blood runs thicker than water

but they don't mention
blood that's like a poison
infection passing through your veins
parasites are hard to evade
when they're part of your DNA

so we drink fresh water
keep gulping it down
until we drown in it
cleanse my lungs of this thick black smoke

family is not always a refuge but a dungeon

Don't waste your time worrying about every mistake you make.
Instead fix your mistakes and learn from then.
Knowledge is a crucial part of a human being.
It is better to learn now instead of learning late.

Don't count the years of your life, instead count the enjoyments.
Keep a positive attitude and nothing will stand in your way.
Be respectful, always be kind to the person sitting next to you.
Live like there's no tomorrow and remember as if it was just yesterday.

Always be honest, don't ever tell a lie.
In any given situation, the truth will always overrule.
Choose friends who are honest to you.
Always be the first to tell the truth.

State your beliefs and don't let them get overruled.
Stand up for what you believe in.
Don't follow the crowd, in many cases that is not the best choice.

Finally be at peace.
Keep the ones who make you feel good close to you.
Spend your time looking for the one true thing that will keep you and only you the happiest person in the world.

Sometimes you find a person and you immedlately click.
You think it's for life.
They tell you they won't leave you, that they love you, so you just ignore all the times when they hurt you. You think they're using you, but that's just how relationships work, right?
They make you feel so low. You start to think that there must be something wrong with you, that it's YOUR fault.

Well, I'm here to tell you that it's not. Nothing is your fault. You tried, but you can't keep trying to fix a person that just doesn't want to get fixed. You deserve better than to be treated like you're worth nothing. You deserve someone who will love you for who you are. All your flaws. All your mistakes. That person will make you feel safe. And you won't need to beg on your knees to get a little bit of love.

You deserve  to be happy.

New Blithering is where I live,
Some laughs this burb does give,
You can buy plastic sheep here,
Do not know if they are dear,
In a store not far away,
Does a plastic sheep think our way?
Could it talk in an ovine way?
Indeed, what would a plastic sheep think and say?
"How did we all end up here anyway?"
"I guess we just did, okay!"
I assume a plastic sheep can think and say,
"I hope you have an awesome day!"

These are the ingredients for a poem. But like all recipes, you don't need every ingredient every time:

MUSIC
- beat, rhythm & rhyme
IMAGERY
- pictures painted
IMAGINATION
- describing what's not there.

STORY
- the narrative, the journey within the poem
STRUCTURE
- size & shape (line breaks and stanzas)

Also, you may have a inclination to use a particular ingredient to the exclusion of others - so as you recognise this, experiment with those ingredients which you are less confident about using.

Note
- the first three are where poets typically find their freedom to explore ideas within the poem;
- the last two are where the reader typically finds handholds / the anchor to better engage with the poem.

Why Would You ... " CHOOSE " ... ?
To Take ABUSE From Someone Who ...

SAYS They ... " LOVE YOU " ... !!!

Talk IS Cheap But Actions ... SPEAK ...
So Why Would You NOT Take Issue ...
With Moves That PROVE ...
Their Speak Is Simply ... FALLACY ... !!?!!

MANY It Seems Do This Through FEAR ... !!!
FEAR of Dreams That .... END In TEARS .... !!!

MEN And WOMEN YES It's True ... !!!
Make Me Wonder Why Would You ...
NOT Stand FIRM IN ... Your Own Shoes ... !!!

Instead of Being ... Someone's FOOL ... !?!
One Who's USED Like An *** or It's MULE ... !???!

Well Like BAD Workmen BLAME Their Tools ...

Individuals ... Who Are Being ABUSED ...
Are Quick To Use The ... " Old Excuse " ...

"I'm staying for the kids, it's alright for you !
You don't know what i'm going through !"

"Okay that's true, but i'm a bit confused ?
When your kids see you, having regular feuds,
do you think that does them any good ?
Well I guess you do, okay that's cool,
i'm just the one you complain to !
So, as for what you're going through.
You made your bed, without condoms !
What you put out, come back to you !
Don't get me wrong, I love to have ***,
and get some head, but clearly you,
should have used your head !
The one that rests above your neck !"

