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Empowerment Poetry
BUGGIN'
DEDICATED TO PARTNERSHIP & THOSE TO WHOM GOD KEEPS GIVING
I DON'T MEAN TO BUG YOU BUT,
PARDON ME
HAS ANY ONE EVER TOLD YOU
THAT RELATIONSHIPS AREN'T FREE
THERE'S A GIVE AND TAKE
SACRIFICES TO MAKE
YOU CAN NOT HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
TO GIVE TO THE OTHER SHOWS LOVE THAT'S TRUE
IF ONE IS NOT BENDING, THE OTHER WILL BREAK
IT TAKES TWO, A TRUE PARTNERSHIP TO MAKE
YOU CAN NOT THINK ABOUT IT IN A SUPERFICIAL WAY
FOR LOVE UNATTENDED WILL WITHER AWAY
WILL YOU SIT AND WONDER WHY YOUR ALONE
WHEN YOUR LOVER HAS LEFT AND YOUR WORLD IS NOW GONE WOULD YOU REALIZE THE MISTAKES THAT YOU MADE
WHEN YOU TURN TO THE EMPTY PLACE WHERE LOVE LAID
NOW YOUR LOVER'S TEARS ARE JUST STAINS ON THE PILLOW
IS IT ONLY NOW THAT YOUR TEARS START TO FLOW
YOU CAN NOT IMAGINE WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
FROM A PARTNER THAT'S HAPPY, ENRICHED AND FREE
AND WHAT YOUR REWARD, I KNOW YOU'LL BE THRILLED
YOU KNOW YOU WILL ALWAYS BE HAPPILY FULFILLED
TRULY THE SACRIFICES YOU THINK THAT YOU MAKE
ARE INVESTMENTS IN LIFE MAKE NO MISTAKE
EVERY SPECIAL MOMENT, SMILE OR GLANCE
ADDS TO THE ROMANCE, PERFECTS THE DANCE
CHERISH YOUR LOVED ONE WHILE THEY ARE HERE
WHEN THEY ARE GONE THEY REMAIN IN YOUR MIRROR
WHAT YOU SEE THEN IS NOW YOUR DECISION
WILL IT BE PAIN OR A BEAUTIFUL VISION
MEMORIES SO SWEET OF SHARING AND GIVING
AN ANGEL IN HEAVEN WAITS FOR YOU SINGING
ABOUT A KIND PARTNER WHO MADE LIFE WORTH LIVING
THIS IS THE ONE TO WHOM GOD KEEPS GIVING
THE GIFT I GIVE TO ME
THE GIFT I GIVE TO ME
WILL BE A GIFT OF LOVE
I PROMISE TO MYSELF
TO SEE ALL OF MY GOOD
I KNOW THAT WHEN GOD MADE ME
HE MADE ME STRONG AND FREE
HE GAVE ME TALENTS UNSURPASSED
UNLIKE ANOTHER HUMAN BEING
I KNOW I AM ONE OF A KIND
A RARE AND PRECIOUS JEWEL
DESERVING OF ALL GOOD THINGS
I WAIT IN THIS VESTIBULE
TO LOVE MYSELF IS THE ULTIMATE WAY
TO SHOW GOD THANKS
I'M GLAD HE MADE ME WHO I AM
HE MADE ME QUITE FIRST RATE
THE GIFT I GIVE TO ME
WILL BE THE GIFT OF LOVE
THE GIFT I GIVE TO ME
FIRST CAME FROM GOD ABOVE
"I AM"
SOME TIMES I WONDER WHO I AM
AM I WHO I THINK I AM
OR AM I REALLY WHO YOU SEE
OR AM I WHO I AM TO ME
ME TO ME IS TRUTH IS FREE
ME TO YOU I CAN'T BELIEVE
IF FOR FLAWS I WANT TO SEE
IF FOR FLAWS I CAN NOT SEE
HOW TO CHANGE WHO I AM
IF I AM TO CHANGE
I WANT TO CHANGE WHO I AM
IF I AM DERANGED
"I AM" MY GOD
MY GOD "I AM"
AN IMAGE OF CREATOR
KNOW ALL SEE ALL BE ALL
