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A Poem "free At Last"...................
"FREE AT LAST"
Bonded down with chains of fire. Nothing ahead being fed by a liar. Knowing inside that there must be a way. To escape this life,and see the light of day. Dear God,please save me,take me away. Help me Lord,only if you may. The power of God was all it took. His power against that liar and crook. No power surpasses God,I say. None at all,he broke me away. He showed me a life within my reach. He promised me freedom,if him I believed. He was the one who took all my pain. He saved me,and loved me,and took all my shame. Then showed me a life,with everything to gain. I'll never forget what God did for me. For because of him. I am finally set free........ This poem is being published in the International Who's Who in Poetry! I won't go on about all my awards for my writing,I just want to share it with you all.I am a published writer in poetry,that poem is just one of my favorites,and I just wanted to share! Thanks for being here for me to share with!:hug: |
Hey, ((((((Justice)))))) :hug:
WOW!! You've actually made me speechless (and that's pretty hard to do)!! Magnificent writing!! I *LOVE* words. It's so incredible what a bunch of squiggly lines on paper (or on computer screen) can communicate. You, my friend, have a real talent. If the words are biographical and true, I'm beyond glad that you're free :hug:. I'm know how much hard work that takes. Here's another award http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_9_5.gif. Hugs. Barb |
My #2 Coping Skill!..................
Thanks for the compliment.I have 2 main coping skills,and the 1st one is singing,and the 2nd is writing. I've been writing poetry since I was in Junior High school,lol...I'm at the age now that I can't even remember what age you are in Junior High..lol..sad huh..lol...I guess that must be like your first sign of aging! lol..I have a whole book with like about 150 poems in it that I wrote,but so far I've only gotten about 22 (I think)copyrighted,and either 3 or 4 are being published.I did get the editors choice award for August of 2006 thats on my wall.And Poet of the Year 2006 Amateur Division,but I didn't expect all that when I write,and when I started,I just write how I feel,and I feel that I can express myself better in words through my poetry.One day I entered a contest online,and all the sudden,I started winning awards,getting letters in the mail,asking my permission to publish my work! It was just a shock to me,but it felt good to! But I still do my singing,I actually went to the recording studio,with pneumonia,just so I could have some surprize gifts,on CD for my friends! All I can say is that the first song I sang came out really well,but the other two were disasters,because of the pneumonia,my breathing started getting pretty bad! It was pretty funny! :eek:
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POEM #2 "The Road To Recovery".......................
This Poem I wrote 7 years ago when I quit using drugs and Alcohol,to help me stay motivated. It is now circulating through the AA community in the area where I live and helping others the same.Also it is circulating through the local Jail. I had sent my brother a copy to help him in Jail,and his inmates really liked it,so I sent him a bunch of copies,and he spread them around.
"The Road To Recovery" The steps I must take to get well won't be easy. The road is bumpy,and the air is breezy. But I must endure this storm till the end. No lies,no games,tell the truth,don't pretend. Open my mind to others advice. You never know,not everyone is as cold as ice. Open myself for God to come in. For his help is needed to make it to the end. My mind is certain that this road will be tough. However, the benefits of recovery tells me enough. I can make it,many others have done. But to do it for myself, I'm the only one. I've been clean and sober since I wrote this poem,7 years! I hope that it helps even just one person,even more would be great!;) |
way generous of you to share your work and yourself.
I know the last poem you posted was my fav. love it it is soooo true many of the words. I too am a published poet gald to meet you. do you belong to any writing group or poetry groups? have you ever gone to a poetry slam or done any reading at open mic?????? I have been saying for a long long time that writing and music are my coping skills so we have a few things in common in that respect. anyways it is great to meet you and even greater that you posted and shared with all of us. THANKYOU, Many blessings and happy to hear you have made it 7 yrs sober may you have 127 more years of sober .:p Peace Peace BMW....Tina |
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ha I only sing when alone... my oldest plays the drums and my youngest dose key board/piano. I should share some of the writing web sites I know of with you . Poetry.com is a scam. one from the poetry group went threw the whole deal all the way to going to convention to be honored ..ha gyp rip. poor folks. Anytime you post a poem on a web site it is copy righted i undersatnd so if you post here it is dated and such like a copy right. I sometimes mail myself my own poems and never open the envelope another way of copy right sorta.
so what type of music do you play? rock? I am a rock-n roll fanatic but like jazz and hip hop dance mostly everything EXCEPT COUNTRY. Yulk on country Well nice chatting. I will get some websites for you and send them your way soon a few days. Peace Peace BMW |
My Music Passion....................
