I love this. Beautiful. :)

An interesting perspective, some of which may be lost in translation., but I wish you all the best in life

There is an error
"Melanomas that shade range from ebony to white" darn corrective, of course I meant the pigment, not the cancer lol. It's meant to say
"Melanin that shades range from ebony to white"
It will not let me edit the original for some reason.

We, the world, our cultures, our faiths
Our social experiences that influences and shapes
Our rhymes, and our themes, all our rules and our states,
That bends clear realities into tools that creates
Disfigured perceptions, and demons, and hates
And moves us like animals into pacts, and negates
All reasons and motives to love all and feel free
In minds, and in hearts, and in politics, and in dreams.

Diversity is beauty, perfections in myriad forms
Difference is courage to be one among all
Melanomas that shade range from ebony to white
And strands grow in all textures is irrelevant and trite
Eyes that look through the many mirrors of light
Shapes of all beings clothed in garbs that delights
Feet that walk roads on their own unique sites
Collecting their stories, a pilgrims insight

Those birth threads that feed us all utopic cake
Is whole, and complete and able to maintain
Yet chips of its goodness crumble and dissipate
During mountainous obstacles of life whiles it bakes
In ovens of childhood, and youth-filled heartaches,
Then the adult realization that the whole world is fake


The midlife rethinking assessing, rejuvenates
The part of our being that burned by mistake
The collection of stories are rare and concise
We recognize it’s repeated in so many lives
We find that these histories make us realize
There is no real difference from one another in life,
Just fears and some nonsense that taught us to wane
And move from the platform that make us all same.


Claudia Thomas Barber (May 2017)

I love This. It's so moving.

BS

Day by day, minute by minute,
We seek to find, then find to seek,
Focused on the obsolete
On empty roads, filled street to street
Of many trapped in states of sleep
Reluctant to face life’s harsh degrees
Of human levels of depravities,
Mistreatment's and those plight-filled scenes
In distant lands, sound bites and spiel
And all such things designed to teach
Like Roman coliseum crowns, who come to see
The Gladiator fights, and staged defeats
Display their might, and “hero” wins
And those, who’s place is only to be
The fodder, sacrifices, for the “Master” beast
Dressed in hedonistic, sexual things,
Filled with glee, and riches to many to deem
Speaking empty, endless, ugly things
To draw on fears in the average man
And women, and child, and social clan,
Manipulated and twisted to make a stand
Against reasonable and ordinary thing in this land
While all the time ignores life’s real crimes
Which facts and evidence do define
Reality running naked and bear,
In a comatose, silent stares.

I want to scream, and cry, and bring
To anyone who can still feel anything.
Released from this, fly away free
Retreat, be absent, disconnect, don’t give in
It’s works are marred, it’s effect disdained
Look deep within, and think again
Give gentle grins and parental replies,
In the knowledge that you can see the dyes
That colors truth and promotes ending lists of porkie-pies
Yet a forgiving heart, and understanding eyes
That sees all this crap and walks on by.

Claudia Thomas Barber April 2017

The Gallant Man

Is gallantry lost, or the word under used?
For now we feel less incline to choose
This term which does describe a man
As brave, and fearless, able to withstand

The dangers and foes that plague our lands
This aggressive trait takes center stand
Leaves little room for the Nobel to sit.
Not kings, nor Lords, or prize requisite

Not fighters, or doers in fields unmatched
But men who are ready to stand unabashed
As gentle, respectful, considerately deemed
Are these not the men of all women's dreams?

Comfortable with silence, yet able to speak up
When the need is presented to defend what he loves
With some knowledge of life, he's attentive, and clean
In mind and in heart, strong, with self-esteem.

Integrity he chooses, standing firm with his heart
Seeker of solutions, and justice, the mantra in his bark
The moral, protective and faithful counterpart
We moan of his absence, yet ridicule his path

To be what we want, yet a threat to our 'craft'
So many women go for the rough, rogue retard
Who's good looking, ill-mannered, a cool, slick upstart,
Aloof and quite selfish, seeing all females as tarts

Has modern ethos of woman completely denied
The men who is honest, steadfast and refined
Whose expressions, and moods and handsome face
Do not disturb my tranquillity, or leave me frustrate

But give me the freedom to be... well…just me
Progressing and growing, fulfilled and complete
He is peaceful with dignity and happy to wait
For the love he so desire to just give him a break

Stop eroding the qualities of these fine, valued men
With back handed quips that perceive him as fake.
That say he's not needed, required or even attained
Are we women alone happy, to take all of the strains?

We are able and ready to stand with our pride
And sometimes we have to, when 'love' takes a dive
As mothers and lovers, we manage lives and create
The places of safety, the keepers of pains

We play down the importance of men who might be
A guide, or a mentor, our supporter, our key
Unlocking deep emotions of passions, and dreams
And seeing our weaknesses, and not being pristine

The movies and media makes gallant men weak
If they're not blow up people, or full of mystique
Showing villains and criminals as hero's to boot
Who wins hearts when seen as "just misunderstood"

Brainwashing that leaves us as only to blame
When we realize its all just a Hollywood game
We think that true gallantry lives only in books
For the gallant man is real, if we care to just look.


Claudia Thomas Barber (June 2015)

Thanks for sharing your feelings. Keep going hon. All the best to you in life and love.

Great profile, good luck in your search

Hi hon. It might help if you say more about yourself and what you are looking for in the lady you desire to meet. Just my opinion. Good luck

So funny

WOW! So much is said here.

I would like us to remember ALL the human beings in ALL the countries of the middles east. Love and peace to ALL

Wonderful, thank you for sharing Barunne . Love it.

Love this. We have all felt it, been there. I don't know if this was written about a current painful experience, but sending big hugs anyway babe.

Feeling you on this hugs, love and peace for ALL

I felt the same. Just lovely, Thank you

Congrats! All the best fot the future.

What IS the meaning of life?.....To find the MEANING of life.....???
NO ! To Live it.