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The dark Raven has crossed the threshold
Yet again
Cawing for days on end
Hard to decipher when it began
Knowledge is power
Ignorance is bliss
2017 seems to be a dying trend
Chaos has ensued
Many souls clamouring for the other realm
Impossible to know
If we've paid our dues
~Divine
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Confusing to conceptualize
Whether to Laugh or cry
Delving through the history
I don't miss him much
Sad to realize
His caustic behaviour
Appeared to come from authority
Playing a quick movie in my mind
Basic fact is certain
He was far from kind
Last 4 years of his life
His inability to ascertain
Time through night or day
Gave him the freedom
To turn from a grouch to a seemingly happy man
He was always a glass half empty kind of guy
Yet money was effortless
In the end what he cared for didn't matter
He would give it all up
To retrieve his health
To live with no aches and pains
Each morning the pain shattered
Illusions of what he thought was important
Things he aimed for
He constantly clamoured
What is slightly amusing
Is that you followed Nafsika
Celebrating her matrimonial anniversary
While you were celebrating the end of life
A few tear drops stained
My dewy fresh cheeks
Wondering if he really thought
If it's power he gained
I realize it's not
Dementia set it
Most likely gracefully
His mean side was soon forgot
Smiles, constant smiles
Finally kindness is what I got
His last ten days was the quiet
Simpleness is what he sought
Thankfully he crossed to the other plane
Greeted by those he loved
His soul reconnected to them again
It's love that holds this soul
Eradicating all the futile emotions
For love is love
After all this time
His life line is whole
I can imagine now that you returned to love
Realization that all you thought was important
Never mattered
Enfolded in love
By those you fought the most
Yet craved his love
The most
R.I.P Uncle Aderfogami
I forgive you
~Divine
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Hard to ascertain if it's fatigue
Or sadness that contained me
In this questioning flux
Questions have been constant this last year
Recalling January 1, 2017
This year will be filled with constant changes
My foreshadow
Completely on the money
If I could place a bet
I would have won
A million to one
Sigh
Transformation still has a hold on me
Some slow
Others much quickly
~Divine
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Myers Briggs test
Has been proven
Just another tool
To pigeon hole people
Another control tactic
Just like algorithms
Maintaining taciturn
Disclaiming leaders
To make them followers
~Divine
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Walking a tightrope
Dismissing shadows peripherally
Maintaining focus
There is only one purpose
One fact
All the others are superfluous
Just like their Run on sentences
It makes me laugh
To observe them in their nervousness
Incessant chatter
Trying to Connive you
With their verbal diatribe
Don't change your focus
But notice the shadows
For they won't disappear
True purpose
Why they are here
~Divine
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Go ahead
Shuffle the cards
Keep shuffling until I say
Stop
Peel card after card
Take a gamble
Pirouette
Hours and hopes
Banking on the next card
Is Lady Luck on your side
Or did she take you for a ride?
I much prefer Mister Luck
He always makes me smile
Because he is a delicious tease
~Divine
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From the tone in my voice
Much can be ascertained
From the opening line
Hello
To...I'm good
How are you?
If you take the time
To discern from my tone
With a minuscule chat on the phone
We're definitely great friends
Because
I would do the same for you!
~Divine
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Years ago in New York
I branded myself
With a tatau
Walking into a tattoo parlour
In a short but well fitted
Business suit
The artists inquired my curiosity
As though I was wasting their time
I chose what I desired
Including the location
For the early 90's
Unique
What I found amusing
My skin is smooth and pale
The vibrancy of the tattoo
Appeared fake to many
My skin as the back drop of ivory
Made the colours stand out fabulously
Today it requires a touch up
Or re structuring
Still looks great on the inside of my wrist
I took a gamble
It paid off
~Divine
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It's in the repetition
See it often enough
Hear it constantly
Unbeknownst to you
It becomes popular
It's favoured by you
And millions
Cause some intrigue
Notice it's elevated status
It's true what "They" say
Talk good, talk bad
Their lives are obsessed with you
Repetitions
~Divine
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That first year
Is always the hardest
First year after someone passes
Breaking of the hearts
Trying to get through holidays
Trying to get through birthdays
Emotional turn around
Through all things
She used to say...
Mothers sacrifice to make their family
Unified
She did that
Yes indeed
She did so much more
Always
Even from up above
She continually sends us love
I'm really feeling her tonight
~Divine
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It's not a case of
He said, she said
Or he didn't and she hasn't
It's the basic fact of
It doesn't matter
When your mind is set
My words will fly over your head
Proven fact:
When the person speaking
Has no intention of listening
While purpose is to speak
Forcing others to listen
Focus on getting things off your mind
My response will be of a different kind
I'm famous for my unpredictability
Just when you "think" you know me
You don't
~Divine
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Every piece of the jigsaw puzzle
Unique in its size and shape
To fit distinctly
Like a hand in a tight fighting glove
Our journey through life
Can be surmised as tiny pieces
Or otherwise large pieces
Fill the gap for the whole picture
There may be some misturns along the way
Each segment confounds us until we locate its match
Match is many sided
Once pieced together
Leads us to a grander view
Each section leads us
Perhaps on a direction we were resistant
The key is to stand back
Look at the whole image
Trust
Once completed
A sense of satisfaction
Opening options for a more complicated puzzle
~Divine
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**** into pieces
Exploded to smithereens
Facades come crashing down
Actions at times obscene
Masks like Dorian Grey
Where the paintings are horrific
Hiding the true nature
Of the painted smiles
And trivial nomenclature
Shaking my head much lately
Eyes are dry from previous crying
Those who have been closest
It's been trying
My imagination takes me
To a far away mountain
Where the countryside
Is filled to the rims
Of playful furry members
Who love each other
My panacea
~Divine
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Foolish are those who believe
Internet romance will tell you true
They are not
Nor ever be like you
Lies are effortless to them
With every breathe they take
Take heed of my words
Good relationships
They will never make
Promises interwoven
In fabrications
Elevating how your
Heart will break
~Divine
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