Tag Archives: pride

Mercedes anxiety – September 22

Posted on September 23, 2014 by landl30

9.22.2014 Mercedes anxiety too much, too rich too decadent, too costly even at a bargain what will people think how will I deal with how nice it feels to own one. ———————

Posted in poetry | Tagged anxiety, cars, conflict, delusion, desires, mixed feelings, pride, secrets, self image, status | 1 Comment

bag lunch lady – September 4

Posted on September 6, 2014 by landl30

9.4.2014 in a rain slickered coat she asks for four lunches each time, carefully weeding out the apple sauce and sweet potato chips asserting to the world and to herself that beggars can indeed be choosers. —————–

Posted in poetry | Tagged care, charity, church, compassion, dignity, homelessness, integrity, poverty, pride, resistance | 1 Comment

how the story comes out – May 8

Posted on May 10, 2014 by landl30

5.8.2014 he walks up the stairs and out of sight so why do my eyes tear up we raised him to go out on his own have his own values be a man but knowing that I won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged Children, grief, love, mortality, parenthood, pride | Leave a comment

Lent Prayer 17 – March 21

Posted on March 21, 2014 by landl30

Lent Prayer 17 misunderstandings test us. can we say I’m sorry or do we have to stand and fall with our perceptions. help me Lord to stand for what I believe, yet to know that I may not possess … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged beliefs, Christianity, conflict, faith, God, humility, Lent, misunderstanding, perception, Prayer, pride, resolution, Thomas Aquinas | Leave a comment

affluence kills the gods – October 16

Posted on October 17, 2013 by landl30

10.16 affluence kills the gods believing that nothing else is needed and all that is, is all. harder than the camel’s eye the illusion of plenty fosters, in place of perspective, despair. and happy faces smile until it … Continue reading →

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grad rap – May 17

Posted on May 16, 2013 by landl30

5.17 summa cum, summa cum, summa, summa summa cum, summa cum summa cuma summa cum, summa cum summa summa, summa summa cum wow wow. my son, summa cum summa summa my son, summa cum summa summa my … Continue reading →

Posted in poetry | Tagged college, dads, education, fathers and sons, graduation, pride, promise, rap, sons, summa cum laude | 3 Comments