Category: poetry

Sugar, My Cure My Curse

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Originally Published 08/28/2024

Sugar sugar please don’t be high

But if it’s low, ill never cry

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A sip of Apple or orange juice

Always lets my numbers loose

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Candy cookies yummy things

Fresh French fries and onion rings

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Kettle chips and puffs of cheese

Never ever fail to please

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Sickly sweet and honey taste

I’ll never let it go to waste

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Soda Pop drinks and punch

Always raise my sugar much

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Prick a finger stick and touch

Hoping the digits won’t be much

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When it’s low I feel complete

Because I get to eat and cheat

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If too low an alarm will sound

Or I’ll face plant it on the ground

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Too high of sugar is a goal that’s missed

And Never fails to make me pissed

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Just give some space and I’ll be fine

And raise my sugar from 69

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Diabetes it’s really the worst

Sugar, it’s my cure and curse

-aaa

Feast or Famine

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Some lovers dreamt

Whilst others wept.

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Some share their love 

While others push or shove.

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Some grow stronger 

While others take longer.

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Some find peace in each other

While some are still under cover.

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Some live their very best lives

While others are ex husbands and wives.

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Some linger and grow 

Others lose all control.

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Some have fun all day

While others are far away.

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Its feast or famine

In the rules of love

People must examine

Who fits them like a glove…

-AAA 08/21/2024

Hard Truths

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Originally Published 04/28/2024

Recollecting the pasts loves of my life

I mediate and I close my eyes

I can see myself through their eyes

All the love that wasn’t reciprocated

All the deceit and manipulation

And then it hits me like a ton of bricks

They never saw me at all

They never truly knew me we or wanted to

They only knew what they needed and saw me as a means to get there

Knowing is empowerment

I’ll choose better, smarter next time…

-aaa ❤️

Dreamer of a Reality

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Originally Published 04/28/2024

I can taste your color

And it appeals to me

You are like no other

That I have ever seen

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My heart flutters

When you are near

I’m melting butter

Each time you appear

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Come closer to me

So I can see your face

An endless sea

Of beauty in place

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Beautiful hair that’s heaven sent

And stunning eyes that stop my heart

Knowing now what the ‘others’ meant

Truly sets your uniqueness apart

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I pinch myself am I awake

Or maybe you are just a dream

Feeling you makes my insides ache

Perhaps it’s somewhere in between…

-aaa ❤️‍🔥

Narcissist

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N agging

A mbivelant

R eve he

C old hearted

I nnocent of everything, in their mind 

S iren luring you into the rocks

S ullen

I gnonymous

S anctimonious 

T yrannical 

-AAA 08/20/2024

Job Well Done

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A task is assigned 

So you get to work 

Everything entwined

As challenges lurk.

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Ideas flow out 

Of your busy mind

They are all about

To become refined.

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So you jot them down 

Organizing thoughts

As you go to town 

Creatively wrought.

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Don’t mince any words

Your mind takes over 

Nothing looks absurd

Don’t run for cover.

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All comes together

Faster than it seems

Light as a feather 

Almost like your dreams.

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Then the finish line 

Is within your sight

It’s all going fine

Dark tunnels, yield light.

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No need to meddle

Or shuffle your feet

Tap the brake pedal

The project’s complete…

-AAA 08/20/2024

QOTD: #155

Anthony2 Comments

What motivates you?

There are many things that move me in this life.

Love

Love moves me to do anything and everything for all I care for and even strangers. I’m an altruistic, empathetic soul, to the core.

Music

Music is truly everything to me. I love listing to it, playing it, and seeing it live. I love many forms and always have something playing in the background.

Literature

I love reading as much as I do writing. It provides: knowledge, and escape, answers, and adventure. I love many forms of literature in fiction.

Art

I love art in many forms: painting, architecture, theatre, music (see above), sculpture, and of course writing. I love most forms of art from classical to art nouveau.

Nature

The beauty in nature always amazes and touches my heart. All living things and just being outside really helps recharge my batteries.

As always thank you for reading…

-aaa

Mirror Souls

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Originally Published 04/30/2024

Two hearts will be one

The time is now to have fun

Eyes bright, like the sun

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Soft warm hazel eyes

Perfect legs and luscious thighs

My heart grows a size

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No rush times my friend

Fun filled times without an end

Physics warps and bends

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Time slows down our view

I know, crazy but it’s true

It happens with you

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You feel like I do

Like you always wanted to

Bright futures a view

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Trust in yourself now

Don’t worry about the how

Keep a solum vow

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Dancing in the rain

No need to feel any pain

You’re yourself again

-aaa

Adversity (Thoughts Before the Final Divorce 5/18/22)

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Originally Published 04/29/2024

What do you do when the well runs dry? When emotions are only anger and love dies

You reach out and communicate as much as possible but nothing changes her she just doesn’t want you anymore

You better youself and try to get stronger and more attractive but it has no effect and she is not impressed at all

what can I do or say to change how she feels and lives as nothing seems to impact her demeanor or how she feels

I’d seel my soul to get her to love me like I loved her that doesn’t work either she’s moved on

We do things but they feel like bones she has to throw rather than something she wants to do

I’d rather not be an obligation to anyone

I’d rather be a choice than an option

How will I go on, with all this hurt and pain

I always will, force of nature or habit, pick one

I love the kids and grandkids

How will I live without them, that’s very possible starts anew for the third time, is beyond sad

I can never get things right in my life always taking the course of highest resistance moving straight up hill forever seemingly

I just want to be a happy fellow and feel fully actualized in my life

To do so I have to build up myself created an infrastructure that has never existed

I have to create foundations pore concrete and lay down the plans for a new life and a new me that is able to be happy even if alone forever

I don’t know how I will do it all alone but I likely will have to and flourish despite the lonliness

I guess I am destined to be alone maybe it is as it should be…..

