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Mark Tilford Mar 2016
It's not all about you and me
It's not about your an my needs
It's not about what we exceed
It's not about rather or not we have been pleased
It's not about what we have seized
It's not about what we have achieved
It's not about us living on easy street
It's not about just tomorrow
It's not about who we have beat

It's about
It's about not living in  darkness
It's about always landing on your feet
It's about being tough
It's about living for tomorrow
It's about hanging on when your at the end of your rope
It's about knowing there is hope
It's about how you meet
It's about how you greet

It's not about
It's not about our wins
It's not about the color of our skin
It's not about rather or not we are fat or thin
It's not about our possessions and our things
It's not about what we bring

It's about
It's about being everything we can be
It's about how we disagree
It's about living in reality
It's about the actuality
It's about our will
It's about not standing still
It's about not leaving anyone behind
It's about being kind
It's about all of mankind
 
!!
322 · Mar 2016
Memories
Mark Tilford Mar 2016
Thank God for our memories
Keeping everything the same
In a tight picture frame
Framing all the time that passes by
While it flies by  
Storing everything until the day we die
Keeping all the promises we made
Every game we ever played
In the smaller grades  
Nothing ever fades
Decade after decades
Memories
Some are good
Some are bad
Even sad
Not letting us forget the people that we had
and known
So many memories we have made while we have grown
They are yours and those you own
Memories you can recall when you are alone
!!
321 · Mar 2016
Why tell ??
Mark Tilford Mar 2016
Keep it to yourself
Why can"t we keep it to ourself's
Why do we have to talk
  Keep it to oneself
Why tell ??
We are male
We kiss and tell
After getting a piece of tale
Then
We put our ladies through hell
After we put them under our spell
Why tell???
All it leads to is a farewell
Then we have to fast talk
And
Make a hard sell
And all she can hear is alarm bells
Then we hear
"Go to hell"!!!
So why do we tell??
And put our ladies through so much hell
No wonder we can't find friends
Our mouths we need to cleanse
We need to ask for forgiveness for our sins
We are a hazard to ourself's
When we talk
So
Why tell ??
!!
321 · Dec 2016
i live
Mark Tilford Dec 2016
to see another day
is it the price that I must pay
for when I strayed
a thought, but not denied
i cried
i tried
is it because of to much pride
that i have not died
i was petrified
what a ride
what will god decide
as he sets at my bedside
maybe an assisted suicide
cover my head and hide
until i die
why lie
no more time to buy

life's victim
??
320 · Jan 2016
What have we done??
Mark Tilford Jan 2016
"LORD"
I understand why you would be so done
With  
the things your Sons and Daughters  
has done!!
No one asking for forgiveness and turning their backs
and you they shun
War after war with this your world we have destroyed
Young men constantly being deployed
Because someone with power is being paranoid
Guns
Replaced the stones that we use to throw
Killing one another
Thaw shall not ****
Now people killing for the thrill
Over a drug deal
or because
of
greed
There is only so much a man needs
Money taken from people that they mislead
Scheme after Scheme
''We can make you money guaranteed"
You placed us in a "Garden of Eden"
Now where pollution is a breeden  
You gave us ten things that we needed to do
This is all we needed to do
To honor you
To repay you
For you giving your life
and hanging on the cross
beaten and bleeding
For the gift of life you gave to all of us  
Those ten things are a must
It is time for us
to show our love
While we wait for the new world
we will have to endure
all of the storms
as we wait for you to return
I am sorry, I cannot give you a reason
of why, or for
What we have done
!!





What have we done ?
318 · Jan 2016
When I die
Mark Tilford Jan 2016
I will miss

Having you to love
Remembering, As I look down from above
among the doves  

You being by my side
All those years you were my bride
Alongside

Your touch
The way it felt
The way it made me melt
To you I knelt

Making love to you by candle light
all the excite
the delight

How I use to set and just watch  
you move
with nothing to prove  

Sustaining  our love
Never was it draining
It was done with no training

The way we escaped
The days as they shaped
As though they were videotaped

I will miss so much

I will miss

US
!!
317 · Feb 2016
Here
Mark Tilford Feb 2016
Looking to the left
Looking to the right  
As I walk out the door
I have been each way before
Lord knows, I have seen it all before
Sadly so much I have ignored
My m.o. has been to run away
I never stay
So much strength it took for me to say
Risk, I never take at all
Time and time again, I fall
Consistently hitting my head against the wall
I have never learned with life and love you need to crawl
I am never in it for the long haul
Love should be above it all
I am so far apart from my heart  
It ends before it starts
My mind, my heart, it outsmarts
I never look back
Is it compassion that I lack?
The reason all my loves I highjack
and attack to keep me on the fast track  
Now that another ends
and fades away
I find myself
Again
Looking to the left
Looking to the right

