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In a Field of Dreams
In a field of full of our dreams
We may always look over our shoulders
And wonder how often our schemes
Become as hard to move as boulders
If only to gain some better discretion
Could ever have helped us make
We’d still dispute which direction
No matter which path we’d take
Things left unsaid are unclear
From even our best intention
Having no fear to say what is dear
Is leaving no seeds for contention
Why are we so completely insensitive
When our strongest desires are known
When we struggle in our own defenses
Looking for our shadows to be shown
Who are we mere mortals all the same
Never even a fairy to chase away
Who else do we have to blame
Just being who we are everyday
We may always look over our shoulders
And wonder how often our schemes
Become as hard to move as boulders
If only to gain some better discretion
Could ever have helped us make
We’d still dispute which direction
No matter which path we’d take
Things left unsaid are unclear
From even our best intention
Having no fear to say what is dear
Is leaving no seeds for contention
Why are we so completely insensitive
When our strongest desires are known
When we struggle in our own defenses
Looking for our shadows to be shown
Who are we mere mortals all the same
Never even a fairy to chase away
Who else do we have to blame
Just being who we are everyday
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Posted: Mar 2021
About this poem:
A discussion about normality......and it isn't that bad.
"Deny"
Deny, they said to me...
Deny, I said the freedom to the free...
Are we always free... just to be?
Remove the shackles from my arms.
Remove the stigma from your charms.
Deny what you've done...
Deny what you are...
Deny the reflection in the mirror.
Betray your friend and betray a part of yourself.
Deny that you cant be me...
Deny that you are free.
When you deny that part of me..
Then you deny the freedom of the free.
Have you been there?
Through the suffering and the pain?
Have you stood your ground ?
Oh for the love of the free.
Could you take the blows...
Just for me... all for the love of the free
Just to be me?
Can you walk my path? can you sing my song?
Will you show me all the wrong?
Because I stood my ground.
Still they put me down.
But all the words of slander and hate...
Still wait for all...
In destiny lies fate.
Still we deny who we are.
And the reflection in the mirror.
Deny, I said the freedom to the free...
Are we always free... just to be?
Remove the shackles from my arms.
Remove the stigma from your charms.
Deny what you've done...
Deny what you are...
Deny the reflection in the mirror.
Betray your friend and betray a part of yourself.
Deny that you cant be me...
Deny that you are free.
When you deny that part of me..
Then you deny the freedom of the free.
Have you been there?
Through the suffering and the pain?
Have you stood your ground ?
Oh for the love of the free.
Could you take the blows...
Just for me... all for the love of the free
Just to be me?
Can you walk my path? can you sing my song?
Will you show me all the wrong?
Because I stood my ground.
Still they put me down.
But all the words of slander and hate...
Still wait for all...
In destiny lies fate.
Still we deny who we are.
And the reflection in the mirror.
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Posted: Mar 2021
About this poem:
I wrote this poem when I 'd felt betrayed by people that I 'd felt stigmatized me when they didn't really know me or understand me. I think poetry at times is a release of sorts.
Getting down with Pliny
Something for everyone here, some quotes from Pliny the Elder:
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.
Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
Truth comes out in wine.
Hardly can it be judged whether it be better for mankind to believe that the gods have regard of us, or that they have none, considering that some men have no respect and reverence for the gods, and others so much that their superstition is a shame to them.
Home is where the heart is.
The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
There is always something new out of Africa.
The world and that which, by another name, men have thought good to call Heaven (under the compass of which all things are covered), we ought to believe, in all reason, to be a divine power, eternal, immense, without beginning, and never to perish.
Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.
Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen.
No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.
Such is the audacity of man, that he hath learned to counterfeit Nature, yea, and is so bold as to challenge her in her work.
Truth comes out in wine.
Hardly can it be judged whether it be better for mankind to believe that the gods have regard of us, or that they have none, considering that some men have no respect and reverence for the gods, and others so much that their superstition is a shame to them.
Home is where the heart is.
The only certainty is that nothing is certain.
An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.
There is always something new out of Africa.
The world and that which, by another name, men have thought good to call Heaven (under the compass of which all things are covered), we ought to believe, in all reason, to be a divine power, eternal, immense, without beginning, and never to perish.
