My right hand is my strength and my guide
he is always by my side.
My right hand is my leader and friend
it is to him I turn when my life is need of a mend.
My right hand is the one I lean on the most
he is the one who guides me when I feel lost.
My right hand is the one who shows me the way
the one to whom I speak to first before I have my say.
He is the one whom I trust
whenever I have got into a fuss.
When fear tries to take control of my life
I turn to my right hand to lead me from the strife.
When I feel lost and don't know what to do
my right hand is always present and leads me out of my stew.
I would give my life for my right hand to stay free
just as He has already done for me.
Adapted from:
Psalm 16:8
I was listening to the wind today
it beckoned me
whispering your name
unleashing a legion of fire breathing dragons
from deep inside my veins
splashing onto my glistening skin
frolicking
rejoicing
dancing in a torrid ecstasy
gliding across my quivering body
saturating me with your swirling passion
and at the height of their celebration
I heard a faint distant sound
a stirring from deep within
a rustling of leaves in a primeval forest
expanding into a thunderous drum
rendering all of my senses asunder
my breath inhaled you
my every pore exhaled you
as the splendour of your precious liquid love
erupted
overflowed
giving golden wings to my grateful heart
carrying me to the edge of the universe
I lay there smiling
as the dragons marched into my eyes
returning to their peaceful slumber
I was listening to the wind today
it spoke to me
and whispered your name
Goodbye broken heart,? ?so long sorrow;
my beloved is by my side today,
I won't need yesterday's pains tomorrow
Each failed romance seemed a deathblow
that rendered my world barren and gray.
Goodbye heartbreak,? ?so long sorrow.
Old hatreds and hurts,? ?i used to borrow
as armor, to shield me from the fray.
I won't need yesterday's pains tomorrow!
No more, in morose misery,? ?do i wallow.
Tears and fears can't hang me in their sway.
Goodbye heartbreak,? ?so long sorrow
No longer does self-pity rip and harrow,
Ancient injuries are starting to fade away
I won't? ?need yesterday's pains tomorrow
Each moment once was too bitter to swallow.
Now the savor of your love flavors every day
Goodbye broken heart,? ?so long sorrow;
I won't need yesterday's pains tomorrow.
Thousands of things slander and deface my time
Scarcely find that while wandering I found time to rhyme
On list one I began a poem, found it carried on
But yet stymied again, left it alone till twas better known
Took out list two and thought again of you
Looked that list up and down to be sure and true
List one was done, but I left it askew a myriad and
Started list three today, and it ended with a period
Lord above gave me strength to write list four
Time took away my breath, collapsing to the floor
I grabbed list one from my pocket to read
Your name was there, and that's all I need
To get me up and moving, carry me on down the road
List one, heavenly father, you and me our burdens unload
A lie in the middle :-
How many years' did you work in the coal mines lazy Roger ?
Reply ' Well 27 years and proud of it.
What about the 25 years you had off in the middle ? !
You can lead a horse to water but it does not mean it will drink
You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
Too many cooks soil the broth
Count your fingers backwards. 10, 9, 8, 7, 6 and five on the other hand makes
a total of 11 fingers . !
My father used to say :-
You can lead me with a silk thread but don't drive me with a stick.
This feeling dragging myself to the lowest standards
the horrible feeling of being ruled by the man who has me face down on the mat
and when i give in,, the craving go into the deep dark abyss..
i only see one way out and the cold steel is in my hands,,,,
playing Russian roulette with my emotions..
not knowing when my next craving is going to hit me over the head.....
But then i realize that i have a purpose on this earth,, and i don't have to give in to
"the father of all lies" and that i do have a way out, and i do have people who love me
so what can i do??
Let the pen bleed out onto the papers who have no way of judging my defects of character
and take it one day at a time
I AM OPEN TO A NEW HORIZON AND A NEW FUTURE I AM SEEING SOMETHING GREAT AHEAD
OF ME.
I HAVE FOUND SOMETHING MORE PRECIOUS THAN ANY RUBIES OR DIAMONDS.
I HAVE FOUND ME I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT I CAN DO ANYTHING THAT I HAVE SET MY MIND
TO.
I HAVE BEEN OPENED UP BY THE RAY OF SUNSHINE WITH SWEET BLUE DAFFODILS IN THE
SCENE.
MY SUNSHINE IS GROWING THE LOVE I AM RECEIVING IS OVERFLOWING.
SWEET RAIN FALLING FROM THE SKY TO ELEVATE MY MIND.
THE RAINBOW CLEARS MY HEAD AND HELPS ME TO UNWIND.
I SEEK THE HEAVENLY FATHER TO GUIDE ME IN MY TRAVEL TO HELP ME PUT THE PIECES OF
THIS PUZZLE.
THE HELP ME FIND THE CLUES TO THE PROBLEMS OF THE DAY AND THE YEARS.
WITH FEWER TEARS AND MORE JOY I AM ENTERING INTO AN EMERALD SHADOW WITH A
COOL BREEZE.
WITH THE TREES COVERING THE SKY THE JOY OF THIS BEAUTY BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES.
I WAS FULL OF SURPRISE............
THIS I CANNOT BELIEVE THE BLUE DAFFODILS ARE SPEAKING TO MY HEART.
ASKING ME THINGS FROM THE START SO I WON'T BE TORN APART.
BLUE DAFFODILS WITH SUNSHINE IS MORE THAN I COULD FIND.
There he comes to say good morning, mommy.
