The Poetry Marathon

Never lose hope in better days,

It helps us through the darkest times,

Dreaming with your eyes open with your faith on display,

Blessed you are, count the ways,

Don’t fall into the emotional traps,

Never lose hope in better days,

Hope reminds you that something better awaits,

Amidst the perils of life,

Dreaming with your eyes open with your faith on display,

You’ve got to give God praise,

and keep your faith,

Never lose hope in better days,

The plans for you is known, you just have to pray,

Make it happen; don’t worry about any delays,

Dreaming with your eyes open with your faith on display,

Opportunity awaits; go and be great,

The desire in you, it’s a learned trait,

Never lose hope in better days,

Dreaming with your eyes open with your faith on display.

How did I ever get so blessed to have you,

I must be highly favored and covered in grace,

Despite life’s despair, and what you’ve been through,

You never seem to break,

Strongest person I know,

No one could ever take your place,

I thank God for giving you the timer to watch me grow,

It’s something about your warm embrace,

My biggest support, even when everyone else leaves,

Can’t thank you enough,

For always believing in me,

Simply being my mom; unconditional love,

Hope you understand how much you really mean to us,

And I will always love you very much.

I’m rooting for you,

Know that I always have,

My intentions are always good,

I hope you know I mean well,

Sometimes your reactions make it hard to tell,

I want success for you so bad,

I can feel it,

Prayers so hard for you,

I can scream it,

Visualizing it so clear.

It’s more than a dream,

We’ve played different positions,

But always on the same team,

I need you to believe in yourself too,

Have a little faith,

Just as I do,

But faith and prayer without work is dead,

Yes, you’re trying, but try harder,

It’s what we all do,

When we know someone is rooting for you.

Get up, go to work,

I cannot do it for you,

Got to help yourself,

You cannot expect handouts,

Life is hard for everyone.

Where I need to be,

The moment I was made for,

Exactly enough.

I don’t want to talk,

I don’t have a lot to say,

I’m here to listen.

I made some chicken today,

I cooked it pretty late,

It was so delicious, I cleaned the plate,

I smothered it in gravy,

And seasoned it with love,

I ate it by myself, too bad no one was around to share,

You would have loved it, only if you was here.

Pragmatic practices apparently doesn’t work well here,

Opportunities await through imagination and creativity,

Endless possibilities,

Trusting your writing utensils to carry you to depths unknown,

Remedies for the heart and mind,

Yes this is it, until I comprise another piece

Unable to resist your allure,

Seduced by your intelligence,

Listening to you entices me more,

A tantalizing glimpse at something so pure,

Drawing back just a little, my feelings are premature,

Unable to resist your allure,

In your arms, I feel so secure,

Coveting the moment,

Listening to you entices me more,

You placed the bait,

I only dived in of course,

Unable to resist your allure,

Only to find myself coveting what’s yours,

Sensations of temptations,

Listening to you entices me more,

Don’t you worry, rest assured,

I will try to hold back

Unable to resist your allure,

Listening to you entices me more.

I am proud of me,

Life happens, I persevere,

I will not give up,

I could have remained stagnant,

I have found another way.