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AngelaMichelle
Eyes like Mine
Bright with wonder
Aged with wisdom
Heavy with adoration
Taking in all things around
you
As if sizing them up for
future use
Maybe that is just what you
are doing
Because it is what I do
Always looking straight at
me
When I think to speak a
word
Memorizing my face
And setting it apart from
the others in the crowd
Through them
I see myself
All my hopes, dreams and
fears
Will we shed the same tears
I hope not
I hope to shelter those
eyes like mine
For all time
Allowing them never to see
A hurtful action
A mean face
Or set beneath a furrowed
brow
It’s wishful thinking of
course
Because life happens as it
may
But for as long as I am
breathing
You best be believing
That those eyes like mine
Will grow
And become brighter with
all time
Natural High
Raindrops and snowflakes and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolly mittens…
Man
who am I kidding
Those aren’t the things
that get my motor racing
My heart to pumping and
pulse to jumping
I mean raindrops are cool
when it’s love you’re making
Snowflakes are all right if
it’s a snowman you’re creating
Whiskers on kittens are
cute
But aren’t enough to catch
my eye
So
let me run down the list of what bring on
My
natural high
Seeing upon the face of my
daughter adoration
Knowing in my son’s spirit
resides jubilation
Radiating from their smiles
a feeling of elation
And knowing my
accomplishments inspire emulation
Hearing from my friends
their words of admiration
How they’re always there
for me void of exasperation
Never ceasing to show me
with caring demonstration
Helping me to define my
life’s true destination
When I am feeling no pangs
of deprivation
Delighting in the marvel
that I am God’s creation
Showing certain people who
just insist on hating
That I am able to be me
without justification
When from the man I love I
receive motivation
That pushes me to be my
best in any situation
And knowing I am able to
return the same sensation
Being for him what he is
for me… a source of inspiration
Seeing progress within the
next generation
Recognizing advancement
within the unified nation
Playing a part in all that
innovation
By bringing light to the
victims of intellectual starvation
I can not speak for you, so
I vouch for myself
That these are the things
that keep my engine revved
Things that stimulate my
mental state
And sharpen my third eye
Are the things that are
considered my natural high
(published June 2003 in The Poetic Essence of
AngelaMichelle and in the “Poetic Justice” section of
Awareness Magazine’s July/August 2003 issue)
Upon the Horizon
The triumphs of this life are so hard to
see
When the trials run rampant and there
seems no end in sight
Bleak and defiant, hope remains just out
of reach
Wriggling through your fingers just when
you’ve spied its face
But if you close your eyes, and breathe
deep you will see it
Clear and bright as a new sunrise
Just upon the horizon
The rewards of this life seem invisible
When tribulations block them from your
view and refuse to move
All optimism seems lost and a better day
elusive
Snatched away by desperation though you
thought your hold was
But if you close your eyes, and trust your
heart you will see them
Shiny and fresh as a new flower in spring
Just upon the horizon
There are days when it doesn’t seem to pay
to get out of bed
And days when Murphy’s Law is the only law
that rules
When no matter how hard you try nothing
works out
No matter how hard you fight you never
seem to win
Against the raging opposition of defeat
The road may seem hard, unclear, and
unleveled
The way may seem narrow and rough
But if you keep your faith and set your
spirit to sail
It all will work out just as you planned
Blessings beyond your wildest dream await
If
you look for them… just upon the horizon
Pieces
to the Puzzle
We fit perfectly
As if created to be
Right where we are
Together
Physically compatible
Made to mix
Like hot coffee and sweet
rich cream
Drawn to please
By a natural force
Attracted magnetically
As if where we are
Is where we were meant to
be
Together
Every motion synchronized
Every sound
Harmonized
When I am with you
The rest of the world
stands still
And everything is perfect
You are the half of me I
would die without
The heart that beats life
within my chest
I am the source of your
sereneness
The solace that allows
peace of mind
If only life could be
different
Our paths crossed sooner
Then we could be
Where we truly want to be
Together
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