My cat Louie with eyes of gold, stripes that
wrap around him from head to tail.
On his paws he has white socks.
He comes meowing loudly making sure I hear him.
he wants me to know 'his dish is empty and his fat belly
is too' again he meows 'Mommy get up and feed 'me'.
As I get up and I am walking into the kitchen he decides
to bloop him self at my feet, rolling, yawning and wanting
me to see his furry fat empty belly.
See mommy this belly needs to be filled up!
I tell him he is a beautiful boy, up he comes
looks at me and meows 'now for kitty sake
feed me'.
My odds feel slim as a stick figure but my desire thicker than Monique and three golden
corrals, the competition is higher up than Yao on Shaq's shoulders but who can write
with deeper meaning like a bottomless pit that's really my mind's great divide like Blue
Bell with only 2 flavors and a gold rim, fresh imagination making it easy for me to word
the painting I'm putting on the back of your intellect so beautiful it'll have you lustful for
intercourse with the text itself, excuse me as I breeze past the assumptions of
becoming arrogant and self centered speaking with a spotlight and nothing less to
sway the masses but my own pure skills, move aside please I have mountains of
oppression and depression to move from the slums in my mind named last resort
towards the demolition yards called triumph and victory, follow me as I guide loved
ones and good souls back across the sea filled with their tears shed over periods of
pain and turmoil, before we begin this journey take a last glance back waving goodbye
to others who wish to join us but can't make the change from frozen still to 100 miles
and running to catch up with our current standing. -poetic
Tell Father Time I haven't need of him;
my heart is good enough a metronome:
it sings my life and sings my requiem,
and when abroad, it keeps me close to home.
It keeps a record of my brisk hellos
and documents my burdensome good-byes.
It keeps me ever wary of my woes,
but thankfully as well my loving ties.
Tell Time his Death need not come visit me;
my life has vowed to reap me in his stead
with memories of pain but more of glee,
enshrined in gratitude and shades of red.
My heart keeps time but at a different beat,
a far more pleasant pace, less grave than sweet.
As I walked into the court room
Whispers shoving past my ears
Sharp glances cut me like razor blades
Negative energy so thick in the air it suffocates me
Still they question – What is she smiling about?
Hate was charging me with attempted murder
Greed was first on the list of witnesses against me
Lust and Envy were being held in contempt
Prosecutor Strife showed up wearing a black suit and a lie
Fornication drew many pictures
Sin took a plea bargain, and testified as the prosecutions star witness
Assistant Prosecutor Regret, worked hard to compile a jury of my fears
Adultery yelled, “Hear ye, Hear ye, everyone rise, the Honorable Judge Grace presiding.”
Doubt wouldn’t stop staring at me
Vanity was the picture shooting court reporter
Salvation was my court appointed attorney
Forgiven was the only witness for my defense
Victory over the enemy was my attorneys closing statement
Free was the verdict that Judge Grace gave me
i had an empty heart
that just had been filled,
a met a young lady;
who gave me so much thrill,
she took me by my hand
and help me bounce along,
i will never forget
how love felt so strong,
she made me open my eyes
and stop feeling blue
she kicked me up ma bum
and said to forget you,
a feel like love n joy
and smiles on my face
and know because of her
i will live another day,
i aint feeling sorry
nor am a feeling sad
i look upon tomorrow
for anothers hand,
i hope she seems me laughing
and feel the love n joy
all because tomorrow
she will see ma loving toy,
i hope that she does hear me,
in all the words a do say
as when she is near me
she takes my blues away,
am laying in my bed
with such an apitite
for all the love she gives me
its more than gods almight,
a want to run and kiss you
and hold you in my arms
my friends a will come and thank you
to help me in my new start,
and they will be thankfull
you fixed my broken heart,
so just want to say thank you
i will never ever look back,,
all them kisses you send me
really make me smile
and make me start to remember
i life is still worth while,,,,,
I am found in a extraordinary place
Where time stands still
I was lost
Now I have been lifted off the ground
I was down beneath the surface
Suffocated
Lost in the sea of drowning sorrows
You reached down with your mighty hands
Lifting me up
Showing me dear to believe in love
The is truth in your words
And a style in your ways
You teach me wisdom
I never knew I could understand
You make me realize there more to life
Then the deep depression that we lived in
We grown to know that beauty exists
That each day we prove to ourselves
Together we can make it through it
Strengthening ourselves our love will stand the times ahead
And we will conquer the battles of mental illness we will show the world that
love is stronger than illness.
They said darkness before dawn and pain before pleasure .
I played in the rain and prayed till my hands hurt.
Cried till my eyes swelled up.
But God promised me he wouldn't put on me more than i could bear and all that I
have endured was for my good but for his glory.
He gives out his blessings in due season and this is my season and this is just the
beginning.
I can hold me breath for years on end
I can fly as high as my feathered friends
Been to the moon, the planets and my home on mars
Without a spacesuit I’ve touched the stars
I’ve walked through the flames that burn in hell
And come out the other side without it’s smell
Have seen heaven and the angels there in
It made me rejoice and shout and sing
I have stood on the edge of an erupting volcano
And played Beethoven’s 5th on the piano
I have brought peace to all the world
And passionately kissed every Soup girl
I am a cowboy and a Mohican
A villain and even a policeman
I can wrestle a croc and kill a lion
Around me waist I have the belt of Orion
I’ve leaped from the top of sky scraping buildings
Without feeling pain I can pull out me fillings
You may ask me how I can do all this
Well I have to tell you my mind is limitless
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