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Shuffled

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It’s been so long since I’ve had a long enough time to listen to my MP3 player.  Maybe I ought to start a nightly habit to listening to my tunes before hitting the sack.  “Sweet dreams are made of these…”? Eurhythmics, anyone?

Shuffled

How can I keep Staying Alive
without your love to fire my soul?
Standing at the Crossroads
how will I know my way home?

How can you leave me
and Let It Snow forever here?
Can’t you come back
and bring life to me?

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
and I can’t see the way out.
I’m trapped in a lonely world
because you took the Key To My Heart.

Song Credits
Staying Alive: Bee Gees
Crossroads: Bone Thugs ‘N Harmony
Let It Snow: Boyz II Men
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head: B.J. Thomas
Key To My Heart: Craig David

The Truth About Perfect Love

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Day 24:Take the phrase “The Truth About (blank),” replace the blank with a new word or phrase…

**Disclaimer (so my husband doesn’t disown me): I wrote this 12 years ago.**

Perfect Love

There is no perfect love
once I was told
So my hopes and dreams
I should cease to hold
My way of thinking
is absolutely wrong
Hence any of my relationships
won’t ever last long
Foolish and gullible
that’s how they describe me
Being manipulated by people
so the truth I can’t see
It’s only really about
taking care of each other
They say that’s what people should do
when they are together
Passion and love
only comes in the beginning
It doesn’t last forever
Oh, what was I thinking?
I should stop my worthless search
and accept reality
There is no perfect love
There is only responsibility.

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Gathering. Letting.

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The ears hear the harsh words

The skin feels the cold ground

The eyes see the selfish world

The hands hold the empty can

The nose smells the scent of defeat

The brain calculates the odds of life

The heart gathers it all in

The lungs let the last breath out…

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How To Be A Mother

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I don’t think I could’ve written this one without experience. 🙂

Day 17 of the challenge comes from Maxie Steer: Take the phrase “How to (blank),” replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then, write your poem.

“How To Be A Mother”

Say goodbye to sleep
Erase those Friday nights
Put away the skinny jeans
Get up at first light

Trade your heels for flats
Have baby wipes at hand
Turn your coupe into a van
Carry a bigger purse around

Develop selective hearing
Be late everywhere you go
No more spontaneous trips
Use Netflix for all your shows

Start your own blog
Unload all that stress
Search through the blogosphere
To make sense of your mess

Realize you’re not alone
There are others in your boat too
Learn from your (and their) mistakes
And find the purpose for “you”

See motherhood in a whole new light
Change the direction you’re heading
Make room for others in your life
Cheer up and start living

Stop whining for what you’ve lost
You’ve gained so much more
Join the laughter of your children
Leave your baggage at the door

Share in the innocence of young hearts
Learn to see wonder in simple things
Be thankful for each moment lived
Be grateful for everything

Always carry a song
Give lots of hugs and kisses
Be ready to wipe some teardrops
And DO keep your promises!
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