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Posted: Mar 2021
About this poem:
Gaius Plinius Secundus, called Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, a naturalist and natural philosopher, a naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia.
Why
Why...?
Why am I going to go to a place everyday...?
Smiling and acting like I want to be there...?
Because that is what is expected of me?
A cog?, A wheel in the machine?
I'll make this b*tch spin.
For what...?
So I can help the rich get further ahead...?
Others who don't give a damn about me personally?
Wouldn't sit across the table from me and break bread?
Silver Spoon Mother f**kers who are already well off ?
Really...?
Tell me why should I sweat for you?
Why should I help you to my detriment?
How is it that I became your slave?
Tell me again why I need you.
A virus..., Plague..., Nasty sickness.
Sucking my f*cking life away.
Never again...Never...,
I will die first...
Why am I going to go to a place everyday...?
Smiling and acting like I want to be there...?
Because that is what is expected of me?
A cog?, A wheel in the machine?
I'll make this b*tch spin.
For what...?
So I can help the rich get further ahead...?
Others who don't give a damn about me personally?
Wouldn't sit across the table from me and break bread?
Silver Spoon Mother f**kers who are already well off ?
Really...?
Tell me why should I sweat for you?
Why should I help you to my detriment?
How is it that I became your slave?
Tell me again why I need you.
A virus..., Plague..., Nasty sickness.
Sucking my f*cking life away.
Never again...Never...,
I will die first...
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Posted: Mar 2021
About this poem:
Got tired of being overworked, underpaid, underappreciated everyday...
overproof Love
I Love you
Yes I do
How can I prove it to you?
But there is no need to prove anything
Love is like a song that sings
And brings
Harmonious harmony
Fulfilling every part of me
There should never be any need to prove
You know its Love when you
Feel it
Reveal it
Through words & actions
Whole & soulfilled never broken to fractions
I know you Love me cos I can feel it
No need to prove
I know you can feel me too
Yes I do
How can I prove it to you?
But there is no need to prove anything
Love is like a song that sings
And brings
Harmonious harmony
Fulfilling every part of me
There should never be any need to prove
You know its Love when you
Feel it
Reveal it
Through words & actions
Whole & soulfilled never broken to fractions
I know you Love me cos I can feel it
No need to prove
I know you can feel me too
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Posted: Mar 2021
Post CommentGod
I think of you alot
Its odd
Wondering about you God
Where have you gone?
Humanity Lacks
Why did you go?
Bro...
Are you coming back?
This existence abysmal
Faith at a minimal
Basically Residual
My questions run consistently
Collectively continual
Do you care for us somewhere?
My paternal father wasn't there
An absence that is hard to bear
Life is hard
Your son was martyred
This makes belief just that much harder
Sacrifices demanded in blood
Cut a vein and let it flood
I'd understand you if I could
This place is hell...I'm trying to be good...
Its odd
Wondering about you God
Where have you gone?
Humanity Lacks
Why did you go?
Bro...
Are you coming back?
This existence abysmal
Faith at a minimal
Basically Residual
My questions run consistently
Collectively continual
Do you care for us somewhere?
My paternal father wasn't there
An absence that is hard to bear
Life is hard
Your son was martyred
This makes belief just that much harder
Sacrifices demanded in blood
Cut a vein and let it flood
I'd understand you if I could
This place is hell...I'm trying to be good...
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Posted: Mar 2021
About this poem:
Questions that run through my head sometimes...Stand and fight.
Time to stand and fight.
Remember the God’s of your fathers,
They spoke to your heart and through dreams,
When men walked the Earth with confidence,
With spear and with shield as their means.
When women were happy as mothers and wives,
All the people lived closer together,
In times of good harvest and also in strife,
They were there for each other.
A great evil came to our people,
Too eager and willing to trust,
A new God and a new system,
To follow, the Kings said we must.
From that time on we grew weaker,
Bound by the chains of the religion of Rome,
Threatened by eternal damnation,
All for nothing that we’d ever done.
Enslaved from the very beginning,
Our minds no longer our own,
Controlled by the ruling classes,
All roads lead back to Rome.
