While fixating over our daily issues this morning
somewhere across the world or even closer
an innocent child also wonders
They ponder over what another day
of survival will be like
Issiah is one such person
Frantically searching through... – by Mark Christpher\aka Mark Lee | 24 Views added 1 year ago
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Since the beginning of time humankind have been plagued by one endearing question is there a God and how to connect with this supreme essence
Philosophers to teachers to holy men have extensively probed this enigma
many have sought answers... – by Mark Christopher | 11 Views added 1 year ago
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How does an old soul express oneself
pass down to others their joy and heartaches
as well as the conquering of all tribulations
in what manner shall I share my life's ventures
For I have climbed the highest mountain of emotions
to topple... – by Mark Christopher | 50 Views added 1 year ago
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The sky is free
its warm essence calls out to me
on a warm sunny day
I gaze in awe at the heavenly spectacle
as my spirit speaks
in marvel over this breathtaking creation
When the wind begins to blow
I already know
it is within the sky
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As an artist paints his picture
a dancer performs their dance
while the actor plays the role
and I have discovered the power of a word
The sky grows dark
as the seasons change
but here I feel comfort and warmth
Buildings will collapse
... – by Mark Christopher | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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Instead of judging someone by the things they have
why not judge them by the things they wish they
could have
Some people are judged by their deeds good or bad
The Egyptians believed that a man's
salvation of damnation relied solely on the... – by Mark Christopher | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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Her name is Aunica
to some she is just another face
in an ordinary place
another individual of habit and style
an elderly stout woman whose brown complexion
bares the stamp of her ethnicity
Amongst the hustle of others in a small cafe
she... – by Mark Christopher | 7 Views added 1 year ago
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According to Native American Mythology every animal
has spiritual attributes
For example: Owl-wisdom
Cougar-leadership
Snake-healing and transformation
... – by Mark Christopher | 2 Views added 1 year ago
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Sebastian is long gone
the spirit of Lauren is still there
her haunting aroma of lavender
still lingers through the dark silent rooms
The new couple weren't aware
what they were in for
when they made that fateful decision
to rent the old... – by Mark Christopher | 21 Views added 1 year ago
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I realize that what I'm saying in this poem
is easier said then done but it is meant to be
inspirational
Just as you drive a car
from points a to be
words are the vehicle
in which thoughts and feelings
are conveyed to the reader
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This perilous tug of war must cease
my hands are burnt and weary
from grasping a rope
that must be relinquished
For I have attempted to conquer
an impossible mountain
my back has begun to surge with pain
The reality here is inevitable
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I stand here reflecting upon a row of trees
nearing their demise
my thoughts are infiltrated by a barrage of sobering truths
like a river transposing itself into a disease spawned swamp
This family tree is crooked:
what compels a sister to... – by Mark Christopher | 15 Views added 1 year ago
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I forgive you mother and father
for your mistakes
I need to be forgiven for mine
They say the sins of the parents
shall be visited upon the children
so they have visited
and I embraced them
in times of uncertainty
yet fled from them in... – by Mark Christopher | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Don't take what you have for granted
I found myself sitting in a park
one evening nearing dusk
while observing a retiring sun
gradually ascending into the horizon
My wandering thoughts
began to dwell upon my childhood
when I heard a... – by Mark Christopher | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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Tonight your conscience comes calling
Last November comes knocking
(pause)
Alone in your bed except your conscience and you
time to deal with the shame
you have no one to blame
because at night
the mind takes flight
no place to hide
... – by Mark Christopher | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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Late within a certain night
reflections of a friendship gone astray
weigh heavily upon my thoughts
Unlike you my eyes are not blinded
nor bound by fallacious fantasies
of newfound wealth
Once a solid friend
now seduced by those toxic... – by Mark Christopher | 22 Views added 1 year ago
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Pass the gates into your subconscious
and you have entered the graveyard
of long buried memories
Welcome to the cemetery
where in every self imposed quarry
dwells disregarded memories
these slumbering skeletons are about
to be awakened
... – by Mark Christopher | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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So you think you have won
Launch a barrage of vicious lies
to plague a vulnerable heart
and innocent mind
Behold within contaminated rivers
flows pristine waters
Pivot a man's enduring friend
into a newfangled enemy
Amongst storm... – by Mark Christopher | 3 Views added 1 year ago
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In the innocence of our beginning
we were two people avidly prepared
to embark on a blissful journey
loving and learning from one another
together we would confront
the enigma of life
Somewhere along the way
however those visions became
... – by Mark Christopher | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Life remains excruciatingly immobile
this state of inertia enshrouds my already
impoverished senses
Upon beholding the surrender of the seasons from
autumn to winter the gnawing vacancy that resides
within is a throbbing bottomless void... – by Mark Christopher | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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How does one describe the whirlwind of emotions we
encounter during this journey
LIke an anchor:
Cast into a sea where we must swim to the surface in order to see clearly
A Maze:
Poised in the center pondering over its many
passages... – by Mark Christopher | 10 Views added 1 year ago
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Tick Tock
Tick Tock
Tick Tock
That's the inevitable sound
which abruptly summons
you back to the ground
as you seek to find
something inside yourself
apparently out of reach
It's the midst of a sunny morning
off to work soon it will... – by Mark Chritopher | 4 Views added 1 year ago
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The haunting howl emitted from a pack of wolves
penetrates the deafening silence of night
this soul grasping sound is carried
across the starry sky
over the treetops
to an unseen dimension
The full moon radiates an alluring aura
the hungry... – by Mark Christopher | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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So it has been said
To live the life of a man
Is to show no feeling
But I pose these questions
Who has said this
For with this person
I wish to converse
And where is it written
Guide me in that direction
Across the expanse of time
Man... – by Mark Christopher | 9 Views added 1 year ago
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SPLASH!!!
You have just awakened from a deep slumber
to discover that life has violently
plummeted you into a deep uncharted sea
A sea which plays by its own rules
Being a visitor here
your latitude alters to its longitude
Sweeping you... – by Mark Christopher | 5 Views added 1 year ago
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Can words describe how I feel
Do they possess the power to heal
Bearing this question in mind
I find myself peering deep within
A spiders silky woven web
A wholly intricate design
Suddenly I realize this is a sign
The arachnid has spun
A... – by Mark Christopher | 6 Views added 1 year ago
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