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Hello to all of you! Thank you for visiting! In case you haven't noticed, it's been a while (July 22nd, to be exact) since I've posted a new article/poem on here. The reason for that is I have a NEW website that I now have launched and is set up to better prepare you all for the release of my new book.

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15-Minute Workout (7/22/2010) - NEW POEM

Good Morning/Afternoon,

Thanks for stopping by. Here is my newest "15-Minute Workout". Again, it's just a way to keep the creative juices flowing, espcially while I'm still trying to negotiate the "serious business" side of things (BORING - LOL).

On a lighter note, I have a LOT of things on the to-do list that are being checked off regularly on this road to releasing my first book. PLEASE stay tuned in as these new developments come to pass. This is some exciting stuff and i want to keep everybody who has supported or shown interest in the loop of everything that is happening.

Hope that you enjoy it. Please keep spreading the word! Until the next time, be blessed! Peace!

15-Minute Workout – Part Nine

I want to mend all broken bridges
Those that have been left unattended
When I said that I was sorry, I meant it
My memory’s been indented
With the way that I handled things
Not the best way, the way I handled things
Lost in the crossover
Resulting in turnovers, the way that I handled things
So starting with my pride, I dismantle things
Breaking myself down to rebuild
Now an empty vessel
Trusting that God will see fit for me to be refilled
Reaching out to any and all who have oughts with me
Please, respectfully approach me
Never claimed to be Jordan at the game of life
I’m open to any who constructively coach me
Abhorring from choosing to insult or roast me
Breaking out a proverbial marker and clipboard
Taking heed to the playbook given
I’m constantly on a move for change
I’m talking about “good book” living
Knowing that I must be forgiven
But I, too, forgive in exchange
If I am to be seeking His right hand
I must move forward with the best change
Even if it seems strange
Or even goes against the grain
I know I’ll have to step out
And move with my heart over my brain
Even though the heart is unknown and evil
Even in the best of people
Reminding myself that good intentions don’t always breed desired results
And as a perpetual work-in-progress, I require results
And inside a fire erupts
Making it clear that I don’t settle
Steam rising up, setting off the tea kettle
Pushing pedals to meet metals
With time fleeting like daffodil petals
Want perceptions of what people see to be right
No peripherals
Focus in and make it clear that, yeah, they see right
And rewrite
Any and all commentaries about me
Since it’s not at all about me
It’s about something more pressing
Which is why I keep on pressing
To a higher mark and calling
Don’t want to keep you guessing
My words and actions are leading to a power much greater
Better to get it right now
Than to be sorry for it later...

-W.A. Gordon

15-Minute Workout (7/1/2010) - NEW POEM

Welcome back,

I'm up late and decided to drop a new post. I just wanted to get my mental exercise in and it is funny what came out of it. After reading it over once, it looks like I'm caught up like most NBA fans in this whole free-agency situation (hoping that 'Bron'll stay), but I felt a "big brother" kind of feel to this one, too. Read it and see if you agree or not.

On a side note, I'll be having some important meetings in the coming weeks regarding the book, so be on the lookout for what comes out of it. Keep me in your prayers and thoughts! And thanks again for visiting and for your support! It is more appreciated than you realize! Be blessed!

15-Minute Workout – Part Eight

On the road to progression
Learning lesson after lesson
Saving money by not buying texts
Every day that I wake, class is in session
I make my observations
Looking at it from my point of view
Sometimes careful to make these points to you
Since the way that I see things
Can be a little skewed
I never intend to offend
Then again, there’s never any telling how my words’ll affect you
I have an opinion that’s razor sharp
Cutting through and making points
A perspective that can parallel hearts
Providing words that can heal bones and joints
Y’all can go and point
And spotlight me as the “word fugitive”
I tend to get away with words
A vocabulary thief since I was a kid
As long as I live
And breath fills my lungs max
I’ll write to make words by which we can live
Pay me for my words and exceed the salary cap
Enter the luxury tax
We’re rolling six-figs now
Trying to get championships back-to-back-to-back
Obviously the gamble is worth the risk now
Make me your franchise
Upon me the eyes are pooled and centered
I just can’t stand by
So let me step back in and mentor
Helping rookies in the game
Call me a player-coach
I’ll draw up and show you the plays
So relatable – call me the player’s coach
Since I’ve been where you been
Let me show you where you’re stepping to
The portrait is much bigger than just yourself
Your family and friends are who you’re repping, too
Regardless of what’s left in you
You have to keep pressing
You may not be a lottery pick
But there’s still scouts looking for you to put your best in
Mind the time that you’re investing
You could be a second-round steal
Consider this call-up a blessing
Whether or not you ink a million-dollar deal
You don’t know yet how a million dollars feel
But the effort is there
Keep playing until the clock is drained
And nothing at all is left there…

-W.A. Gordon

5-Minute Cool Down - NEW POEM

Welcome back,

Thanks for stopping by once again. If you've been following me at all, you've probably caught on to my "15-Minute Workouts", basically my way of practicing my art while in preparation for my book release. Well, today my mind has been flooded with inspiration and I kind of had an epiphany: every good "workout" needs a "cool down". So, with that in mind, I prepared (past the midnight hour) a "5-Minute Cool Down". Let me know what you think. Thanks again for your support and for visiting!