I have a keyboard,but I haven't gotten any sheet music yet,so I haven't played for awhile.but I usually play soft rock,and spiritual/inspirational,kindof like relaxation music. But mainly I sing,and I listen to Hip Hop and R&B,I can sing along to the Hip Hop and R&B,but I usually sing songs from artists like Bette Midler,Vanessa Williams,Mariah Carey,even male artists like Usher,Mario Winans,Luther Vandross,and I do sing some Country Music,I just love Collin Raye!But I'm not really a country fan,I can just sing country music,the boundries of which my voice can carry is pretty eclectic in the areas that I can sing.I wish I could upload my recording of me singing Bette Midlers "The Rose" for you all to hear,then you could see what I'm talking about! On the same CD I have me singing Backstreet Boys "God must have spent a Little More Time on you",and then a Country song from Collin Raye "The Gift",that's 3 different genre's on the same CD,all recorded in one night! 2 of them don't sound very good though ,because I had Pneumonia,and I couldn't breath to well,but I really wanted to get the CD done for Valentines gifts for my friends,and it was 2 days away.lol....I had my inhaler in one hand,and a Sprite in the other.LOL........Crazy huh!.....But "The Rose" came out really well,since it was the first one I sang,before my lungs were shot! lol...:rolleyes:
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2 More Poems I Think We Can All Relate To.....
The first one is about relationships/dating...
"Counterfeit" Don't you just hate it when things are great. Then the next time you turn around, you find out it's all fake. Love,and loyalty,burnt to the crisp. Walking around,lost in the mist. The mist of confusion,wondering what went wrong. Was it him? Was it me? I go back in time,however I still can't see. How can I ever believe in reality? When there are counterfeit masks all over society?:confused: This one is about people judging you,without knowing what you've been through! "Life in My Shoe's" Let's take a walk down the path of my life. Look all around,can you see all the strife? Try being me,and having this life. A Life this hard,it's sharper than a knife. Around each corner is something to bear. Look over there,the grass is so green. Don't you wish we could be there? Well,wishes are wishes. And in my life. Dreams are always just dreams. Do you think you could last on this path in my shoe's? Don't even try it,I guarantee you will lose. That's how it is, with Life in my Shoe's! I know you can all relate to that in one way or more,but at least you know now that there is someone here that understands how you feel!:hug: |
Why Keep Sharing my Poetry if......................
Why keep sharing my poetry if nobody is going to respond to it.It doesn't come easy to some people to be a published writer,and I'm sharing my work,and it's just not being noticed,why even share,maybe you can spend the $60.00 to buy the book instead of getting the writings for free.Should I stop sharing and just let you buy the book,or keep sharing,so you can read them for free? :confused: Out of the kindness of my heart!
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Justice,
we had a thread here before about the fact that people do read and appreciate but many dont respond, not because they dont recognise the talent displayed here, or because they dont value what is written. Many who read here are also guests who cant post replies. We all post to message boards of our own free will, and we should not chide others when they dont reply. We dont know their hearts and cant assume motives. Sharing your poetry is something your should do for your creative outlet, and rest in the knowledge that it is touching other people, even if they dont tell you. :grouphug: |
Justice I love your work!!!!!!!!
