Younger Years are Sweeter

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Missing my youth 

The unknown was so exciting

It still is.

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Playing Marco Polo 

Is a rite of passage

For us all.

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I miss childhood

The simplicity of it all

I’m done adulting.

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Now, I’m older 

I am far smarter knowing,

All I want.

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Rather than what,

I think that I need

Makes a difference.

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A huge difference 

Once we learn our lessons

Wants replace needs…

-AAA 08/12/2024

An Earthquake!

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Heavy shaking, items fall

Another SoCal earthquake

Somewhat normal for us all.

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Many things can drop and break 

Total chaos all around

Nerves are frazzled, alive, and ache.

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Kneel and cover near the ground

Hang in there and just hold on

Amidst a low rumbling sound.

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Occurring anytime of day or dawn

Centered all over the place 

Hopefully it ends before all is gone.

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Nerves are written all over my face

As all the shaking stirs 

Safe by God’s grace.

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The shaking stopped, and the news concurs 

Now I just hope 

That more shaking doesn’t occur…

-AAA 08/12/2024

Sekenglif (feelings) 😀😊😔😢

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Originally Published 04/30/2024

Art Work by Melissa Daugherty.
https://www.deviantart.com/madartwork42

A perfect sphere surrounds us each day

It’s our reality of everything we see

A myriad of emotions, are at play

And many affect both you and me

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Outside the sphere, feelings abound

And each its own unique face

Happiness, sadness, and others are found

Surrounding people of every race

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Which we choose or rather chooses us

We often have very little choice

Confronting our feelings is a must

When talking in our inner voice

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We might as well roll with it all

There’s no need to lose control

Feelings, inside of us rise and fall

Learn to ride the ebb and flow

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So how do we deal with all these thoughts

How do we gain an upper hand

Dealing with the past, you’ve wrought

Helps you draw boundaries in the sand

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Then one day, you create a space

Between what you see and what you feel

Putting self control in place

Preventing overreaction, a bad way to deal

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So as the realities challenge with strife

Remember, you are in control

Of your reality and your life

Don’t let your feelings take a toll…

-aaa

The Eagle Flies 

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Razor sharp talons grab prey

As an eagle hunts for a meal

Doing so many times each day.

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I wonder how it feels

To soar so high

So much it reveals.

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High up in the sky

The view must amaze

Don’t know until you try.

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Flying towards the sun rays 

Rising on warm thermal air 

Clear skies above the haze.

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Taking off with great care

She soars upward fast 

Such beauty beyond compare.

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As the sun sets at last 

She lands gently in her nest

Dreaming of flights of the past…

-AAA 08/12/2024

Fun At Last Paid for in my Past

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Originally Published 04/29/2024

I have been to hell and back

Upon the most treacherous course

My life and memories in a virtual knapsack

Navigating my life, post divorce

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I don’t know where I go next

But I know it’s going to be fun

My past days of being hexed

Are all finished and truly done

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Endless adventures await my life

I’m enjoying the unknown of each day

Over are all my days of strife

And now it’s time to enjoy and play

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Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed

So each our lives, we must not waste

For the hazards of our pasts we all must heed

To thrive inside our happy place

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Endless days and laughing times

I look forward to enjoy

Sharing experiences with friends of mine

With hard learned lessons, I employ

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Who knows next which way I go

Not even I can answer

But I’m enjoying the ebb and flow

Just like that of the dancer…

-aaa

Ex

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I have nothing to say 

With little to do 

So kindly go away.

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I needn’t see you 

Goodbye

So leave my view.

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I know you didn’t cry 

You never had tears 

Never water in your eyes.

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You had fears 

That I’d leave soon

I did after seven years.

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Time is my boon 

I’m glad I left 

In February not June.

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Of feelings you were bereft 

You never had an ounce of guilt

As you took everything, in theft.

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I guess that’s how you were built 

Not capable of love or care 

Instead, you’d rather jilt. 

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I doubt you were aware 

When I was about to leave 

You probably thought it unfair.

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It was my turn, for once, to deceive 

And I did what you earned and deserved 

I swiftly left, and got my reprieve…

-AAA 08/101/2024

QOTD: #146

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If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?

If I were to open the store, I’d be very akin, to the store that John Cusack owned in the movie High Fidelity. Which is consequently one of my favorite movies ever too by the way.

It would be a record store, and me and my friends would be there all day long being music snobs about all we know, and determining whether some of the customers are qualified to buy the music or not.

As always, thank you for reading…

-aaa

She Knows 

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When her legs are wrapped 

All around, show her passion

Do not waste her time

Not suffering any fools

She knows everything she wants.

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All her needs expressed

I fulfill all her desires 

Deftly as I can 

Her nails dig into my back 

But I never mind, ever…

-AAA 08/10/2024

Inspiration 

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Spark pop, electricity, boom!!!! 

Smoke and a flash and voila!

There it is, a lightbulb an idea a concept.

Something unique different wild crazy original.

Make people think more importantly, feel.

Try and evoke memories of pain or happiness.

Or be cute, funny, and creative.

Be passionate and powerful 

The genius of new and exciting things, starts with you…

-AAA 08/10/2024

Reality Quest

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Originally Published 04/28/2024

Whatever will you do

When fairy tales don’t come true

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Wherever will you look

Chucking every book

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Abandoning each new plot

As something that we haven’t got

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Searching for a relevant story

Not the drama insanity or glory

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Rearrange the plot to make it work

Morph into a hero instead of a jerk

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Be the man you were meant to be

In every way so the women can see

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Just how great you really are

Then my friend you’ll be, a star

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Top of their lists and gaining their call

Because you’re the one that is it all

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Showing a light that beams from your soul

Will gain the trust that can bury the holes

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Don’t give up as you are the best

As this is just another test…

-aaa

Mountain Adventures 

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At this altitude, thin is the air

At first it really is a scare 

Breathing differently requires care.

