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- warning ... a bit dark, ok? not all nice.





the old married man



the wrinkles around his eyes deepened,

he is tired not because he worked all day

but because he is just tired of waking up everyday

and being tired,

his favourite line,

i'm very tired,

until one of the grandkids

told him,

grandpa you say that alot.

he pondered this for a long while

and thought you're right.

i won't say it anymore,

he is tired though,

he tries to get up with his cane,

the fingers crinkle up and but it's his bones

that are weakened,

despite all the bottled medicines on his

nightstand and that are cluttered on the

breakfast table,

he can't remember what they are anymore,

because he has so many pills to take,

it might as well be a big meal and skip

the rest.

the pain in his back is aching and he wants his

wife to rub that around his back,

but she is also tired,

tired of growing old just like him,

he used to have a mistress,

but he gave that up,

and his poor wife, didnt mind at all.

it was painful at first

that she had known about it

and he never hid that fact.

when the children are grown,

they hold no resentment towards

eachother anymore, because it's OK

you just get too tired to fight anymore

and to deal with the right and wrong.

his mistress hates him more than his wife,

because he stopped coming around,

and that was a decade ago.

he just is too tired to come over,

and besides he only was there to give her money

and whatever her heart's desire but she too

was aging and growing old,

with grey hairs everywhere.

it's been a strange ride, this life,

where he is blessed with grandchildren,

plentiful and bountiful and they all love him

and that's all that matters.

his aging wife sits by his side,

on their front porch, when the sun is

going down again for the 75th time.

tomorrow, he will be tired again,

but today he has his wife and the children

are grown, and his grandchildren

happily awaiting a lovely future.

19-03-2018

lisabeth

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i thought the gif was funny.lol
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more dark stuff. so no like dark... skip.



The long-suffering wife...



I work and i work hard,

i work and work and work hard.

i can't wait to pay those bills,

i can't remember when was the last time i took

a vacation.

Oh goodness! i got a train to catch,

today tomorrow, i got to get that promotion,

After 12 hour work day, i come home and

i'm glad to be able to clean up the mess,

but even happier when someone makes

the effort to clean it up for me.

I like that i can work,

and take the worries away,

because otherwise,

otherwise,

otherwise....

the pain inside my heart,

i thought i took those pills

the ones my doctor suggested,

so i work and work,

to keep my mind focused

away from the shame,

the deep horrible shame

of being not enough

of not being not everything for

whoever it is i'm not being for.

i take pride in my work,

i take pride in my daily duties,

i take pride in my mothership roles

the way i can take full responsiblity

i take so much pride,

and i just wish i could take this

pain away forever.

there is a phone call

from my superior,

telling me that i have an award,

and that they're throwing a

party for me.

this gives me joy.

every little thought counts in this world.

tomorrow my husband will come home

from the woman he sees part time,

i quietly say hello how are you

how was your day,

we no longer sleep in the same bed

but it's allright

we share responsibilities,

the heartache and pain

of sharing the children's growth

and watching them

make their way in life.

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but ultimately, lots of love.
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lisabeth
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the lady in red,

scarlet is her name,

she should wear red

and wear the cross

around her neck

she is a woman who

wears the holy cross

on her shoulders,

bearing the crucifix

all three phases

holy spirit

god and and the father

so make that sign of the cross

dear and smile brightly



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when the blood runs,

scarlet red, just like your name

and when you bear that cross

it weighs heavily on your

shoulders

o'scarlet scarlet,

will you never learn?

that you cant love more

than five men at a time?

you love so much,

scarlet

but really all you are

is a star sucking in

burning out before you die,

but before then,

beautiful scarlet,

you will shine,

just as you are,

age before beauty, scarlet

and we bow to you,

you and your holy cross
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Posted by confuzzledcap
Spring

Spring has sprung

The season of growth has begun

Flowers bloom, blossom, bees have come

Persephone returning from her vacation

Bees love the sweet nectar oh pollination

Tis is the season of green

Even more fresher than it has ever been

Crops sprouting; buds spring free

Oh spring has begun, hummingbirds hum in glee




oooh i like that.



i'm gonna go off on your poem..



the underworld weeps,

he knows he has to let her go

for a short while, when the light

brings a new baby, a new wonder

in the world.

eggs and pheasants on grass

and knolly hill, and perchy branch

she wears a nice pair of sunglasses

made from the devil's magic touch,

and molten lava from the screams of

sinners,frozen in time,

as she bares her feet on the first

reddened earth, painting her toes

she stretches out like a swan,

black long hair whirling in the wind

curling it to a glowing bright as a

warrior wheat, flaxen dress in t.he

breeze, catching poppies red as

her hair.

mother! she called out,

your daughter has returned,

come, let's have some fun

before the light darkens the

horizon and my darling

cries for me late eve on

a midsummer's moon,

and make spring turn leaves

into fall's last brown hastily.