It’s not just our people in danger,
The whole world had fallen asleep,
Open your mind just listen,
the ancient voices still speak,
Throw off the chains of oppression,
Turn off that box in your home,
Remove the muzzle of the slave,
It’s time to stand and take up the spear and shield.
By Mel Beasley
Remember the God’s of your fathers,
They spoke to your heart and through dreams,
When men walked the Earth with confidence,
With spear and with shield as their means.
When women were happy as mothers and wives,
All the people lived closer together,
In times of good harvest and also in strife,
They were there for each other.
A great evil came to our people,
Too eager and willing to trust,
A new God and a new system,
To follow, the Kings said we must.
From that time on we grew weaker,
Bound by the chains of the religion of Rome,
Threatened by eternal damnation,
All for nothing that we’d ever done.
Enslaved from the very beginning,
Our minds no longer our own,
Controlled by the ruling classes,
All roads lead back to Rome.
It’s not just our people in danger,
The whole world had fallen asleep,
Open your mind just listen,
the ancient voices still speak,
Throw off the chains of oppression,
Turn off that box in your home,
Remove the muzzle of the slave,
It’s time to stand and take up the spear and shield.
By Mel Beasley
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Posted: Feb 2021
About this poem:
The poem is about how man has been enslaved through religion and the ruling classes and how it's now time to listen to our ancestral God's and fight against the current tyranny.
Meditation
Meditation
Pick A Station
Read G-d's Words >
Repeat Daily
No Deviation
Resist Temptation
No Time To Communicate
With The Sovereign G-d Of This Universe ???
Just > Do > It
Excuses Are Simply Excuses !!!
Some More 'Valid' Than Others
But Still Excuses !!!
Make Time For Exploration ...
It Takes Dedication >
When You Read > G-d Will Come
Stay In Tune >
Underline, Reread, Memorize
A Favorite Quotation ?
Contemplation
A 2-Two Way Oration >
This Communication
Be Still And Listen Quietly
And Sense His Subtle Suggestion
The Holy Spirit Will Drive It To Your Heart >
Receive Daily Direction
And Inspiration ...
Activation Vibration
Adoration Elation !!!
Pick A Station
Read G-d's Words >
Repeat Daily
No Deviation
Resist Temptation
No Time To Communicate
With The Sovereign G-d Of This Universe ???
Just > Do > It
Excuses Are Simply Excuses !!!
Some More 'Valid' Than Others
But Still Excuses !!!
Make Time For Exploration ...
It Takes Dedication >
When You Read > G-d Will Come
Stay In Tune >
Underline, Reread, Memorize
A Favorite Quotation ?
Contemplation
A 2-Two Way Oration >
This Communication
Be Still And Listen Quietly
And Sense His Subtle Suggestion
The Holy Spirit Will Drive It To Your Heart >
Receive Daily Direction
And Inspiration ...
Activation Vibration
Adoration Elation !!!
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Posted: Jul 2020
About this poem:
PSALM 4:4Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah
ok
Just when ya thought it was safe but it’s not
This world lika shizpot
Throwing up bogie vomit n snot
In ya face
Like
Here
Come n have a taste
And now the anger n ego raced
When ya shoulda easy skanking
At a slow pace
Embrace
The lesson
And the journey
Far be it from me to tell anybody else how to be
I must be me
To flow free the way I see
If we come together that’s a pleasure with moments to treasure
Let not those moments be few n far between
I mean
Life too short
Some drink
Some snort
I’m about to press eject n abort
But still I’m caught
And captivated
Though most times feeling agitated
Seeing how long we’ve really waited
For this forcefilled energy to come to fruition
Now I see spirit guides curbing indecision
So much clearer is ma vision
Once again
Never a finger to point
The point
The whole point
And nothing but the point
Is you
Can you relate?
Can you demonstrate?
The will to embrace dat red pill
Aaaaaaaalllll the way iN
With teet skin
After all
That is The Most Highs will
But ya overthink
Wondering what happens beyond the brink
Ego always wants control
But why not it’s the cost of your soul
In restrospect must pay respect
Cos that higherself knows the plan which ya try but can’t seem to understand
And that’s the point
Stop trying to comprehend
At an energy that only bends
You’ll be there calculating without end
This journey
The journey
Taste face n embrace
Shine as bright as ya can always
Why?
