https://mjb-lessonsfromlife.blogspot.com/ "Out of life's school of war: What does not destroy me, makes me stronger." Nietzsche
Thursday, September 30, 2021
wings
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
all
love
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
like a dream
one last time
Monday, September 27, 2021
clairvoyant
you
Friday, September 24, 2021
spun dreams
realization
Thursday, September 23, 2021
a spot in Heaven
I'm pretty sure it won't be
for eating meat on Friday's
of lent
or not abstaining
you see,
I have been there
on various occasions
visiting briefly
I know...
it is not a good place to be
or a place I wish to go back to
I try to be good
and do unto others
although,
they don't always reciprocate
but still...
I was brought up
to show respect
to say please and thank you
yes sir or ma'am
to work hard
be on time
help when I can
and I do
no, surely...
there is a spot in Heaven
for me
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third eye blind
maybe too sappy
got my point across
to those I lost
along my path
mostly, I've blogged
poems from the fog
thick with remorse
what could've been worse
not from your view
yes, it's easier you see
when left without glee
to create sorrowful words
on deaf ears unheard
the third eye blind
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
bikin'
hidden
Valentine
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
graceless
just like Alice, in a deep dark hole
down I tumble but land on my feet
the only thing injured was my soul
my will got bent but it didn't break
scratches from roots of so many trees
it's damp from soil left long unturned
and cold without my strong beliefs
how'd I get here, what happened to me?
I fixed your life but mine got lost
you said there would still be room
how much space and at what cost?
the helping hand that I received
that helped me up back on my feet
asked for nothing in return
but showed the ways of your deceit
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squall
behind the lungs that breathe you in
into the heart past many walls
you are causing quite a squall
thunder, lightning loud it screams
you the man from fervent dreams
setting my very soul on fire
no net under this high wire
many tried to claim this heart
they were wrong right from the start
I didn't know if you would come
to your charm, I have succumb
gone too many days and nights
telling angels of my plight
answered prayers from those above
finally home and with my love
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Monday, September 20, 2021
broken dreams
things that are present or lagging behind
you might just think, that I've been blind
but I wasn't hooked or to one confined
cast my net far upon the vast sea
so little caught up there inside of thee
some of that caused me much misery
and some remains a plaguing mystery
if you could have changed the way you think
so many wishes in my cup clinked
not worth the effort or even the ink
I was gone faster than you could blink
never one to let go of things
all of your wishes seemed to sprout wings
except for me, not there on your string
no broken heart, just broken dreams
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i write
I don't mind, I love it here
cool and windy, it soothes my soul
and I've told this sea
everything I know
most like it only on warm, sunny days
alone I walk, this is my beach
watching the waves
as the sand they breach
I don't mind, that's it's only me
nothing to share, nothing that I need
just me and my thoughts
and in my mind,
all the poetry I can write
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Saturday, September 18, 2021
your love
sealed with a kiss
Friday, September 17, 2021
more than you
I rode fast and I rode far
through the plains in dead of night
now the mountains at last in sight
over my shoulder, vast terrain
nothing lost and nothing gained
alone again to still my thoughts
and all the worries that they've brought
too many tabs all at the same time
what is yours and what is mine
separate hearts that beat the same
never a winner of this rigged game
take them all and leave me blue
lying here thinking just of you
not on bottom or at the tip
more than you I always quip
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it doesn't matter
no boundaries mar the thin red edge
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nightmares in the bedside drawer
closed eyes move in REM
dawn breaks hot, another day
monsoons off, a month away
awake I stretch and then I yawn
as I smell the aroma
daybreak offers
many things I need to do
one more cup will get me through
no longer, my first thoughts of you
how you are; will we talk?
that no longer matters
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forever ties
hedging your bet?
what you give is
what you'll get
a little sugar
goes with the lie
that's not the pull
to forever ties
I'd rather you say
I think, I'll check
then brush it off
that dusty speck
I'd rather know
then have to guess
at what is now
and not regress
I know you
your sordid past
all the heartache
you amassed
still you bring it
home to roost
you never learned
what it induced
problems brought
upon yourself
all dusty from
that nasty shelf
haunt me as the hours fly
as I don my wits
to get me by
if you leave it
lying around
eventually,
it will be found
hurt with truth
and with its pain
nothing lost
is everything
gained
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Thursday, September 16, 2021
nothing left to say
quiet rapture before he spoke
not thinking, the words spill out
too late to reconsider
the mess you have made
no mopping it up now
she listens,
not hearing the anger
but the very frustrations
that brought them here
sitting on this porch
together
but each is alone
although they sit side by side
not touching, not feeling
no reply from her
unusual at best
but there's nothing left to say
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together
taking all of your stuff
except what was inside of me
sometimes, I wonder if you are happy
a better life without me
I did my best
do you think of our times together?
when life wasn't perfect
but we were together...