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april 1, 2018,

lisabeth
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tempted to write about my Venus aspects, but I prefer to show rather than tell 😛

Lost in the throes of another nexus

A plea to pry apart broken plexus

Silences the crickets of autumn’s eve

Barking ‘midst the tune of Arachne’s weave

Sung to be seen by the deaf in between

Snares of the past and a new beginning

When a heart can be felt by its beat true

Beyond the shadows of all that is you

The artistic expressions cast aside

That twinkle, fade, and sink into the tide

Will carry with them and bury at sea

The bridge collapsing between you and me 11/1/2017


hey super cool with your word play.
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lure, catch and caged.



hey you,

that's right,you,

you with your dark looks

and heavy blues,

come into my lair,

it looks divine doesn't it

when i've captured

you, i'll spit you out

like you're yesterday's news

when i find you boring

as hell.

i maybe boring too,

but i really don't care,

so you better be

a loyal good man

or i'll spit you out

like today's last meal

and poop you out

but my lair

is divine, to me,

and only me,

so if you're not loyal

and boring too,

you can get lost.

like that little lost boy.



😆

lol



today 4-3-2018
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i wrote this after my beloved aunty passed...



i can't recall if i posted this before, but oh well... i'll repost.







I'm not going to delude myself

I'm not going to ignore the truth

I know, that you suffered,

I heard all the stories

There was nothing I could do,

I'll miss you,

miss your cooking

the way you meticulously cared,

your kind nature

and generous heart

I couldn't get there in time,

was just short of a few weeks

by the time it happened

it was too late

Mum stayed up those weeks

tending you,

caring for you till the end

how she suffered too,

how much she must have endured

to see her beloved sister

leave this world

I'll miss you,

and it's not death,

I know that,

because it's time

even when we don't want to go,

to the next world

where god can exist

and embrace you into his ocean-filled arms

you left your energies behind,

it frightens them

but I would have stayed there

until the end

when i've lost the last of

my energy, breath,

I'll meet you there in the next life

and give you my biggest hug

love you so much,aunty!!




~your beloved niece.
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lisabeth
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my darling dearest..

let me ask u

if u had not met me,

would u still be here?

would u still be there in ur

room, sitting in ur chair,

reading through the

pages of ur book,

learning and learning,

consuming ur knowledge,

until u turn to ur

favourites,

page by page,

let me ask ,

if u had not me?

would u still be here

thinking of anything but

being where u are...

does ur heart ache

for the one u have not even known

since the beginning,

when u learned how to love

so deeply,

when love showed u

that u could find more

than the love u found

with ur family...

does it make u ache?

that u wish so badly

to want that kind of love...

does it feel good to u

my darling...

and dream, of

things,

that u wish u knew before..

would u be searching for me,

unconsciously,

not knowing me before

until u could have

brushed past me,

one day, someday or never...

these connections we make

but if i had not known u before

or met u years before,

would u still be here,

searching for someone,

like me,

or someone so closely

resembling,

so let me ask u,

is ur life more enriching

knowing me?

i hope u will always

be happy, because

i want nothing less for u,

my darling dearest...



june 2, 2018.

(by me of course)
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can i sit here for awhile

while i drink my coffee,

so i can watch the sky

and the sea with u

there's a ship coming,

it will take us to anywhere u like

would u like to come?

i wouldnt want to go without u

first we'll finish our coffee,

i like how u talk about ur world

where u meet people and see the beginning

and the end,

can we go there someday,

i'd like that

i can listen to u all day,

the sound of ur voice

its very calm and masculine,

and i like how u touch

my hand softly

there's nothing like it in the world

knowing u want to be with me

and maybe someday we will

go to that boat ride,

when it arrives,

and maybe we won't go

there's no plans

everyday is new

even the taste of coffee

i'll just sit here with u

and drink with u

watching the sky

and the sea with u.



june 4, 2018

by me.



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Stand because the fire in your heart has yet to engulf you,

Stand because the time which you have will never stop for you,

Stand because the vision in your eyes will fade away with inaction,

Stand because the fear in you is yet to be overcome,

Stand because the battle isn't over it's just begun,

Stand because the music of your heart is yet to be heard,

Stand because the storm doesn't have the power to break you,

Stand because the pain and suffering which you feel right now is nothing but an illusion,

Stand because you have a dream!!!
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i wondered, when you first saw me,

the love you felt for me when you set eyes those first

weeks,

was it the magic i surrounded myself

or the sorcery you weaved?

you said, you wrote, you did, you acted,

and you loved,

you attempted, to pursue,

but then when you saw,

you realized how

the ground, was too realistic for you,

that you can't deal with the

confrontational and the ugly,

can i blame you?

i dont really,

but i got to set you free,

when i know it breaks a part of me,

to let you go

you gave me a little piece of happiness

and like the summer

and the fall,

they will come and go,

i want to have someone who will be there

for me, to love the way i like,

not because i'm someone to pursue,

and find out i wasn't an ideal,

made out of sugar and spice

and everything else you would have liked,

the spell has broken and we're back to square one,

and you are back to looking for your ideal,

see you later,

my darling

you were such a lovely dream

until the nightmare was too much even for me.