Love nowhere near  
Here

                    !!
316 · Aug 2018
The phone rings
Mark Tilford Aug 2018
(answer)

hey it's me
after all this time
can u believe
i had the nerve
too
i heard about everything you
have gone through
thought i would call and check on you
did not know if you had someone
to turn to
someone new
thought you still might be feeling blue
(thank you)
(how are you)
me
i am fine
still, have no one to call mine
its been a long time
since you
(i am sorry for you)
don't be
i was lucky
that i had the love
that i had
with you
(that is true)
(me too)
(silence)
#istillloveyou
316 · May 2015
One of these days
Mark Tilford May 2015
The earth cracks  
We will all fall

The skies open
We will see all

The seas
Will drown us all

Fire
Will burn us all

Anger
Will take over us all  

Famine
Will starve us all

Disease
Will finish us all  

This world
Will end for us all

Until then maybe we
should show love
for all.........
314 · Feb 2016
God's Power
Mark Tilford Feb 2016
God's Power
Comes from our prayer
As we speak his words into the air
and we share
As we care
When we ask him to take care of our despair
To take care of our burdens
To ease our hurting's
And we listen to his sermons
and we
continue our leanings
From us preparing for his Son's return
From his Son's love that we yearn
Stopping our sin and to him we turn
From showing others our concern
Showing him all that we have learned
From us quenching someone's thirst
From us following  his laws
That we have never cursed
From us putting him first
Even when we are at our worst
From us believing that he sent his only son to us
And ask him to die for us
From the love from us
and from us knowing
that he
believes in
"US"
!!
314 · Mar 2016
I am going home
Mark Tilford Mar 2016
I will have no more fears
My God will be near
There will be no more tears
There will be no more pain
Where there will be so much to gain  
No more of my blood will be drained
My body will not be in any more strain
Where I will not have to complain  
I am going home
Where I will never have to be alone
At the moment, I will own
Where time stands still
Where I will be given back my strong will
Where there will be no more pills
To think about it gives me the chills
Where  I will be running barefoot through the hills
Where I will not die
Where everyone will be my ally
The place where never again will I  have to say bye  
When you look up to the sky
you may see me fly
I am going home
Please do not sigh
Do not cry
Will you please try
I am going home
Where there will be no doctors
that I have to abide by
Where I will not feel terrified
I am going home
I will be there at the blink of an eye

Only my body died

All of this was just  stepping stones
on my way home
!!
313 · Apr 2016
What would I do ?
Mark Tilford Apr 2016
If I lost you
I have no clue
I know the sky would be dark and no longer blue
When I shut my eyes and I can't see you
I get a preview
of me without you

What would I do
If I lost you
I hope this question you would ask to
I know my days would not start new
From the beginning I knew
I did not want to be without you

What would I do
If I lost you
My life would be *******
Since my life is about tending to you
It is so easy for me to do

What would I do
If I lost you
There would be nothing to look forward to
Something I could not work through
And
I would not want to

What would I do
If I lost you
I would loose my mind
Since our minds are so  intertwined
I could not handle you leaving me behind

What would I do
If I lost you
The thoughts of and what I would do
Lets just say they would have to bury me next to you
Then my angel I could be with you

