Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 110

Where Did That Come From?

Don’t know why

Or even when or where or

How it came about.

Didn’t see it in creation.

Came to life all on its own.

Broke the flow of concentration.

Shifted gleefulness to angst.

Played a game of woeful kinship

On a spirit wild and free.

Suddenly the world is nightfall,

Shadows lurk in apparition.

Dark foreboding,

Desperate silence

Searching, listening for the call.

Turning this way, that way,

Which way.

Each direction so unsure.

Wanting for a guiding angel.

Waiting for the next footfall.

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Make Believe

I'll be... You be... Let's be someone,

Anyone but who we are.

Made up stories,

Nursery Rhymes,

Fireman, teacher, circus clown.

I'll be cashier. You be customer.

"May I take your order, please?"

Rescue Heroes saving victims,

Pulling from the murky depths

With length of rope found safely hidden

Just for such emergencies.

Chopper Coppers chasing speeders.

Call for back up. 9-1-1.

Blast off to a new dimension,

Aliens and robots threaten,

Traversing the universe to

Make it safe for all mankind.

Bolds adventures,

Grand enchantment,

Hearty struggle to survive.

Who will I be... you be... let's be?

What a joy to be just five.

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Imagine That…

Imagine that today’s the day

Your every wish comes true.

Those hopes that kept on being dashed

Have finally met fruition.

That age old dream of peace on Earth

Become reality,

Faith fulfilled and failure bashed

Beyond all recognition.

Tell me, where do you go from here?

Are you complete? Immortal?

Are there more wishes beyond perfect?

Nirvana having lit,

Is secular contentment the

Only thing that matters?

Are you resigned to rest?

Let imagination quit?

Sorry. Doesn’t work that way.

Must don a different hat.

Another day, another distant dream.

Imagine that.

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Climb Back On

We’re all familiar with the phrase

About falling off a horse.

I’m here to tell you there’s a lot of truth

To that old anecdote. In fact, the human learning curve

Would still be lagging far behind

If such a basic truism

Had failed to make it on the boat.

Failure is not measured by the

Times your fanny hits the ground.

No one gets it right the very

First time we are put upon.

Time to check your spurs, tilt your hat

And set your angled jaw

With brash determination.

Go on…. Climb back on.

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Control

Tempest around me,

Reach for control.

Something to ground me

Where I can take hold.

Challenge confounds me.

I must be bold.

Nuances drown me

Under their hold.

Ghost voices hound me

Darker than coal.

Dread as they pound me

Deep in my soul.

Then the light found me

Down in the hole.

Freed and unbound me,

Paying my toll.

Whispers surround me,

Angels, I’m told.

Lifting me, putting me

Back in control.

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Go Get the Pliers

Is that blasted thing broken again?

It seems we just fixed it a short time ago.

Go get the pliers, the hammer and wrench.

Oh heck! Just bring the whole toolbox this time.

We’ll see what we missed on the last repair.

Tweak it and tune it up just like a pro.

Clean it and glean it til it shines like gold

With nary a hint or a speckle of grime.

Worst case scenario, we fall short,

Our futile efforts fail to convert.

Then we need look for an alternate means

For achieving the goal to which we aspire.

But you and I are a crafty lot,

Not afraid to go diving in dirt.

Fearless, undaunted we rake through the muck,

Knowing the prize that can rise from the mire.

We never know the tools we possess

Til challenge steps up and we call him a liar.

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Piled on

You’re a pip! You know that?

Putting all the weight on me as if

My shoulders easily can sore endure

The heavy load.

Possibly you’re trying hard

To break my spirit with your will.

Then again, you’re probably

Just being you, you helpless toad.

Take the burdens, pile them on.

Make the most of my contrition.

Rake my will til I submit

Forsaking hope of recompense.

Let me yield to your agenda,

Jet your burdens far away,

Get you to a safer haven,

Set the clock to common sense.

Put your frazzled mind at ease.

I will save you once again.

All your problems piled on.

Such a price to call you friend.

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Fru Fru

Such a prissy, sissy missy

Pattering, prattering all day long.

Light foot prancing, always dancing,

Making your master sing your song.

Just a fluffy little fru fru.

Nervous Nellie, take a pill.

Pompous with your pompadour.

Looking at you makes me ill.

When you speak, instead of warning,

Only an annoying whine.

All I want to tell you is to

Stick it where the sun don’t shine.

Some may say that you’re a sweet

And precious little cuddle-bug.

But it would suit me to a tee

To never see your fru fru mug.

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Wingless Dragons

Oh, mythical, mystical creature,

Daughter of whimsy born on the wind.

Why have you banished yourself to seclusion?

Why have you chosen to shed your wings?

Yours was a time that begged of a challenge,

Quest for the Grail, a fight to the end.

No second-guessing or thoughts of collusion.

Giving no quarter, not even to kings.

Higher than mountaintops you soared with eagles,

Holding dominion o’er all that you see.

Taking at will to fulfill your desire,

Fearing no predator or enemy.

But fate was not kind to your wheel of fortune.

Your day was challenged, time ran its course

Leaving your storyline sadly unfinished,

Leaving your grieving heart filled with remorse.

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Bathed in Mediocrity

But seriously, what is really important to you?

When you’re home at the end of your busy day,

After fighting the wars of your daily trade,

Do you listen with interest to the evening news?

Do you vegetate til you slowly fade

To oblivious numbness? Blocking it out,

Hoping the world is a better place

Than the one portrayed. You want to shout

At the phantom, if you could find his face.

Hard to say what is truly important.

Always so much going on,

So bathed in mediocrity

You fail to see your Rubicon.

Time to find the larger picture,

Get the check and pony up.

Will you drink the loser’s lager,

Or sip champagne from the winner’s cup?

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