A GIFT FROM MATER - PATER
EVERYTHING THAT'S GOOD AND TRUE
IS MY GOD "I AM"
I AM NO LESS THAN "I AM"
I DO REFLECT PERFECT "I AM"
SO I KNOW I AM "I AM"
JUST AS THE BIBLE SAID
SO I KNOW I AM "I AM"
NOT JUST IN MY HEAD
MY SPIRIT KNOWS "I AM"
THOUGH MY MIND
MIGHT TRY TO SAY
THAT'S NOT WHO I AM TODAY
JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE ELSE CAN'T SEE
THE SPIRIT OF "I AM " IN ME
I'LL SIT HERE AND WONDER WHO I AM
AND WHO'S "I AM " TO YOU
THEN AGAIN I'LL REALIZE
TO "I AM"
I AM A PRIZE
MUCH TOO LITTLE
MUCH TOO LITTLE CAME TO TOWN
WAVING A BANNER ALL AROUND
MUCH TOO LITTLE WAS MUCH TOO BIG
TO FIT INTO THE ORDINARY PEG
MUCH TOO ALL OF OUR SURPRISE
MUCH TOO LITTLE WAS FULL OF LIES
AND WHEN IT CAME RIGHT DOWN TO IT
MUCH TOO LITTLE REALLY BLEW IT
ALL THE WHILE THERE WAS A CHANCE
THAT MUCH TOO LITTLE'S FOREIGN GLANCE
WOULD HYPNOTIZE THE LITTLE TOWN
AND CERTAINLY SEND IT SPINNING DOWN
BUT MUCH TO LITTLE HAPPENED THERE
AND MUCH TOO LITTLE'S LITTLE STARE
COULD NOT STAND AGAINST THE RIGHT
OF A TOWN WITH STRENGTH AND MIGHT
IT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED MUCH TOO LATE
MUCH TOO LITTLE ON LITTLE'S PLATE
IT HAPPENED MUCH TO LITTLE'S SURPRISE
MUCH TOO LITTLE HAD TOO MUCH PRIDE
THE SUNSHINE
THE SUNSHINE FEELS GOOD ON MY SKIN
AS I SIT BY THE WINDOW ON A BENCH
I FEEL THE WARMTH OF THE LIGHT COMING IN
I'M AWARE OF MY JAW THAT I CLENCH
MY WORRIES ARE LARGER THAN I
SO I SIT IN THE SUN TO RELAX
I WATCH AS THE WORLD PASSES BY
MY MIND HAS NOW WANDERED OFF TRACK
A FEELING OF SWEET SOLITUDE
FEELING THE WARMTH OF THE SUN
EASING MY MIND AND MY MOOD
FINDING SOME RESOLUTION
OH JUST TO SIT IN THE SUN HERE
FOR A DAY, JUST AN HOUR OR TWO
I FIND THAT MY MIND BECOMES SO CLEAR
WHY I'M HERE WHAT IT IS I MUST DO
THE SUNSHINE FEELS GOOD ON MY SKIN
AS I SIT BY THE WINDOW ON A BENCH
I FEEL THE WARMTH OF THE LIGHT COMING IN
I'M AWARE THAT MY JAW IS UNCLENCHED
DREAM ON DREAMER
DEDICATED TO THE LEANDER, TEXAS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS
HOW CAN I EXPLAIN
WHAT'S DEEP INSIDE MY BRAIN
HOW I'M FEELING DOWN INSIDE
HOW I FEEL THAT I HAVE TRIED
WHY CAN'T OTHER'S UNDERSTAND
WHAT I SAY, WHO I AM
MAYBE I'M FROM OUTER SPACE
SO UNLIKE THE HUMAN RACE
I SEE THINGS SO DIFFERENTLY
PEOPLE ALWAYS TELLING ME
SMELL THE COFFEE, JUST WAKE UP
IT'S NOT COFFEE BUT, TEA IN MY CUP
SO I'LL SHOW THEM AND THEY'LL SEE
ALL THE WORLD WILL RECOGNIZE ME
THAT IS WHEN THEY CHANGE AND SAY
DREAM ON DREAMER STAY THAT WAY!