I will love myself somehow because it’s necessary.

If I don’t, then no one will…..

-aaa 9/20/21

Passions in the Past

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Originally Published 04/16/2024

Portent eyes that pierced my heart

And warm smile from the start

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Soft skin velvety so sweet

Made my senses feel complete

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Soft scent of coconut all over

I took in her every feature as I’d hover

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Shapely legs strong and firm

A shear perfection, the very term

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Pursing lips I often miss

Soft and ready for a kiss

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Toned body that reigned supreme

All her features are a dream

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Laughter and passion while sharing space

Two fingers softly traced her body and face

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I cannot forget the greatest part

Her brain, and passions for music and art

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She slowly slipped away from me

We’re separate souls on an endless sea

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Now a friend an acquaintance of sort

Reading my posts, a past cohort

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Through her exit cut like a dull knife

I’m grateful for her indelible touch on my life.

-aaa

Spellbound…

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I cannot tell where I begin and where you end.

Our souls are so close they merge together.

Eyes closed no words yet we speak in the silence.

I can read every nuance of being and mine is also known.

Nothing is unspoken between us as we share everything.

Our worlds collide and merge into one.

An infinite universe just between two people.

The synergy we share is powerful and cannot/will not be denied…

-AAA 08/19/2024

Bananas , My Favorite Fruit

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Bananas have a great appeal 

Adding rich goodness to any meal.

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Barely yellow after green

Or somewhere in between.

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Creamy and sweet 

Such a joy to eat.

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Whether in front of a meal or back 

Bananas make a delicious snack.

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Eating one half or more likely whole 

Great atop rice cereal and milk in a bowl.

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Covered in rum, butter, and sugar is a treat

After cooked, topping ice cream can’t be beat.

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Covered in chocolate and frozen hard 

Delicious goodness in own my regard. 

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High in potassium and fiber too

They might prevent cramps before we’re through.

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Run to the store, before dinner or lunch 

To grab yourself a nice big bunch…

-AAA 08/19/2024

Missy’s Mad Challenge #003!

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http://madmissywork.blog/2024/08/19/missys-mad-challenge-003/

Your Prompt for the week

  • What if…

What If I Were A Fish?

If I were a fish

I’d not to be in a dish.

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It’s all for not 

If I get caught.

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Hung from a long stringer 

Until I go through the wringer.

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Treble hooks and power-bait

Ways to trick me, early or late.

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Be it a bigger fish or small 

A similar ending meets us all.

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For when I’m caught, it’s no lie 

That I’m headed for the big pond in the sky. 

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But in the end don’t sour the mood 

As I’d likely end up as yummy food. 

-AAA 08/19/2024

Patience With Intention

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Originally Published 04/26/2024

Standby and steadfast.

Do not get caught up in the past.

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Be vigilant be brave.

It’s a soul you gave.

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Step slowly but consistent.

Change is hard, challenging resistant.

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With each movement raise the bar.

Lesser versions of you afar.

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Lessen your focus at progress slow.

Or easily frustrated at the pace of the flow.

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Be present be here be now.

Enjoy your journey anyhow.

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No one can ever take it away.

From today to your dying day.

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Stand tall look how far you’ve come.

It’s all of the journey not the sum.

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For one day, you’ll arrive at journey’s end.

And be actualized, whole, complete, my friend….

-aaa

The Narcissists’ Reward

Anthony4 Comments

Here are the facts 

As you have them set 

You have no tact 

Or any regrets.

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You do as you please 

Without any remorse 

Your hyperbolic squeeze

Keeps you on course.

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You think of only 

What serves your need

You’re never lonely

Just filled with greed.

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Whomever serves your will 

You keep near you bed

But once you’ve had your fill

They’re as good as dead.

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So sing your own praises

As your world revolves around you

I hear rhetoric in your phrases 

As you have not  got a clue. 

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You think you know best 

As your world turns 

Though I must confess

You have a lot to learn.

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So go ahead and laugh 

While you play others, hard

For one day photographs

Are all that you’ll regard…

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So take my me at my word

As I grasp all I can hone 

Yes, you think me absurd

Maybe not, when you’re all alone.

-AAA 08/18/2024

Rebuilding

Anthony5 Comments

Originally Published 04/26/2024

From the deepest depths of my soul there is a single small light.

This is the beginning, a long road to make it grow from an ember to a fierce blaze.

Tread lightly and cry as much as you can.

Your heart is rebooting, bare with the pain the burning and the radiating tingles.

I swear it’s going to be better than alright faster than you think.

You face your pain you invite it you bask as swim in it.

This processes and heals you and fast it’s just very hard and very intense.

You’re doing it, I don’t know but this is a rebirth. Hang on and keep going!

-aaa