5-Minute Cool Down

Lest my words fall on deaf ears
I admit – this is one of my fears
That my words don’t get out
My feelings and expressions finally let out
Making the inner me known
Making all of my enemy’s covers blown
Giving my opinions
My perspective’s freely shared
People may not agree with my opinion
Which is why the title “Flawed” was so aptly prepared
The words are meant to pierce hearts
Maybe even inspire smarts
Individual thinking can be an innovator
Deep inside of each of us is where the fire starts
So listen and read carefully
Can’t say for how long you’ll continue to hear from me
This is meant to nourish the brain
With no regard to if you may be near and dear to me
Avoiding being a respecter of persons
These words are fresh with no rehearsing
Pure unadulterated truth
Minus the obscenities and cursing…

-W.A. Gordon

15-Minute Workout (6/7/2010) - NEW POEM

Good evening,

Thanks for stopping through! It's been a light but interesting day. I'm still pressing through a couple of situations, but keep me in your thoughts and prayers, because I will get through it all. I'm still pressing and at the end of (or maybe before) this madness, the book release is full "go".

So, I got to reading some of my past "Workouts" that I've posted since I've started this thing. And then after finishing this post that you're about to read, I came to a startling conclusion - I WANT SUCCESS!!! I mean, it is almost a common thread in a lof of my lines. Again, I'm just freestyling and writing what I can that is in my mind. Well, what can I say? In this awesome book that I've been reading, it does say "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he" (Prov. 23:7a), so I guess that I'm just putting that food for thought on my dinner plate night after night.

As usual, please leave your feedback on this "Workout". To be honest, I think that I might be in for a night of a little more writing, so be on the lookout for that. Peace to everybody and be on alert for any new updates or announcements about "Flawed Thoughts". 'Preciate you all!

15-Minute Workout - Part Seven

I’m not yet where I wanna be
Still I fight hard to not be a wanna-be
Setting for all, not nothing
That’s just the way that it’s gotta be
I don’t say this out of pride or self-sufficiency
I say it because I recognize that the clock is ticking
And that it’s wise to be efficient
Which is why I’m on a mission
To go and get mine
Whether or not you've got my back
Again and again I prove that I’ve got spine
Keeping my head up in the face of adversity
Taking not one thing for granted
Living my life as if I never set foot in a university
With a thirst to learn and know more
Ignorance has a place in me no more
Running to collect trophies and championships
Can’t attain ‘em with low scores
Running to the light at the end
Before it’s proclaimed to be the end
This is real life, people
No chance to hit “continue” when all of the extra lives end
This is so far from pretend
Hopefully, a reality check hits you
Funny part is that once you do figure out the rules
The game changes suit in a quick swoop
So make sure that you carefully choose
Life’s roads continually meander swift
Live every moment to it’s fullest extent
Start checking off like crazy on your bucket list
And if you’re protesting, bucking fists
It’s simply because you refuse to grow up
But you’ll soon see my perspective on things
Especially when Father Time quickly shows up
And still I hold up
Maintaining that drive and persistence pays
Running the good race on good faith
Those in resistance stay
Eventually getting stuck
Looking for good fortune cookies or rabbit feet for luck
Unwilling to start a legacy
Instead, anticipating one to mysteriously fall off of a truck
With serial numbers scratched off
But to you, I present the secret to it all
Taking the key to the trunk – the latch is off
Whatever you want in this life
Material or tangible
You have to make it happen on your own
With the tenacity of an untamed animal
Not knowing when your next meal will come
But acknowledging that you have to eat
The question is, yeah, you wanna be hot
But can you really stand the heat
Or can you only just stand to cheat
I’m no judge, but I think that there’s a better way
Have you ever considered creating your own game
Creating for yourself and others behind you a better day
Just something to process
Continue your progress
Keep dreaming and don’t accept the status quo
And keep running until there’s no more beating in your chest...

-W.A. Gordon

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

Welcome back,

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