CAUTION! THIS NEXT WORK CAN BE EXTREMELY REVEALING TO ONES SPIRIT. IF YOU ARE TOTALLY COMFORTABLE IN YOUR CURRENT STATE AND DO NOT DESIRE TO REACH BEYOND THE STANDARD RELIGIOUS REALMS PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS! CONTAINS SARCASTIC TRUTH.
A NEW SONG
FOR (REVELATIONS END - NEW WORLD BEGINNING) NEW MILLENNIUM PSALMIST DAWN MARACLE
I'M A CHRISTIAN, YOUR A CHRISTIAN,
HE'S A CHRISTIAN, SHE'S A CHRISTIAN
YOU CAN BE A HYPOCRITE TOO!
LET EM TELL YA BOUT LOVE,
LET EM GIVE YA A HUG
LOOK AT THEIR SMILING FACE
THEY CAN SEEM SO WONDERFUL
THEY KNOW ALL THE BIBLE QUOTES
THEY KNOW JUST WHAT'S RIGHT FOR YOU
YOU NEED TO GO TO THE CHURCH THAT I GO TO
YOU NEED TO SEE GOD JUST AS I DO
YOU NEED TO WALK, TALK AND THINK LIKE MY GOD
CAUSE WHAT I WAS TAUGHT, IS NOW MY BELIEF, THIS IS GOD!
NO NEED TO GO FURTHER.
OH, YOU POOR SOUL!
HOW LACKING YOU ARE FUNDAMENTALLY SPEAKING,
YOUR A SINNER! WE ARE THE GOOD GUYS,
WE'LL JUST LOVE YOU TO DEATH
YOUR NOT WALKING WITH GOD
IF YOU DON'T MARCH WITH THE REST!
WHO IN THE WORLD ON THIS EARTH HAS A RIGHT
TO BELITTLE MY KNOWLEDGE OF GOD
I DON'T NEED ANY MORE OF YOUR SPOON FED PABULUM
THE MEAT OF THE MATTER IS
YOU'LL NEVER SEE WITH OUT EYES
NO WONDER YOU DON'T HEAR THE TRUE VOICE OF GOD
AND HIS ALL KNOWING BEING
A PART OF THE ALMIGHTY MAKER ,
I KNOW ALL THAT HE KNOWS
THE TRUE SUPPER THAT I DINE ON,
WITH GOD!
NO MAN WILL EVER DO MORE THAN
GUIDE THE ELEMENTARY CHILDREN
BUT MOST NEVER GRADUATE
TO THE UNIVERSITY OF SPIRITUAL BEING
TO BE TAUGHT BY THE ALMIGHTY HIMSELF,
NOT A SUBSTANDARD HUMAN SUBSTITUTE
OH SO RIGHTEOUS YOU ARE IN YOUR SELVES
NEVER MEANING THE HURT THAT YOU CAUSE
THE DAMAGE YOU DO, YOU NEVER KNEW
AND IGNORANCE IS NO EXCUSE!
FREEDOM OF CHOICE TO CHOOSE SELFLESS LOVE
OR TO LOVE OUR SELF-RIGHTEOUSNESS
AS LONG AS YOU SMILE AND THINK THAT YOU SERVE
BUT WHO ARE YOU SERVING INDEED?
YOU SERVE TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOURSELVES
IMAGINING SOME ONE ELSE'S TRUE NEEDS
YOU PRAY REPETITIOUS PRAYERS
AND READ THE SAME REFERENCE BOOK
OVER AND OVER AGAIN
HOW SAD IT MUST BE FOR GOD TO KNOW
THAT WITH ALL THAT HE GAVE TO MANKIND (TO REFERENCE)
ALL MAN CAN DO IS GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS
ON THE GUISE OF PROGRESSION
DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I JUST SAID?
IF YOU KNOW GOD'S LANGUAGE
IF NOT
I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU
YOU ARE THE ONES WHO HURT GOD'S TRUE FEW
WHEN WE BLEED GOD BLEEDS TOO!
OH HYPOCRITE, NEVER TO CHANGE
EVEN WHEN ALL IS IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE
HOW CAN YOU KNOW WHAT'S WAY UP ABOVE
WHEN YOU WALLOW SO FAR BELOW?
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