True love
is like a comfortable pair of slippers
they go together
but never quite fit
but have room to give and grow
when lived in.
They get worn over time
but are so hard to throw away
because they are comfortable
familiar
and no longer a pair on their own
alone.
Peter Dome.copyright.2012.
verse one:
this world is going nowhere fast
please stop thinking we can't last
can we survive what's been done
do you believe we'll overcome
chorus:
stand strong. cry out. trust my words and take my hang
be good. find peace. know that i do understand.
verse two:
we all struggle everyday
be still listen to what i say
i won't ever give up on you
i swear we will see things through
here comes a weary traveler
with blisters on her feet
feeling lost and helpless
she falls to her knees
to thank God for her courage
determination and faith
to continue her journey
with all her honor and grace
she won't give up so quickly
never lingers too long
learns any lessons available
til she finds a place to belong
everywhere she's ever been
she tried to make a connection
to feel out her surroundings
for any form of affection
even though she gets rejected
from any common ground of man
she still believes in second chances
and little footprints in the sand
she cannot let pain and loneliness
conquor the hope she feels
she walks a path that's hers alone
it's the only thing that's real
without fear of what's to come
and no worry in her eyes
she gladly walks with blisters
onto the next surprise
each day, she has an adventure
exploring anything that's new
obstacles, trials and tribulations
have become something fun to do
she knows that it won't be easy
but a challenge makes her feel alive
she was never meant to conform
to a life she couldn't survive
being somewhere too long, bores her
she quickly begins to feel caged
she feels a sickness rising
tries to control her fits of rage
but there's a monster inside her
she's so afraid to unleash
because she's seen the wreckage
she knows the strength of the beast
which is why she tries so hard
to find peace whereever she goes
she'd much rather live to be happy
while deep inside, her fury grows
ah... but she knows of great power
that God granted to all of mankind.
freedom of will. she has a choice
to journey forth. leave it all behind.
she'll take any blessings
any memories woth keeping
then slip into the shadows
while the others are sleeping
steel away in the wind
her only compass so far
I can grow higher, build my body stronger
I can fight you, beat your ego and shatter
I can spit words out, to tear you down
I can sink to your level, flick fear through your heart
I can use your pain, and hurt you more
I can witness your weakness; I can knock you to the floor
I can break you down to make you recognize humanity
Be inhumane, be like you
I can ruin your reputation; leave you with nothing
I can take you from what is important
I can do what you can do
Maybe even better
But I won't, because I don't want to be like you
You shine to me with an amazing grace like no other
A gentle lady of triumph, a warrior, and most of all a mother,
You tell me you are in combat with an enemy of soul,
But with a spirit like yours no harm to touch you by fair means or foul,
You look at me with those tender eyes as deep as the blue sea,
Been fighting the fight, being the person no one else can be,
And there again I stand bewildered to your astounding strength
I solicit every ounce of faith you have, to be rendered to me as plinth
For all the love you gave & the hard work you’ve done,
Is this appreciation letter from your one and only son:
Keep me proud of you mama, fight the battle you have to fight
Destroy your enemy, purge it and exterminate it with all your might
For she whom alone “raised me up to all that I can be”,
Is able to defeat the cancer inside and bring me back my sweet reverie
I ponder over the things you’ve given, the sacrifice, devotion & tears,
Your heart, your mind & soul, all you’ve spent throughout the years,
You were born to be a mother, full of wisdom & love,
An exceptional role model, a blessing God sent from above,
Be the blessing mama, the sanction & all you’ve been to me,
Be the miracle, the idol and the mother of strength you have to be.
Love, Peace and Light
When it seems that we are fighting a losing battle,
When all the signs of victory-
Spell nothing but defeat...
When there's no more for this warrior princess to give--
No more sweat, no more blood,
But to shed knowing tears...
I kneel in surrender, ready to drop my sword--
Tired. Bruised. Wounded. Exiled. Mocked.
How much more could I take?
Who am I? What have You seen in me?
You have called my name to change a world of monstrosity!
Sometimes I think maybe I heard You wrong...
In this inhumane world, a warrior may doubt the unknown.
I maybe wrong, but You can never be.
You've been there, done that-
Tired. Bruised. Wounded. Exiled. Mocked...
And killed-- just for me...
And for the same nameless people that I am here for.
You are that certain stillness inside of my being.
In my deepest core, You are that spark of hope- shining.
You come right through me as You always do,
And tell me that this not over yet.
This is just another chapter of an epic,
A pause- to new beginnings.
The world can judge everything, and pretend that it's freedom.
While in reality, it's the absence of wisdom.
The world cannot see way past glimmers of vanity.
But in the end, it all boils down to integrity.
My only reason is to make You happy--
NO MATTER HOW THIS CURRENT BATTLE IS GOING TO BE.
Thanks for standing by me.
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~November Rain~
With all the past things that
Still seem to come alive
Sometimes I feel like I got
Nothing, no more to give
Love had come and gone and lots
Of times life had dealt me bad cards
But that's one of the reasons for what
It seems that I have grown but
By dealing right and left with problems
Some seem to multiply while others seem to grow
Doing this and that all the time also
Till I feel more empty than before
Like there's nothing in me anymore
Sustained only by hope and my faith
And by the grace of my heavenly Father
Sometimes I sit alone somewhere
And then my tears start to pour
As doubts assail my senses as before
But that's the way that life goes on
Till my hurting heart can take it anymore
That's when my soul seems to dive too
And into that dark hole grows cold and sore
I'm left with only spoils and to Him I send my prayers
To Him my Heavenly Father that he's in heaven
Knowing all the time in my heart that no matter what
He'll be there for me to see me all the way through
At the end of every chosen road I take
He'll renew my spirit every time and again my soul will soar.
Dorian Petersen Potter
aka ladydp2000
copyright@2009
December 9,2009
I tried today and failed again
I’ve tried so long I don’t know when
It ever went the way of which I planned
I’ve given up on wondering why
I’ve learned it doesn’t help to cry
Nor does it pay to try and understand
But each time that I stumbling fall
I rise with my back gainst the wall
Resolved to bury disappointment’s ire
With: “Just keep going, day by day
Don’t ever let it have its way”
That’s what I tell myself to feed the fire
That burns inside my beating heart
And urges, “Make another start”
Don’t worry that you’ve failed each time before”
“Just make sure that you try again
For if you do so surely then”
The day will come when you’ll have your reward”