What would I do?
If I lost you
I do have a clue
I would continue  loving you
!!
312 · Aug 2016
Thy will, will be done
Mark Tilford Aug 2016
My strength is gone
I cannot fight long
If it's your will
Soon to you I will belong
How could that be wrong?
I am trying to be strong
I am scared as the days are long
That my gift, that you gave, life
Could soon be gone
When that day dawns
And I hear my name
There will be no blame
Through my prayers
I hope to be ready
My nerves will be steady
As I resight
Our father
Who are in heaven
Hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
As it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
and
Forgive our trespasses
As we forgive those
Who trespass against us
And
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil
For thine
Is the kingdom
And the power
And the glory
For ever and ever
Never think
It could never
!!
I will be able to breathe
312 · Oct 2015
This place
Mark Tilford Oct 2015
where i still see your face
our love , still exist just a trace
this was our space
that we came to after the rat race
when i walk in i try to keep a straight face
and not break
for loves sake
your absence i am not sure i can shake
there is only so much this man can take
sleepless nights and always awake
i swear i see your shadow
i take a double take
maybe our split was a mistake
is it to late
or was this our fate
how could you leave this place
and hate
not even a last date
wait, ours, this place
it was not even up for a debate
i could not get irate
you called me your soul mate
in this place
now i have lost my mental state
at any rate
apparently it does not matter
the after or
this place
would you like to answer
no
you would rather
see my heart shatter
with no more laughter
i am not much of an actor
i can't believe this place
nor i no longer  matter
our place

This place
!!
310 · Apr 2016
Time
Mark Tilford Apr 2016
Does not stand still
People think  it's not a big deal
Just something measured by a clock
Tic-Tock
  
No matter what you do it cannot be blocked
It never stops
and cannot be stopped
It will never halt
It has never been seen
Embedded into our genes
It's presence we should be aware
It lingers in the air  
You know it's there
It has such importance
Then why is it so distorted

In a flash of  light
it is night
Before you know it
we are grown
Then the questions
How much of it was blown?
How much of it did I spend on the phone ?
Why did I spend so much of it alone ?
Did I spend enough of it with my own ?

Then we go to our grave
Where there will be no more
Time
and
None remains
!!
310 · Oct 2015
Thinking/Wondering
Mark Tilford Oct 2015
Setting here thinking/wondering

Thinking of when we were younger
"Youngsters"
You were such a stunner
And I was your boy wonder
Us together all summer
"Free"
Our first kiss under our favorite tree
"Together"
Just a little naïve
"All would be"
Side by side
I just knew someday you would be my bride
Then out of the clear blue sky
There you stood with another guy
"Sighed"
Years went by

Setting here wondering
How are you
Are you happy
Do you ever think of the day you broke my heart
"Tears apart"
Is there a lot of distance between us
The past, would you like to discuss
Like our talks on the school bus
"Both of us"
Have you thought of me more then a thousand times
Hearing the clock chime
I have run out of time

Years of
Thinking/Wondering
Still loving ?
!!
309 · Sep 2015
Leading me on
Mark Tilford Sep 2015
By this beautiful woman I would call a swan
so graceful swimming in her pond
gorgeous feathers of blond
A lady from beyond
At the light of every dawn
She would be gone
Never admitting or committing
to our goings-on
But my love, she does not know is so
forgone
Whereupon I have become her pawn
everyday starting at dawn
Even though I am still so drawn
Because of her you would not believe the changes
that I have undergone
Never have I felt such a bond
with this
she will never respond
Some day she will correspond
with a letter
Then I will become a
Dear John
Signed:
Your beautiful blond
!!
309 · Mar 2016
My heart
Mark Tilford Mar 2016
So the Doc's all say
Soon it will just stop
and
I will drop

Feeling fear knowing that my death is near
They could not have made it anymore clear
That it will happen
I may not see the next year
So living to make this year
A great year
I will for sure persevere

My real fear
Is not having my family near

Every time the pain hits
I think " Well this is it"
This time it will quit

Some will question
Why are you writing this
Just trying to keep my wit

With the thoughts of my impending death
Knowing that I will soon take my last breath
Scares me to death

So they say only the good die young
My saving grace
And
My heart does embrace

!!
308 · Apr 2015
My Life
Mark Tilford Apr 2015
A Presences
of me
what I want to be
I could
I would
I should
I would've
I could've
I should've
only me
within my boundaries
with no contradictions
with no expectations
me
no need to be anything
but
I had rather have rags
then riches
I could've
Rather be the fire
then the wood
I would
Rather be the flower
then the seed
If I could
Rather be the truth
then the secret
I should've
Rather be me
I could
I would
I should
I could've
I would've
I should've
been me!
308 · Dec 2015
Just one, only one
Mark Tilford Dec 2015
Then I will know that I have won
All I need
One that does not care what I have done
One that does not care about my past
Just one that knows the past does not ever last
The past is the past  
One that does not care that I have cried
One that loves all my sides
Just one that knows there is nothing that I would hide
and
Yes, I have  lied
One that knows that I have tried
One that I can confide (in)
One that will not allow our lives to collide
and  
That will never allow our love to divide
Just one that loves me
and
when ask it will not be denied
One that understands that I have a lot of pride
Just one that knows that I will always provide
and
One that will not take forever to decide
One, when they see me they will not sigh
Just one that will look at me eye to eye
One that will not run to the other side
If I  should ever try to commit suicide
One that understands that I may break their heart
and
would never allow it to tare us apart
Just one that would be smart in taking care of our two hearts

