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sometimes the world is cruel sometimes it is kind
we just never know what it has in mind
it can lift you up it let you down
it can make you smile then turn it to frown

you just never know what the world will do
what its got in mind what it holds for you
take it as it comes what ever comes your way
take it as you find it live life day by day
he held a bullet next to his chest with his left hand
with his right he smashed it with a hammer
which is why he’s missing *******
he still has a chest and beating heart though
and glistening red toenails
this fellow does things his way
 Mar 2023 The X-Rhymes
Aishu
Little yellow birds
Greet my window this morning
Lovely beginnings.
Today has been a brute of a day,
today
I have more than earned my pay
today
I wanted to get out of the way
and
hide in a very dark corner.
 Mar 2023 The X-Rhymes
Caits
Some to appreciate beauty must see the best of the best
the immeasurable
the greatest heights
The treasure of all men
something to covet and keep hidden

And some
my dearest
can glimpse perfection
in raindrops
and dandelions
or his smile as the dawn breaks
A botched attempt at interpretation.
The fear is severe
When the unknown’s unclear
Until we gather our gear  
Then ****, disappear  
Into the night
While traveling light
Solemn; contrite
Ill equipped for the fight
The battle of self
With poor mental health
A monopoly of wealth
For the pills that get dealt
Out of the cupboard  
And into our hands  
Along with the side effects  
And a list of demands
There may be reactions
They’ll come out in waves
Searching out healing
Or what the body most craves
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