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My head was up in the clouds No daylight to be found. White and gray clouds covered my sight I could not see for my mind was in flight. I looked all around and all I could see Was the clouds covering me. I felt like I was in a plane And all the passengers seeing the same. So I know I’m not the only one Who feels this way Millions of people go through this From day to day. It doesn’t matter to you what The others are going...

avenue of love

searching for love

(9/24/12) Love is an avenue of which to explore Go to any shop and open the door Shops for every feeling known to man Walk in to understand. Shops for pain, sorrow , bitterness and heartbreak Shop around - it’s not to late. Shops for joy , happiness, contentment, devotion Shops for every emotion. Stop in - look around - feel every emotion That can be found. Shop around ahead of time To find out what awaits down the line....

broken home

getting away from abuse

Broken home she came from a broken home where the parents at each other would throw stones. every day they would argue, bicker and fight, all the way till the night. not realizing their Childs plight. the child to them in turn would scream but in the battle she was not seen. from her father she had sexual abuse fighting with him, was of no use. he forced himself upon her at a very young age from there on, her life would n...

He traveled all night anxious to get home He heard the familiar ring and picked up his phone With tears in his eyes he covered his face For it was his wife--Samantha--Samantha grace. Her doctor had told her that she was dying And seeing this specialist was worth trying. So she packed up her bags and was waiting for him But the doctor had said her prognosis was mighty grim. When he arrived she was ready, the trip they Woul...

don't be put down

people who love to intimidate others

Some say I’m over weight- while some say I’m fat. I say I’m big boned - my doctor told me that. What does weight matter? - does it mean I can’t love? I was made this way - by GOD up above. My brother is tall and thin- they say he’s bones and skin. Why does weight matter? Can any of us ever win ! They say when we walk down the street We look like ABBOTT and COSTELLO He looks like a bamboo stick While I look like a cello. W...

Living in poverty- the trapper and family Born high in the mountains of Tennessee With no running water, or electricity. Living in rags that her father found in the woods Was her only salvation, her only goods. They put her in pampers that they had found Dirty and filthy and pulled from the ground. A rock stove and firewood They would eat when they could. He did fishing and trapping just to survive. The closest neighbor w...

how beautiful is pregnancy

we are nothing without them

(9/27/12) A man is so glad to know- that inside you His child grows. The most beautiful thing on this earth Is a woman giving birth. As her stomach starts to grow And her soft caressing hands begin to show You’ll see her face take on a radiating glow. She will see life in a different way As her motherly instincts come into play. her body which she had taken for granted before Is about to open a new door. This is the door...

female soldiers

giving credit where credit is due

Female Soldiers they are soldiers fighting a war across the ocean, but their hearts are at home seeking love and devotion. love from our country, devotion from their family. that is all that they need. they joined the military to fight for what they believe to defend from foes, seen and unseen in their hearts we are the greatest nation from the farmlands to the greatest plantations. it does not matter if they're black or...

praying hands

this is about answered prayers

Praying hands I had a dream with my lord CHRIST He touched my head , not once but twice. I felt my body jump up in bed I saw the nail holes in his hands that bled. I felt the power of his healing hands He showed it to me so I could understand. With faith in our hearts he will heal And his hands you will feel. I awoke that morning with the spirit inside Those praying hands I had to find. I found a figurine of his hands And...

(8/18/12) We were soldiers young and brave Now we lay here in our grave Does anyone remember me when I lived And that I had so much to give. I wanted all the things that everyone else did But my thoughts I had hid. Knowing that I was going to war To a far and distant shore. I gave my life defending this land I’m sure you understand that when duty calls You are there to give freedom a helping hand. Can you remember the col...

Can you picture JESUS (09/19/11) Can you picture the blood of JESUS lying on the ground While laying on this cross being nailed and bound The pain that was etched on his face As he prayed for the lord's grace. The nails being driven through his hands and feet Knowing soon that god he would meet. Yet he was forgiving his fellow man For they could not understand. That he was being sent by god above To show his compassion an...

the rose

finding peace after a death

The rose (love story) She was only 21-when her fiancés life Was taken with a gun. They had three years together And life was getting so much better. They had plans for a wedding in June But it ended much too soon. He had given her a long stem rose Then he fell to one knee, and did propose. She took the rose and with loving tender care With her diary she would share. She took the rose and cut the stem And she knew his love...