Just one that would call and ask.
How are you Mark??

Just one
ONLY ONE
!!
307 · Sep 2016
to you my friend
Mark Tilford Sep 2016
i did not mean to offend
we need to be on the mends

friendships should never end
through a life time, they should extend

walking alone
all of our secrets we have shared and known

memories remain
friendships should never abstain

just because
with no clause

now will you forgive me
my friend

there is so much more time to spend
no longer do we need to pretend

my love i could not share with the
next friend

they could never be my best friend

so my friend
friends again
until the bitter

END
??
304 · Jul 2016
When you know
Mark Tilford Jul 2016
It's your soul letting you know
!!
302 · Dec 2016
Today
Mark Tilford Dec 2016
I forgot my name
I felt insane
No need to explain
Blood still rushing through my veins
Heart still beating the same
Today
My life, a picture wrapped in a frame
Feeling no shame
No one to blame
Today
What it became
It's fair game
Today
I will not keep my eyes shut
Maybe I will act like a nut
Maybe walk with  a strut
Today
I still have a brain
I will not have to be trained
I cannot be restrained
Today
All I have to do is sustain
It will be a campaign
To keep it simple and plain
Today
I met a girl named Mary Jane
All I see and hear I will retain
I will not be held back by chains
Today
I will have gained
It will not be mundane
I will not feel drained
Today
I will not be contained
How could I complain
Today
It will be alright
I will not be contrite
It will be a delight
Today
Despite !!
Today
I will not be uptight
Life will not be a fight
Today
It will be humane
!!
300 · May 2016
I have nothing to loose
Mark Tilford May 2016
"So here goes"

Did you know I have a crush on you
I have nothing to loose
Unless it starts
I don't  know why I am protecting my heart
I have nothing to loose

I often think of you  
If I happen to run into you
Often acting shy
I will hide from you
Don't ask me why
I have nothing to loose

When I am talking to you
My tongue becomes tide
I cannot lie
Kind of hard to hide
Don't ask me why
I have nothing to loose

Your so **** fine
This is not a pick up line
It's pretty much defined
The crush I have on you
Once in a lifetime
I have nothing to loose

Do you have a clue
About this crush I have on you
I will give you a clue
That it is you
Today I ran into you
Soon I will not be able to see you
If this clue helps you
And you think it's you
It's true
It is you
I have nothing to loose

I hope you picked up on the clue
I am ready
If you want to
Letting this start
I think it would be smart
Why not
I have nothing to loose

I have nothing to loose
Yes I do
It's
Loosing you
!!
299 · Oct 2015
One life to live
Mark Tilford Oct 2015
Yes, one
When it's done, it's done
Seconds, Minutes , Hours, Days, Weeks, Months and Years
"Time"
Really is of the essence
Live for the present
Stop the discontent
It's time spent
No reason to reinvent
And set around to ferment
Life is not an argument
It should be an event
Not filled with intent
It really is worth a red cent
So live and represent
You need  no ones consent
The only have to's is taxes and the rent
A little to late when it's done to reinvent  
Life is not a percent
It's is something meant
When it's done it's done!!
With no odds of two to one
Never a life of one
So many life's are done before they have begun
It will not always be a home run
With all this being said
"Remember"
You have only one
and
When it's done it's done
!!
****!!!! Go have some **** fun!!
299 · Oct 2015
This morning....
Mark Tilford Oct 2015
Woke ***** as ****
Got on line to find a big dicked buck
Well to my surprise
NO LUCK
So got into my truck  
Did not have to drive far
There standing in front of me
The God's sent to me
Pan!!!!
Tanned
*** this was an incredible man
Rolled up next to him in the truck
Hey man, what's up
He answered:
"Not much"
He reached in and touched -- ----
Looked me in the eye and ask
Back to your place so we can ****????
He got into my truck
We went back to my place
****** and ****** and ******
And ******
Looked at him, "get dressed it's time to leave"
He looked at me in disbelief and said  
"After what I just received
I don't want to leave"
Ten years later
He is still with me
Just ask, Will you marry me???
This morning
!!

