If I had my life to live over
I would love more
I would especially love others more
I would let this love express itself in a concern for my neighbors
My friends and all with whom I came in contact
I would try to let love permeate me
Overcome me, overwhelm me, and direct me
I would love the unlovely, the unwanted, the unknown, and the unloved
I would give more
I would learn early in life the joy of giving
The pleasure of sharing
And the happiness of helping
I would learn to give more than money
I would give some of life's treasured possessions such as time
Thoughts, and kind words
If I had my life to live over I would be much more unconventional
Because where society overlooks people I would socialize with them
Where custom acknowledges peers at best with whom to have fellowship
I would want some non peer friends
Where tradition stratifies people because of economics, education
Race, or religion
I would want to fellowship with friends in all strata
And I would choose to go where the crowd doesn't go
Where the road is not paved
Where the weather is bitter
Where friends are few
Where the need is great
And where God is most likely to be found
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Posted: Nov 2014
About this poem:
Jerry Clower was a great southern comic who lived from 9-28-1926 to
8-24-1998. He told many funny stories, but also lessons on life and other social issues.
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Bob had to leave
It wasn't his choice
He had to because the management didn't like him
He knew his job
He showed up every day
He was fun to work with
But they said he was over on his hours by three hours
Why do the good workers get trashed
And the bad workers stay forever
I've seen it too many times that it makes you wonder
Why does it seem that the bad people prosper
Is it some kind of sick joke?
I will miss Bob
I'll miss his jokes
I'll miss his company
I'll have to go on work Monday without him
Work has always sucked
Maybe it's because people like Bob find some way of dissappearing
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Posted: Nov 2014
About this poem:
I'm happy for Bob because he doesn't have to endure that place any more. I guess I'm just feeling sorry for myself because once again I've lost a good coworker.
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This movie doesn't live up to the first one
Dumb and Dumber is really funny
This one has some moments
The biggest laugh was when the old lady gets Harry to feel her up
The girl that is supposed to be Harry's daughter isn't funny
Just cute
I was really looking forward to this movie
The sequel to Anchorman was my most watched movie of the year
So I figured this one would measure up as well
Nope
I am still glad I went to see it
If you want to see some good Jim Carrey laughs
Watch Liar Liar or his sketch comedies from In Living Color
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Posted: Nov 2014
About this poem:
This was one of the most anticipated movies of the year, and boy what a let down!
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Where are all the dead people?
Why don't I ever see them?
They keep them tucked away out of sight
They know I'm scared to death of my own mortality
They want me to focus on other things
Like cell phones, cable television, and sports
Some go into the ground
Some go into an oven
Neither sounds too great to me
Being trapped under six feet of earth sounds hellish
So does being burnt till there's nothing left but ash
So what should be done with the meat suits?
My answer would be that we live forever
After awhile it would be crowded
There have been over 110 billion people who have lived on the earth
So I guess I don't have the answer
The good news is when I'm dead I won't care either way
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Posted: Nov 2014
About this poem:
Reading a book called Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. It is about a woman's job as an operator of a crematorium.
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Since I'm going to say anything to get elected
And I'm hoping you'll believe my lies
Here's a few other things I want you to swallow
Smoking three packs a day is good for you
Chimpanzees make good house pets
Gambling is a great investment and will get you rich
Eating donuts will make you lose weight
Dinosaurs were made extinct by cave men
Barack Obama is a great president
So was George
Hitler is in heaven
Drones are here to protect you
Cook you turkey for 350 minutes at 180 degrees
The Cubs will win the World Series next year
The Bears will win the Super Bowl too
Bigfoot lives twenty miles northeast of Seattle
The Loch Ness Monster isn't seen much because he's really shy
Aliens would reveal themselves, but they like playing head games
So when you go to the voting booth, vote for me
Not that other jerk!
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Posted: Nov 2014
About this poem:
Some of the lies are really pretty funny, if you look at it like a standup routine, and not the truth.
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Time to give up
The national debt is over 17 trillion
Drones are everywhere
The population of the world is over 7 billion people
Isis is winning
Ebola is running rampant
Bullies control our schools
Modern music sucks because of stolen music on the internet
People are going in debt over fancy gizmos, like cell phones
In spite of over 30 plus years of harping, Americans are fatter
Innocent people are jailed in mass
Robin Williams killed himself
I can name countless serial killers, but not one of their victims
An illegal alien has a better chance of getting a job than an American
The catholic church continues to protect p*dophile priests
Mechanics are legal crooks
So are politicians and cops
Electric cars are too expensive, even though they would make clean air
Fruits and vegetables are too expensive to eat
Pop and junk food are cheap(dollar menu at McDonald's)
Security Finance, Cash Call, Check Into Cash, can charge 312% interest
Most jobs pay crappy wages and have crappy working conditions
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Posted: Oct 2014
About this poem:
Just thinking of some random things that suck about the reality we live in.
