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via Daily Prompt: Lecture

Lecture

Don’t lecture me about it
Please leave me alone
Don’t want to talk about it
I’ll do it on my own.

Stop nagging, I can’t stand it
Constant noise and pestering
I’ll do it when I’m ready
Can’t you see you bother me?

You never seem to let up
Always there to pull me down
I can’t escape your badgering
You’re there, always around.

Your attempts to try and guilt me
Aren’t working, can’t you see?
Why don’t you step back now?
Walk away and let me breathe.

Sitting on the sidelines
Must be so hard for you
You have to be the boss of
Every single thing I do.

Make your own decisions
So much happier you’ll be
Learn to mind your business
And I’ll take care of me.

_____________________

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Sitting quietly on the beach
Watching the waves come in and out
The travelers, the locals
Make their way about.

Basking in the sunshine
Hiding under an umbrella
A group of older women
Huddle up together.

Crowded sandy beaches
Snowbirds come and go
Trying to escape the cold
The ice, the rain, the snow.

Playing cards or Bocce
Their skin warm and tan
Some blistering and over done
Still they soak up all they can.

Knelling by the water’s edge
The children build sand castles
The knights that they pretend to be
Prepare for water battles.

Windy sandy breezes
The smell of the sea air
Walking barefoot in the sand
No worries and no cares.

Pack a bag with lotion
A water bottle too
Bring a towel and sandwich
Enough for just us two.

A day spent at the ocean
Nothing could be better
Glad we have each other
So glad that we’re together.

_______________________

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Spiraling out of control
Falling deeper into the void
Feeling so lost and alone
Wishing that I could avoid

Your well meaning intentions
Your imposed opinions and norms
Pushing me into a corner
Virtually grabbing my arm.

Step away from my meltdown
Let me implode on my own
This is my party, you’re not invited
Get out, please leave me alone.

Frantically losing my composure
Bouncing off the walls
Looking to tear my hair out
As I continue to fall.

Down below, in a cavern
Dark and made of stone
I reach up to turn a light on
I cry out loud and begin to moan.

I’ve cried and cried my heart out
It’s impaled and stuck to the wall
I have nothing left to live for
I have simply lost it all.

Ever since I heard the news
I’ve been feeling so emotional
She left this earth far too soon
My loss so inconsolable.

All the times she laughed out loud
Are ringing thru my mind
I can’t forget the things she said
When I saw her one last time.

Wishing she was with me
Someone I could turn to
Someone to hang out with
Now I don’t know what to do.

She had a way about her
She could always make me laugh
Now all that I am left with
Is a faded photograph.

They say the best way to go
Close your eyes, just fall asleep
She was spared the agony
At least now, she is at peace.

_______________________

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Space Coast Sunrise

via Daily Prompt: Conjure

Conjure

When you conjure up a potion
Best to include an eye of newt
My friend Esmeralda
Told me what to do.

She said to find a lizard
A snail, a frog or two
Add some muddy water
A snake and one old shoe

Mix them altogether
Stir them in a pot
Make sure to get the fire
Burning really hot.

Once you get it going
Just repeat after me
Gobblely Gook, Snookety Snook
Gambee, Snambee, Mambee.

The pot will boil before your eyes
The fire will turn blue and green
The smell will be so horrible
Would make a human scream.

Cook it for an hour, hot
Stir it, then let it simmer
When you’re done, you’ve conjured up
A potion that will win her.

All it takes is a magical spell
To bring you back together
Just get her to take one small sip
And, she’ll be yours forever.

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No room to move
Stretched too thin
Looking back
No way in.

Trying hard
To step down
When I know
You’ll be around.

Scathing comments
Hurt like hell
My heart is bursting
No one can tell.

I keep it all
So deep inside
I swallow hard
To keep my pride.

Something’s wrong
Wrong with me
The rest of them
Can not see.

Don’t seem to mind
They ignore
No one to notice
The open door.

Take the pills
Don’t ask why
No pain to feel
No alibi.

______________________

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What seems to be happening?
They’re dropping like flies
My family and friends
So many have died.

It’s pretty scary
Am I next in line?
How long do I have?
So soon out of time.

Once over fifty
There’s nowhere to go
But six feet under
A few feet below.

Getting your ducks
All in a row
Make all your plans
Before you must go.

Get it together
Information to share
Talk to your family
And whoever cares.

I’ll opt for cremation
No worms, please no bugs
Scatter my ashes
Just make sure I’m drugged.

The next diagnosis
Diseases and falls
Lead to demise
And our death after all.

Consider your blessings
Make the most of each day
Who knows when your time’s up
It could be today.

___________________

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via Daily Prompt: Mnemonic

Mnemonic

Using a mnemonic
Helped me to recall
Without it I would flounder
My grades would surly fall.

Making the connection
With so many facts and figures
The words that would escape me
Now so easy to deliver.

Taking every single test
With this amazing newfound aid
Finally made it possible
To make a passing grade.

Like magic I could not believe
The answers to the questions
Appearing right before my eyes
Through word association.

Suddenly with A’s and B’s
My future became certain.
I felt like I could now achieve
I’d become a different person.

Thanks to Bob for helping me
He introduced me to mnemonics
And though it had brought us very close
We kept our relationship platonic.

Love and feelings get in the way
I couldn’t concentrate on drama
I had to get my goals in line
The rest was left to karma.

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Gently I feel the breeze
As it brushes against my face
I search for you everywhere
I’ve looked every place.

For any sign of you
To help me to remember
To hear your voice inside my head
To erase the noise and thunder.

The sparkle in your eyes
Your laughter and your smile
If only I could be with you
For just a little while.

The memories begin to fade
They disappear one by one
The days we spent together
All the grandeur, all the fun.

No one will ever take your place
They’ll be no substitutions
There’s only one of you
Just you, who eases my confusion.

My twisted past, my cross to bear
You helped to see me through
You were my guiding force, my light
You knew just what to do.

I walk alone without you
I stand alone withdrawn
I’ll never be the same again
Now that you, alas….are gone.

______________________

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Cornered and pushed
Never enough
I do what I can
The going is rough.

Setting the bar
Too high for me
Leave me alone
Please let me be.

Tethered and straddled
Stripped down and scorned
Feeling so shallow
Feeling forlorn.

Beaten and bruised
Beyond recognition
Why am I driven
Obsessed with ambition?

Striving to win
Crossing the line
Hoping the prize
Will be better this time.

Why are you running
Faster and faster?
What is you want
What is it you’re after?

The end is near
6 feet and under
The roar of the crowd
The end of your thunder.

_____________________

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