YES!
299 · Nov 2017
God knows
Mark Tilford Nov 2017
I have tried
To live my life with pride
Yes, I have lied
Some things I had to hide
Kept things inside, I tried
I have cried
Been able to keep evil cast aside
God knows I tried
To live by his rules
I tried
I am terrified
To get on my knees an testify
I have tried
To open my heart to love
God knows I tried
I kept my faith, even though
it has been tried
So many things I tried
to justify
I tried to deny
With my life I tried
not to be snide
To let things slide
Take it all in stride
God knows
I tried
!!
297 · Nov 2015
What have I done
Mark Tilford Nov 2015
All I want to do is  run, run, run
Straight into the sun , the sun, the sun
Make my life done, done, done
There is not going to be a rerun
So many things I have done
They cannot be undone
I AM NO LONGER YOUNG
Right now it seems my life could be done
     !!
A second chance
God is the only one who knows
I have been alone
Many times in the worst pain
I brought it on myself
I am the one I need to blame
For all the ******* strains
All it does is rain
So hard to turn the wheel and change lanes
Drained, Drained , Drained
What a disaster
So many times  I fail to my knees and prayed
so hard to my master
Winked one eye this life
moved faster, faster, faster
I usually take life with a grain a salt
But now
that it is close to being done
Looking back I have to ask
What have I done??
!!
296 · Dec 2015
Broken hearts
Mark Tilford Dec 2015
Stop the death wish
Get sober
So what, it's over
Stop going out of your mind
That love was not kind
Yep, you were blind
Enough is enough
Stand up and be tough
It does not have to be so rough
Same old stuff
Broken hearts
Most loves departs
Yes, it smarts
Your heart will mend it's just one of your parts
Where love ends, it again starts
Broken hears
I know love is no joke
***** when your heart is broke
Relax and take a very long soak
Maybe even a couple of tokes  
Stop having a stroke
Broken hearts
They will pay their dues
For being so mean to you
Revenge
Go find someone new to *****
Maybe someone they knew
Broken hearts
It's crazy
Staying so blue
So what, that it is
over
!!
295 · Mar 2016
today
Mark Tilford Mar 2016
it is part of me making my way
it deciding if I will get to stay
or if it will be my last day
maybe my time will be over in may  
living for another day
it's the only way
day
after
day
after
day
after
day
starting with
today
!!
295 · Oct 2021
i tried
Mark Tilford Oct 2021
to let it go

what a mess

could not learn from my

mistakes

i was going to do what it takes

true love

so hard to face

how would will you know

if you do not try

i could never let it go

from thirty years ago

i tried my best

i could never sleep

in my mind to deep

i weep

i lost something

that i could not replace

never left my place

if i missed a call

it could not be traced

that time could not be a waste

i had to stop the chase

but

in my head

i could not get it to erace

another love could not replace

look at my face

no one could fill my need

how do you stop

a heart bleed

that is thirty years old

you say

by letting it go

i tried
295 · Oct 2017
hurt
Mark Tilford Oct 2017
never like this before

tonight

walking the floor

tbinking I am done for

from words that was yours

no more can I ignore

my feelings will never be restored

that, I am sure

"your pitiful"

made me a prisoner of war

and from so much more

now relationships that cannot be restored

the guilt is yours

my heart tore

no feelings left and they will never again be explored

that is for sure

at deaths door

I question how and why did I become such an eyesore

to people

I adore
293 · Jan 2022
love
Mark Tilford Jan 2022
sweet love

sweet love

i can no longer trust

so long now

i have been alone

stayed hiding inside my home

after it failed

the first time

the second

and the third

i am burned

knowing

that i would never let it return

buried my heart deep in dust

for me

there would never be an us

bound by chains of fear

it's crystal clear

love

i would never trust




again
293 · Jun 2016
The best I can
Mark Tilford Jun 2016
Standing on my own two feet
Nothing I have to beat
Only life, I have to, I need, to cheat
Lessons learned

