15-Minute Workout (5/13/2010) - NEW POEM

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I just got done doing another 15-Minute Workout. I admit, this Workout was not as long and laid out like my previous ones. As a matter of fact, it didn't flow like the other ones did, but I think that it still represents me and my thought process well enough. Either way, read it and tell me what you think. Shoot me a message and speak your piece! Come back for more! Peace!

15-Minute-Workout - Part Six

Lately I’ve been tired and tested
Tested and tried
Can’t and won’t lie
Looking myself in the eye
Refuse to be denied
Surprised that I haven’t cried
But I choose life over it all
My words will never signal “die”
Acknowledging the tongue’s power
Speaking to six-feet up or down
Appreciating every waking hour
Being optimal whether the chips are up or down
Hearing the cliché that “life is a gamble”
So variable, making it hard to handle
But it’s also said “high-risk, high-reward”
So apprehension now gets dismantled
Going for it all
Give me the “W”
Another one besides my name
Putting my doubts as low as the ground under you
Pressing on to the greater
Better now than later
Accepting encouragement from my circle
Ignoring the squares - better known as haters
Throwing the negative back like “Now-n-Laters”
Since it isn’t always so short and sweet
I speak positive feedback
Throwing the Joyce Meyer CD on “repeat”
It’s all I ever speak
And still I stay humble
Murmuring from me is minimal
Long ago I stopped every single grumble
Looking at my pieces of work
Granted I don’t find peace at work
Unless it’s my own tears, sweat, and blood
Then it’s easier for me to see the labor in the love
Seeing my efforts culminate
I remember when it all started
Like protecting classic watches – I saved the date!
Since, for me, that is when it all re-started
My words were taken note of
Feeling respected and regarded
No longer feeling guarded
I let loose on paper sheets
Somehow I found different ways to say the same thing
Various ways for my ink and paper speech
And when the ink and paper meet
For me, it feels special
Losing sleep from time to time doing this
I don’t mind – I’m onto something special...

-W.A. Gordon

Happy Mother's Day

Good Morning,

Thank you for visiting. Happy Mother's Day to everybody! I hope that you enjoy this day and truly appreciate the role of Mom today. Before I go out for the day, I wanted to drop this post. I wrote a little tribute to Mothers and hope that it blesses some of you. Again, enjoy the day and hug a Mom today! Peace!

The Lady In My Life

I have a lady in my life
Not my girl or my wife
A woman with razor-sharp honesty
Giving me good word, whether or not I like
I mean the "keep it real" type
My life's shining light
There with me through my successes and plights
Her heart's desire is for me to know what success is like
Because of her, I know what the best is like
Now I can't and won't settle
Mirroring who and what I need
Doing her best to fulfill my wants and needs
In front and behind the scenes
Making sacrifices for the team
Some unseen and seen
Making something out of nothing
Nicknaming her my Houdini
Since, indeed, she had the magic touch
So patient with her love
Sweat and tears lost for my sake
Holding my hand with each step I take
Heartfelt chastise for the mistakes I make
I'm talking about a higher love
A giving-more-than-I-require love
Making my cup overflow
Which is why she's the lady in my life that I love
When push came to shove
She yoked me up and trained me up
Never sparing the rod in hand
Loving me with no boundaries or limits
And as I mature, I understand
Always prepared for the expected or unplanned
And with her head high she would always stand
So with great pleasure, I honor her
On Mother’s Day and every day
Glad to have this lady in my life
I appreciate and love her each and every day



- W.A. Gordon

15-Minute Workout (5/3/2010) - NEW POEM

Welcome back,

I'm up late (SUPER-late) making the most of my dwindling free time. I just got done with another 15-Minute Workout. Check it out and, as usual, leave me some feedback. Keep following and checking back for more book information.

And if you're puzzled by the picture, read the Workout and you'll understand why. LOL.

Thanks for the visit! Peace!

15-Minute Workout – 5/3/10

I’m up late thinking about my issues
Minus the tissues
And save the criticism
I have no intention to diss you
I’m just opening up
Making myself susceptible
Bullet-proof vest taken down
Constructive criticism is acceptable
Yeah, I know I’m flawed
But I don’t like to accept it, though
When I say that I’m a work-in-progress
The keyword is “progress”
Fully accepting that it’s a process
Reaching my final destination? Not yet
I still need a bit more polish
Not referring to degrees from college
Or even material from the hard-knock syllabus
I know that this isn’t just me, or just you…it’s really “us”
But tell me who you really trust
To keep it real and one-hundred-plus capacity
Gotten past the fears of if and when they’ll laugh at me
Thick skin grown to armadillo quality
Proven when I let their words take their chance at me
I take my own notes
Reviewing my own words that I wrote
Seeing what holes need to be filled
Watching more than ever the words that I speak or spoke
My mind’s constantly turning like bicycle spokes
Even worse when my thought process is provoked
And encouraged to do more
Pushed to the brink
What else am I to think?
I’m driven to excellence
Pushing away the velour in favor of the mink
Not slighting animal rights
I’m not an animal, right?
But I understand that the fittest survive
Which makes my desire to be better is so animal-like
And I keep a laser-focus
Making open ears grab pens and quickly quote this
Not as a troubled soul
But someone on the brink of exceeding a doubled-goal
While it may take a double-toll
I total the ink, sweat, and tears
Multiply that by a couple of years
And determine that it’s worth it
I’m sure that you’ve heard it
And I appreciate the attention
Never neglecting to mention
The fact that I refused to stop my rise
Nor ever close my eyes
I needed and wanted to see it all
So that I can be a better judge
Seeing it all clearly, no eyes are rubbed
I know that my success is soon to dawn on me
I learn from my past moves

Won’t make many mistakes, like when Mike chose Kwame...

-W.A. Gordon