In my very own personal genesis
Of this allegorical fairy tales
anticipating and blissful,
visualization irrevocably an illusion
that a dream has come true.
Now that everyone has become
obsequious and self-assured
and nonchalant, The sand once
flowing through odyssey no
thrives with hesitation, cheap
shots are now the game reversed
upon my distinctiveness for
being me, myself and I.
Humiliation. Unfavorably conditions
overwhelms my emotional
state of being, am I being
paranoid as loved ones may
typically say? Did I hear what
was alleged. Humilated
I will remain amicable, seeking
consolation, solace that she gives.
I don't fight for the rules. Fools fight
For the right to use tools. Cool nights
Might cause fright for ghouls. Jewel light
Gives us reason for fuels. Cruel sprites
Shed light on shimmering pools.
I do fight for the roles. Politicians pursue
Unsavory goals. Technicians knew
They sold their souls. Conditions grew
Unfavorably for polls. Admissions accrue
Unsavory agency for tolls.
Shattered dreams
In the souls of dead purists
Rest in peace
My world a chasm of utter darkness
Dreariness enveloped me like a cloud
Bound by chains in an abandoned fortress
Tormented body - a field freshly plowed
Accomplishments ignored; voice never heard
Wondered why on earth was I even born
Treated like clipped wings of a fallen bird
Ripped to shreds, I could no longer be torn
Unsettling to be taunted by others
When all you do is exemplify love
Why is it so hard to love one another
As commanded by the Savior above
I tried so hard to find favor in their sight
All efforts were unfavorably received
I began to pray and was bathed in light
Chains started falling, my sentence reprieved
God looks at me and sees a worthy prize
The Lord loves all of his children the same
I’m no longer concerned about man’s eyes
Ill-conceived judgments nor secular names
The name of the Lord is a strong tower
His mighty name is worthy to be praised
I thank him for his redemptive power
For being my light on the darkest of days
In times of despair God spoke from above
Through His Word, He counseled and He advised
Keep His commandments - Keep walking in love
I am His, I am loved, and I am a prize!
I'm a demon slayer
I cut to another layer
You know they have no prayer
I'm no delayer
Come lookin for me
Should let me be
I'll never be free
I will tear apart thee
Oh what a tangled web we weave
I'm not here to deceive
Don't care if you believe
From your pain, I will relieve
I'm JAY MOORE
In hell they roar!
We'll take no more
I'll be there, after and before
So then I go to HELL
This story I will tell
My soul did I sell
I went there, and" oh well"
"Come get it"
Into the fire pit
So hot, it was lit!
I do not quit!
What do I have to lose?
To late to choose
Can't worry bout no bruise
I WILL ABUSE!
Try me! Test me!
You will see
Unfavorably
Oh, you came for your fee
Sure I'll pay
All I can say
Just not today
Best get on your way
I'm like no other
Get away brother
I'm a mean mother
Sumpinornother
Didn't believe me
So I let them see
Trying to be free
To me, I have the key
Have you heard a demon scream
I'm not talkin a dream
This was livestream
I need no team
FAITH! that's your friend
That GOD did send
Your beliefs he did try to bend
Thank you , send!
An Incentive to Excel
Written: by Tom Wright
6/24/2018
Employee compensation should be based on merit,
But the slackers among us never want to hear it.
For each has a skill set that we bring to the table,
With an ability to do things that others aren’t able.
All would earn the same if slackers had their druthers,
These slackers at heart ride the coattails of others.
Some do mediocre work while seeking other’s praise,
Like minded grab signs seeking an undeserved raise;
Higher taxes and legalization is the solution of choice,
By caving legislators, whom we’ve entrusted with our voice;
As slackers look around, many troubling things they see,
But think it’s OK, if it doesn’t unfavorably affect me.
Most budgets aren’t infinite and are limited by scope,
An incentive to excel was what gave this employee hope.
My belief is,
Money doesn’t change habits or motivate one to do a good job!
If slackers got the same raise as others, they’d remain slackers, just higher paid.
Never settle for being less than the top guy.
Tom
Don’t you ever wear a smile
With a rose on your lips
That seducing frown in your eyes
Such a mysterious beam
I started to scroll down
To know you even more
Just to write this poem
Something sexy about you
Recently discovered
What’s behind that glaring smile
Nothing to be embarrassed
Sexuality doesn’t matter
Might hear a lot things
Unfavorably unacceptable
But nothing’s wrong
So stay as you are- sexy!
Amid the deceit and pain of this modern era,
one will be born
who shall embody bygone times and ways;
he will want naught more than an uncomplicated life,
to do what he must and be what he can.
Always shall he look backward
to notions of the past,
like the gallantry of the chivalric knights of old;
in his own way thus he will be looking forward,
ever seeking a return to such goodly tenets.
Yet think not of him as a peerless warrior,
a brilliant mind or a charming lover,
for a failure he shall be -
mistakes, his accustomed routine;
regret, his vigilant companion.
Not alone will this wanderer travel;
for one will also be born
who shall see through his disguise of joy,
reach the agony underneath the surface
and whisk it off with nary a trace.
She shall be the most exquisite being
to exist outside of the heavenly realm;
yet never will he convince her
of the undeniable truth of such claims;
forever she will view herself unfavorably.
Stubborn to the last, he will profess his unworthiness -
surely one such as he, a pariah and buffoon
deserves not a creature such as she,
yet both of them shall depend upon and cherish
this love of the ages.
those little drips of word and water
that spill over but shouldn't oughter
gaffs and chaffs and blurbs that spot
sayer or sprayer marked insensitive clod
clothes spotted damp, pride marked too
antagonizing other camp, unable to redo
even royalty’s spoken without utmost decor
found themselves cast as party's gauche boar
try to interact without accidentally hurting
spoken acid sprayed by thoughtlessly blurting
the only thing to do to mend that situation
a heartfelt apology for unintended aberration
"please excuse my lapse of good propriety"
"I unfavorably spoke, not to seek notoriety"
"merely because I'm human and make mistakes"
"I ask for your pardon, whatever it takes"
"to seek your forgiveness for my intrusion"
"and say I'm truly sorry, in conclusion"
"yet you reader can't see these anomalies"
"...oops...I rest my case...My apologies"
© Goode Guy 2011-09-29
She was an Italian liner,
Whose path crossed
Unfavorably with a
Norwegian ship
Out at sea....
She went down that day
All aboard were sad
I just hope that Joe's wife
Was not Andrea by name,
Cause it was the Andrea Doria
Whose fate played to her fame.
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