Pieces Of Poetry
POETRY IS LIFE WE JUST SHARE IT IN PIECES
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
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Sometimes happiness gets lost
The clouds constantly absorb it
And the rain is just a tease
When the sun feels like heaven
Against your face
But the shade is never too far behind
Running from the shadow
To enjoy the light
Knowing that the blue sky
Always turns black
Monday, June 15, 2015
Stick to the recipe
Stick To The Recipe
In a large bowl
crack two unclean hearts
Wash them
thoroughly
If need be soak
overnight
Pick out all the
impurities, insecurities, low self esteem
Slice in to pieces
to ensure the removal of all of the pain and suffering
Do not neglect this
step
Respect the fact
that they were both cut from a different grade
Their imperfections
are not the same
And this change
must happen if they are going to maintain their new substance
Add in two cups of
trust
Because one may get
lost in translation
Requiring multiple
attempts of communication
Apologies,
explanations, second chances and fighting stances to prove what was always
there to begin with
Stir in one and a
half cups of affection
A tablespoon of
humor, a cup of respect and a heaping spoonful of forgiveness
Distribute evenly
throughout the mixture
Knead intensively
to provide strength and texture
Do not skip this
process
As it builds the
foundation for these ingredients
The very
infrastructure needed to reinforce the rhythmic functions of every beat
Their bass when put
together is to each other like a whistle to a dogs ear
The care that will
be given will require you to add in 6 ounces of effort,
A handful of
support, a teaspoon of patience, and a pinch of encouragement
Go ahead and
splurge a bit
Add in some
appreciation, integrity, romance, intimacy, time and work
Because nothing
worth living for is easy
You have to dig
deeply
Get your hands
dirty
Put them back in
the mixture and separate in to two pieces
Mold each one
gently back into its previous shape
But not its
previous state
It is now joined
with the other heart
And is threaded
with fragments of success
Slowly press this new
essence back into the chest from which it came
Watch as it
transforms the minds and souls
A new type of
control
They now feel what
the other held back
An epiphany occurs
to react
And they offer the
best that they ever had
Wondering why they
never chose this recipe before
Because the
ingredients were too expensive
Couldn’t find them
It took too much
time to prepare
The excuses were
never rare
But flowed
effortlessly
We choose to
improvise regularly
When sometimes it’s
best that we
Just stick
Just stick to the
recipe
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
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Friday, December 26, 2014
Monday, April 7, 2014
Side Effects
Side
Effects
I think I overdosed on what I thought you would be
You provided a remedy to all of my symptoms
Laughter to combat my frowns
Love to ease my heartache
And a touch that would cure any wound
I was sure you were the perfect medication
You put forth so much dedication
That I didn’t even contemplate the side effects
Or what would come after I became resistant to your love
No more refills needed
No more taking you by mouth
I wasn’t expecting to be dizzy just at the thought of you
Nauseous from the smell of you
And anxious whenever I heard your name
Why do you now cause me headaches, insomnia and weight gain
You were supposed to help me regain my view on life
Instead I focus on combatting the way you make me feel
Stripped away all of my previous symptoms
Just to allocate to me the ones from your pill
But I swallowed you for way too long
Ignored the pain to prove the strong in me
The thought to leave you behind
Couldn’t have come any sooner
The truth hurts
I no longer require your so called super powers
No need to shower myself with your relief
Especially when your side effects
Tend to get the best of me
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