Why Would You CHOOSE ...
To IGNORE ................................ " Clues " ..... !?!?!

CLEARLY Giving You PROOF ...
That Your Moves Are NOT Shrewd ... !?!

MANY Seem To ENJOY ...
Being PLAYED Like A TOY ... ?!?
By ... Feminine PLOYS ...
Some Women EMPLOY ...

That Leave Men Thinking ...

" WHAT'S THE POINT ! "

Or By ... NAUGHTY Boys ... !!!
Who DON'T Bring JOY ...
But Leave Girls Nursing ...

.... BROKEN JOINTS .... !!!!!

NOW What AMAZES Me ...
Is When They Make NOISE ...

...... " REPEATEDLY " ...... !!!!!!

But THEN Make The CHOICE ...
To Return To THESE FIENDS ... ?!?
And Their COWARDLY Deeds ... !?!

Now ACTS Like THESE Seem STRANGE To Me ... ???
But CLEARLY Some DO NOT Agree ... !?!

So SUFFER In ... " HOPE " ...
Like ... " DOPES On Ropes " ... !!!

Then Wonder ... " WHY " ...
Their Hopes And Dreams End Up In UNHAPPY SCENES ...
ARGUMENTS That Are POINTLESS And Create STRESS ...

When Buttons Are PRESSED .....
That Leave BOTH PARTIES With REGRETS ...

I've Had MY SHARE But NOW Don't Care ...
About Those Who ... Play With My Moods ...

I Simply LET Them HEAR Some TRUTH ...
Then Watch Them SQUIRM Like SLIMY Worms ... !!!!!!!!

My Words OH YES Are WELL Observed ... !!!
Because I've LEARNED And Have DISCERNED ...
From Those Who CLEARLY Have Been BURNED ... !!!

Why Would You CHOOSE To LOVE Humans ...
Who Hide Behind LIES And DON'T Tell TRUTH ... ?!?

I'm Simply ASKING ...

WHY WOULD YOU ... ???

I'm A Bit CONFUSED ... ?!?

What IS IT That Makes Some DO THIS ... !?!
You CAN'T CONTROL What You DON'T KNOW ... !!!

Why Would You Try ... ?
Sometimes I've TRIED I'm NOT Gonna Lie ... !!!
But NOW I've Learned NOT TO Cross That Line ... !!!

SECRETIVE Types ...
Tend To Live BY LIES ... !!!

And Tend To Be THOSE ...
Who'll SHOW You LOWS As Well As HIGHS .... !!!
Because Their Lives Tend To Be Contrived ...

Why Would You CHOOSE ...
To IGNORE ................................ The SIGNS ... ?!?

It's ... REALLY NOT Wise ... !!!

It's WORSE Than The CRIMES ...
These FIENDS Design In Their TRICK FILLED Minds ... !!!!!

They BELIEVE They're ... " SMART " ...
So I Set Them STRAIGHT Right From The START ... !!!

Then SHOW Them The Door That's MARKED ... " DEPART " ... !!!!!

These TRICKSTERS BREAK SO MANY Hearts ...
Because They TAKE Just Like ... LOAN SHARKS ... !!!

They'll Help You Out But DON'T You Doubt ...
They'll LEAVE You Like A DRUNKEN Lout ... !!!!

And NOT Think Twice About YOUR LIFE ... !!!!!
TRUST ME ... That's RIGHT ... !!!!!

They'll LEAVE You Feeling ...
... " low and down " ... !!!!!!

Seeing NOTHING ...
But ... DARK CLOUDS ...

How Does That Sound ... ?

Does It Make You FROWN ... ???
THINK About It NOW And AVOID Being CLOWNED ...
By Someone Plotting ... To See YOU DROWN ... !!!!!

THESE People ARE In MANY Towns ... !!!
With Cards ... WELL MARKED ...
So WATCH Your Step When They're AROUND ... !!!

They're People Who Have Been WELL SCHOOLED ... !!!
IN How to PLAY YOU Like A FOOL ... !!!

So IF They Are The Ones You GIVE LOVE To ...
Let Me Ask THIS FINALLY ...

... " WHY WOULD YOU ? " ...