I am a simple man
Unfortunately, so many not a fan  
Judging me
Because I am a different man
Because I am who I am
Called me so many different names
It is not who I am
In return not calling them
I would never abuse them
I am just that kind of man

It is not in me
or
I do not have a need to
Please

Society
Does not define me
I do not need it's pity

I am a man
A **** good man
Standing on my own two feet
Doing the best I can
!!
!!
293 · Apr 2016
MUSIC
Mark Tilford Apr 2016
You have to be able to feel it
Beat after beat
Be a strong
SONG
Nothing about it can be discreet  
It just has to beat
It has to be alive
"Jive"
It cannot deprive
Needs to
"Thrive"
Drive you crazy
It cannot be lazy
Needs to make your head bounce !!
Every word heavily pronounced
Loudly announced
Make you want to hit the floor
and
"Dance"
"Prance"
Not stand with that I am a model stance
It's got to make you want to take a chance
Make you jump
Put you into a trance
Your senses it has to enhance
!!
291 · Aug 2019
The window (visit)
Mark Tilford Aug 2019
(she pulls the curtains back)

the rain
hitting the window pane
the widow
her head slopes
clearing her throat
seeing the tree
recalls her screams
remembering him hanging from the rope
how he had lost all hope
still no blame
in speaking his name
all the anger is hers to bare
as she silently recites
the lords prayer

the rain stops hitting the window pane
she whispers his name

(she pulls the curtains close)

#suicideisnottheanswer
#withitsomuchpain
289 · May 2016
The morning
Mark Tilford May 2016
No time for mourning
The start of the day

The start of what it will become
And it's outcomes

Taking a deep breath to fill the lungs
Getting ready for the things that you will have to overcome

And not run from
The everyday humdrum

Never playing dumb
Not living the day numb

The morning
How could you think of it boring

When it is life dawning
It is the world and life performing

In it's yawning
Quietly, without alarming

For now always returning
The morning
289 · Feb 2018
When
Mark Tilford Feb 2018
When death comes knocking at my door
Know
My life was never boar
I never felt living was a chore
I never shut a door
I explored
I had good times
Some bad times
Always being kind
I never listened to the clock chime
Every minute was mine
I never lived for the dime
Living filled my mind
But never was I blind
I loved many women
Included some men
It did not cause my end
Most are still my friend
I never wasted time
Waiting for a second chance
I danced
I always prayed
Never lost faith
I knew there was a better place
Where I would end the race
With no blame
Nor shame
Live
I did
289 · Aug 2016
with my last breath
Mark Tilford Aug 2016
i will ask for forgiveness
for my sins
as this one life ends
there is so much, i need to mend
with all of my family and  friends
with past girlfriends
with my last breath
there is no reason to pretend
so i will make amends

i am sorry that you wept
i am sorry i was a man without depth
i am sorry for not being grateful
i am sorry for the promises that were unkept
i am sorry i was so hard to accept
i am sorry for the time that was not spent

with my last breath
in my descent
the bad things they were not meant
done i promise without intent
i do and will repent
asking for forgiveness i need no consent

i made so many mistakes
i never put on the brakes
with my last breath
i realize family and friends you can never replace
with life there is not a retake
what you do, what you have done, you cannot erase  

with my last breath
I will ask
forgive me
please
!!
289 · Jun 2019
i am laying in bed
Mark Tilford Jun 2019
my life cannot be read
another day of dread
the sun setting
the room turns a muted red
the cigarette smoke disappears that it as shed
i wrap myself with the bedspread
silence
as though everything is dead
there is nothing looking ahead
i am laying in bed
on one side
the other side
empty
where i have cried
from the pain inside
i am laying in bed
at the head
an empty space
with no face
no embrace
something out of place
never to be replaced
by God's grace
i am laying in bed
with the memories
of the love of my life
who now is dead
i am laying in bed
i try
i try
i cry
i look up toward the sky
i cannot
i will not
say
goodbye
288 · Nov 2015
HUMANS
Mark Tilford Nov 2015
A man, woman , or child
of the species **** sapiens,
distinguished from other animals
by superior mental development
power of articulate speech
and upright stance.

