Lift up high
Over your head
Do not cry
Over what was said.
–
Words can maim
When used to hurt
Not the same
Or just deserved.
–
Knowing you
Is all that counts
Some askew
By the accounts.
–
Make a space
Between heard and feel
Well in place
Response ideal.
–
Consciousness
Is deep inside
Don’t regress
Or hide behind pride
–
Take in stride
All that you’ve heard
Don’t abide
Such cruel words.
-AAA 01/15/2025
It’s ok to cry
Let all of those feelings out
We are all human
Let all the emotions flow
As you heal and grow anew.
AAA/MAD 12/26/24
Whimsical, witty, and poignant
Reaching in deep from the inside
Impacting as many as I can
True to myself and emotions
Including everyone in my audience
Never compromising on my artistry
Gratitude for my readers and their feedback
–
Plenty of poetic forms to choose from
Originality is critical
Empathy builds up my imagery
Time spent creating it all
Realizing I’m doing this
Yet I have much more I want to create…
-aaa
Originally Published 06/05/2024
Share your lessons
Tell your story
All of it’s pain
and its glory.
–
Write a sonnet
Compose some prose
With emotion
I would suppose.
–
Unleash demons
Buried inside
Vent and create
Rather than hide.
–
Feelings aren’t your
finality
Just a crux of
Reality.
–
First heal yourself
Then heal the world
Share lessons that
Your life has hurled.
–
When you look back
Words on paper
Marvel in those
Recent capers…
-AAA 12/06/2024
Knowing without thought,
Instinct guiding the actions,
Intuitive feel.
Have faith and trust in your gut.
It hasn’t let you down yet…
-MAD/AAA08/25/2024
Originally Published 04/25/2024
100 ghosts are haunting me
Not fifty, seventy-five, thirty, or three.
–
Each one takes up its own space
With different expressions upon their face
–
A snarky smirk or frown for a while
A look of anger or crooked smile
–
Why are they here what do they want
Can’t they find another to haunt
–
I’d ask them all but they don’t say
Why they never go away
–
I should hire a medium to take a look
Or tell me why they continue to spook
–
But the spiritual world is a closed book
And as a mortal I’m afraid to look
–
So I found my answer in the end
Rather than fight them, embrace them friends
–
As my logical conclusion is here
The ghosts all start to disappear
–
First smirky, fearful, then happy and mad
Next nervous, thoughtful, then silly and sad
–
Each ghostly apparition leaves
Taking along their gown and sleeves
–
As they’re gone I realize the key
Each of the ghosts was an aspect of me
–
Emotions can be scary but never fear
There’s a hundred feelings for everyone here.
–
So next time when adversity has you thrown
Think of those chalky friends and you won’t be alone.
-aaa
Originally Published 04/30/2024
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
–
Outside the sphere, feelings abound
And each its own unique face
Happiness, sadness, and others are found
Surrounding people of every race
–
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
–
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
–
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
–
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
–
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
Kiss me in the dark
I don’t care where we are
In the movies or in a park
Or the backseat of my car.
–
Kiss me in the day
On a lake or by the sea
Be that as it may
As long as you’re close to me.
–
Kiss me in the rain
Gentle drizzle, or monsoon
It’ll never be in vain
As long as there are stars and moon.
–
Kiss me in the shower
At the beginning or the end
I’ll open up like a flower
And I’ll never pretend.
–
Kiss me when the times are hard
Your soft lips will bring me peace
I hold you in the warmest regard
Just like winter’s sweater, fleece.
–
Kiss me till the end of time
It will never be to my dismay
Until the moment, I turn back to slime
I’ll be feeling the exact same way…
-AAA 07/17/2024
Love and heartbreak are my muse
In my writings and my truths.
–
To feel those extremes and feel them hard
And put them in words with careful regard.
–
To share the purest and darkest of feelings
With life’s happiest and saddest dealings.
–
Is a privilege and not a curse
Processing emotions and not feeling worse.
–
Finding common ground with all around
Relating your words in your blog abound.
–
I keep writing, day and night
Trying to get the rhythms, right.
–
And when I want to break my norm
I try out new poetic forms.
–
I like the technical aspects that apply
Just fitting in words and figuring out why.
–
In the end when it’s time to share,
I make my edits and choose with care.
–
Lest my poetry goes off the rail
Which would be an epic fail…
-AAA 07/11/2024
Whimsical, witty, and poignant
Reaching in deep from the inside
Impacting as many as I can
True to myself and emotions
Including everyone in my audience
Never compromising on my artistry
Gratitude for my readers and their feedback
–
Plenty of poetic forms to choose from
Originality is critical
Empathy builds up my imagery
Time spent creating it all
Realizing I’m doing this
Yet I have much more I want to create…
-aaa
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
–
Outside the sphere, feelings abound
And each its own unique face
Happiness, sadness, and others are found
Surrounding people of every race
–
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
–
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
–
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
–
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
–
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
100 ghosts are haunting me
Not fifty, seventy-five, thirty, or three.
–
Each one takes up its own space
With different expressions upon their face
–
A snarky smirk or frown for a while
A look of anger or crooked smile
–
Why are they here what do they want
Can’t they find another to haunt
–
I’d ask them all but they don’t say
Why they never go away
–
I should hire a medium to take a look
Or tell me why they continue to spook
–
But the spiritual world is a closed book
And as a mortal I’m afraid to look
–
So I found my answer in the end
Rather than fight them, embrace them friends
–
As my logical conclusion is here
The ghosts all start to disappear
–
First smirky, fearful, then happy and mad
Next nervous, thoughtful, then silly and sad
–
Each ghostly apparition leaves
Taking along their gown and sleeves
–
As they’re gone I realize the key
Each of the ghosts was an aspect of me
–
Emotions can be scary but never fear
There’s a hundred feelings for everyone here.
–
So next time when adversity has you thrown
Think of those chalky friends and you won’t be alone.
-aaa
Feeling is the only way to live
Denying pain builds up a flooding dam
Until we all scream at once
Inside deep where it cannot be heard
Vulnerability is strength not weakness
We are never really alone
Every living thing is connected
Life force unified with a golden thread
Everything in view passes through the heart
Purity encompasses all emotion
Warmth staves off the coldness of fear…
-aaa
Anthony’s Crazy Love and Life Lessons in Empathy 