Phyllis Strong Poems

Someone said "you're as young as you feel".
At age fifty I'm feeling grand.
Life has given me many blows;
I fell, but still I stand.
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I’ve never been a cheerleader,
Or a beauty queen.
Still, I’m a child of the king.
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I sneezed, and nobody said “bless you.”
I asked a question, nobody answered.
I looked a man in the eye, and said “hello.”
He said nothing.
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God I have a burden heart;
the issue has been around since days of old.
What happen to the families?
Where's the love, harmony and compassion?
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I know the race is not to the swift
And the battle to the strong,
But when you pace like the tortoise
The race takes too long.
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You dream…you can see it,
But how? Who? When?
You search…you don’t know.
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I get the looks and comments do come
I get the stares, you know the ones
And yes, some ask questions to me
I welcome them all; don’t let me be
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Some people may call you stupid.
Some people may say you’re crazy.
Idle mind people will talk about everyone
as they sit around being lazy.
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Love is like a beautiful flower,
You have to plant a seed for it to grow.
Love is like a quiet whisper,
You have to be a good listener; for you to know.
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I gave my life to Christ, with the Bible I did agree,
I confessed with my mouth
And believed in my heart
It’s just that simple, you see.
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