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Moving ahead
Full speed and full throttle
Don’t lag behind
No reason to dawdle.

Get it together
Pull up those bootstraps
Get into gear
No time for mishaps.

Stop procrastinating
Stop making excuses
Stop all your whining
Stop being a nuisance.

Getting ahead
Being productive
Is more appealing
It’s far more seductive.

Meet up for coffee
It’s time to brainstorm
Come up with a plan
Time to sound the alarm.

No time to be idle
To feel useless and bored
Make the most of your time
That’s what life is for.

Be up and be happy
Devise a new plan
Ignite and inspire
As only you can.

You have a gift
Make the most of the present
Don’t waste a day
Enjoy every second.

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Wringing my hands
Losing my mind
Pounding my fists
Wasting my time.

Losing control
So out of touch
No going back
It’s all just too much.

No words to explain
These feelings inside
You don’t understand
These tears that I cry.

Falling apart
Coming unglued
Nothing to say
To get thru to you.

What is the point?
You don’t really care
You walked away
You’re no longer here.

What do I do?
Now that you’re gone
To get back on track
I’ve gotta move on.

I waited too long
I waited for you
To walk thru that door
But it’s over, we’re thru.

I’ll find my way back
It’s going to take time
I have to accept
That you’re no longer mine.

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Don’t try and walk back
The things that you said
It’s too late to retract
The remarks and the threats.

I waited too long
Expecting a change
Knowing full well
In the end I’d be blamed.

I expect more
From family and friends
It’s over for me
This abuse has to end.

Too many lies
Too much hurt, too much pain
I should have left sooner
Don’t want more of the same.

I can’t allow
The ridicule and the bashing
The lack of concern
The taking, the laughing.

I’m stepping away
I need to move on
Don’t look for me
I’m already gone.

There’s more to my life
Than time spent with you
I need so much more
I’m done being used.

Scamming and taking
Always sneaking around
No one will stand up
No one makes a sound.

I tried to fit in
I went thru the motions
But after awhile
Became void of emotion.

We do what we can
On this journey we travel
It took some time
But my feelings unraveled.

I need to know
When I’m under attack
That you will be there
That you’ve got my back.

But when push came to shove
You stood your ground
You made it clear
It was me you put down.

Love’s overrated
People take what they can
That’s why I’m leaving
With my heart in my hands.

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My father’s life wasn’t easy
He had worked as a small, young boy
Bringing home milk and vegetables
No time for children’s toys.

He was only seven years old
When he started working at the church
Exchanging his toil for pennies then
He never shied away from work.

One of many children
Did his best to help provide
Never complaining about his life
Not one to whine, or cry.

As a young man he joined the Navy
With goals yet to achieve
Learned as much as he could
Never doubting his beliefs.

The war took him far away from home
It was a sad day when he was captured
The Japanese had attacked Corregidor
His leg now badly fractured.

They kept him in a prison camp
Fed rice, seaweed and tea.
No sugar, cream, or fancy cups
No thoughts of being freed.

He saw his share of horrors
Worked hard each and every day
Three years held in captivity
His life slipping, slowly away.

When the war was finally over
Those captured were set free
Thankfully my dad…. still alive
Had been sent back home to me.

My dad, my inspiration
Never bitter, never sad
Always optimistic
Always grateful, always glad.

He exchanged cards and letters
With a guard he’d met long ago
The man who held him captive
He had actually gotten to know.

They wrote to one another
Sent letters, gifts and cards
My father never held a grudge
Though he was badly l, badly scarred.

A bonze star and a purple heart
Among the many of his medals
He really was one of a kind, you see
My dad was someone special.

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Re-blogged from June 2018.
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FOR MY DAD….. JOSEPH PATRICK O’GRADY
Youtube: WHEN IRISH EYES ARE SMILING by Karl Harod.

You took me from my mother
You put me in a cage
I cried all night, was terrified
We just wanted to be saved.

We were running from the cartel
But you ripped me from her arms
You put my mom in handcuffs
Then you put her behind bars.

You took me to a building
With strangers in uniforms
I cried myself to sleep at night
I was told I must conform.

We came here to seek asylum
To the land of the brave and free
What has happened to your government?
What will become of me?

My mother is a victim
My family tortured and abused
Where is Lady liberty?
I am feeling so confused.

We were looking for protection
We made it to the United States
Hoping to find refuge, but
Seems we’ve made a big mistake.

My mother’s now in prison
They’ll send her back from where we came
They’ll rape, torture, then kill her
Then I’ll be left alone again.

