Mercy Speaks
By Abby Kesington
The undeserved for willful wrong,
A cry for grace both weak and strong.
A plea of ignorance, weak defense,
Yet guilt breaks through my self-pretense.
A reprieve from judgment’s weight,
As penance seals my... – by Abby Kesington | 234 Views added 1 month ago
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The weight of wrongs I cannot flee,
Yet mercy stoops to set me free.
Not earned, nor claimed, yet still it flows,
A love that mends what sorrow knows.
My sins once carved in stone remain,
Yet penance walks the road of pain.
Not just to... – by Abby Kesington | 11 Views added 1 month ago
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I hear the call from far away,
A sound that stirs the break of day,
It whispers soft, it hums and sings,
Bringing back familiar things.
Through dawn’s soft light, I close my eyes,
And float beneath the fading skies.
Back to the house where... – by Abby Kesington | 481 Views added 5 months ago
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With empty bellies and frail, thin hands,
They raise their signs in a barren land,
Their slogan echoes, “No Protest,”
A cruel twist in their dire unrest.
Malnourished youth swarm the streets,
Threatening those who dare to speak,
... – by Abby Kesington | 432 Views added 7 months ago
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Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!
The wind hammers at my window,
Rousing me from a dreamless sleep.
Hurricane Beryl, the unwanted guest,
Unstoppable and uninvited,
Breaks through with torrential rain,
Its landfall is inevitable.
Peering through... – by Abby Kesington | 304 Views added 8 months ago
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Destiny, hold on, it's me,
Open the door and let me in!
I've been through a tempest none could see,
Divinity's light, my compass within.
Thrown overboard by raging storms,
Adrift with thoughts as my lifeguard,
Wading through waters on... – by Abby Kesington | 251 Views added 8 months ago
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Destiny, hold on, it's me,
Open the door and let me in!
I've been through a tempest none could see,
Divinity's light, my compass within.
Thrown overboard by raging storms,
Adrift with thoughts as my lifeguard,
Wading through waters on... – by Abby Kesington | 305 Views added 8 months ago
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Decades spent on a treadmill's grind,
Miles on the track, yet progress I can't find.
Energy spent, effort so grand,
Yet, slipping down on the same old strand.
Decades on a treadmill…
Aging in circles, no progress in sight,
Chasing the... – by Abby Kesington | 253 Views added 9 months ago
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The king dances naked in the city center
Prancing at the ka-ka -ka-ka, pap-pap and boom sounds
of rifles and missiles!
Joined in a massacre jig by allies…
Hopping unceremoniously to the tune of war!
Tone deaf to the cries and shouts for ... – by Abby Kesington | 339 Views added 9 months ago
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Heads sprawled everywhere...
Small heads, big heads,
Women’s heads, children’s heads,
Forming a pyramid of sorrow.
Eyes barely shut,
Tears of blood streaking down
Ruddy cheeks of infants
Who will never see tomorrow.
“Off with their... – by Abby Kesington | 383 Views added 9 months ago
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In this fleeting moment, a prayer finds its way,
Learn to love, learn to live, learn to give each day.
See, it’s not so tough, this journey’s gentle sway.
Embrace grace, inhale favor, and in joy, stay.
Let love’s tender whispers light the... – by Abby Kesington | 351 Views added 9 months ago
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Until I wore your over sized scrawny shoes…
Scuttling through harrowing dark tunnels,
Dodging bullets and bombs,
I never knew where it pinched.
Until my roof was scalped...
Like a bald vulture in rain, drenched,
Flapping its wet wings,... – by Abby Kesington | 150 Views added 10 months ago
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Like a spurned lover, the moon turns from the sun,
Casting its opaque shadow over the earth, its adversary.
Despised for reflecting light, not emitting its own, It is jeered and taunted.
In anger, it traces a path of totality, Weary of the... – by Abby Kesington | 128 Views added 11 months ago
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In the game of love, we dance on life’s battlefield,
In the silent spaces where frustrations yield.
He, a lion, exudes dominance and might,
While I, a deer, caught in his gaze, take flight.
His presence, a predator’s stealthy stare,
I feign... – by Abby Kesington | 128 Views added 11 months ago
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Like a spurned lover, the moon turns from the sun,
Casting its opaque shadow over the earth, its adversary.
Despised for reflecting light, not emitting its own, It is jeered and taunted.
