healing

A Poetic Commentary: Find We Must or Die To Dust

Find We Must or Die To Dust

Find We Must or Die To Dust In the Garden of Beasts Series

Find We Must or Die To Dust
In the Garden of Beasts Series

    reach now above thy head

    fear not the things thou hast dread

The Health Seeker

    seek thee now the answer

    else be consumed by this cancer

Give Us This Day

    and lead not into temptation

    save me from this damnation

Maximum Immunity

    canst thou find it in books?

    beware not to entangle with rooks

Mega-Nutrients

    what is the origin, what be the source?

    inquire if it shall increase thy vital force

A Gift from the Kitchen

    as natural nature intended

    whole, untainted be recommended

RAPID HEALING FOODS

    begin with that which truly feeds you

    partake small bites thou canst surely chew

FOLK MEDICINE

    bring the basics back to thy remembrance

    tis simplicity that brings transcendence

Nutrition in Health and Disease

    which beast shall thou feed?

    vice to starve, virtue to succeed

FOOD MATTERS

    thou wilt be what thee ingest

    whether physically or mentally processed

FOOD GUIDE TO BETTER HEALTH

    choose wisely what thy substance shall be

    ask, adopt, embrace what will with thy being agree

IN QUEST OF LIFE

    reach now above thy head

    grasp the higher hand instead

A Poetic Commentary: What Little Girls Are Made Of

What Little Girls Are Made Of Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

What Little Girls Are Made Of
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

What Little Girls Are Made Of

    sugar and spice, everything nice?

    hmm, what’s your price?

WE’VE GOT IT MADE IN AMERICA 

    not just far far on the other side of the
       ocean blue

    yup, but we’ve made it here in the U-S-of-
       A, too

CATASTROPHE

    that says it in a word

    but the statistics are often quite blurred

PRESCRIPTION FOR DISASTER

    run-aways, throw-aways, other exploitables, too

    bystanders ignorantly apathetic of what they’re going through

DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN 

    slick predators lurk in broad daylight

    exquisitely enticing by fraud, force, or fright

LOOK BETTER NAKED 

    I know you can do it, my pretty girlfriend

    you’ll make me so happy (and a fortune), in the end

A Woman’s Worth

    whatcha got from last night?

    baby, don’t make me beat you again, alright?!

I Don’t Know How She Does It 

    but she’s his bottom line

    ya, she keeps the rest of us towing the line!

DON’T MAKE A SCENE 

    just do what you’re told

    otherwise his love he might withhold

GUILT | ONLY LOVE | FIVE PAST MIDNIGHT | THREE WISHES 

    it’s the same night after night, day after day

    try to stay alive, but for sale or display

HOMESICK 

    do I even have a home to be sick for?

    or is that in part why they now call me a whore?

TWILIGHT CHILD

    living in the shadows

    don’t look like a victim, they suppose

RUNNING BLIND | DREAM COUNTRY | SHATTERED | A CERTAIN SLANT OF LIGHT 

    nowhere to run, nowhere to hide

    nowhere to turn, cuz even I’m deceived inside

I’ll Be Seeing You | Remember Me | Let Me Call You Sweet Heart 

    you look pretty young to be out here like this

    come with me and I’ll give you a better life miss

STREET TRENDS 

    the idea of leaving, of believing, of reassuring, oh so alluring

    but pimp’s mom’s watching my baby, my returning ever insuring

HELL’S CARTEL

    they’ve got their hands in everything

    and I’m strung out, part of their ring

LITTLE ALTARS EVERYWHERE 

    on a corner here, a hotel room there

    now a website, and another to compare

YOU BELONG TO ME | AMERICAN DREAMS | TOXIN | FIREBIRD 

    keep living “the life”

    keep putting up with this strife

TIME EXPIRED 

    but how long can this go on?

    they say the average is six years, then gone

SUICIDE SEASON

    not sure this is a life worth living

    don’t know how much longer I can keep on giving

THE LIES THAT BIND

    these cords around my neck

    are they any worse than the ones that keep my mind “in check”?

A Tangled Web 

    it’s just all so confusing

    who to believe, who’s abusing?

PEACE LIKE A RIVER | “P” IS FOR PERIL | SUMMER ISLAND | THE INCUMBENT 

    perhaps I’ll fall asleep and never wake

    finally at peace from this perpetual heartbreak

NEVER LOVE A STRANGER 

    never love again

    never trust men

The Wanting 

    but something cries deep down inside me

    something screaming I just want to be free

FAMILY POLITICS

    ya just like politics and religion

    sex and money aren’t to be spoken of, but in a hushed smidgen

Keep It Simple, Stupid 

    just do what your told

    don’t ask questions, stay controlled

The Accidental Bride 

    accidental or on purpose?

    are you just feeding me lip service?

Love & Desire & Hate 

    don’t know what to think anymore

    don’t even have feeling left to ignore

THAT DEVIL’S NO FRIEND OF MINE 

    but I guess this one thing I do know

    so long I’ve lived in the stupor of status quo

RAGING HEART 

    at least this anger proves I can feel again

    but you want me to forgive what and when?!

