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Here Today Gone Tomorrow


I knew one day
you'd spread your wings
you'd take my heart
when you cut 
our strings

through the years
Id daydream alot,
worried about that day
then I'd think to myself
"She's a well rounded girl
with brains to boot,
eh she'll be okay"

Now it's all changed
as that day is here
the anxiety of a loss
is what i fear

With tears in our eyes
you tell  me "don't cry,
I've groomed my feathers
so I'll fly really
high

As i watch her wings
spread far and wide
the metaphoric example
of a future so bright

I swallow the knot
that is in my throat
as i watch her take off
and i feel life
broke

True to you
my beautiful daughter
my smile came back 
within the hour

I picked up the phone
to hear your voice
as you go on and on
with your girlie stories

These silly moments 
i've come to cherrish
no matter your age
you will always be
mom's baby

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Vietnam and the Grace of God


The daughter of a lucky Vietnam marine, 
 his only child is my husband you see
lucky because he made it out alive,
aware of the alternative..
as he watched buddies die.

Some days for hours I’d listen to stories
many times in disbelief…………
it wasn’t until he pulled out his pictures
that he made a believer of me.

Enemy fire, hell in the jungle, 
and finely beyond the grenades, 
I remember him saying 
it was by the grace of GOD, 
the reason their Asses were saved.

Proud they were and lucky 
to go home, now here we are, 
fourty years down the road.

While my husband, 
our daughter,
his mother and I, feel
very fortunate to have been
a part of his life

As luck would have it.. 
this cliché is a lie, 
those who felt lucky never
had luck on their side.

A soldier selflessly sacrifices life
some were called quickly
and others over time.

Dad was a marine during the 
Vietnam War standing 
front line and center, 
freedom at the core

Positioned in the jungle, 
men were exposed 
It’s silent, and brewing, 
agent orange as we know.

Agent Orange is the reason
 so doctors have said,
that caused the cancer and
 the death of our dad.

A MAN of all MEN 
he will always be known
as another fallen marine has
been called home

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Porky Pig


              We walked side by side
        she was my best friend indeed
        she didn't ask for much
        and she returned 
        her love to me

           I never had to worry
          she might not be home 
          one day
          because in my heart 
          I'll always know 
          her love would 
          of never strayed

        She would sit in the window
        and wait for me 
        watching the cars 
        drive bye
        but she wouldn't wag 
        her curlylittle tail 
        until it was me
        who stepped inside

         I'll never forget
         all the fun in my life 
        when I had my Porky Pig
        and I catch myself 
        all the time
        wondering how the heck 
        she's been

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A Fool For Love

A fool for love


Young and dumb
we fell in love
no care in the world
just having fun

Handsom he was
and i was his queen
paving our way
to fulfill life's dreams

Now bringing together 
Our Mom's and Dad's
to give them the news
the family will expand

Excitement in the air
came crashing down
when my dreams for
a family would not 
be found

Oblivious to the evil
that sleeps in my bed
we now have a baby
and she calls him dad

Raising myself 
from my early teens
no one to guide 
or influence me

My moral's in tact
i thought i was safe
I wasn't more wrong
as i saw satan's
face

He came up with a plan
then recruited his 
parents
lies and deciect,
I fell right for it

By the time i realized
what evil was spun
Discipline to my child
was an iron thumb

Jr. High is way
 too young
to let my daughter
stay the night 
with a chum

The louder i protest
the harder she fought
 more dissapline i say
the more freedom
she got

Bringing her up
In a destructive way
can cause a mother
to disrupt your
day

With nothing to lose
as ive lost it all
looking satan
 in the eyes
telling him to go
to hell

Ive lived with the devil
now for twenty six
years
Ive sacrified my life
so that i can keep
her near

I tried so hard
to correct my mistakes
but no matter what i do
it is just in vein

I had his baby
but it was all a plan
the baby would be given
to satan's mom and dad

I have no record, 
no drinking problem
Im not a whore
and i gave him
 no reason

Now i live
with little ambition
my family tree stops
at my generation

I write my life
through story
 and rhyme
to prevent depression
from consuming
 my time

The promise i made
all of those years ago
vigilant for revenge, 
and a fool no more



Date: 8-19-2018
Sponsor:Brenda Chiri

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It's Too Easy For Us Girl's



Seductive eyes 
with bright red lips
red nail polish 
on my fingertips

We sit in this bar 
and say no words
you gaze deep 
into my eyes
while I play
like I'm yours

Will you drive me wild..
or have I already
driven
will you be
one of those guys 
that will be easily
smitten.

You have broke my spell
by looking away
but my smile 
is immanent....
who's game are
we playing?

You play it well
so your reward 
is my attention
I am very aware 
that your goal
is a night of
passionate kissing

There we go..
now I have you back
your desires will get
the best of you yet

So Into your arms
I slide down the seat
my ulterior motive
to feel your heart beat

And the faster it thumps
the closer you are
to losing this game
between one boy
and one girl

Now that I have you
flushed in the face
you ask yourself
" How much more agony
must one man partake?"

Babe don't worry
It's almost done
your pockets are now empty
so when you look up
I'll be gone!