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Once the breathing adjustment’s done 

Then it is time to have great fun 

Please use some caution when you run 

Or you might get caught unawares.

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Go for a hike or fishing too 

Many activities to do 

Aside from admiring the view 

Be sure to watch out for the bears.

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Rent a condo or pitch a tent

Glamping or RVs, worth each cent

Worth it all for the great time spent

With, s’mores and marshmallows to spare.

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Hikes are long and need many stops

To catch your breath and cop a squat

Refreshing water hits the spot

Hard granite serves as your chair.

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Catching and cooking rainbow trout 

Is what mountains are all about 

Don’t let the thin air make you part 

With beauty beyond all compare. 

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Look all good things your trip will end

Many stories to tell your friends 

Giving back gear they had to lend

Until the next trip to prepare…

-AAA 08/09/2024

My Newest Molar 

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Hello little toothy

Welcome back to my mouth 

You’re my newest molar 

That I lost a few months south.

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I promise not to mistreat you 

In eating, work, or play

So that you’ll never leave me 

As you did that day.

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I will brush and floss you 

And handle you with care

So that I won’t further lose you 

And have a mouth that’s bare.

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So today I got to the dentist 

To add you to my teeth 

My mouth’ll be a little fuller 

Much to my relief. 

-AAA 08/09/2024

Time Catches Us All

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Tereza ran down the street

Clutching a bag in her hands

Without any shoes on her feet.

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Her plight is her own, no one understands

She’s carrying a lot more than her bag

Weighed down by time, like hour glass sands.

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As she’d run her head would sag 

Lowered by many a burden

She can’t slow down or even lag.

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It will catch her, that is for certain 

As time catches us all 

Right up to the final curtain…

-AAA 08/09/2024

QOTD: #144

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What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?

Easily and by far my two iPhones are the most important thing I carry with me.

The larger iPhone serves as my iPod with all my music on it.

My smaller phone serves many functions:

I do my writing on it.

I do my blogging on it.

I use to communicate (calls,video chat,texts,social media).

I play games on it .

I look up information on it.

It serves as my GPS.

It’s my organizer and planner as well.

I get news, weather, earthquakes and other information on it as well.

As always thank you for reading…

-aaa

QOTD: # 143

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What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?

I want my blog to do many positive things:

Provide hope for the hopeless.

Love (self) for the loveless.

A voice for the unspoken.

Helping many relate that felt they were alone.

Especially to provide advice and optimism to those that have survived horrendous relationships with narcissists or other abusive people.

The world‘s smaller place than it seems and we all need to remember all in the same town. We are all in this together. It’s called the human race.

As always, thank you for reading… 😊

-aaa

The Uninvited 

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This is for people who aren’t invited 

Whose names don’t make others excited.

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The ones at the top of their classes 

Socially awkward and wearing glasses.

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Wanting above all else just to belong 

But being treated like they’re wrong.

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Incessantly picked on and mocked out loud 

Because they don’t fit in with the crowd.

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Being unique isn’t at all bad 

But it drives the unoriginal mad.

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Persons that are smart, eccentric, unique 

Get relegated as losers or freaks.

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I’m proudly among those few 

Cast aside and set askew.

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Happy to be my odd duck self 

Even if I was left on the shelf.

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Our minds are free and artistry true 

It’s the only thing that we can do.

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I say this happily braving every snub 

Wholeheartedly a member of the loser’s club.

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Dances and parties that others would share 

Most of us were uninvited, unneeded, not there. 

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Later in life though, our value is known 

When we eventually come into our own.

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So never count out  n this motley crew 

In this current day and age 

For we all know what to do 

When we’re released from our cage…

-AAA 08/08/2024

Passions Alive

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Please, place your left hand in my right 

We’re not sleeping until late tonight.

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To my room and in my bed 

Not to rest our pretty heads.

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Kisses deep all over for you and I 

There’s no limit to where we’ll fly.

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Sharing desires and shedding clothes

Where we end up, nobody knows.

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Closer and closer, we’re both aware

Legs entangled but we don’t care.

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There’ll be very little light, but we will see 

All of what passions are meant to be.

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You give your trust and I’ll give mine 

And everything will end up fine.

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Nothing but time and plenty to waste 

No need to approach this with haste.

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After hours of passions supplied 

and we are mutually satisfied.

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We turn off our phone’s morning alarms 

Then fall asleep in each other’s arms…

-AAA 08/08/2024

Missy’s Mad Challenge # 001

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Every week, I will share a creative prompt for you to express your imagination and creativity. There are no limitations on style, genre, or length. Your response can be in the form of artwork, or any other creative medium inspired by the prompt. There’s no deadline, so just enjoy the process. 

Don’t forget to tag your responses with MMC and #missysmadchallenge.

Pingbacks don’t always work, so please leave your link in the comments. This way, I can respond to you directly, and other bloggers can read your writings.

The challenge goes out around 1 pm Pacific Time on Mondays. Looking forward to reading your responses.

Your Prompt for the week

  • Hidden away on the inside of the jacket

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My Right Arm 

Just hidden inside 

In my right jacket pocket 

Part of my right arm 

I presume that it explains 

Why my right arm is so short…

-AAA 08/08/2024