Because it pays
What I put out comes back like karma
Don’t be a drama farmer
This world lika shizpot
Throwing up bogie vomit n snot
In ya face
Like
Here
Come n have a taste
And now the anger n ego raced
When ya shoulda easy skanking
At a slow pace
Embrace
The lesson
And the journey
Far be it from me to tell anybody else how to be
I must be me
To flow free the way I see
If we come together that’s a pleasure with moments to treasure
Let not those moments be few n far between
I mean
Life too short
Some drink
Some snort
I’m about to press eject n abort
But still I’m caught
And captivated
Though most times feeling agitated
Seeing how long we’ve really waited
For this forcefilled energy to come to fruition
Now I see spirit guides curbing indecision
So much clearer is ma vision
Once again
Never a finger to point
The point
The whole point
And nothing but the point
Is you
Can you relate?
Can you demonstrate?
The will to embrace dat red pill
Aaaaaaaalllll the way iN
With teet skin
After all
That is The Most Highs will
But ya overthink
Wondering what happens beyond the brink
Ego always wants control
But why not it’s the cost of your soul
In restrospect must pay respect
Cos that higherself knows the plan which ya try but can’t seem to understand
And that’s the point
Stop trying to comprehend
At an energy that only bends
You’ll be there calculating without end
This journey
The journey
Taste face n embrace
Shine as bright as ya can always
Why?
Because it pays
What I put out comes back like karma
Don’t be a drama farmer
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Posted: Mar 2021
Post CommentYou're all I need
You're all
I need
To get by
As long as I got you then baby you know that you got me
Ya don't expect it to happen to you
You may lose a Loved 1ne or friends they become untrue
Work becomes a bore n a chore
Pulling hair out just don't know what to do
First
Stay true to you
Accept what is
Embrace what is
Everything is happening trying to cause a reaction
Here is where you exert the law of attraction
You react badly
Tomorrow will be misery
You react sadly
Tomorrow will be misery
So what you saying, I must be a robot n not feel?
I'm in this reality n shizz is real
Real feelings
Real emotions
Can't ignore those facts
Those impacts
Of life on us
That's why know yourself
Know your worth
Love yourself
Then you will see everything bodes well
Perception changes
Understanding rearranges
You're no longer the victim but a student on a journey
To learn n unlearn me
And all the time
Knowing inside
You're all
I need
To get by
As long as I got you then baby you know that you got me
I'm talking about The Divine
That Divine light that shines from inside
Some may say God, Jesus, Spirit
Whatever it is we all can feel it
That Force from Source
That keeps us on course
Never ever think that you're going wrong
Just lessons upon lessons under moon n sun
Embrace it
Become it
It's your life
Live it n Love it
See that person in the mirror right there
He/she needs you more than any1ne to shine on purpose & without permission
So shine
You're all
I need
To get by
As long as I got you then baby you know that you got me
I need
To get by
As long as I got you then baby you know that you got me
Ya don't expect it to happen to you
You may lose a Loved 1ne or friends they become untrue
Work becomes a bore n a chore
Pulling hair out just don't know what to do
First
Stay true to you
Accept what is
Embrace what is
Everything is happening trying to cause a reaction
Here is where you exert the law of attraction
You react badly
Tomorrow will be misery
You react sadly
Tomorrow will be misery
So what you saying, I must be a robot n not feel?
I'm in this reality n shizz is real
Real feelings
Real emotions
Can't ignore those facts
Those impacts
Of life on us
That's why know yourself
Know your worth
Love yourself
Then you will see everything bodes well
Perception changes
Understanding rearranges
You're no longer the victim but a student on a journey
To learn n unlearn me
And all the time
Knowing inside
You're all
I need
To get by
As long as I got you then baby you know that you got me
I'm talking about The Divine
That Divine light that shines from inside
Some may say God, Jesus, Spirit
Whatever it is we all can feel it
That Force from Source
That keeps us on course
Never ever think that you're going wrong
Just lessons upon lessons under moon n sun
Embrace it
Become it
It's your life
Live it n Love it
See that person in the mirror right there
He/she needs you more than any1ne to shine on purpose & without permission
So shine
You're all
I need
To get by
As long as I got you then baby you know that you got me
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Posted: Mar 2021
About this poem:
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