AFRAID OF TOMORROW
I am afraid of tomorrow, of what it might bring
Of a hunger for things unseen, yet unknown
A feeling that something interferes with your thoughts, your plans
That something watches, waiting for you to mess up
Take the wrong road.
Spend too much time on things that go nowhere.
There are days when the world around you
Feels as though it is made of treacle
Each step you take, your feet gather more of the sticky stuff
Until you feel as if you are wearing lead boots.
Tomorrow comes; the sun shines through your window
Birdsong filters through your sleeping mind.
Today you believe in angels
You put the lead boots in the cupboard
Open the window and let the new day in
Let the soft summer breeze carry yesterday’s dark thoughts away…
Anita Dawes
Day: October 12, 2019
Knowledge and Ignorance
What we don’t know
We ignore
What we know
We sell as omniscient…
What we don’t know
We reject, compensate with know-it-all
Enveloped in our pride
An intellectual fight
With no light
Just tight in mind…
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Victor
“Fire tests gold, suffering tests brave men.”
― Seneca
The darker the clouds get
The stronger the resolve becomes
The faster the breath gets
The stronger the heart pounds
The teary the eyes get
The wider the smile is
The badly you miss someone
The fonder the love gets
The harder it rains
The more beautiful is the rainbow
Pain is not the effect but the essence of victory
Deeper is the wound stronger is the lesson
The harder you fight the bigger Victor you become.
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davidbrucehaiku: Money Over Happiness
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MONEY OVER HAPPINESS
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Gotta make money
Why aren’t we living better?
Lost time, lost money
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NOTE: Too many of us choose to monetize our time, which means that we are prioritizing money over happiness. Driving an Uber will make us money, but staying at home may make us happy. Unfortunately, too many of us are forced to monetize what ought to be our spare time.
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Urban
in this world’s cities ~ where we dwell on silent paths ~ amongst the hustle —© Lize Bard @ Haiku out of Africa
Bullets
“Now that you’re gone, it’s as if
everything is darker without you here.”
We shot through the night like bullets, jumping from one destination to the next. It felt freeing, out there with you, under the watchful eye of the moon. I miss those nights now that you’re gone. It’s as if everything is darker without you here.
© Sarah Doughty
2017
Even the stars refuse to shine.
Beautiful People
“Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone”
“Happiness consists of being able to tell the truth without hurting anyone”
Guido Anselmi portrayed by Marcello Mastroianni in Frederico Fellini’s “8 1/2″, 50 Greatest Films of All Time – British Film Institute
Reflection
There’s a ghost in the mirror,
She sings songs with my face,
I have seen her before,
But we went separate ways.
The blues of her eyes
Still swallow me whole,
She’s dynamite explosion,
Too scared to let it show.
I want to be something
I’m afraid I’m not,
I’m too pretty to cry,
But too shy to be her.
a.l.c
Scars
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