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Dear Senator,
Why do you continue to lie on tv and get paid millions to do it?
Why do you say one thing and then in reality say screw it?
Here we are spending 20 percent of our incomes on health care
When it seems you don't really care
Just lining your pockets with wheelbarrels full of cash
While you make it to your fancy cars with a dash
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Posted: Oct 2014
About this poem:
Continuing to watch debates for senators and govenors on my tv.
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Author: Movie Quotes from movies listed
You opened the box. We came - Pinhead(Hellraiser)
Hi, I'm Chucky. Wanna Play? - Chucky(Child's Play)
You've got the body. I've got the brain. - Freddy Kruger
(Nightmare on Elmstreet 2)
You disgust me Dan. I like that in a person. - Leland Gaunt
(Needful Things)
Gizmo, kaka! - Stripe(Gremlins)
Well Hello Mr. Fancy pants! I got news for you pal. You ain't leading nothing right now but Jack and S@#$! And Jack left town.
Ash(Army of Darkness)
Sometimes dead is better. - Jud Crandall(Pet Semetary)
I just can't take no pleasure in killin. _Texas Chainsaw Family(dad)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Now clear your minds. It knows what scares you. It has from the very beginning. Don't give it any help. It knows too much already.
Tangina(The Poltergeist)
What an excellent day for an exorcism - Regan(The Exorcist)
I saw this six year old child with this blank pale emotionless face, the blackest eyes, the devil's eyes - Dr. Sam Loomis(Halloween)
Drink some of this Michael. Be one of us. - David(The Lost Boys)
Join us. - evil voice(Evil Dead)
Look at me Damien. It's all for you. - Nanny(The Omen)
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Posted: Oct 2014
About this poem:
Just sharing some of my favorite quotes from some of my favorite horror movies.
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ISIS
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Cutting off heads
Killing men
Raping women
What is Islamic about that?
Why do people use religion as an excuse to be cruel to others?
Why are they here?
I think that it is a result of our cruelty to the Iraqis
Stealing their oil
Taking their incomes from 7000 to 700
Leaving many dead or dead broke
1 trillion dollars stolen for what?
So a peace we supposedly paid for could be stolen in days?
We seem to be in the business of creating terrorists
Terrorism is what we do to other countries and to our own people
Is ISIS bad?
Yes!
But so are we
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Posted: Sep 2014
About this poem:
I have been celebrating Halloween since September 15. I used to celebrate Halloween with ghosts, goblins, and werewolves. Now it seems I celebrate it with ISIS, politicans, and the police state.
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Vote for me!
I care about me and the huge piles of money I will make
I get paid to send jobs out of the country
I get all my health care for free
While you go in debt just to see a dentist
I want to help the rich get richer
I support high interest money lending companies
I want the national debt to keep rising
So one day all the taxes will go to interest
So China can build more cities five times as big as New York City
I am happy that only 18 percent of 18 year olds vote
Candidates like me exist because of voter apathy
So thank you generation screwed for staying home on election day
I love Barack Hussein Obama
I loved George W Bush
I love them because their elections prove to me that anyone
And I mean anyone can get elected
Especially if they get enough money to get elected
I approve this message!
Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!
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Posted: Oct 2014
About this poem:
I get tired of all the lies candidates spew on their election campaigns. For once I thought what would they really say if they told the truth.
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Take care of yourself
It will save your health
You don't want to come to me
I give you pills that make you sick you see
I've sold my soul out to greed
It's piles of cold hard cash I need
Medical mistakes
You should know why there are so many for goodness sakes
We have to get as many patients through in day
That's the only way we will exceed a million a year in pay
So if your day turns to grey
And bills and threatening phone calls from collectors make you ill
The solution of course is to find some way to pay the bill
So take heed in what I say
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
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Posted: Sep 2014
About this poem:
It just seems that health care in this country has gotten evil and way too greedy.
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Author: Heart
Spare a little change
Give some hope to me
Hourglass figure up ahead
Moving with ease
White skin in linen
Perfume on her wrist
And the full moon that hangs over these day dreams in the mist
Darkness on the edge
Shadows where I stand
I search for the time
On a watch with no hands
I want to see you clearly
Come closer than this
But all I remember are the day dreams in the mist
Day dreams
I want to close my eyes
Every second of the day
I live another life
Day dreams
It's always cool outside
Every moment I'm awake the further I'm away
Everyone is rich
It's always spring or fall
I walk without pain
In a world with no walls
Stronger in my eyesight
Golf club in my grip
The swing is true and good
Powered from my hips
Day dreams
There's something out there I can't resist
No need to hide away from the pain
Cause here it doesn't exist
The sweetest song is silence that I've ever heard
Funny how your feet in day dreams never touch the earth
In a wood full of princesses
Freedom is a kiss
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Posted: Sep 2014
About this poem:
Parody of These Dreams by Heart
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