How do you sleep at night
When you take another life?
What do you dream about
When you cause another pain?
What do you think about
When you take the life of a mother’s son?
Do you feel, do you think, do you dream?
Do you read bedtime stories to your children
After you have raped
When you have shot and killed-
Do you go home and make love to your wife?
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Destined To Die
When your life has no meaning
And your breath has no weight
When your soul is invisible
To those who hold the gun
When you are born to a world
Where love is overshadowed with
All the hate that can exist
Where there is no mercy
In the evil hearts of men
Then say your prayers and know that
You are destined to die
Thoughts with Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran who are scheduled to be transferred to their execution island tomorrow
I feel ill
Forever Farewell
I said goodbye to a friend of mine
So I could walk into my future alone and free
And I knew the goodbye would be forever
That never would I hear the voice of that soul
Again, but in my dreams a voice sounds out
To me, and when I awake, the voice so clear
Is of an old friend of mine, a friend I chose to
Forever farewell
Farewells
Farewell Tea
Farewells are always hard
Ripping my heart and leaving me
In a state of vulnerability, wanting
To cling and never let go, but time
Passes, and there is nothing that
Can be done, but to wave goodbye
As the heartache is felt
I Love You!
The love I feel for you
Overtakes your every plea
I long to be right by your side
When days fly by and nights are long
You are my dream, my winter’s fire
You are the brightness in the sun
You are my love, my company
You and I were meant to be
Thank you for loving me
And I love you!
Circle of Five Haiku
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Circle of Five.”
If I had to choose
Five to be my company
My choices would be
My son for his great
Empathy, daughter for her
Passion, my husband
For his kindness, my
Mother-in-law and lastly
I would choose myself
Poetry Performance Stage – Paroxysmal Indulgence
An amazing Poetry Duet, enjoy!
Human Nature
Human nature-
When self rises up
And fights to overtake
This battle being fought
When flesh and spirit wrestle
To dominate, my will is my own
To do as I please, my spirit as a
Gentle pure dove longing for true
Righteousness, I fight this battle on
My knees until finally I can take no more
I submit to Thy will and Thy tender
Grace
My Faith
My faith is part of me
To live on earth for eternity
To be aware and to have my eyes
On the One who created
All that we can see
Overcoming
When your path is dimmed
And no light ahead
Look up, my friend, look up
When hope has fled
And love is dead
Look up, my friend, look up
When overwhelmed—
Need a stepping stone
Look up, my friend, look up
When friends have gone
And you are alone
Look up, my friend, look up
Lift your eyes to see your truth
Allow the way to clear
For it is only by taking steps
Will you overcome your fear
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