Blood is thicker than water,
Remember the old saying,
Oftentimes we are guilty of forgetting.
The invisible ties that bind cannot be broken,
How hard we try, it matters not.
Eternity knows what only we can share,
Regardless of our differences, neither
Strife nor distance can break us apart.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Predisposed to this ideal
Ever seeking, ever clawing, ever failing
Reaching the peak only to slide down
Falling, falling, falling
Etched with scars we are chided
Corralled into striving for greater greatness
Tortured and tormented into anxiety
I am obligated, I cannot disappoint
Only to find their utopia just beyond reach
Never realizing you have been perfect all along
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco
Could I be my own worst enemy,
Yearning for perfection in this world and knowing it can never be?
Nothing can satisfy me as I watch the cruelty of man,
Inflicting pain and suffering on each other,
Crimes–inexcusable by any of God’s sacred texts.
Irreverent and blasphemous fools are these
Scandalous in their deep seated hatred
Maring the kindness and love of the doctrines they so staunchly claim to defend.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Old, young,
Poor, rich,
Peaceful, aggressive,
Ordinary, extraordinary,
Sick, healthy,
Illiterate, educated,
Timid, extroverted,
Evil, good,
Statements for human segregation.
~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
One thing leads to another
Blinding our own needs.
Lingering wants and desires go unfulfilled.
Instead we tend to the needs of others,
Giving unselfishly of ourselves;
Agony and ecstasy its progeny.
These are our burdens,
Ignoring them is impossible.
Our sacred duty demands…
Never to shirk your responsibilities.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Insanity rules in our narrow world
No one is safe, especially men of color
Justice is clearly for the chosen
Undermining all that we hold sacred
Slaughter at the hands of those charged to protect
Time and again goes unpunished
Ideologues believe us civilized
Constantly calling for calm
Entrusting their fates to this broken system
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Last night I laid quietly by your side.
Only the sound of your breathing could be heard,
Very soft and low over the silence of night.
Enchanted was I by this simple act.
I thought back to when we first met,
So long ago in what seems like a previous life.
Beauty of your body and spirit enthralled me,
Love at first sight captured me,
In the many years since, it has not abated.
Never questioning fate we have become one–
Destined for eternity–as lovers in Heaven.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
How is it that we managed to survive this long
Using violence against others indiscriminately
Maiming, killing for the sake of oil and profit
Are we really that cold and uncivilized
No excuse can convince me otherwise
I mourn the loss of all human life
Their families given little time to grieve
Yells for mercy are met with yet another bomb
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Templar Knight (Shadorma)
Templar knight
Prepares to face death
Enemies
Heed God’s call
Convert before it’s too late
Or prepare to die
Knight (Acrostic)
Know and feared by all
None dare stand in their way
Invoking their wrath
God has so ordained
Heathens and heretics bow before them
To meet their maker
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Prompt: Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie – Bastet’s Shadorma (and Acrostic) Prompt – September 20, 2014
Armor – By G.S.K.
Erased–blood stains and voices
Roadway washed clean by rain
Anger and outrage quelled
Silenced by media’s waning interest
Under the ground in which he’s buried roots still grow
Racism–spreading like crabgrass
Eviscerating the people of justice.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
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