My natural instinct in
this flesh wrapped soul,
is to anestasize the
pain and ugliness of life.
Blackout the brutality and
cruelty in the world.
Close my eyes with booze,
drugs, sex, anything to
stop the oozing pain.
And then it dawned on me,
like the dew soaked morning,
opposite action is required.
Walk through the
pain with eyes wide open.
Let love and YHWH hold my
hand.
Sober, head held high.
Call me sentimental and foolish,
but I'm a real mother fucker.
I'm going to embrace the beauty.
It is all around me.
It's painted in the
sunset of the robin's breast.
It's in the
sublime melody of
the starry Night.
It's written in the
faces of all my brothers and
sisters in their pain and
struggles.
Love is the answer to
every question;
I have to die to grow;
like a seed, a cell,
a fractured heart.
Bring it On Life!
If you knock me down,
I'm getting back up.
I'm resilient, and
no longer afraid.
Yes, this world can be
brutal, and we often
lose the ones we love,
but I'm choosing
today, in this moment, to
take this wild ride called
life, and live it, and
love every second I have
left.
Then, I can leave victorious.
What the fuck?
Everybody wants to win.
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Author:
Thomas W Case (Pseudonym) (
Offline) - Published: July 17th, 2024 16:45
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Comments7
I would literally give you an oscar for this one, loved and felt every single line, what's life without all this. As you usually do dear Thomas, you bring every word it's glory. Kudos. 🌹
Thank you, sweet Teddy.
Live in the moment for the moment and be the moment. A great message and write Thomas
Thank you.
What an excellent treatise on life & living & the losses and pain that go hand in hand with it .. Yes, everyone wants to win, yet still everyone's ends up a looser .. Neville
Thank you, brother.
If love ruled the world it would be a wonderful place Thomas.
Andy
For sure. Thank you, my friend.
Good write T. Ahh, you the one on the right in the pic?! lol.
Lol. Thanks, my friend.
well here's a kick up the backside if ever I needed one Thomas!
and, of course, I do;
tho I feel an oscar is probably not enough my friend.
a handshake and a bear hug...
outstanding.
Thank you so much, my friend.
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