Randy McClave Poems

One thing that I was taught
It was never to say, that I knew you not,
No matter of your position or the clothes you wear
I will always greet you with a welcoming smile and stare.
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I was from drugs and temptation
And also from anger and frustration,
I was from dares and also a weakness
And also from pressure and a meekness.
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I am not happy
No, I am not,
I lost in a war
That I had valiantly fought,
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Don't hate someone
Because someone wants you to hate them,
Don't dislike anyone
Because someone wants you to dislike them.
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I gave all to love
All that I had,
All that I possessed
And all that made me glad.
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Do not cry as I lay here dead
Do not sigh as my body lies in its bed,
There is no need for your bereft
I am no longer here, as my soul has left.
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I finally ended my soulful search
I found myself a church,
From my face I assuredly removed my smirch
Today, at the Church.
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Instead of asking and looking on my search
I instead am going back to church,
It is where all my answers will be found
Indeed it is where I am soulfully bound.
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I remember what she had said
From a book of philosophy she had read,
Let your beam of happiness be spacious
And always be pleased, and gracious.
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I am blessed
To all I have confessed,
I have air to breathe
And I have eyes to see,
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