Flight or Fight? (contest What are you running from? – Red Saw) Flight or fight? If I stay,how will I make things right? By what I say?… Orstand and deliverwith power and might as darkness falls;not to be seen red risingas a national blight? In the morning will I be able to gain insight? Or … More Flight or Fight? (contest What are you running from? – Red Saw)

Tabby’s and/or My Delight (contest Righteousness – Paul09sm) “What is it that you want from me?”I ask my cat’s swift retreating backof silken grey and healthy sheen. To follow her, this routine tactic,though her already I did feed. Yet, meows sweet I did heedwith shuffle slow of house-shoed feet. Suddenly she stopped in her tracks,to … More Tabby’s and/or My Delight (contest Righteousness – Paul09sm)

Gone Mankind to Endless Sleep? (contest Randomly – Bangtar) As hills upriseablaze overnight arises a haze burning irises… Smokey shadows without falterarrive in bitter haste to erase any tomorrows seen… My heartbeat at once raced;its pace cast my breath into breathlessinside my breast; inside I caved; on knees to fallfor on who was I to … More Gone Mankind to Endless Sleep?

https://allpoetry.com/story/14802433-Peace—by-Seah-Ray peace– a mind not at war.emotions settled. a hope valid;lovely. I adoreits promise tranquil free, solid and sure. peace– though my surroundingsi’d rather not explore. hopeless, darkgroping victims for relieffrom increasing violence blind in vision, seemingly forevermore. peace– allows me to proceeddaily at ease from anxiety although bills persist:health insurance costs existfood, clothing, shelter … More Peace

Truly Catastrophic! — Though Not by All Foreseen International crises court calamitycoupled as self-seeking married mates… Grandstanding.With created twins, catastrophe and disaster,also spawning–almost ‘too late’ when lack of thought, care, or planningprocreates ‘abdicate’. So, we exist in this time which necessitatesimportant difficult decisions to individually alleviateour ending in a personal comatose state. As this statement … More Truly Catastrophic! — Though Not by All Foreseen

Look! See. . . “He will swallow up deathforever, And the Sovereign Lord Jehovahwill wipe away the tears from all faces. The reproachof his people he will take awayfrom all the earth, For Jehovah himself has spoken it.” Isa. 25:8. *** Could this be?… Removed from our earthreproach from seeking out God in search? No more negativity … More Look! See. . .

A Fitting Epitaph of None By kings and commerceheads held in sorrow her elegy–a lament tomorrow? for she did not beg for utmost ‘truth’.Yet instead: From ‘it’ she borrowed. Thus dong’s the bell.Global hearts in dread.Her future known: Her temples–Dead.No sings of songs of triune lead… In silencerecited wordslip-read: “Too bad! Too bad!”Once a city strong. In … More A Fitting Epitaph of None

‘For The Healing Of The Nations’ (Contest Let’s Uplift IdentityCrisis – Heavenly Angel) As one lays in agony of mind or limbtwisting sheets or covers felt thinsaturated by tears or sweatenough to swim through as eyes againflood to dim… As day to night oftenrepeats in spin and feet retreatto complete a cycle of spoon to mouthor pin to … More ‘For The Healing Of The Nations’

As a Snake-Eyed Skink Pursues “Me think,I must speedilyrethinkmy position,” thought a snake-eyed skinkbleeding its biliverdin blood green (by bile colored from ingesting flies, moths, fleas–pests of life creating havoc for some fink human beings)causing its present revolting indisposition: Brink of extinct. Succinct its emotion: “Obviously, neededa ‘shrink!’,” slinking away without its tailheldafter its ‘presence’ wrinkleda homeowner’s nose as … More As a Snake-Eyed Skink Pursues

Does It Matter? Santa. The Easter Bunny. A Fairy God Mother, too–created to manipulate, entertain, or ease little ones with ‘tiny’ ‘white’ lies… ‘Fantasies,’ ‘Myths,’ and ‘Legends’ through which fabrication fantastical is used to please, frighten, appease, or subdue. Figured by many why matter? as long as truth is eventually ‘told’; sold in maturity to plenty who wisely ‘let’ go of … More Does It Matter?