In anger, it traces a path of totality, weary of the... – by Abby Kesington | 230 Views added 11 months ago
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Iyani ni iya mi”, my mother!
Your love for me transcends this border!
Every flower, I behold, a reminder of your persona.
The yellow tulips of spring, like your beauty;
Vibrant and sweet natured.
Marigold of summer enlivens like sunshine…
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Peace, my mind knows peace
When life shouts in no uncertain term, “she is Boss” ….mnh
Brags and brandishes her crimson-stained fingers,
An angry wave slaps me in the face like a lone rock at sea.
My mind knows peace!
When she viciously... – by Abby Kesington | 13 Views added 1 year ago
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I am soft, I am hard
I am kind, I am stern
I am shy, I am bold
I am naïve, I am shrewd
I am modest, I am sexy
What really am I?
I am Woman.
Multi faceted,
Can’t put a label on me.
I am the reaction to every of your action.
You give... – by Abby Kesington | 160 Views added 2 years ago
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Love, what are thou?
Abby Kesington.
Is it a flutter in the pits of your stomach?
Or a blush on your plump cheeks
Perhaps, it’s that sparkle of light in your eyes?
This thing called love!
Does it make you shiver with cold on a hot summer... – by Abby Kesington | 156 Views added 2 years ago
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How do I stay calm
Without praying a psalm?
When you gave a frantic call
Grasping and couldn’t breath at all
You hold your chest in distress
And say it’s nothing when I fret
Fully aware it’s triggered by stress
From extreme thrills that’s... – by Abby Kesington | 182 Views added 2 years ago
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Stung by folks with hidden plots
Wary I am to label one a friend
Like sea cucumbers, they spill their guts
And secrets become the trend
They lie in wait, and wish you’d rot
But grovel back to make amend
Trust earned you this great spot
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The fog falls heavy and low today
Alas! I am the sudden burst of sunshine.
I am bold, bright and beautiful
The foggy mist can’t dull my shine.
Like the sun, I dare shine bright
Bold, yellow and in all gold
Emitting light to all who cross... – by Abby Kesington | 210 Views added 2 years ago
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The Window with a view of the night sky
Floods my mind with gratitude
Tonight, I can touch the sky
As sprawling buildings carries my soul to new altitude .
Grace lifts me from the doldrums of self pity
And desire inflates my heart like a... – by Abby Kesington | 15 Views added 2 years ago
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Oh! The thrills of a good bargain
Push the worries behind my brain
The lure of buy one, get one free
Emancipates an entrapped frame
New deals on bags and shoes
A welcome distraction from my moods
Forty percent discount from Michael Koors
... – by Abby Kesington | 784 Views added 2 years ago
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Today is one of those days
Everything spirals south
From waking to zero balance account
To dodging rush hour traffic
And the barrage of life many troubles.
Today is one of those days
When relying on wits fail
When life outsmart the... – by Abby Kesington | 8 Views added 2 years ago
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This time there was no pretense
The cold breeze slapped with a sense of clarity
This time the sky was dark and gloomy
The stars had gone to sleep.
This time there was no audience.
But ones conscience to act as judge
This time the quiet... – by Abby Kesington | 21 Views added 2 years ago
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Fredericksburg, town on the hill
that cannot be hidden.
Its vineyards and wineries boast a thrill
Awakening the palate with flavors unbidden
Crisp-whites, full bodied reds, or sparkling wine
A variety of choices at tasting
Inducts virgin... – by Abby Kesington | 20 Views added 2 years ago
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Pretend- Abby Kesington
Pretend you are far from Houston
Nice weather under the nightsky
Lights defying Newton
Music serenading the blue sky
I think that’s Sheeran “thinking out loud”
As I lay my head on his beating heart
Oops! I hope... – by Abby Kesington | 10 Views added 2 years ago
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The Shriek of the Night Bird- Abby Kesington
The shriek of the Hermit thrush
Splinters the fragile peace of nightfall
High pitched, emotions threatens to crush
The looming fright disguised as bird-call
The raspy notes fails to calm
the... – by Abby Kesington | 57 Views added 2 years ago
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The Shriek of the Night Bird- Abby Kesington
The shriek of the Hermit thrush
Splinters the fragile peace of nightfall
High pitched, emotions threatens to crush
The looming fright disguised as bird-call
The raspy notes fails to calm
the... – by Abby Kesington | 112 Views added 2 years ago
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