tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681745418919396938.post5161730700879628200..comments2023-11-02T02:57:30.063-07:00Comments on Warrior Writers: Our first exerciseWarrior Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10570246810148887370noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681745418919396938.post-37923815741114789042009-09-09T20:42:06.616-07:002009-09-09T20:42:06.616-07:00Summer Travel, Chile
I said farewell to the sweet...Summer Travel, Chile<br /><br />I said farewell to the sweet new lover , from my past/<br />Armed with a false sense of security in my ability to communicate/<br />I flew to South America with a group of people so very American/<br />I could see both the good and the bad in that/<br />I was called a sister of the world (I compliment I don't deserve but want to learn how to)/<br />At the disco-tech I danced like a wild woman all night long/<br />With handsome men I couldn't speak to/<br />FRUSTRATION/<br />No sex, no weed, no vegitarian food/<br />I love this place but really, it's missing some key elements/<br />I was a bitter old woman/<br />I told all the sweet, pretty girls "don't get married and if you do don't change your name"/<br />I wonder what my 20 year old self would have thought of me/<br />Three things I learned:<br /><br />-It's possible to actually like a republican.<br />-My grass is pretty damn green.<br />-The most important part of a journey is a good traveling companion.maggie martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763210920803394469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681745418919396938.post-54556913940412149132009-09-05T18:54:13.521-07:002009-09-05T18:54:13.521-07:00"To the Left: An Ode to Ex Lovers & Curre..."To the Left: An Ode to Ex Lovers & Current Kush"<br /><br />He said he prayed to the aboriginal mother<br />While searching the world for me<br />Having loved others before<br />But never smelling a flower so sweet<br />My exotic physique<br />Reminded him of ancient Persian borders<br />And my touch was all that gave him peace<br /><br />So we'd lay together and politic philosophy<br />Make plans<br />Forget plans<br />Share tender kisses<br />Or just giggle in the dark<br />Our heat created a spark<br />For the flame that burned just for us two<br /><br />The truth...<br />I spent more time trying to deny<br />The proof left behind<br />Of him sowing his wild flames<br />With those clearly of lesser grade<br />And occasionally<br />Just like after the last two<br />Off a first one of his second name<br />He'd pass me for the next<br />Still believing I'd come back around<br />But this time<br />I'm out<br />~Chantelle B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08123627693551782144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681745418919396938.post-29684416879574931512009-09-04T10:39:06.045-07:002009-09-04T10:39:06.045-07:00The uniform is poignant and prophetic. How I adorn...The uniform is poignant and prophetic. How I adorn my body prepares me for my mental attitude. Left brain thinking that totally negates the inner being that only craves love and peace. It puts the body/mind/being at war within itself immediately and starts the fight or flee Cortisol flowing.Candace4Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10668714139258969208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681745418919396938.post-56059705858942786532009-09-02T20:38:34.245-07:002009-09-02T20:38:34.245-07:00The uniform:
I change when I wear it.
Peace is pu...The uniform:<br />I change when I wear it.<br /><br />Peace is put behind me: <br />I gird my loins for war.<br />How can this change take place?<br />Bits of colored clothing <br />change me from man to beast?<br />My humanity dies:<br />from Father to Fighter -<br />with just a change of shirt.<br />Instead of love and peace, <br />violence floods my being.<br /><br />I change when I wear it:<br />The Uniform.D.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383823960915033703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2681745418919396938.post-15545480470611116172009-09-01T11:33:06.734-07:002009-09-01T11:33:06.734-07:00Yes I am all over this Lovella thanks.Yes I am all over this Lovella thanks.maggie martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763210920803394469noreply@blogger.com