Are you kidding me!!!
The definition drives me insane
Superior??
Why??
From the exterior, Maybe
From the interior, No
Seems to me most inferior

We have forgotten how to
"LOVE"
an intense feeling of deep affection
so many imperfections
We need  a lot of redirection
"WAR"
a state of armed conflict between different
nations or states or different
groups within a nation or state
Then we want to call everyone our mate??
"HATE"
A common trait
intense hostility and aversion usually
deriving from fear, anger or a sense of injury
"GREED"
What a breed
intense selfish desire for something
especially wealth, power, or food
"SIN"
It's all women and men
an offense against religious or moral law
an action that is or is felt to be highly reprehensible
an often serious short coming
How cunning

"HUMANITY"
the quality or state of being humane
the quality or state of being human
human attributes or qualities
the totality of human beings
!!
I rest my case
287 · Feb 2018
i pretend
Mark Tilford Feb 2018
the phone rings
hello
hello
breathing on the other end
the absence I have to comprehend
I have to pretend
that the love did not end
there is a knock at the door
lasting shadow on the floor
never to be anymore
something I must endure
to pretend
the love did not end
a voice heard
I am blushing
listening
beads of sweat glistening
I pretend
the love did not end
I hear
footsteps
almost sleeping
leaping
I fall
again I pretend
the love did not end
sometimes it lasts
living in the past
I will continue to pretend
that it did not end
life's love
my heart will not mend
287 · Sep 2015
IF I
Mark Tilford Sep 2015
If I lost everything
Would you stay the same
Or would you count your blessings
Just because I was honest and started confessing
Would there be anymore caressing
If not and you should stop how depressing

IF I

If I should loose my eyesight
and could not see
Would you leave me
Or would you stay
And see for me, lead me
Would you squawk at
the people that would stand around and gawk

IF I

If I for some reason  could not walk
Would you stay and help walk
Keep having our long night talks
Not set around a bock
And watch the clock
Instead, would you make sure I made it to see the Doc.

IF I

If I stopped loving you
Would you set around and do nothing
and let things brew
Get blue
Would you keep loving me and
try to make everything new
or would you give up and we both loose
Would you put up a fight for what you knew

IF I

If I could not make love to you
Would you find other ways
Without any delays
I hope you would not find anyone else
and stray and runaway
I would hope you would be brave and
stay

IF I

If I could not live
and had to die
Would you stay through thick and thin
Would you be my nurse
Up to the time for the hearse
Or would you just turn off the life support
and abort

IF I

If I could not be
What you wanted me to be
or what you saw in me
All this really happened to me
Would you remember
The vow
That was
and is  

For the better and for the worst
Until death do us part

                    !!
283 · Jun 2020
The issues
Mark Tilford Jun 2020
Authority missed used
All the time on the news
All of a sudden a side we think we need to choose
There was no need to
Finally a video tap
That shows what they do

Gun shots fired
A black woman dead (Breonna Taylor)
My God she was getting ready for bed
Now dead

A knee to the back of the neck
He could not breath (George Floyd )
A black man dead
Not before asking for his mother
A son, a big brother
Now another

CHANGE will be their legacy

After years of suppression, racism
We stand together
Blacks and whites at their best
And protest
Demanding
Enough, Enough
It's time to end how rough
STANDING TOUGH
Together handcuffed
(CHANGE)

By color we are a race ??
There is only one race
The human race

As I write this
I shed a tear
In sadness
And
For hope
That there will No longer be a hidden
"ROPE"
282 · Jul 2016
Hey God !!
Mark Tilford Jul 2016
I have some questions
I want take much of your time

What is up with this world ??
Why can't man see others needs ??
When did it become about me, me, me ??
When did mankind become so blind ??
With such closed minds
When did they become so unkind ??
When did they become disinclined ??
Why did they start leaving so many people behind ??
When did they stop listening to you ??
And
Start listening to the so called masterminds
When was the exact moment they started
their decline ??
When did they fall from your grace ??
At such a fast pace
When did they lose face ??
How did they become such a disgrace ??
Have you been watching this crazy political race ??
Are you ashamed of this place
It was once your showplace
When did they decide it's not worth fighting for ??
When did they forget you are Lord
Do they not realize after this
there is so much more
It's our reward
Maybe not
Because they are so inclined
to destroy
this
World
??
282 · May 2015
WHEN I SEE YOU
Mark Tilford May 2015
I GET SICK TO MY STOMACH
AND WEAK IN MY KNEES
ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT IS MY NEED TO PLEASE
AT SO MANY LEVELS AND DIFFERENT DEGREES
JUST LIKE THE BIRDS AND THE BEES

