized my stresses,
so messes … not get in!
Compartments help me remember,
one illness at a time.
Must do cause, "nine" problems have, not
about to loose ... my mind!
Compartments, real life savers, now
one job at time, tackle.
Improved old age focus, glad
husband … didn't spackle.
Compartmentalize medications
if don't, embarrassed be.
Took water pills, before party,
oops … in “Depend’s” did pee.
Doc’s now compartmentalize, which
body part they'll inspect.
Last visit showed my sagging boobs,
examine ... was for my neck!
Crucial to compartmentalize, must
do each week heard some say.
Might put off till tomorrow, cause
tomorrows ... another day.
July 31, 2023
Contest: compartmentalization
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
I feel the fear of failure,
I feel the fear of fear.
It creeps up like a deathly ghost,
Feeling and feeding off me.
I have to be brave and fight my fear,
Fight my fear away.
Fight away the deathly ghost,
For tomorrows another day.
The Sun is Here to Stay October 13, 2013
We walk with peace and hope, tomorrows another day
We have a vision of things to come, the sun is here to stay
A twisted road on our journey with dark clouds in the sky
It's easy to wonder about life and sometimes we ask why?
The wind and the rain and the other mans gain
The dark side with feelings, it's happened again
Bad news here and over there, some of it at home
You think that no one cares as you walk the road alone
Walk your road, you can make it, “You'll never walk alone”
We walk with peace and hope, tomorrows another day
We have a vision of things to come; the sun is here to stay
Gerrard McGeachy
Three to make it ok
Three to make it go away
Doctors have no cure
Of this they are sure
People coming, people going
Faces everywhere, none showing
Pain and suffering
All a game of buffering
Masks of life worn
Hearts torn
What’s the use
Why take the abuse
Another visit gone awry
Life just seems to pass me by
Feeling trapped
Mind collapsed
On the fringes
Everyone cringes
Oh the humanity
Oh the vanity
Needing answers, finding none
Feeling the cold shun
Society I’m really ok
Tomorrows another day
Worth having around
Possibilities abound
Up down
Lying on the ground
White coats
Hope my love floats
Hard times arise
Tattered pieces of a life comprise
Three to make it ok
Three to make it go away
Doctors have no cure
Of this they are sure
My minds at ease,
so long it's been,
so this is what it feels like to be free.
To much inside it,
needs to come out,
no longer will I hide,
the emotions inside,
this feeling his put me on a high.
barely scratched the surface,
don't really care,
in this feeling I still bask.
Just the feeling it's giving me,
to find a place to emotionally release,
the troubles from the past,
the things I see,
what I think,
how I perceive,
yeah this is the place for me.
For now I'm enjoying my freedom,
to long it has been,
cant even remember when the last time was,
my head was numb,
because it's empty.
it's empty,
I can breath again,
temporarily I know,
tomorrows another day,
but I'm here today,
and I don't care.
No stress,
no pressure,
no demands
little emotion,
peaceful
calm sea,
I bask in,
Emptiness
While looking out my window
And glazing at the stars .
My mind go’s into deep thought,
Wondering where you are.
Ever since I lost you
oh its been so hard to sleep
So I close my eyes and try my best
, but all I do is weep.
I cry because I miss you,
And wish that you where here
I cry because I hurt the one
, who loved me oh so dear.
I never knew what love was,
And never felt no pain
Until the day that I lost you,
And it’s driving me insane
So tonight ill cry my self to sleep,
For tomorrows another day.
So now I close my eyes,
For its time to pray
I pray that god watches over you ,
Where ever you may be
And soon one day you’ll for give me
And bring your sweet love back to me
While looking out my window
And glazing at the stars .
My mind go’s into deep thought,
Wondering where you are.
Ever since I lost you
oh its been so hard to sleep
So I close my eyes and try my best
, but all I do is weep.
I cry because I miss you,
And wish that you where here
I cry because I hurt the one
, who loved me oh so dear.
I never knew what love was,
And never felt no pain
Until the day that I lost you,
And it’s driving me insane
So tonight ill cry my self to sleep,
For tomorrows another day.
So now I close my eyes,
For its time to pray
I pray that god watches over you ,
Where ever you may be
And soon one day you’ll for give me
And bring your sweet love back to me
I’ve lost my head
I’ve lost my way
I can’t come out to play today
I can’t find the words I want to say
My pen is dry my paper plain
My thoughts are here then gone again
I simply feel that I’m not myself
I’ve left all common sense upon the shelf
Perhaps I’ll leave it all till tomorrow
Cos today all I can do is look out the window
And reflect on what’s going on in my head
So much safer to stay in bed
Cup of tea and a good book
Take my mind off the things that look
Impossible and out of reach
Tomorrows another day
And I’ll tackle it come what may
But today I’m just chilling to Gil Scott Heron and here I’ll stay…
While looking out my window,
and gazing at the stars .
My mind go’s into deep thought,
wondering where you are.
Every since I lost you
oh its been so hard to sleep
So I close my eyes and try my best
,but all I do is weep.
I cry because I miss you,
and i wish that you where here
I cry because I hurt the one
,who loved me oh so dear.
I never knew what love was,
And never felt no pain
Until the day that I lost you,
And it’s driving me insane
So tonight ill cry my self to sleep,
For tomorrows another day.
So now I close my eyes,
for its time to pray
I pray that god watches over you ,
where ever you may be
And soon one day youll for give me
And bring your sweet love back to me
first " there's not time like the present" then they say "haste makes waste"
then "don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today"
"the more things change the more they stay the same" some say
and in the next breath"tomorrows another day"
they say "if it don't happen naturally then leave it"
then "if at first you don't succeed try try again "can you believe it?
Whenever i feel lonely,I sit up here and think,
About the things that ive done wrong,and the hearts that ive caused to sink.
I wish there were ways i could change some things that i might have said or
done,
But somethings said out of anger,can only hurt someone.
My mind begains to wonder of what might have been,
Had i not said those awful words that cause you so much pain.
I guess its my way of striking back ,for the pain that you caused me,
But i see now that was wrong,for here i am now on bended knees.
Your love ive lost forever, I will never feel the same,
I go through life day after day wondering whos to blame.
Was it you ?Or was it me? Or are we both at fault?
For all the things that went wrong,now dont seem its worth a grain of salt.
Now i must leave my tree house,and hurry off to bed,
For tomorrows another day and i must rest my head.
I know my little tree house will always be there,when ever i want to think,
About the things that might have been, had we only have found the right link.
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