THE RESCUE | CODE TO ZERO | MY MOTHER’S DAUGHTER | EVEN STEVEN 

    how ‘bout I actually get stable first

    cuz literally everything in my life, in my head, is turned upside-down, reversed

WHEN GOD WHISPERS YOUR NAME 

    then you know there’s hope

    gives me something I need this day to cope

Breaking Through

    a new dawning

    found I have true belonging

Peace, Love & Healing

    one day at a time

    will take a while to thoroughly heal from this crime

The Meaning of Life 

    oh, so much more than I was told

    I can be my own person, live bold!

CHANGE

    in a direction I couldn’t even then imagine

    still living on earth, but it’s actually now heaven

CLOSE TO YOU 

    freedom, new life, here and now

    will you let Me show you how?

 

A Poetic Commentary: Once Upon A Time

Once Upon A Time Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Once Upon A Time
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Once Upon A Time

    a long long time ago

    in a place I used to know

Harvest of Yesterdays

    is this reaping what was sown?

    finally paying off the loan?

HOW TO GET WELL

    I want to be well, I want to be well

    I want to be well, I just want to yell!

SILENT NO MORE 

    can’t keep this bottled up

    can’t keep covering up

TELL ME MORE

    will you listen, really listen?

    cuz it’s compassion I’m really missin’

DARE TO DREAM

    let it flow

    feel the glow

Girls Forever Brave and True 

    I can be one

    Yes, I am one

MEMORIES

    painful stabs, repeating past

    oh, how long will it last?

Yesterday, I Cried 

    they say it’s okay

    good to let it out each day

PROMISES

    this too shall pass

    and I will be healed at last!

WHAT REMAINS 

    put the pieces back together

    feel in the process, feel better

Never Forget

    my whole is greater than the sum of my brokenness

    faith, hope, and love bring me wholesomeness

FALL & RISE 

    no matter how hard and far I fell

    it is never too hard or far to get well

A Poetic Commentary: Rain Rain, Go Away

Rain Rain, Go Away Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Rain Rain, Go Away
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Rain Rain, Go Away

    can’t you see I’m sad today

    why also make the sky so gray?

The Girl with No Shadow 

    no one notices

    no condolences

A PATH THROUGH SUFFERING

    paved alone

    it’s all I’ve known

Find Me

    in the crisis

    just wanna be priceless

SEARCH THE SHADOWS 

    never give up

    you’ll find me among the other screw-ups

IT TAKES a FAMILY 

    so start acting like one!

    otherwise the dark side has won

Stop the Insanity! 

    these shadows are choking me

    just want you, me, all of us, to be free

caught in the act

    swear I was naive

    please, I was deceived!

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

    deliverance came!

    such brilliant light cleansed my shame

SLAYING THE DRAGON

    I stand alone no longer

    Here stronger conquer the monster

CARE OF THE SOUL

    mind no longer enshroud

    more than possible, all power endowed

The Law of Love 

    a fresh perspective

    a life now actually effective

STANDING FIRM

    standing my ground

    beyond the shadow, I am found!

 

A Poetic Commentary: Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Somewhere Over The Rainbow Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Somewhere Over The Rainbow
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Somewhere Over The Rainbow

    skies are blue

    and the dreams that I dream,
      really do come true?

HOW TO GET TO HEAVEN FROM YOUR HOUSE

    oh tell me please

    please show me the keys

LAUGH AGAIN 

    oh the thought of joy

    this negativity to destroy

FROM ASHES TO GLORY 

    wounds heal, be not gory

    oh when will start this brand new story?

A WHOLE NEW LIFE 

    a whole new joy, here and now

    a whole new perspective, wow!

FORGIVING

    a good place to start

    set free from bitterness my dear heart!

Failure is Not an Option 

    after all, I’m not in this alone

    I’m with Someone, by Whom, I am deeply known

MIRACLES

    they happen big and small

    if you believe and follow the call

MAKE IT HAPPEN

    take the first step

    follow the light, in His footsteps

A Poetic Commentary: Ring Around The Roses

Ring Around The Roses Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Ring Around The Roses
Melondy: Issues of Adolescence Series

Ring Around The Roses

    pocket full of supposes

    the diagnosis just under our noses

Beyond Tomorrow

    gotta keep believing it’s possible

    this life will not end horrible

HOW TO PREVENT AND GAIN REMISSION FROM CANCER

    can’t tell you now

    but I know it’s possible somehow

FLU

    initially felt ordinary, common enough

    but fighting this one’s became something quite tough

NUTRITION AGAINST DISEASE

    an apple a day keeps the doctor away

    so they say, but will I be okay?

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COMMON DISEASES 

    gotta learn what I can

    gotta find answers, gotta have a plan

CANCER FACTS & FALLACIES

    what’s false and what’s true?

    is this stat or study askew?

TODAY IS MINE

    no matter what I will breakthrough

    to a real cure I pursue

THE HEALTH BUILDER 

    the sun rises and shines in my room

    and like the flowers I will rise and bloom