WHEN I SEE YOU

IT'S NOTHING NEW
CAN'T YOU SEE THE WAY I LOOK AT YOU
THE WAY I SMILE AT YOU
THE WAY I TALK TO YOU
AND WHEN YOU LEAVE
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I SEE YOU

WHEN YOU SEE ME

DO YOU SEE ME
AS I SEE YOU
CAN YOU GIVE ME A CLUE
SO I WILL KNOW RATHER IT IS TRUE
THAT YOU ADMIRE ME
AS I DO YOU
DO I MAKE YOU WEAK IN THE KNEES
DO YOU FEEL THAT NEED THAT YOU WANT TO PLEASE
AT SO MANY LEVELS AND DIFFERENT DEGREES
YOU KNOW LIKE THE BIRDS AND THE BEES

WE

THERE IS NO NEED TO HIDE
WHAT I SEE IN YOU
AND WHAT YOU SEE IN ME
WHEN WE ARE AROUND EACH OTHER
ALL WE DO IS STUTTER
AND SMILE AT EACH OTHER
AND NEVER  MENTION A WORD OF ANYTHING OTHER
WHY CAN'T WE JUST BE HONEST WITH ONE ANOTHER
AND TAKE IT TO SO MANY LEVELS AND DIFFERENT DEGREES
JUST LIKE THE BIRDS AND THE BEES

WHEN I SEE YOU
I HOPE YOU KNEW I WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU
AND YOU WILL GIVE ME A CLUE

WILL YOU  ?
280 · Sep 2015
My Soul
Mark Tilford Sep 2015
Keeping me from the places that are dark and cold
Digging me out of hole after hole
Trying to keep me in control
My Soul
Taps me on the right
Taps me on the left
Stopping the thoughts of theft
Telling me to pick my fights
Keeping me brave, pushing away all the fright
Keeping me strong
Not leaving me for long
My Soul
Whispers in my ear
She is right
He is wrong
Singing it's song
Leading me away from what is wrong
My Soul
Keeping me from the in evitable
Pretty awesome and incredible
It keeps my life credible
My Soul
Keeping me on the right path
Keeping me from God's wrath
I hope it does not fail
I guess time will tell
If it does
And I go to hell
I hope it can pay my bail
As I wait to exhale
My Soul
!!
276 · Aug 2019
The lies
Mark Tilford Aug 2019
That make us cry

Why do they try
What do they imply
How do we reply
After we realize
Justify
Hide
Or
Lie

What's the gain
Pain
Pretty **** lame
What's the game
Where is the shame
Go ahead and blame
In their name
It's all the same

The lies
It's in the eyes
That cries
Why
Why
We die
Will not rectify

Cover blown
Known
Their *** is grown
He that throws the first stone
Do not throw a bone
Rather be alone

The lies
That makes us cry

Look them dead in the eyes

Goodbye

!!
275 · Sep 2015
"LOVES"
Mark Tilford Sep 2015
None fleeting
None  in consensual
All so above usual
I would say normal
Nothing formal
All, the way they should have been informal
All my loves
Were my snow white doves
Some in my past times
Some in my present time
All part of my time
As some were in my beginning
They all will be in my ending
As everything does
It will begin
As well end
Some I have lost
and then found
Some on the rebound
It begins
Nothing presumed
All pursued  
In all consumed
Fate?
That I met all of you
Now setting here reminiscing
And missing
My
"Loves"
      !!
271 · Apr 2016
Why ?
Mark Tilford Apr 2016
Is there no more love  
Doesn't it make you want to cry
This earth, it's about to die
Everyone turns a blinds eye
Why ?
Why ?
Does everyone just stand by
And not here the outcry
I am horrified
That  no one wants to rectify  
All they want to do is justify
And just get by
and not try
I guess it's easier to comply
To do nothing must be more
Dignified
Why ?
Are people so satisfied
To just set back and watch this world die
Why ?
Are people not terrified
Because they are waiting for it to be clarified
When it happens I guess then they will be mortified
Then
It will be to late to ask

Why ?
!!
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