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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
His path
erst, while we were looking
I had almost given up
thinking there was no one
who could complete me
at this stage of life
I should have had optimism
into the insight He has
the plans He provides
for each of us
to live our lives
following His path
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Tuesday, September 14, 2021
a coffee song
words like sand in thick cement
stirred too quickly like your passion
in hap-hazard and hidden fashion
convoluted and oh so strong
a coffee song
an inkblot, just a little blight
a time-warp in this so called life
stirring wood--campfires blaze
bringing memories of other days
mountains high, saguaro green
forgetting pasts and what they mean
an inkblot, just a little blight
a time-warp in this so called life
it's all over; the fat lady sang
a cowboy song with country twang
no one really understood
that shroud you wore, it did no good
for a man with wordy depth
I took the blame and then I left
an inkblot, just a little blight
a time-warp in this so called life
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absorption
cavernous as it was
all the while,
you absorbed my light
dimming me,
I couldn't see
this was so
I stumbled, blindly
trying to find my path
back to the way it was,
the way I was
without letting go...
the fatal blow
to keep meandering
trying to see
inside your shroud
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Monday, September 13, 2021
abyss
up for the job
like glue
in my eyes
Friday, September 10, 2021
two hearts
my mind works on overload
not much more can it now hold
my heart bleeds from all it knows
not enough to make me go
questions rise, the answers weak
not always what I actually seek
is this doomed, is it too bleak?
what lies really underneath
you pledge your love, holding tight
passion holds us through the night
but it’s still there in the daylight
20/20 is hindsight
in this vortex spinning round
trying to salvage all I’ve found
will I reach the higher ground
do you leave me here to drown?
escape
this the thin line that I walk
this mindset that cannot talk
I can no longer block it out
this blackness and shrouded doubt
going forward each new day
hoping it will fade away
that I find all that I seek
that it doesn't escape me
thoughts that grow are kinda random
overtake with reckless abandon
trying again not to overthink
ideas that are drenching me
but it sometimes overflows
this love with its rich, bright glow
can you make it turn out right?
restoring what will cause this blight
it is
it is with heart that I feel my way
it is with sadness trust evades
it is with hope it comes and stays
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Thursday, September 9, 2021
quits
always of you
in the lateness of the hour
after the sunlight fades to dusk
the moon rises high above the clouds
my last thought before sleep is you
dreams evade but sleep prevails
I rise early, as the dawn breaks
your side empty, a pillow unused
my first thoughts, always of you
whether you're here, or not by my side
whether your arm is around me or not
I know your thought is of me too
whether you can see me or not
bling
I don’t need bling
or a lot of flash
not looking for things
that will cost you cash
the thing I want
my only need
is your whole heart
and the love it brings
I don’t need flowers
or bouquets delivered
the ones on my phone
will last forever
just need you here
cause you want it that way
that’s what I want
much more each day
Wednesday, September 8, 2021
all I know
faded like old photographs
a distant memoir
of what once was
we make new memories
I have little keepsakes,
ticket stubs and such
tokens, that mean so much
each remind me
of how we got here
to this place in our lives
where happiness
is all I know
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simpatico
in every sense of the word
you speak my thoughts
and I speak yours
my feelings are shared
your touch gentle
your kiss,
deep
yes, we are truly simpatico
in every sense of the word
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tis the season
thigh high weeds
uneven terrain
field glasses ready
we hunt
the game changes
depending on the season
always, we two
walking and searching
rifles on our shoulders
deer season--we see javelina
javelina season--deer
no rhyme or reason
but together...
we hunt
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Tuesday, September 7, 2021
I just know
common or mundane
anything that is average
since the day I took your name
from the day I met you
going back to that first time
my life changed forever
when I stepped across that line
all the walls I'd built up
bruises began to heal
electric when you touch me
and you are all I feel
quickly, is how it happened
I don't know why still
I just know I love you
and I always will
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oh, yes
loving is your specialty
I'm a lucky girl
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Monday, September 6, 2021
dragons
and pages I've turned
took one match
for the bridges I've burned
there's no way back, took up that slack
there's no space, not even a crack
you give all that I once lacked
and for lovin', you have a knack
I was out and sometimes down
wrinkles caused by a big frown
then you started comin' round
those old sorrows start to drown
where'd I be if not for you
always happy, never blue
oh, the trouble we can brew
life takes on a different hue
you pull me close and start our dance
it's just like being in a trance
no other boy could stand a chance
slaying my dragons with your lance
never in my wildest dreams
would I change the scheme of things
rising to the top like cream
whatever that old saying means
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things we want
are for the best, just wait and see
His infinite plan, with you in mind
will come about in His design
look for answers, search for clues
observe all the many hues
under rocks and in the clouds
listen, it may not be loud
a simple look, a quick chaste smile
a nod or wink could be their style
don't respond and walk away
this could be the one that stays
the things we want that aren't to be
are for the best, just wait and see
His infinite plan, with you in mind
will come about in His design
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coffee and dawn
hoping and loving was no chore
I did it gladly, or so I thought
I shouldn't have invested
or heavily bought
putting my wants in the back of the mind
going for broke and running blind
shouldn't have worn my heart on a sleeve
knowing you would go or I would leave
once in awhile when the moon is right
I sit pensive here at night
I'm the one that left so quick
before the feelings got too thick
things look different in morning light
coffee and dawn without the blight
I surprised you after all
left at the first signs of fall
you will say, "she will be back"
there is nothing that I lack
you didn't know me all that well
what you saw would soon foretell
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Saturday, September 4, 2021
those spells
I’m boxing all that was my past
traveling lighter it seems
you were right ‘bout what I leave
sometimes gold just doesn’t gleam
if I forget something I need
I’ll dig it up from memory
I know that anything can be replaced
most of all that’s true of me
I’ve found that thing I looked for most
more than what I’ve left behind
one-sided feelings that were dumb
also silly and partially blind
a road that forks and leads away
from tears I cried for yesterday
it may storm upon these hills
but I’ve learned how to weather
those spells