ummm yeah that other thread...why post and share if no one replies ...was me.... back a few pages on the some of my work thread I have here... we have more in common then I thought Justice. for some it is just easy as pie... but for others it is like standing naked in the room with everyone walking threw staring at ya... it is like sharing your blood and soul. poetry books arent that big on the to buy or must buy list last time I checked. I share because i am trying to overcome not sharing. back in 2002 my pain poems were taken for court it is now 2007 the 5 year limitation has run out and I still do not have my pain poem note books back. I was in crash with a semi trailer truck in "99. and had to go threw trial by jury just to get any compensation. all that will change in oct as florida will be getting rid of this no fault crap. ha that dude would be paying big time if it was like that 1999! No fault .... Cant wait for it to be gone!
do remeber this Justice your words are read and they do inspire and help... but I join you in your exellent point of view... people just seem to feed on it without any words back or replies at all, and that makes one feel :(... so lets go crash all their houses and raid their fridges and leave silently.... or take their car for a joy ride and not return it. maybe theyd think diffrent or at least see it from another point of view? wanted to ask you Jusice ... since I have been reading your other thread ... Do you not feel God with you when you write? The poetry web sites i want to give to you ... have not forgotten and will private message them to you. so check your box okay?!! Bye for now... and please keep sharing ... you could very well be leaving the readers speachless and at loss for the right words to say back to you. But I for one... Burntmarshmallow dose enjoy and love all your works! Peace Peace only and always BMW |
Check your PM's,you're pretty awesome your self!:D I agree with the raiding,but I have a history of NOT stopping for the police,so you better drive!:eek: :hug:
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ha ha haaaa .... :ROTFLMAO:
thanks got your message. now I be outta here catch you later gator. |
Okay,I got your message,I'll write how ****ed up it is in a creative way!
:mad: "The Punished One's":mad: Take my birthday,and ignore what I have to say. But don't rip my heart out and throw it on the floor. We all have our own ways of expressing ourselves. Some of us are just ripples,some are a big waves. But believe we all have something to say. You may not approve of what is said at times. But try to remember,we all have hard lives. And some can express them better in rhymes. But to take our feelings and crush them like bugs. Is like taking back all of those hugs! Will you punish us all,so we cannot see. The pain and anguish that are friends have. And the way they try to help us to see. Using thier creativity,and talents to show us. But no,you pack it on up,and throw it on a bus. Dedicated to Burntmarshmallow for trying to share!:hug: |
nice . love the words lots lots. but really I lashed out in the wrong way used the wrong words and didnt heed warnings ..it was all my doing. none the less when I feel like sharing my poems here I can copy and paste them from my words program as all my work is on there. right now I am having a tough time with a whole bunch of stuff so sharing isnt on my list a.t.m. but so comforting to know I got pals and they are on my side. so are the admins and mods here . BMW needs over haul. andBMW is sorry. so you and anyone else out there be a Peace maker.
Peace Peace BMW p.s. I do love the poem!!!!!!!!!!!!! right on ! |
Well,we all have our day's,and in the Constitution we also have the right to our own opinion!:D But I do wish I would have seen what you wrote,that would have made my day!;)
And if friends can't stick up for eachother,what are friends made for?!:cool: :hug: It was my pleasure,whether the mods are here or not!:eek: |
Poems
OK you two --BMW and Justice-- I for one enjoy reading your poems, some more than others. But I do not have your GIFT for words and it is very hard for me to express myself, so I usually do not post anything. Some times it just seem that a thanks should be put on a poem and other times the poem is just to personal and does not relate to me at all. Does not mean I did not enjoy reading the words and thinking about how you felt when writing them. Any way keep writing them and hope you are able to do your writing from SD Justice.:hug: Carose
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Were we getting a little off track there?:rolleyes:
Don't worry,I can write no matter where I am,unless I'm dead ofcourse!:D I even wrote a poem one time,at 3 AM on a morphine pump,in the hospital,after having surgery!;) The nurses were kindof tripping out when I asked for a pencil and paper at 3 am,and they asked if something was wrong,and I just told them,no,I just feel like writing a poem!:D They just laughed and walked out and got my paper and pencil for me!;) Here's that drug induced poem.... "Give it Up" You think you know me. But you don't know jack. You think you please me. But you don't do that. You say you've been there. But you've been everywhere. You say you love me. But you can't even see. The pain you've put me through. That's the only thing you do. I think you use me. But you don't take no crap. You lose me,even with a map. To my heart,you can't even see,anything like that. I say you're never here. But you won't take the rap. Even though you are to blame. You're not all that. You'll take me to the sea. And then propose to me. But you're always just the same. You're just so ****ing lame. So,give it up,you big bad boy. You're just a little toy. For all the girls to play with. But never,ever,stay with. So,give it up,you big bad boy. Just give it up. So how was that for a hospitalized 3 in the morning on a morphine pump poem!:D I don't know what I was thinking!:eek: |
WRITE ON :D ! May the MUSE Always Poke you! :cool:
Peace Peace BMW |
Justice
I haven't posted sooner, because i've just been enjoying. Thanks so
much for sharing your gift. :) :) Sue |
Thanks,when I write,the words just flow through me,it doesn't seem to take much thought,it just comes natural.I've been writing since Junior High school,I used to win short story contests,but the poetry was always just a coping skill,and the way I expressed my feelings in my diary.Each poem I've shared or ever written(other than the one for BMW)is just a page from my diary,and the hospital one,that was just a spur of the moment thing!:D But the more I wrote,the more the words just came.I did hit a period of writers block,at one point in my life,when I was so stressed that I couldn't even think straight,and it was hard for me,not being able to write.So I thank God for giving me this gift,because I've felt what it feels like when it's gone!:hug:
I feel like when you're given a gift,it's only right to share it with others.Even though some people have to buy the books some are in,if they contacted me,I would send them a copy for free!;) Just like "The Road to Recovery",it's circulating throughout the AA program in my county and the next one over,at no charge! I knew they were having a huge all day function,picnic thing,so I made tons of copies,and sent them to both counties to put out on the tables where the flyers were so whoever wanted them,had free copies! And I heard they went like hot cakes! My landlord is the head of the AA program in this county,so he took them there for me.My brother passed copies around the county jail,and it's become popular thier to,more inmates have been willing to go to rehab,after reading my poem,and that makes me feel like I'm not a failure! It helped me stay clean and sober,so I wanted to help others to!:grouphug: |
I'll be back,I'm going to get my most recent poem written,and copy,and paste it from the website it's on!;)
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"A True Friend"
Through out my life,true friends I've had few.After my fathers passing,that left two.A true friend is someone who loves you for you.Not for someone they want you to be.They really care about the "real you".On a rainy day,you're still in thier thoughts.They still love you when you mess up.Even if you get caught.Thier by your side to show support and love.When you're down,they're there to give you that needed hug.They don't judge you on those day's you have your up's and down's.On your up's they're smiling with you.On your down's,they know just what to say to turn that frown upside down.They go out of thier way to brighten your day.When the chips are down,they make dip.They don't run away.Though I don't see them much,because they live too far away. Thier in my heart,and it's them that keeps it beating. What else can I say.True friends like that,are hard to find.If it weren't for them,in life I'd be blind.To those friends,who know who they are.Thanks for being true.Because without you,thier would be no me,defined. I wrote this poem for my best friend, to give to her as a gift before she moved out of state! I don't have a lot of riches, so I gave her my talent as a gift. She loved it!:hug: |
"Man of my Dreams"
The man I seek is strong and proud.He may express anger,yet not too loud.He loves children,but oh so gentle with his touch.He must be loving and kind to all he meets. However loyal to his family,because they are for keeps.He must be protective of me,his children as well.Keep us from harm,with safety we cannot fail.He must be honest in all his affairs.Know what's his is his,and whats theirs is theirs.His love must be strong for when times get tough.He must be understanding of my strengths,and my fears. Be there to comfort me through all of the tears.Men like these are hard to find.It would be safe to say he'd be one of a kind.I know someday this man will come.When I see this man I will know that it's him.When I look in his eyes,our hearts will embrace,and the lights will go dim. I wrote this, after my fiance tried to end my life in 2004. I just was expressing the kind of man I wished I could have.:Heart: |
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