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A Concrete Jungle

Submitted by Michael Keens on Wed, 2022-11-30 03:26

A Concrete Jungle

Tantalising wolves when they’re up against the wall
Is tantamount to suicide so don’t be such a fool
Desperate people go beyond arm’s length
You’ll realise, when you victimize, a wolf, you’ll feel it’s strength

Going off the beaten path, into the unknown
Testing people’s patience, glass houses and rocks thrown
You have the patience of a prince inline to be enthroned
The wolf has even less, so leave the wolf alone

Beads

Submitted by Lavender on Tue, 2022-11-29 23:15

Of string and wood
earth, sea, and sky
of the future, the past
the mystery of now

I touch the smooth wooden bead
between my fingers
close my eyes, bow my head
and fully reveal my heart

some call it prayer
ascending beyond my mortal veil
while flourishing from that inner depth
I understand to be my soul

there I hold you
wrapped in lovely dreams
quaint wishes, hopes, happiness
like innocence - like new light

If these were my last words

Submitted by Dedes Love on Tue, 2022-11-29 17:12

If these were my last words I would say.
It’s going to be okay. Before you go to bed make sure you pray.
Don’t make it harder on yourself. Theirs nothing wrong and don’t be afraid to ask God for help. He’s always there when you feel like their is no one else.
If these were my last words I would say.
You could do whatever you want, anything. As long as you have faith, their will be nothing stopping your way.

A TASTE OF LOVE

Submitted by Jackweb on Tue, 2022-11-29 12:54

Your love is nourishing goodness
I felt highly and gladly satisfied
there's nothing to compare you
glancing on your sparkling eyes
has define the beauty of divinity

your skin deep is a finished line
the ingenuity of God's creation
the smell of grace is all on you
that's why I want to be with you
to stay inhaling your sweetness

Pictures in Frames

Submitted by Michael Anthony on Tue, 2022-11-29 11:55

As I amble through my days
people I love are no longer here,
but they frequently return to me
in unexpected moments
The memories often repeating

These keepsakes of them
alight in my thoughts
and find purchase in a smile

Keeping them close to me
on a cold seashore in winter,
in my dark hours with hit-and-run rain,
and in pictures in frames
still telling their stories

The Lost Samurai

Submitted by Depressed 1 on Tue, 2022-11-29 02:56

She walked in the garden with flowers in her hair

Sounds of melancholy strings filled the night air

The pond was full of roses that had begun to fade

In a glass case in front of her, her lost lover laid

In her eyes, cold tears fell as she began to cry

She wept over her lost love, her lost Samurai

He was struck a mighty blow while at a far war

He fought bravely but was failed by his sword

In his last moments, he could only think of her

Of her tender lips and her sweet smell of myrrh

Passion = Power

Submitted by Michael Keens on Tue, 2022-11-29 02:47

Passion = Power

The character with power, is just like a flower
It blossoms and it blooms; raises hopes, like a tower
It may fall in an instant, but has much resistance
So, although it is low, the tower is hope, and
It mean’s you can cope, when your strong - perseverance
And the character with power, is a bird with big wings
It can fly, we will die, but the bird, still sings
Music to our ears, to hear what joy brings
When I speak about power, I don’t mean wealth
It’s a passion and obsession, to give the people help

Chances and Choosing...

Submitted by Geezer on Mon, 2022-11-28 18:35

Who knows where they might have been
if not for chance and choosing?
You chance to be somewhere because...
it's staying there or moving

Butterfly wings make a difference
see their beauty in the sun
Show them to another person
make plans to have some fun

Chance, is an accidental meeting
Choosing is what you do
I took a chance, making plans
when I found that I love you

Yes, the wings of a butterfly
can make a difference too
And the wind can change tomorrow
as may what you choose

Grey Skies

Submitted by RoseBlack on Mon, 2022-11-28 18:34

Grey skies, no sun in sight
Sitting in my favorite chair
Reflecting on the wreckage
That is my life

The realities that shattered
How I thought things would be
Are charging through the window
Splintering right against me

Bleeding the pain
From wounds that never heal
Over and over again
I was everybody's fool

You were supposed to love me
The way I still love you.....

The untold

Submitted by Eden Guthrie on Mon, 2022-11-28 16:47

When you have no way
To stand up or sit
You find yourself towered
By emotional fits
With hardships untold
And worries unnumbered
The greatest loss
Is the one undiscovered
You blame yourself
And all whos to be
The one who's guilty
Of the crime you can’t see
Soon the truth unfolds
In later life
And you are yet to decide
Whether you use a knife
To certain expenses
You get scared
But by others
You’ll be too tired to be repaired
From the trauma you faced

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