I will:
Walk like a man
Speak up like a man
Show empathy like a man
Father like a man
Love like a man
Honest and faithful like a man
And with God’s mercy and grace
I will die like a man
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Man doesn’t know whether God will show favor to him.
Everyone will die someday.
Death comes to godly and sinful people alike.
It comes to good and bad people alike
Ecclesiastes (9-2) in- context
Good times or bad
Happy or sad
Mistake or regret
I never forget
I never stopped
I kept on going
Time was free
I saw everything
I wanted to see
Held on to memories
I wanted to keep
Nothing left to reap!
I witnessed:
Hate
Anger
War
Hypocrisy
Lies
abuse
Rage
Etc.etc.etc.
Humans whose hearts were
Kept in a cage
I witnessed:
Love
Peace
Sorrow
Sadness
Happiness
Joy
empathy
Etc.etc.etc.
Everything a human heart can carry
As I neared the end of my time
I saw vanity
Touch humanity
Was it all vanity?
I asked
As I passed on through
NO! NO!
I also found wisdom
Throughout the land
For wisdom gives humans
Strength knowledge and protection
At the end 0f my life
I will return to dust
And my spirit will return to God
Who sent me on this
Life’s journey
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“The fear of the God is the beginning of wisdom (knowledge)
fools despise wisdom and instruction” Proverbs (1-7)
What do they say? What do they do?
Embellish the truth
Spread false information
Condescending responses
Trust and honor trashed aside
Mutual respect destroyed
Friendship never considered
Contact silently pushed aside
Choices to be made
Bread and butter
What have you discovered?
Only one side
Is there another?
How do you forgive someone?
Do you forgive forget?
Do you forgive not forget?
Do you not forgive not forget?
Have you come to a decision yet?
Choice met
Without regret
Peace of mind
You will find
Drop the pride
Nothing to hide
Humble yourself
Wisdom abides
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“The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never
comes from your enemies; it comes from
those you trust the most.”
author unknown
How do you forgive someone?
Do you forgive forget?
Do you forgive not forget?
Do you not forgive not forget?
Have you come to a decision yet?
I have dreams in my dreams of others that dream of me
Have I stepped out of your dreams?
IF So
What does it feel like?
Is it the way it seems?
Or does reality challenge the fantasy
Stepping out of someone’s dream
Has to awaken one’s inner desires
No longer hiding emotions buried deep in the heart
Fantasy or Bust
Disappointment or Pleased
How do you tell them apart?
Better decide before you start
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“You never change your life until you step out of
your comfort zone;
change begins at the end of your comfort zone.”
R.T. Bennett
The road was dark and quite tonight just light of the moon as it trailed down lighting the Pathway. Down a distance I saw a shadow of a man walking behind his shadow. I did not recognize who he was?
His head was down
Moving so slowly Like standing still
As if he had lost his will?
Nowhere bound
Where is he going?
I said to myself
Looking so lonely
Needing help?
Lost his love?
Is his lover gone?
Did he blow his chance?
No more romance?
Endless love?
Last dance?
As he passed bye
I heard him sigh
She’s gone It’s over
Is that what you want?
I answered
Clopin Clopant
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“Don’t burn your opportunities
for a temporary comfort”
Amazing quotes
Walking in her shadow
Wherever we may go
To gather her attention
While
I sprinkle her heart
With patience and kindness
Pleasant words I have spoken
To gently urge her to notice me
How do you influence a heart?
When the heart does not see
How do you persuade a heart?
When the heart does not hear
How do you cause a heart to respond?
When it is not dependent on
Time to move on?
Let her go?
Remove the ache
Don’t let your heart break
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“Love is composed of a single soul
inhabiting two bodies”
Aristotle
Time wasted
Time in
Time out
Time up
Time was
No time like the right time
To return to where you belong
Leaving is easy Returning is hard
Leaving behind memories
Leaving friends and loved ones
Time took you away
Hard to return
That I’ve leaned
Time to give up on your dreams
Life is not always what it seems
Your heart has to mend
Its time must now end
It’s not what you want from this life
That satisfies
But what you need
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“A man travels the world over
in search of what he needs
And returns home to find it.”
George Moore
It is so sad waiting for a reply
knowing that your heart may be denied
I left it there without a word
knowing that it would be heard
An answer I cannot dismiss
Hanging on our first kiss
I am so glad it’s this way
For love’s love is mean to be
Two hearts beating in sync
A two-soul dependency
However
Silence is heart breaking
No one wants to hear
Too much to bear
Words not spoken are heard
Defining what cannot be had
Leaving you knowing that it is okay
When you are
So glad to be sad
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“It doesn’t matter what you bear.
but how you bear it.”
Seneca
Does love dwindle as age continues?
Does love wither on the vine when faced with time?
You are too old that is what you are told
No, it is how she makes you feel
Then you know that she is real
Feelings aside you cannot hide how you feel inside
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Love is outside of time
To die is mortal love
God’s love is eternal
“You are never too old to set a new goal
or to dream a new dream”
C.S.Lewis
It was your smile
Not your eyes
Not you youth
Not your voice
Not your beauty
Not your face
It was your smile
That made my heart go wild
I will always remember that certain smile