Invisible Chains

Crumbs from hands that bind you,

Deceit from THE MAN who blinds you…

Living in modern day slave quarters,

Drowning in despair’s murky waters…

Numbing the pain, you turn to drugs,

Angry and sick, surrounded by thugs…

Owned by the very ones who tell you

You’re free…

Stating, “All you have to do is

Keep voting for me!”

Government walls too steep to climb,

You settle for scraps they throw,

To sustain life…

Liars and thieves at the head of the pack,

Unapologetically stab you in the back…

This vicious cycle will never stop,

Till you break your invisible chains

And scream, “I’VE HAD ENOUGH!”

©Leatherman 2014

Never Alone

I will stand alone

Against the world

Waiting for You…

I will walk alone,

Knowing

You guide

My footsteps…

I will cry alone,

Knowing

You count

My tears…

I will die alone,

Knowing

You promise

Eternal life…

My Lord,

Your love

Sustains my soul,

Knowing

I am never alone.

©Leatherman 2014

Delicate Daughters

Oh despair

Unborn girl

Not wanted

In a

Chinese

World…

One child regulation,

A death sentence

For babies of the

Feminine

Persuasion…

Gender selection

Encourages birthing boys,

As every parents’

Exclusive

Choice…

The blood of China’s

Delicate daughters

Stain the hands of a

Government’s

Mandatory

Slaughter.

© Leatherman 2014

http://www.wunrn.com/news/2012/10_12/10_08/100812_china.htm

Two Little Boys

Two little boys running hand in hand,

Playing in the streets of the Holy Land…

They laugh and giggle,

Tumble and roll,

No different in one another’s eyes,

Until adults tell them so…

Both cry when forced to separate,

No longer allowed to play,

Little boys don’t understand adults

Or their silly rules of hate…

Growing into young men,

Taught they are not the same…

Something about a piece of land

They must be willing to die for,

In God’s Name…

Their hearts spark fond memories

Of carefree days,

When kindred spirits meet in a battle

Standing face to face...

Sounds of war surround them

As they run together for cover,

Each embraces the grown man

They once called “Brother”…

Bursts of bullets find them

As they shake each other’s hand…

Their blood slowly flows together,

As two brothers die together

in the thirsty desert sand.

© Leatherman 2014

Unwitting Slave

Been told you're a victim 

From the beginning of your existence, 

Tellin you It's the pigment of your skin, 

There's no way you can ever win...

Why even try?

It's easier to blame fatalism on white...

Never been in chains yourself, 

Cept the ones created by government welfare...

Controlling  the masses is their goal, 

Played for fools,

You swallow their lies whole...

Just enough to get by,

You're an unwitting slave 

Until the day you die.

(C) Leatherman 2014

The Black Pearl

She walked onto the pier

Holding her mother’s hand…

Splashing water danced

Against the moss covered beams,

On the Sea of Japan…

Gazing with amazement at

The native lady’s Asian face,

She watched with fascination

At the beauty that surrounded her

In this oriental mystical place…

A basketful of oysters sat at

The old woman’s feet,

She sold them by the seashore

To help support her family…

“Hitotoso o erabu” pick one,

She said to the quiet child,

The girl understood somehow,

Giving the Japanese lady a very shy smile…

She chose the oyster carefully

With wonder in her big brown eyes…

When the old woman opened it

An exquisite black pearl was nestled inside…

As ancient folklore goes

The Black Pearl was made of tears

Of mythological mermaids and Heaven’s angels,

Believed throughout bygone years…

The old woman exclaimed,

It took a special person

To find the rare Black Pearl…

That day was marvelously magical

For that three year old

Golden hair girl.

©Leatherman 2014

This is a true experience from my childhood.

I can still picture that old Japanese woman’s face and

I remember how excited she got when she saw the pearl I chose.

Shattered Heart

Loving you with my soul

My body surrenders

Unyielding passion

Pheromones enticing senses

Savoring the smell of love

The taste of love

Completely ensconced

In your arms

Secure

Until you drop me

Shattering my heart

Into a thousand tiny shards

Though time has dulled

The pain

I’m still searching

For the missing pieces.

©Leatherman 2014