NEW POEM - "Why Love" - Part Three

Hey Everybody-

Just posting up the third piece to "Why Love". This poem has kind of taken a life of it's own, because if you would tell me that I would write anymore past part one, i can't say that I would've agreed. Nonetheless, these poems have helped me and I pray that they bring something good to your life as well.

As usual, be ready for any news and updates that I have coming up, especially on Facebook world.

Take care 'til the next time. Peace.

Why Love – Part Three

All I hear is “love this” and “love that”
I encourage you to put love where your heart’s at
Direct word from our Father
Right from Heaven, so there’s nothing above that
Too many times I wonder where the love’s at
This world’s getting cold
Getting so sick, we need a remedy
Proverbial chicken soup for the soul
True love is the goal
Love with no boundary or limit
A world where we’re all quick to receive love
And just as eager to give it
I personally take this dream and live it
Taking it beyond fantastic borders
Keeping it deep in my spirit
So that my heart can never be labeled “out of order’

To love one another is a mandate
True, there’s only so much that one can stand or take
As is the same with counterparts
But love is all that counts in hearts
It’s within each of us that it starts
In addition, the hate’s ending
Putting to better use the energy that we’re spending
And there’s no use in pretending
As I said before, real recognizes real
Making it important to love past how you feel
Using only words of kind intention
Compliments welcomed and mentioned
Negativity cast aside
Adding coals to the fire in the love train’s engine

True love is so, so special
I hope that you find it
Anything short is not the real thing
Take each imitation and bind it
Let me rewind it:
True love is so, so special
I PRAY that you find it
And it warms you up a little bit
Not only hearing these words
But effectively living it
Adding it to the routine
If you do, you will see
Love in all forms
As told to people in Corinth in chapter thirteen
So if you already have the faith
And you still remain hopeful
Add a little love to it
And your life will finally have met the grand total

-W.A. Gordon

NEW POEM - "Why Love" - Part One

Good afternoon, Everybody -

Thanks for stopping by to the site. There is so much going on right now and the time for the book release is coming soon. I have a couple of projects that I am working on that are in line with the book, so still be on the lookout for when they are done (which will be VERY soon).

The piece that I am posting today was actually requested by a friend of mine. It was cool to have someone ask me specifically to write about love, in the general sense. To be honest, it was even more cool to be asked to write about anything, LOL. I called this piece "Why Love" and there will be a sequel to it coming soon, because I feel much more that has to be written about it in my spirit. I hope that you all like it and find something in it that connects to you in some way.

Before I drop the poem and get out of the way, I want to thank everyone who has joined or has invited someone to join my Facebook group, "Flawed Thoughts". The total is close to 200 and I am thinking of doing something to commemorate when that happens ;-)

Ok, here it is...

Why Love - Part One

If I have nothing else, I must have love
Love for self and love for others
Of course, I’ll love myself
And show more love for others
Make myself slow to get into arguments
Reduce ‘em down to discussions
And so we talk more and argue less
It’s not too hard to guess
That this love thing should be the norm
Bringing peace to calm the storms
Lightning and thunder subside
Nothing but sunny days outside
And the birds get to chirping
Funny how things change when our love gets to working

We’re so quick to point fingers
Fast to blame each other
Without first self-examining
Analyzing ourselves, sisters and brothers
And so I say, sisters and brothers-
Remember the saying from way back:
If you start pointing a finger,
Expect at least 3 fingers to point right back
And we don’t like that
So let’s love and not judge
Speak highly of each other and cover
Staying away from anything that’s not love
I’ve got love
Which is why I want to share it, right
Aiming these words directly to your hearts
Praying that you read it and hear it right

Getting our love right is a steady test
Always checking if we’re ready yet
Striving to be a product manifest
Constant life exams to see if we’re better yet
And better yet,
We should use these times to prove the haters wrong
Kill ‘em with kindness
Proving through actions that, yes, hate is wrong
And love is right
All right, to be exact
To love is to be divine
And there’s no greater feeling than that
Only to be succeeded by your test results
Seeing what happens when love results
Aiming to live these words written
Gotta go well and above average
These tests are given everyday, non-written
Changing up, leaving no room for usual or average
So if I’m gonna get tested in my love
I’m going for the honor roll
Top of the class and above
Magna cum laude placed on my soul
Listed at the love commencement
Please don’t allow these words to be distant
Love yourself and others more
First Corinthians thirteen is insistent…

-W.A. Gordon

NEW POEM - "Different Pages, Different Chapters"

Hey Everybody,

With that weekend coming up, I figured I'd write about the reality of relationships in a new poem. I think that everybody who reads it will agree and disagree, laugh, cry (I hope not), or maybe even see themselves in the words. As always, please check it out and let me know what you think. Whenever you do, all you're doing is helping me get better at what I'm trying to do for a living. Thanks for visiting and enjoy!

Different Pages, Different Chapters

We always seem to be on different pages
Or worse yet, different chapters
So many challenging communication cases
So many examples to capture
My heart is yours and even captured
Which makes it all difficult
I prefer conflict less than laughter
Don’t want it to get even more difficult
We both mean well and good
But the words often go in vain
Especially when the other can’t tell it’s good
The fabric of our relationship continues to collect stains

Feeling like our wires keep getting crossed
Mixed and in translation lost
I try so hard not to be lost
All for our heart’s sake
I’d rather win you over than be lost
I’ll keep playing the game
Regardless of what the cards say
I’ll keep loving you the same
In hopes that my efforts alone will make you stay
But the conversations get uneasy
We both watch it break down
It all happens now so easy
Watching the communication walls break down
I miss all of the preliminary
The newness that we started in
I guess all of that was temporary
Fleeting happy days have our hearts hardening

Some days the talk is sweet
Easy going, words move smooth
Loving the word exchange between you and me
But other times clouds swoop and swoon
And stormy weather plagues you and me
Then the confusion opens up
Giving me a bushel of apples
And pleading for me to make lemonade
This war of words drains my ammo
While you’re upping your weapon-grade
Evolving in our battle of wits
And we know we’re both armed
The words cause the battle to escalate and shift
Words now becoming even more strong
And now we’re both at risk of being even more wrong
With maturity and reason being evicted
Without 30 days notice
And neither of us notice
That the communication is now on four flats
Getting us stuck on the road to nowhere
It’s my “perspective” versus your “facts”
Crossing “Caution” tape, making us go there

And so in reading the book about us
I sadly see that we’re indeed on different pages
Even worse, in different chapters
My hindsight recollecting all of the prior stages
And how again and again we exist in the peacetime after
But is it any different in the after?
Our feelings and reason will have to decipher
Opting to cry now to later enjoy laughter after?
A decision left to us, the story writers
Readers observe and think this is one and done
With no sequel possible
But I look at how far we’ve come
And I know that more than a trilogy is possible
I’m prepared to challenge the impossible
Because I know that love makes all possible
Besides, I’m loving the plotline
Getting caught in the plot’s twists and turns
Going for your heart since you’ve got mine
Really, I’d be that character missing her
And despite the hits and misses with words
I’m ok with being in different pages or even chapters
At least we’re still in the same book
And there’s no telling what’s to come in the stories after

-W.A. Gordon