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Epiphany

 I awoke from a dream
the other day
it wasn't a normal 
dream for me
becauseI woke up
in a cold, cold sweat
after I'd had an epiphany

The foresight to which 
I would foresee
took my breath away
and no matter how deep 
of a breath I gulped
the anxiety became 
urgency

This feeling that I kept,
 was the feeling one gets...
like a baby needing it's nursing
still I chuckle inside
 while I pushed it to the
 back of my mind 
and went on about 
my day as nothing

towards the end of the week 
I was knocked off of my feet 
with the ringing of the phone
It was my mama to say,
" I had a heart attack that day
luckily I wasn't alone".

After this call
I would sit and weep 
for the many years
I had given her
adolescent grief

if I could turn back
 the hands of time
I would not do it 
Just for me
I would do it for
my mom and dad 
as nothing can
prepare me
for being so sad

 I now replay
 my thirty six years in life 
to figure out 
how it all flew by
and as I follow the deaths
through our generation tree
yep, the next is my parents..
and then will be me

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When Forever Feels Like, Well Forever



Young and dumb
we fell in love
no care in the world
just having fun

Handsom he was
and i was his queen
paving our way
to fulfill life's dreams

Now bringing together 
Our Mom's and Dad's
to give them the news
the family will expand

Excitement in the air
came crashing down
when my dreams of
my own family
would not be found

Oblivious to the evil
that lurks in my bed
we now have a baby
and she calls him dad

Raising myself 
from my early teens
no one to guide 
or influence me

My moral's in tact
i thought i was safe
I wasn't more wrong
as i saw satan's
face

He came up with a plan
then recruited his 
parents
lies and deciect,
I fell right for it

By the time i realized
what evil was spun
Discipline to my child
was an iron thumb

Jr. High is way
 too young
to let my daughter
stay the night 
with a chum

The louder i protest
the harder she fought
 more dissapline i say
the more freedom
she got

Bringing her up
In a destructive way
can cause a mother
to disrupt your
day

With nothing to lose
as ive lost it all
looking satan
 in the eyes
telling him to go
to hell

Ive lived with the devil
now for twenty six
years
Ive sacrified my life
so that i can keep
her near



I tried so hard to
correct my mistake
but no matter what i do
it is just in vein

I had his baby
but it was all a plan
the baby would be given
to satan's mom and dad

I have no record, 
no drinking problem
Im not a whore
and i gave him
 no reason

Now i just live
with little
 ambition
my family tree stops
at my generation

I write my life
through story
 and rhyme
to prevent depression
from consuming
 my time

I have a full life
with horses and dogs
my child left hell
and life goes on

So reference here
when reading my 
rhymes
they will all
make sense
time after time

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He Wore Women's Shoes

 
There you are 
strolling about 
a drink in one hand 
and a smoke
in your mouth

A dimly lit club
with familiar people
as you say 
your hello's 
you are greeted
by the female's

Watching you interact
touching the very small
of their backs
tender, gentle, 
a romantic perhaps

My finger now moist 
from the liquid in my glass 
like a potion that I'm brewing 
and I intend to cast

A hunger in your smile 
here and there, 
as secrets from these beauty's
are whispered in your ear

Competition
is confirmed
and looks pretty tuff 
as to have one of these
 bunnies is what you lust

Rescued by thirst
and only remnants
in your glass 
mother nature now calls 
and you can 
move on at last

 With the experience
 of a gigolo
 you mingle the room
blessed with 
the looks of a prince..
and lines so smooth

Walking my direction
 your approach is near 
in about thirty seconds 
my motive secret..
but very clear

As a woman unknown 
has just crossed your path 
you stop in your tracks
to turn and look back

Where is she from..
Why is she here…
What should I say….
"can I buy you a beer?"

This is a first
 one of it's kind
you haven't no words
or pickup lines

It's now or never
 you say to yourself
like time after time
you dive in head first

but tonight will be different 
and you will be
left stumped
 "what just happened..
was I just dumped?"
as you yourself
are now
used goods

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Adrift

ADRIFT..

I awoke one morning
expecting the rain
but to my surprise
not a drop had came

I ran outside
to search the sky
I saw for myself
exactly why

straining my eyes
as it float softly down
 and an instant smile
took over my frown

landing at my feet
I stepped onto..
grabbing the hand of this man
wondering what 
he intended to do

he held me tight
steady we went
and I felt so secure
as the cloud was adrift

saying no words
his heart told me all
suspended in flight
he now calls me
 "doll"

in this place
of happy times
he whispered in my ear
honey welcome to..
cloud nine

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Ma Settled For Whiskey Sour

 That's right little ole lady
it's here once again
your birthday is back
so let your aches
settle in

What to get you,
something old or new
you kissed my cheek
and said,
your love will do

But to get a gift
is not just for you
when the one 
watching you open it
gets excited to

So i went for a walk
and i wandered about
i kicked this old liquor
bottle and a genie
came out

As shocked, startled 
and as scared as
 i was this gift would
be perfect for the 
woman i love

So i scooped
 the genie and the
three wishes up
i ran all the way home
while shaking him up

Sitting the bottle
on the kitchen counter
i unscrewed the cap
and never smelt
anything fouler

The bottle fell over
and the genie rolled out
he got back to his feet
when he then passed
out

All i could do
was laugh at the genie
now pittiful and drunk
just needing some
sleepy

So now at this point
there is nothing
 i can do
so i went to moma
and said, "pick a hand
One or Two"

The drunken genie man
was the hand she picked
so i handed her the hand
with the half full bottle
and told ger to 
wash him down quick
with this foul smelling
whiskey sour

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