2018

by me,

October 23

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if we live by the ocean,

i hope you mean a nice beach house,

with fine wines in our basement,

and a pleasant driveway to our

home, where we can sit on

lounge chairs,

drink deeply,

both ocean, sunset and sunrise,

who would have thought,

that youd bring me to this

place where there is a treehouse

and we'd have to sleep on

hammocks,

drink beer, on sale.

two for one,

i dont think i can do it,

i'd have to think on it,

nope, i'm going back to the countryside

where my family lives,

at least there's eggs in the barnhouse,

and my bedroom in the far left side,

we'll wait another five years,

then, while i save the money and work

and you go finish school to be a superstar someday,

and another year passes by,

you haven't been around, less and less,

but i keep busy, and i'm guessing you're just

as busy, with pursuing your dreams,

who would have thought,

that the years go by,

and you've already found another girl

to share your dreams,

your treehouse finished,

and she would be there,

beside you, hammock to hammock,

fishing for food, along the shore,

while i go to the city,

and find a home, brick red, high sky rise,

i can buy a car now, with all the money

i have saved and fixed income,

at night i watch the news, slowly falling

asleep, and there's news of a storm coming

i think of you,

and of the treehouse, where you live with your

lovely bride, i hope

she's not pregnant.

there's so many dangers in the world today,

but i wish you luck.

and i say a prayer, that you'll be fine..

while outside, the city lights

and the noise of the busy streets

may bring another kind of danger.





lol

(was to show a woman who would choose comfort of the city versus living out in the wild)

i guess she didnt want to bend to him. lol



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My Last Wife

You came from far away

In the theater, I found you laughing like a horse, of course

I fell for you immensely, immediately, but I controlled myself

Who would have thought you would be my one human love on this earth

You kissed me and I ran home like a frightened little child

You said you are leaving, I said I love you

I touched you softly, possessively and your body spasmed and again

You pushed me out and I sat outside the door in a pile, confused

Alone now time passed, A great feeling in me you awoke

So I began a search to fill the void so raw and sore

This way, that way finally I settled onto a path - home, home

Finally my heart, I can give my heart fully

Methodically, I quietly went about my business

Three years passed, and still I longed for you

Guided by a blind sight a thousand miles I tread

Out of nothing a job I did take only to find

You you!!! on paper before me, how how how?

God's divine light guided my blind sight

I sent you letters and drove a day showing up on your doorstep

How you asked? Blind faith of the heart I mused

Seduce me you tried, but my heart was on high alert

I returned back in a day to resume life

Shortly you came to me and moved in

At last do I have the one I have desired for so long?

You fell in love with me and I still had some love for you

But my heart had already been taken by another

That other was not of this world as you began to know

No longer a man of flesh of no use was I to you

I was what you had always been seeking

This time I left you, knowing you were in a state of deep love

There will come a next time my dear, and again

I will proclaim I love you immensely, immediately

And that next time you must submit, returning your love to me

Knowing that behind this man stands the great love you've been seeking

And my last wife in this earth plane you shall be

Next time, next time, next time.............

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Sometimes I'd like to take the easy way out.

I write some words, but it's getting me nowhere.

Inside my head I know that yesterday was over last night.

I was too tired and I think I've lost the meaning of life.

Our lives are all the same after life.

Open wide in the middle of the night.

Our thoughts will remain the same,

Without the pain.

We likely wonder through the corner,

Of a bright white dream.

I know,

You are there,

Full of thoughts,

Aware.

And you,

Guide me through,

The stars at night,

Moonlight.

Livin life and on the run,

Not afraid of what I've become.

In my heart I know I'll always be,

The you in me,

It lets me know I'm free.

If you love it hold it high.

One more push it learns to fly.

In the wind it never feels regret,

And won't forget,

To try and shine some light,

As it guides you through the night.

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I write music does that count? Lol

EMPTY PROMISES



In love with every lie you’re telling me

Painting sweet pictures over cold hard concrete

Your falsity’s a beautiful imagery

Entranced by the feelings you instill in me

Back of my mind there’s still reality

Ain’t going no where, our gas tank’s on E

Focus on now cause’ I love this feeling

Cherish this moment, there’s no longevity



Please don’t go

I want you to stay

Let’s make believe that I’ll never leave

Just enjoy this moment in time

Cause’ this won’t last

We don’t stand a chance

Let’s dwell in the present, there’s no future

Yeah I know, yeah I know

Empty promises are all that you deliver

All for show, I gotta go



Don’t mean to be so pessimistic

But, you only seem to sweet talk when you get lit

I Caught your bluff, please don’t test my wit

Don’t think I’m dumb cause’ I’m non-chalant bout’ it

Won’t get mad and waste energy on this

Just wanna focus on your touch and kiss

Cause’ when tomorrow comes all this I’ll miss

Depositing to my memory bank so I can reminisce



Please don’t go

I want you to stay

Let’s make believe that I’ll never leave

Just enjoy this moment in time

Cause’ this won’t last

We don’t stand a chance