NO ESCAPE
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Being Different!
Being Different!
Ostracized for being odd, which I view as unique,
For being strange, which I view as keen,
And it never ends, spoken words, and weird looks,
Imagine that!
Just for being… me!
© tonia renee lee revisited 6/18/2025
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Holy Communion
I have received from the Lord,
As I delivered to you;
Let it not to be ignored,
One disciple did pursue.
That night the Lord was betrayed,
He took bread and then broke it;
Gave to each one and conveyed,
As His body to commit.
Then He took the cup of wine,
Gave it for all them to drink;
A new covenant divine,
As His blood to sip and think.
Do these things in remembrance,
As often as you eat the bread;
Drink the cup in His absence,
His testament to be fed.
This you proclaim the Lord’s death,
Till once again will arrive;
Living by giving new breath,
And eternally alive
Copyright © 2025 Richard Newton Sherrer
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Where did the visionaries go?
Most flirting with ignorance
Stricken with obsolescence
Armed to their crooked teeth
With a blood stained
Laundry list
Of perpetrators
Lifetimes long.
Those capable
Of something new
Fall to the wayside
Clutching crushed flowers
Without the strength to
Pull the trigger
And blow the systemic beast away.
Brainwashing a token
Of supply side economics
Where victimhood
Becomes institutionalized
And those that dare to
Have the courage
To try and make a better way
Made to be feel guilty
Carrying the burden
Of labels
Like arachnids
Latching on tightly.
Where mentors
Once inspired
Dry up
Burn out
Left for
Greener pastures away
From the toxicity
Eating away at purity
Becoming a hardened shell
With menacing dispositions
Demanding contrition
With halfhearted apologies
Spewing from forked tongues.
A clean slate
Despite a corrupted soul
Demanding you pay the freight
Until you're nothing more
Than a misanthropic throwaway
Without a forum
To speak the truth
Lions becoming lambs
When jealously and envy
Have their way
Greasing the wheels
Towards a fast decline
Of humanity.
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Another new_day to--PRAY
Another new DAY* TO'
PRAY*===*////////*]]]
ANOTHER DAY TO'
SEEK TO BE
THY BEST IN
Every*GREAT
WAY*===*////////*]]]
Another day to POEM And
WRITE*===*////////*]]]
SEEKING WITH FAITH
LOVE AND*HOPE
GODS BLESSED
HOLY MIRACLE
LIFE*LIVING
LOVING
HEALING
L I F E
SAVING
LIGHT*===*/////////*]]]
Another day to poem and write all what
my HEART*DOES*FEEL*===*////////*]]]
Another day to portray all my EMOTIIONS
IN POEM WITH*HAPPY AND SAD*SONG
OF THINGS OF NOW AND BEFORE THAT
HIT ME LOW AND BLESSED ME
AND LIFTED ME HIGH AND
WITH NEW*SUNRISE
PRAY AND COUNT
THY EVERY
MIRACLE
BLESSINGS
OF right* NOW
AND*way*BEFORE
THEN SAY
THANK YOU
[[[[ GOD ]]]
s u r r e n d e r
S U R R E N D E R
s u r r e n d e r
S U R R E N D E R
s u r r e n d e r
S U R R E N D E R
s u r r e n d e r
S U R R E N D E R
s u r r e n d e r
SURRENDER
TRUST'
OBEY
A N D
FAITHFULLY
L O V I N G L Y
KNEEL*===*////////*]]]
BY JOHN D JUNGERS
18 JUNE 2025
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Keep The Music Live
He´s sitting in the corner
Checking his guitar´s in tune
The current act winding up
And he hopes he´s on soon.
Lot´s of regulars here tonight
But it´s his first open mic
Trying to find some tune
He hopes they´ll all like.
A mixed audience really,
A listening one he thinks,
Though some of the tables
Seem only here to drink.
A performance poet was heckled
But he took it with good grace
And left to loud applause having
Brought a smile to many a face.
Open mic night at the pub
Always a background of chat
Some just here for the beer
Who can blame them for that.
His nerves quickly settle
As he strokes his first chords
And what seems seconds later
The audience heartily applauds
Just another two songs and
He removes the speaker jack
Hearing the M.C. saying
He hopes he´ll come back.
He receives generous nods
As buys his drink at the bar
And for just a few heartbeats
He was an open mic star.
Its intoxicating and exhilarating
And he thinks that he just might
Get his act together and attend
A few more open mic nights.
Its a local music scene that
Grows and seems to thrive
All thanks to those pioneers
Who bravely keep the music live.
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AM I THE ONE
TELL ME BOY, AM I THE ONE
WHO KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT,
AM I THE ONE ALWAYS
ON YOUR MIND,
AM I THE ONE WHO
HAS YOUR HEART RACIN,
AM I THE ONE,WHO
LEAVES YOU FEELIN
BREATHLESS,
AM I THE ONE
YOU LONG TO HOLD
IN YOUR ARMS,
AM I YOUR ONE
AND ONLY,
AM I THE ONE WHO SAVES
YOU FROM BEIN LONELY,
AM I THE ONE, AM I THE ONE
HOLDING YOUR HEART
AM I THE ONE, AM I THE ONE!
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On a whim
On a whim
A tidal wave inside my head is breaking against the waves,
no lesser then me for one more day.
Thoughts that roll from deep within,
well they kinda roll away;
right off the tongue, sometimes.
Everyday the obstacles are fewer than before.
But it is only on a theory that she braces for impact and we wisely seat ourselves down.
Now remember I always win,
the game is rigged and no life jackets were on the boat,
nor did my head ever dry up from the flood.
It's a no exit two way stop sign that no one person can see.
Next time it's best to do it an a whim.
With meeeeeeeeee!
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