ahhhhhhhhh, soothing reflective memories are truly the best gifts, hopefully we maintain them throughout life.....thanks for this I need to recall some.

as long as it ain't blue...lol

pills. we depend on them far too much for far too many things, course the Pharm companies love us for it... as always you keep us thinking, have a good holiday.

I can't wait til you get hitched, if you write like this now just think what your muse will have to say then, you ole smoozer you...lmao...very nice

to turn every disadvataged child's tears to smiles if only for a day

to rid the world of poverty

to stop all the senseless killings of senseless wars

key words, no longer a girl, life is full of regrets until we grow up and realize there's just too little time to dwell upon them....you are so good with expressing this.....enjoyed reading.

lovely, and may you and yours have an awesome holiday season as well

I lost all resentments in life the day I officially grew up, I think I was 36 or so, now I'm enjoying each day as it exposes itself, thanks for all the support...and yes Ms. TEASE, you like it...

My Christmas Wish

Christmas shopping has always been fun
as we find that special gift for a loved one
They say it's better to give than to receive
a message material people can't believe

each and every year we wonder what we'll get
our list grows longer, our hopes all set
eyeing the presents under the tree
mentally sorting the ones for thee

like everyone else I have my own desire
to receive a gift that'll set my heart afire
the present I want, doesn't cost a thing
requires little effort for the joy it will bring

so this Christmas please fill my request
show some love and smile your best
remember those who's fortunes are less
and may all of you have a Merry Christmas.

May all of you and your families have a wonderful and safe holiday season, and please don't forget to visit the elderly who reside in your nearest nursing homes and hospitals, for they have paved the way for our very existence. Show them they aren't forgotten....peace

Acceptance

you hate me
trying to equate me
to who I should be
rather than the reality
of who I am
DAMN

you want to clone me
tone me
to your preference
I need a reference
to relate
PARTICIPATE

I've been outcast
because of the past
unforgiven
not fit for living
but I'm staying
PRAYING

that you'll learn
tables turn

and one day

your reality
will be me
will you accept it
reject it
or dwell
in social hell
become opaque
treated like the plague
a disease
PLEASE

you'll cry
and try
to be accepted
but you're infected
no longer sacred
due to hatred
only you
lonely you
needing a friend
in the end
who shall it be
ME

Be careful who you exclude, who you elude,
for your life may someday depend on them.....peace

soothing, hopeful, almost makes one forget the sad state of the world, but then Christmas is designed for such and you've captured that perfectly.....man I so miss the christmas seasons of purity, when we made things and gave them as presents and people loved them because it truly was the effort and the thought...anyone know how to make an Ipod......lol

Nothing ever really changes
You’ll always be here
Like you left the essence of yourself

^I wish more people truly understood how relevant the above lines are in relation to the death of a loved one. They never leave, but always remain as close as your heart and memories.....Nice tribute...My condolences

If death is indeed final, then I have lived for naught

since this is the first piece I've come across of yours, I'll hold myself in check a tad, although I will say that you have talent and a sense of flow, hopefully you'll expand upon it and refine it. Because the world needs the younger writers more than it ever has, you've so much to say to teach the masses what's going on in your generation.. Welcome to the forum and I hope to see more from you

enlightening......much enjoyed

sounds like a man eating plant. all this flourishing and stuff...never retreat (withdraw), keep moving forward, you didn't buy those sneaks to go backwards.....:).....I get it, I'm just being facetious

don't your feet get cold in dem dar pink sneaks in da snow...lol

this was knee deep in memory for me, I love trudging, now go get some booties on.

this is like a poem, such beautiful images, the nature ones remind me how much I miss my birthplace.

the ultimate drug, dreams

your dreams on drugs, nightmares

this made me wish I could be in a pleasant dream, nicely done.

wow, that's what I'm talking about...what a powerful ending...Bang, a knockout....awesome

you're missing the point, but in any case, have a good holiday.

Did you know that the week during and after the super bowl is the week where the most cases of spousal abuse reports are prevalent, it's almost 10 to 1 more than the next highest.

Sacred Vows (Rant)

unable to conceive
why she couldn't leave
an anxiety attack
held her back
feeling low
from an "I told you so"
spoken by a clown
who had beaten her down
stealing her esteem
changing her dream
from happiness
to distress

she loved him
always thought of him
gave up her life
to become his wife
to honor and obey
a slave on the way
abused
misused
brutally battered
nothing else mattered
he'd already won
until the gun
tore through his heart
till death they depart
her vow
over now

Dedicated to the many women
who suffer from spousal abuse.

"Any male who abuses a child or a woman, does not deserve the title of man, as he is still a boy who has yet to deal with his adolescent inadequacies"
Bob Shank.......July 2004