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Opening up my eyes and being alive
Covers to keep me warm in a storm
Pantry and fridge with many options
Family and friends that I can depend
Healthy body and mind to strengthen
Struggles and challenges to overcome
Opportunities to be a better person
The almighty that keeps me thriving
Freedom and liberty to express myself
World Wide Web to share my thoughts
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Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
Source abc7.com
You had the ability to stifle much of this anger
By simply modifying your nonchalant demeanor
Express a symptom of human compassion and remorse
For ending a life early, in the line of duty, you enforced
Words you so carefully choose with an inexpressive face
Reflects solely on your disgrace and fuels community rage
Break your silence with something worth hearing; a sincere apology
Give the distraught community something else to believe
Or continue to maintain a faultless conscious as protests rage
Across this great and mighty nation where justice can’t assuage
“There’s nothing here…But off in the distance, maybe across the stream, I can hear something. Movement. Perhaps some sort of small animal.” She scrunched her eyes shut tighter, furrowing her brows in concentration, “Yes, I think it’s a small animal of some sort. Roaming. Slowly. Grazing. That’s weird; I shouldn’t be able to hear any of that. But what’s really strange is I have this sudden urge to sneak up on it and see what it’s doing.” Exasperated, Sam exhaled nosily. “That’s really odd. Next time, please remind me to stop at two glasses of wine. A girl has to have limits.”
~Blowing off some of the dust that has been collecting on my unfinished novel. As much as I prefer to write on the patio in the spring or summer, time is more precious, and I feel like winter writing is generally most productive. Maybe, just maybe, I’ll make some headway and get this project DONE.
Source ABC7.com
Dealing with the constant abuse
Making up worthless excuses
Day after day choosing to stay
Lacking the courage to walk away
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Exploding under the cover of night
Defenseless against a crumpling strike
Past out cold from the solid blows
Awakens to see her children know
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Discovering an internal strength
Holding tightly to her treasured faith
Flees with her children from the violence
Seeks shelters and holy spirit for guidance
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Struggling a little less each and every day
Finally, beginning to see hope and a way
Satisfied, to sleep at ease through the night
Overwhelmed, by a generous surprise
Inspired by The Reverie Journal – Making Headlines Challenge, which was to scour the news for inspiration. I decided to go with local news ABC7 Mother in Need and a heart warming story about a homeless mother of three who survived domestic abuse and was given a car with a trunk full of groceries.
Drifting and coming together
Rolling with the gentle breeze
Beautiful cool autumn weather
An occasion to appease
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As far as the eye can see
Life, and a new beginning
Troubles carried out to sea
Standing tall, proud and grinning
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Sunlight breaking through the haze
Showing me where I’m needed
Warming me with its stunning rays
I have finally succeeded
My phone is not capable of giving these views justice, so you’ll just have to trust me – it was a gorgeous day!
The unforgiving curvature of time deviates
Away from humanity to show brutality
Through sole experience, we can appreciate
Devastation and loss to change our mentality
~ In response to 3 – Words a Day challenge, I thought I’d give it a try.
