you can’t make me………………………………..unless i want to

you can’t make me accountable, responsible, considerate………………………..i have to want to you can’t make me deceptive,evasive, or secretive…………………………………………..i have to want to you can’t make me good, bad, indifferent, callous or caring………………………….i have to want to you can’t make me do anything and that excuse doesn’t work and isn’t offered…

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set up

set up like a bowling pin no warning, no sign perfect example of the blind leading the blind if this is your idea of learning, i’ll let you in on a little clue the teacher won’t do a lot of teaching when the student feels he is being screwed you…

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it’s really not a secret…………….we can stop pretending

it’s not a secret we both know the score each of us has been around the block to know what we are looking for so we can go about our day and do our pleasantries, but inside we both know that something is missing we can talk around it, get…

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walk with me

walk with me down this road, tell me what you see i know you been here before and some of this is new to me you told me that you had lost your way, where was it you got confused maybe you could help me avoid the detour that you…

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that’s what freedom sounds like………………..hmmmmmmmm

my wife had a comedian on the boob tube the other night and i was amazed at his routine it was totally centered around the timing and punctuation of the most offensive four letter words the audience was enthralled and i decided to read this is us anything goes, and…

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i’ll believe it when i see it……………………maybe

i don’t trust me…………………let alone you remember i’m human and i know what they can do so if you find me a wee bit leery……………………you right on the spot i’ll believe what you’re saying, when i see it,………………………………………. or maybe not you see i often see what inside my head…

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better pack a bag

i got excused from the boy scouts for being over stimulated, but i was around long enough to remember one thing……………..you gotta be ready…………………….for anything as best you can now don’t get me wrong, God will help you……………………..but He may see how you handle yourself along the way……………until the flood…

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tomorrow they may be gone

i caution you not to wait, if it is something you feel you must do tomorrow isn’t that far away, but it may be too late for you the experience has happened one to many times where i wanted to share something from my heart with someone, but tomorrow they…

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the cookie jar

my grandma had a cookie jar on the counter in the kitchen and she said that it was her place where she put things she wanted to remember warning us that it was ”off limits” and she better not find us kids snooping around it i suppose that was a…

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in Gods’ time

in a tight spot, nowhere to turn, then i remembered something learned no matter what this world presents me i can get  resolution, because i have the ”Key” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. the ”Key” was revealed after many days of confusion  and doubt out of options and filled with regret, my mind was empty…

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where else would i go

now that i know where else would i go when what i see frightens me and makes me feel confused i simply retreat to an isolated seat where i can share with you in a prayer never turned away, nothing to pay, i tell you what you already know you…

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splinter in your soul

there is a splinter in your soul and it’s ready to come out sad to say you put it there and only you can ask to have it removed we often think  situations just happen out of the blue and all of a sudden, but rarely is that the case…

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accommodate our lies

we adjust to our lies, to satisfy our mind that what we are doing will work out just fine and when the story is hard to keep straight we look for someone to blame and they have already escaped you see people get use to how we operate, they watch…

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the dam

we enter this world like a drop of water and our parents attempt to channel the flow we meet up with other drops and the majority pushes us on in the process we begin to see often the volume destroys what is in it’s path we decide to make a…

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just because you want it

just because you want doesn’t mean it’s right for you don’t adjust the facts to fit your plans, maybe you should let them fall through this weeks necessities are next weeks fools, just because you want it doesn’t mean it’s right for you i look over watches and books, momentos…

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rhythm of life

it takes time to find what you are looking for helps if you are clear as to what matters most to you pass through different stages where things lose and take on new value in the process you sift the necessary from the unnecessary and the list continues to grow…

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department ”h”

i am one of those people who like things placed in their respective slot filed neatly and arranged such that reference is easily achieved place that notion with the chaotic nature of life and it isn’t hard to see a collision in the offing i believe my journey here is…

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ex-marionette

i could say it was you who is to blame and get on my high horse and ride away but you wouldn’t buy it, you are familiar with this game, your look said it all so when i’ve used all the excuses and they don’t even sound plausible to me…

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when subtraction becomes addition

deciding there where things i could do without opened up some avenues and a chance to sort things out letting go of people, places and things that no longer met my needs seems like all of a sudden it’s easier to breathe sometimes one just has to stop and look…

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right action regardless

when how others respond and react to you has no effect on how you treat and interact with them……………………………………………you are well on your way to a place where the sharpest jabs have no power over you…………………………..and that is a place worthy of finding it is there, if you want to…

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good morning

my toilet overflowed   a situation we all know   no need to retaliate   must have been   something that i ate   good morning………………………it’s whatever you want to make it         p.s. always could be worse

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henri

i have a dog named henri, he’s a lot like me doesn’t like to get his feet wet, and he waits as long as he can before he takes a pee have to watch the gate because he likes to take a cruise, run around the neighborhood and see what…

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old friend

you never left though i was in outer space you said you still saw something that bad choices couldn’t erase when i was trying to find my way, you never gave advice and you didn’t stay away you where there a pillar i could hold on to   you never…

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keep your dreams

you are the caretaker of your dreams careful to whom you share them with, to most they won’t mean a thing if you are seeking approval, no one can truly understand them because they are your dreams continually bring them out and let them exercise, each time you play with…

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other side of the street

i crossed over and i never looked back disgusted with myself and the filth i would attract so a very long winter was replaced by spring never going back to that side of the street again ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..   it’s a gradual slide not all at once you start making excuses…

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what money can’t do

money can buy hands but it cannot buy respect money can buy people but it cannot buy their hearts money can patch holes but it cannot fill them money can entertain but it cannot enrich money can soften but it cannot soothe money can dictate but it cannot translate money…

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journey

over the ocean and across the sea can’t find me until i find You down in the valley and up in a tree can’t find me until i find you digging up bones and old memories but i can’t find me until i find you so i’ve been looking for…

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Gods’Math

need a blessing…………………………….be a blessing the words were strong from the man standing by the tree ”I need others to work with me………….and as you become my hands and feet, I will continue to fulfill your needs………………………when you are in a storm it is hard to see the path that…

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i’d love to but i can’t

engage in your mayhem i’d love to but i can’t participate in your gossip i’d love to but i can’t be caught up in your drama i’d love to but i can’t waste my time listening to your tirades i’d love to but i can’t ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. no need to quarrel,…

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what we are looking 4

i don’t have to explain it comes with your first breath before you can speak or take your first step a seed is planted in your heart and mind there is something, you are compelled to find ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… it never leaves you and it tangles up your mind you question…

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