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JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

0 posted 2012-04-02 05:40 AM

we emerge from the womb
bloody and terrified
that state of affairs should've warned us
if not that
then the resounding slap on the butt;
the harbinger of what lay ahead
life wounds us
be you part of the underclass
or born with that silver spoon in your mouth
life is susceptible to wretchedness
it can come
like a raging inferno
a glacier cold snub and detached
dread of taking the next breath takes its toll
the devil's hounds
penetrate every life form
controlling
strutting to rut with those who have
lemur eyes
as they stare back from wasteland
a echoing fate
yessir you is tha bossman
matters not the how and why of it all
for it mocks
spewing lies sprinkled with bloodlust
life wounds us
deep down
very, very deep down
life struggles and searches for . . .
a diminishing star
a star called hope

©March 4, 2012 / Jerry Pat Bolton

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Lori Grosser Rhoden
Member Patricius

since 2009-10-10

Posts 10202
Fair to middlin' of nowhere

1 posted 2012-04-02 06:16 AM

Heavy stuff there guy. Too much truth in what you say. Happy birthday my friend

Lori

Margherita
Member Seraphic

since 2003-02-08

Posts 22236
Eternity

2 posted 2012-04-02 06:50 AM

Happy Birthday, dear Jerry! May you experience the joyous, luminous, loving side of life today and know that you are loved.

May Hope grow instead of diminishing ... I know in certain moments the wounds that life inflicts, hurt to a degree that we can't see the light. Your poetic expressions are as usual very impressive.

Sending a hug across the world.

Love,
Margherita

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

3 posted 2012-04-02 07:12 AM

Hi, Lori, and thank you for being here and for being a friend.

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Ahhh . . . Appreciate that hug, Margherita. I know this isn't the best poem for a birthday, but I go with what I feel. Thanks again.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

JL
Member Ascendant

since 2004-04-01

Posts 6128
Texas, USA

4 posted 2012-04-02 10:07 AM

Nice write Jerry!!
Birthday? Happy, happy birthday to you!

JL

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul,and with all your mind. Love your neighbor as yourself.
Maranatha!

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

5 posted 2012-04-02 10:27 AM

Yep, it's my birthday, JL, and thank you for the Happy Birthday and the comment.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Marchmadness
Member Rara Avis

since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

6 posted 2012-04-02 01:49 PM

Happy birthday, Jerry! We write the best poems when we go with how we feel.
Ida

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

7 posted 2012-04-02 01:57 PM

Thanks, Ida. And you are right as rain about writing what we feel. Thanks again for the happy birthday wish.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

Nicole
Senior Member

since 1999-06-23

Posts 1835
Florida

8 posted 2012-04-02 02:55 PM

A very heartfelt and Happy Birthday Jerry.

I think that sometimes, even in the dirty dirty of it all, that even if it's simply the illusion of hope - it still keeps us going. May you never lose that light, neighbor.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

9 posted 2012-04-02 02:58 PM

Thanks for the birthday wish, Nicole.

As for the other. I have the most positive attitude possible. I might write about the dark here and there, because it intrigues me and I lived it for so many, many years, but I have a good grasp on what that "hope" is all about.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

jwesley
Member Rara Avis

since 2000-04-30

Posts 7563
Spring, Texas

10 posted 2012-04-02 03:01 PM

I'm a 99.9 percent positive person. Cynical, but positive --- and ANY Happy Birthday above ground is a wonderful thing...many more, my friend, unless you want me to pass you up!!

Enjoyed the read.

j.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

11 posted 2012-04-02 03:17 PM

I hear you about the above ground, J, and thank for being here.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

ebonygirl
Member Elite

since 2011-07-14

Posts 2000
California U.S.A

12 posted 2012-04-02 07:02 PM

Happy Birthday, my friend, my you be blessed with the desires of you heart... always.
Ms. E

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

13 posted 2012-04-02 07:23 PM

Well now that is about as perfect a birthday gift as I have ever had, Ms E., and I wholeheartedly thank you for it.

~*~ If they give you lined paper, write sideways. ~*~

[This message has been edited by JerryPat2 (04-02-2012 08:36 PM).]

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