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Posted: 9/11/2008 3:48:16 PM | and isn't it love we all want really?
so why cant i get a date?
I aint an adonis, but dont stand and flaunt
is it bad luck, bad karma, or fate?
Tired of last minute cancelations
it is surely getting old
if the present is so rosy
how come i wanna fold | |
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Posted: 9/11/2008 4:10:15 PM | finding a life-mate
is truly the goal
and its better to write it
than to become a troll
but time takes time
and we must follow our role
though once in a while
it starts to feel old
(this is probably the 3rd time in a month u handed me a line i need before i needed it WeAreOne). | |
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Posted: 9/11/2008 4:54:00 PM | it starts to feel old
even when you get bold
and meet many or even just one
they never become how you imagined them
(course that's the lesson of projection).....
so is this how it's gonna be for the rest of eternity?
luckily i don't feel lonely....but
it would be nice to have some company
(glad i could be of service j....shame you live so far away! :)....
actually, we both know it's not that far....still, it's 3 hours each way) | |
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Posted: 9/11/2008 8:05:10 PM | so you both say, let's not
i will not lie upon a cot
for life is not quite so fraught
to lie down for words or wages
and i dont care what you did bought
i know the fish that i did caught
dont hope for things that should not ought
this aint the age of sages (can i possibly continue, but that is 8) | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 5:08:26 AM | this aint the age of sages
instead it's the age of cages
enslaved to be fed our wages
in the name of freedom
disguised....really is slavery....
well, walked out in a moment of bravery
for nothing is worth
being around violent energy | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 5:16:53 AM | Being around violent energy
Well describes the Texas coast
The storm marches ever inland
Galveston hurt the most
Let us bow our heads this morning
Those of us who pray
And ask that God be with those folks
In peril on this day | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 9:25:36 AM | for the price we all must pay
we should start to change today
it much to easy to walk away
and claim it is not our problem
street kids lost from city schools
lost faith and stopped following the rules
that does not mean that they are fools
they just have no source of hope | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 9:49:58 AM | They just have no source of hope
Raised with gang rule, hate and dope
From chaos of the gangsters lair
Come cries of anguish and despair
It has not changed for many years
Despite the pain and endless tears
Lets offer hope where hope is nil
If we won't do this no one will | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 10:19:44 AM | If we won't do this no one will
grant a child the gift of space
a place to cal his own
inviolate of the worlds malaise
my Dad before he dies
motioned me aside, whispering a breath away
if you do nothing else with your life
give a child a chance to rise above the crowd
this advise was given to me while my dad was dieing, and before I embarked on my solo journey of raising my now 12 year old step grandson, who would have been destined to the welfare system, it would be ice to say it has been an easy trip, but,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,well it has been worth while | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 10:35:12 AM | give a child a chance to rise above the crowd
jeffrey was a drop out who knocked on my office door
he wanted to learn construction and get his GED
He was hyper, talked fast and cursed. clearly ADD
He was doing great then his attendance dropped
Told him to get it together or i would kick him out
Next morning he was there, homeless for not selling drugs all night for his uncle
Got him a roof, passed his GED> Now he is in the Carpenter's Union
(true story also. I have spent a decade and a half working with tuff kids-they only need hope, respect of their intelligence and creativity, tough love, and some structured guidance. many still dont make it, but many do-next round will be Vicky, a topless dancer junkie who is now a RN for a geriatric authority). | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 10:55:30 AM | Got him a roof, passed his GED> Now he is in the Carpenter's Union
my dad would be proud, "raise high the roof beam carpenter"
crafting lasting things by hand
smell of saw dust and and new nails
in the end it is those we stop to help
regardless of the cost
chances earned and those that are just freely given
that proves the measure of our lives
so indeed" raise high the roof beam carpenter" I salute you, we do not embark upon this journy expecting all roads leading to success, but to try to do our best, that is better no? | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 11:32:53 AM | that proves the measure of our lives
the ruler of futures extended
Vicky was 16, she was a topless dancer
couldnt read and was addicted to crack
She got pregnant and got beat real bad
met her shortly after her curse
She got happily married and went to college
and is working hard as a nurse
(she relapsed once while in the program and started smoking and dancing again . tracked her down and dragged her -ss outta the club. damn, that sh-t is nasty). | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 12:13:38 PM | and is working hard as a nurse
to give another respect and self worth
is priceless and being of great service...
i imagine many here have made differences
in the lives of others...for many years there
helped those recovering from mental illness
and now here working with dementia and alzheimers
genuine respect seems how to truly help those who suffer
to clarify, the job i left this morning was a second job and is so unlike me ever to just leave, but it was necessary to remove myself from the violent insanity | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 12:37:11 PM | genuine respect seems how to truly help all who suffer
pre-requisite for sure, but beats a buffer
there is no single right path
the world is full of niches
the world is full of the sing, young and old
all possess stories needing to be told
to run for riches is to chase fools gold
the world wants us to be useful | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 5:48:43 PM | The world wants us to be useful
Maybe not the world but, all mankind
We all must do what small part we can
It first begins within our hearts and minds
The best advice that I have heard is simply
To just go where your heart sends you
There are task and purposes for all
Do what you are good at with all your heart | |
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Posted: 9/13/2008 9:13:04 PM | Do what you are good at with all your heart
and sooner or later the boredom will part
don't forget to put the horse before the cart
I think that's right or is it the other way 'round
my advice may not always be sound
but hey I'm still standin my ground
trying not to be so tightly bound
having fun and playing in the sun | |
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