Jeff Rushton Poems

Familiarity is how we should lead
By the lessons we long ago agreed to be
By the examples that were set prior to our notice of it
By the words that were taught or sung
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High above the mountains
Lay a mountain greater still
Foundation of strength and immobile wealth
Built toward the skies in the direction of light
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A linear device
Forward or aft it moves
One-dimensional
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Pain, poverty, sorrow, sin, suffering, rape, abuse, resistance, captivity, insecurity, handicap, all forms of set back

How do we react?
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I awoke one day to my own tears
The night before I fell asleep
Unknowing
I dreamt of the abuse, neglect, and an instance of molest
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Who is your leader?
A man
A woman
A star
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As I sit, contemplating my past and my future. I wonder if my past was all a bad dream
And my future is filled with princesses and castles
Or is life a continuous round
With varying magnitudes of dreams that end in nightmares...
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There is esteem in understanding
Oneself
The greatest education and wealth
There are many lessons and treasures we can earn
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We all begin as a seedling, with a race, a sex and parents
We are fed and nurtured until we have the ability to grow and flourish on our own
Our parents dropp us from their loving and secure limbs to help us grow and become a mighty and beautiful tree
We start with some tiny roots, for food for love, and for caring
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You are your own plastic surgeon
We are all cut, sliced, gashed and burned
The only person that can heal those wounds is you
It takes time, effort, pain, humiliation, and love
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