I……..owe …….You

IOU….to be clear I’ll never pay you back but You don’t care – what you do expect is for me to share how much love you have how much You care – I did not come to know You by following Your Ways I came to know you by Witnessing…

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Take it or leave it….

A bit much for many people that are alive and vibrant are are threat and offensive…… to those afraid of live i will lose and I will win I will laugh and I will cry I will misunderstand and be misunderstood i will love and hate i I will lean…

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A brother in need…. For Tommy O.

Oh how I grieve for my brother in need because of the example he has been to me I groan with him because we know we are helpless without You but the healer that you are…….there are no miracles you cannot perform bless us with our request … Your Divine…

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Washing machine…

On a regular basis…. Ā  It’s become part of my routine I place myself in the ā€œWashing Machineā€ Helps me clear my mind….. makes me feel clean The time I spend in the ā€œWashing Machineā€ Sometimes it’s a short cycle and sometimes it’s long just depends on what is going…

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So I’m supposed to know….. for jom

So I’m supposed to know what you’re thinking wasn’t aware I possessed those skills I often find it difficult to articulate how I feel – One problem that can exist between between a couple that can easily be resolved Asking for what we want and seeing if it can be…

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Swept……for d…..ā€ stonewallā€ Johnson

I forgive you can you forgive me or was that ā€œfriendship thingā€ just leaves on a tree As Long as the wind didn’t get that rough we would hold on and overlook stuff but when we look back over our run we both remember the good and ā€œbadā€ fun so…

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Stopping the Americagoround….

Ā No everyone isn’t going to be happy no everyone doesn’t get their way no we can’t have that because we are broke we are broke because ā€œweā€ let ā€œourā€ government waste our money yes everyone has a voice and they have the right to be heard…… not followed the real…

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Lightning Bolt Joe….

Survivors like survivors it’s about the pain doesn’t take long……not much to explain – some walk this road through no fault of their own then there are others bent on seeing how far they can go…… how close to the edge…. Before they fall off Ā but there is a connection…

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That’s your deal…. Not mine

I’m 72….. wouldn’t want to be younger for real…. I worked hard doing all the stupid things I did now to make peace with my past and sift through the rubble and keep what I learned and chuck the rest – if I thought for a second the best days…

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Real Poverty…..

There is a poverty that no amount of money can eradicate nor alleviate that is the poverty of the soul Possessions …. Ā Notoriety…. Ā  Acclaim …. are insufficient in warding off this malady there is only one deterrent and only one solution A personal relationship with God those that have…

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I’m not sorry… for me

I’m not sorry for me….it was exactly like it was supposed to be the steps I took……or didn’t take lead me to this moment I have arrived at this with respect not regrets but you didn’t travel my path nor did I travel yours – I am not sorry for…

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Welcomed Invasion……4jmo

I didn’t know I didn’t see Exactly what was happening to me the invasion was peaceful and it made me feel free because that’s the way your love has invaded me I thought about caution and putting up a defense but I realized I couldn’t resist it was too pure….…

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Put down the pole…..

I suppose I’ve always been fishing for new things in my life I have naturally embraced change and sought it out can’t say if it’s age or experience or a combination of the two but I’ve put the gear away enraptured with the woman I love.. the life I’m living…

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Twilight last gleaming….. for Baby Ruth

For my Mother…. I sit with you trying to understand garbled words and unintelligible sentences it is out of respect that I uncomfortably watch you disappear there is no respect in death or dying it is a dismantling of body and mind I hate this and prefer to be anywhere…

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Out……spoken

I suspect all the nuisances….. all the verbiage…. all the intentions……. Have been spoken…….out   me. what is left is the waiting….. the hand wringing… the acceptance that the culmination of events has not finished its preparations smile…., think positive and pray you….. Continue to exude the level of positivity…

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A few levels up …… for JMO

I have had my ups and downs the results of a relunctance Ā to be patient and honest with myself but I have leveled off and found a relative peace and stability my general outlook is positive and inquisitive – it has been my experience that when you are willing and…

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I don’t have time….

I don’t have time to fret and whine about people or things that have come and gone Everything I tried to save ended in a waste of time and time becomes more precious as we move along so the departing was part of the journey and if the ā€œboomerang of…

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Putting your tool….away

The magical…. Mystical….. mysterious mind is a wonderful gift …..used correctly when we start down the road of over analyzing…. Adding and subtracting from reality in favor of ā€œwhat ifā€ ….. it quickly become a rapacious predator tools are wonderful instruments to make our work and lives better use them…

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The ā€œ tender cannonā€ā€¦. For the Prodigal Son

The ā€œtender cannonā€ doesn’t leave holes that you can see it wounds cause internal bleeding that often never heal don’t tell me about your good intentions….. I hear very well…… and one or two kind words aren’t a antidote for spite so wipe the stupid smile from your face ….…

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Both ends matter ….

Occasionally one will hear reference to the ā€œ End of the Rainbowā€ā€¦.. however the beginning is equally important the Impetus to go for it…. to reach …. to stretch.and the events that led up that motivation….dare not be glossed over…… because of blinders attached focused on the destination…..which in itself…

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On Second Thought

On second thought….. should have gone with the first sometimes too much pondering is worse than none at all so second guessing is a sure way to fail undermines the foundation before it gets built Consideration is a must but once a plan is hatched let it unfold you may…

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Cultural Deprivation……..for my teacher jmo

It isn’t about what you have but more about what you need if your needs are met matters little how or what You are blessed and don’t complain nor grieve when one demands things be a certain way we are diverting from Gods plan because we assume we are impoverished…

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Yes God Cries…..

He made everything and conceived everything None can compete nor comprehend his artistry and imagination – He knew what we would do with His Gift but He gave us a shot anyway God has probably thought at least a million times to pull the plug on this perplexing experiment but…

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While you are sleeping…….jom

While you are sleeping I’m the one dreaming and it will have to do for now but there will come a time when we intertwine and become one and that bound we build from touch and feel will be a strong cord hard to separate and we will laugh and…

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The Last trip without you….. for jmo

The road smoothed over the rough edges from life’s twists and turns lending a hand to others helped me heal and helped me learn what is important and what is not I have come to understand growing my relationship with God and a partnership with you is how I want…

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Sorry but they don’t apply ….for pmo

You said what you said but the words quickly lost their sting they are based on a man you once knew but that man isn’t the same – you have made no attempt to change your point of view too busy… same excuse…. the relationship wasn’t important to you so…

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Now…….

Now is all we have we are not guaranteed today I cannot live my life in regret nor change the coming days I try to understand and appreciate people along the way but I do not fret about those that are gone or those lost along the way things could…

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If I were with you …..

What would we do….. if I were with you Frolic in the bed…… and explore me and you thats one thing we are sure to do if I were with you if I were with you you we would take long walks I would listen to you…. I love to…

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Just look the other way…..

Doesn’t directly affect me I’ll just look the other way People destroying public property….. attempting to erase the past I’ll just look the other way where after all this time we are still talking about ā€œ people of colorā€ I’ll just look the other way when brainwashing is a sought…

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Poverty……. A closer examination

I am inclined……. to believe…….it was arranged by God to help me see that real poverty is the poverty of the soul the things I have often treasured where distractions for my mind that happiness has nothing to do with what we possess Rather what we place as valuable and…

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