At what point do we reach the turn
The second before the spiral
At the moment of no return
When all regrets are visioned vital
To our demise, the urgency of the blind
Fat with profit driven policy
Ignoring burnt grass, paying no mind
To food shortages that became normalcy
Wrapped up in pathetic fallacy
Autumn hides false prosperity
Imagined lands of Albion's dream
Fields of flourish not concrete seen
Too scared to admit that we are beyond
Any points of green
The years I let slowly steep
were quietly astringent
and on the road where I lingered
I wandered into side paths
that left a faint, stinging trace of regret
I also met a brief sunshower
its light thinned by the red of evening
but when a lifetime turned full circle
and something in me began again
there was no need
to keep my ties wrapped
like a scarf at my throat
for the end and the beginning of life
lean toward one another
and kindle
like a candle in still air
TURNING POINT AT WAR
FIGHTING EACH OTHER AND MORE
HATRED AT THE CORE
TURNING POINT
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
yesterday, I gripped the sun,
demanded mountains kneel or run—
my clever hands could bend the dawn.
but wisdom knows: the world’s not drawn
by force—it blooms where I’m undone.
I don’t know about you,
But I have reached a turning point.
Yes, it’s not the first time for sure,
But each time it becomes more clear
Sharper and deeper,
And this time it shakes me to my very core.
I know I am not alone,
Although it may not include you at this moment,
I know it will eventually,
Because the turning point
Is one of human destiny,
What defines a human
What defines the next step we each take
On the ladder of our own personal ascent.
Mount Analogue comes to mind
A place imaginary, a book unfinished
A symbol of something sublime in all our hearts.
Let me repeat that, in all our hearts.
This is the turning point we all face
Sooner of later
All of us, together at last.
Hell yeah! And
Amen.
(9/11/25)
Everyone has a turning point in life
Many may not understand today
Why did you decide to do a thing like this
At least I won't come to regret it
Like all the past times why not
I don't know how the road ahead is
But let it be good today
Thanks to those who stood beside me when I could barely stand
Actions speak louder than words that don't leave each other
I once told a person that I will stand by them until things are done
But I have to let go because of many reasons
It's not easy for a person to fight many things all the time alone
Today I consider myself strong
I want to go to bed for a while
And get up and fight again in a new role once again.
Heroes don’t always wear a cape
I was rescued during a hasty escape
Trouble brewed and I knew everything
Until coming face-to-face with perishing
A brave soul enabled my life to take shape
Impact of knowing where life's going to take you
Everybody has experienced a turning point
It’s a natural part of life; it’s part of growing up
Life is a sleek roller coaster that goes down and up
There’s a Carrefour which we must turn to a point
To pause, think, fathom and reflect upon and to move on
To face a neoteric reality, an ingenious centaur with apron
Unusual or strange events take place all the time where
Nobody is in control; nobody dares to face the bad bear
Life is more than an enigma, a hieroglyph, a mystery
Nobody can really predict anything under the hala tree
One must do his/her best to use the turning point to be
A newer individual, a courageous leader and a brilliant apprentee
Only schlemiels don’t change; only zombies have no hope to be better
It’s scary and sad that the world is following the demented monster.
Copyright © July 2024, Hébert Logerie, All rights reserved.
Hébert Logerie is the author of several poetry collections.
If heart you chase is heart of stone
Better for you to be alone
Don't play a game that you can't win
Think twice before you make your spin
Refrain from chasing a shadow
Turn back from hearts as cold as now
For, your not born to be martyr
You're not meant to catch someone's spear
September 5, 2023
A turning point's not always fight or flight
~ It just may be left or right
Id's eye
alighted
on a lamp
It did
A thought
arose
and ere
it hid
Id fleshed
it out
Id's ego
placed a bid
The lamp -- a dinosaur
with mighty, godlike power
eviscerates computer screens
no more of them to be seen
From hideous jaws
it spewed hot fire
Eyeing this ~
Id expired
view turning point
as an opportunity
to reevaluate
ones chooses
that had lead
to this point
than chose to
step of the path
once taken onto
the past not taken
in order to change
the trajectory of
your life for the betterment
of the future you
I don’t remember the loneliness
taking refuge inside me
and becoming
part of my story.
I don’t remember the season
or the way the sun
lit the earth then.
But there was a man
in a car full of dogs.
He said there were
people somewhere
with free flowers.
It's a turning point in time
A history that tells of lies and crimes
One percent shepherd and 99 blind
Led to the slaughter in a single file line
Be it less or more the same
We must shed our skins, forget the blame
See ourselves with love not shame
To ease our hearts of this endless pain
Be this a view of the past
We've come a long way but we're moving too fast
We keep pushing the threshold, how long can it last?
Further and further toward it's collapse
But now comes a chance for change
Resist the division lest we all be estranged
Unity is never too far out of range
We can throw in the towel or make the exchange
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