I heard them talk about the man
That was going to make America great
Guess the ones that voted for him
Have also made a big mistake!

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Why accept his lying?
His lack of morality?
It seems to be the norm
It is his specialty.

The highest office in our land
Held by the devil’s own creation
Why are we allowing this?
Stand up and defend our nation.

Saluting generals of dictators
Camaraderie with evil
Accolades for torture and murder
Our world’s become medieval.

Who ever thought it would come to this?
It’s unbelievable and horrifying
It’s a matter of human dignity
What he’s doing is demoralizing.

Money and power all he cares about
Always threatening and boasting
Greed, lust and condemnation
All the bragging and the gloating.

Taking babies from their mother’s arms
What kind of person have we elected?
Is this the country you want to live in
Where your rights are not protected?

Remove this guy from office
Impeach him, then imprison
Take out his entourage of hate
Get back to love and reason.

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I live a parallel existence
You don’t see things as I do
I see the world in one way
I feel separate, different from you.

I’m having trouble fitting in
Not in agreement or in sync
You don’t understand what I see
Or the way I feel or think.

The road less traveled is my path
I walk alone….all on my own
I can’t seem to relate to you
I’d rather spend my time alone.

Rigid, harsh, and unfeeling
Impervious to my emotions
You see one tiny raindrop
While I see the wide, blue ocean.

Stepping away, keeping to myself
No reason to impose
You go your way and I’ll go mine
Sometimes that’s how it goes.

A loner, a recluse…better off by myself
Always trying to figure it out
No longer wanting or needing your help
Don’t really care what it’s all about.

Please leave me alone , don’t call and don’t write
There are no words left for me to say
All that I want is to be free of you
I am leaving ….I am walking away.

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He followed me from place to place
No idea that he was there
He stared, and watched me from a distance
But, I never notice him anywhere.

Knew my schedule, where I worked
How long it took me to get dressed
Where I stopped for coffee in the morning
Had my number and home address.

I’d never met him, had no idea
Never noticed or paid attention
But he was always close behind
Heading in the same direction.

We walk around, think we’re alone
No idea someone is watching
All by yourself you come and go
While an admirer could be stalking.

All this time I didn’t know
I had this shadow next to me
Too self absorbed to look around
Too distracted, I didn’t see.

Keep your doors locked, your windows, too
Be more aware of your surroundings
Look around, take notice of
When I look back it seems astounding.

To think that I was unaware
That someone was tailing me
I was oblivious, in the dark
I was blind, just didn’t see.

He was arrested, held behind bars
He was also being followed
He had a history was being charged
The grave they found was cold and shallow.

He was a rapist, who killed and maimed
Stalked his victims one by one
I was thankful I’d been spared
When they had told me what he’d done.

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YOUTUBE: MICHAEL JACKSON….SOMEBODY’S WATCHING ME

Walking on the beach
The smell of clean salt air
No one else around
I’m on my own out there.

The tide went out that morning
It was slowly coming in
The seaweed and the sand crabs
All were scattering in the wind.

I had worn my light grey jacket
It was getting pretty cold
I wore my Yankee’s baseball cap
It looked tattered, getting old.

Always thought it brought me luck
It fit me perfectly, just right
I was happy I had worn it
On the this cold and windy night.

The reflection of the moon
Was glistening on the water
I watched the waves come in
To my surprise found a sand dollar.

It was half way in the sand
I hoped it wasn’t broken
I bent down to pick it up
A great find…..an ocean token.

Fortunately it was intact
No chips, no cracks to speak of
It looked smooth and perfectly white
Standing there under the moonlight.

Love my walks down on the beach
They bring me solace, ease my mind
Rich in peacefulness and calm
I leave my worries all behind.

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Summer breezes, lemonade
Iced tea and watermelon
Burgers sizzling on the grill
Hope raindrops don’t start falling.

Grab the towels, awnings up
Getting ready for a downpour
Hoping it will pass us by
It’s not what we had planned for.

Bring the salads up to the porch
The chips, and paper dishes
Hoping we can still have fun
Maybe the storm will miss us.

Hotdogs, chili, pickles and more
Put on your bathing suit
Someone turn the music back on
Put out the cookies, and fruit.

Children running, dogs are barking
The sprinklers came back on
Everyone feels a sense of relief
The dark clouds are now gone.

Summertime fun, laughter and games
Backyard picnicking with friends
Everyone is happy now
The sun is shining once again.

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YOUTUBE: NORA JONES….SUMMERTME