nuetral

my best friend isn’t black or white He is a ”peacenik” but isn’t afraid to fight will always answer the door even late at night doesn’t mind telling me when my thinking isn’t right i listen because i know He’s my friend i know He’s my friend because He doesn’t take sides He’s comes with…

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kiss me baby

hey hey hey we made it through another day there were times when that was great to say kiss me baby the dog on the leash slowed his pace now neither feel they are in a race kiss me baby now tomorrow may come and run over us both steal the paddles and capsize the…

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GIVE and Take

the tide has come and extracted its toll the addition and subtraction comes and goes what is given is valued to the extent it is respected and used what has been taken is akin to paying our dues ceased considering good or fair, time uncovers things as we become prepared to rightly assess them and…

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a good man died/for Bill R.

a good man died he was 94, he had a family and lived next door,he wasn’t a talker just went about his day, trying to be a Christian, stay out of Gods’ way he worked everyday and drove an old car, painted houses on the side and went to the store sometimes it was hard…

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sparring with time

time and i get in the ring and i am aware of just one thing he could knock me out at anytime but he is aware that i will probably get a few licks in so we train together in mutual respect i do not try to deny his superiority and he lets me fumble…

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the canvas was blank

old friend i looked at you forlorn and weary helpless i was there for support, not advice i have no knowledge or experience with the loss of a spouse we have history and long friendship that afforded me this visit though i know many have tried to reach out to you but that’s not how…

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rust

i run my hand down the iron rail the oxidized metal turning my hand orange and i wonder how long its been here they say energy goes on forever, mine seems like its gone somewhere so we are all oxidizing as we speak and the wheel of time is slowly crushing and grinding us into…

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dinner at MADELYNES/until today

un t unti unti until to until today until today today was Mags birthday……………………60 Frank her late husband dead almost 5 years…………………………Tommy their son 20 years, overdose she was sober for the last 18………………trying desperately to drink herself to death with moderate success………………..only to be kidnapped and taken to rehab by Luke an old friend…

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CAREFUL

careful where you place those mines you will walk this way again if you are like me it’s hard to remember when revenge is leading the way so the better half won out when i took a moment to reflect i played a part in the way things went down, though it’s not something i…

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evolving

i am in rotation around myself as i look from different perspectives i see things i like and some not so much so with the slightest intention my rotation is altered occasionally severe adjustments are required, but rarely most of the desired effects are derived by focused thought followed by implementation i swallow things mentally…

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