Thursday, September 11, 2008

old poems

"The Weight of Glory (Tread Carefully Saints)"

life hangs in the balance of
these moments and choices
made in haste or careful (sometimes carefree) consideration
walking through minefields
and holy ground
makes for a heavy heart
and light steps
to understand
what every step can mean
and has meant to
saints sinners martyrs murders
and every soul in between
rusty shrapnel
and hallowed shrines
serve to remind of the consequences
of every step taken
and every blade of grass broken
by my foot...
and I am so frightened

God only knows if I'll make it or not
so I spray these 9 bullets cause they're all that I got

heavy heart light feet as I tread through mine fields
the footsteps of the martyrs will lead me home


"thirty thousand dollars well spent"

College dorms and overpriced books hallways wallpapered in phallic jokes a shower may be too much work a shot of cologne and a fabreeze sprayed shirt should work another paper why was Marx wrong was that a curse word in that song another sarcastic comment followed by an empty apology ten page papers screw it solitaire I ran out of gel so shave my hair was she looking at me or leading me on I will pray about it then pine over what went wrong wear my heart on my sleeve and my philosophy on my shirt self deprecations one thing but correction can hurt sarcasm is my best friend but no one else will be rebuke is a bad icebreaker but doe eyed females are deadly I love christian college


This one is my response Paris Hilton going to jail and the media circus that went with it:
"the news (a poem about whats important in the good ol' U.S of A)"
somepoliticianisontrialPARISHILTONISINJAILblahblahblah
darfurSHECRIEDWHENSHERECEIVEDHERSENTENCEsome
crapabouttheeconomyorsomethingSHEWASDRAGGEDFROM
THECOURTROOMSCREAMINGF
ORHERMOMMYtheresbeen
awargo
ingonactuallymaybeafewSHEISBEINGRELOCATEDSIG
HTINGMEDICALC
ONCERNSaidspandemicBOOKDEALSARE
BEINGD
ISCUSSEDpolaricecapsmeltingVERSACEDOESN'TMA
KEORANGEJUMPSUITS





if it helps... there are 9 characteristics listed in the fruit of the spirit.

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