Humanity in Poetry: October 2016

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Cured

December 22, 2011

Cured

My heart didn't pound as it once had
I wasn't close to faint
Though your face had not differed so
No longer were you my saint
My hands didn't shake as it once had
This time I had my voice
Maybe then I fell too fast
Too soon did I rejoice
This time I created no scenario
No perfect place nor time for us to meet
This time I wasn't scared to get too close
How simple was it for us to greet
This was no longer high school
I'd rush past your locker so you won't see me
Jump up and down if you knew my name
Whenever you'd choose to greet me
I no longer wring my hands
Brag when we speak, and sing all the way home
I might be cured from loving too fast
Saved from Romeo Syndrome

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos"

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Damn You Fine ( : D )

December 29, 2011

Damn You Fine

Damn! Do you mind if I stare!

Or would that piss you off?

I'll try to control my thoughts

Am I rude?

As I look from your head to your shoes

At everything you got

I can't get over your body

Your curves and smile and luscious lips

I would like to get on your body

I would like to grasp your hips

The rhyme scheme in this poem is fuzzy

I could not stay consistent

I tried to look down on my page

But your beauty was sooooooooooooooooo

Persistent

Damn You Fine!

And I will tell the world shawty!

With your cute dimples, confidence,

Intelligence, assertion, compassion,

Love, humor, swag, and all of the above

The rhyme is really ruined

But I do not really care

It's better if I give up now

And simply just stare

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos"

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Monday, October 24, 2016

Gems: Vertically Advantaged : The Short Revolution

December 21, 2011

Vertically Advantaged: The Short Revolution

Throughout my life, I've had to accept the fact that I am short. However, contrary to popular belief, the issue goes further than simple height. Swag plays a major role. The challenge with being short means that I am cursed with unbearable swag. I mean do the research. Short people are the sexiest people alive. Not only do we possess movie star looks, but we have the cute factor that persuades people to do what we want. It’s hard being this sexy and having this much swag. At times, I wish I was a tall, normal person. But then again, who would bring sexy back? Short. Dark. And Sexy. Hashtag that.

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Wednesday, October 19, 2016

If

If I were only brave enough

To tell you how I feel

If I only had the guts

To truly be for real

I would tell you all I can

To really make you smile

Tightly would I grasp you hand

So you can stay awhile

I would give you the tightest hug

And romantic, loving kiss

Not just for you, but so I

Can never forget your lips

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Kid Again

11/2/07

Kid Again

If I were a kid again

Things would be so great

My mind would be filled with toys and games

Never with any hate

I'd run and fall upon my knees

And give a great big yelp

Someone's always right on time

Whenever I need help

My mommy would be there

To wipe my weeping eyes

My empty mind filled with questions

Always naively asking "why"?

How I wish those days were back

No frets, worries, no things to did

If I could turn the hands of time

I would be a kid

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Halloween Costumes

They're scary, but fun

And some of them dumb

They're nerds and ghouls

Green-headed fools

Clowns and pets

Some of them Mets

They're fans and jerks

Oh, how it works

On Halloween

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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***Nightmare

11/16/07

Nightmare

Breathe, breathe it was just a dream

But how it seemed so real

Words cannot begin to express

How it made me feel

The sky went dark, no man in sight

All the while I held you tight

In your ear I whispered to thee

"Nothing can go wrong if you're with me"

But now I see how wrong I was,

As I sing this song

Even though I held you tight

The next moment you were

Gone…

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Goodbye

11/15/07

Goodbye

If the world were to end today

I know what I would do

My final moments would be fun

Cause every second would be spent with you

Though the earth would come apart

And floods and fire tear the shore

Scared or frightened I wont be

Instead I'll kiss you more and more

And if there are survivors

Ones who eluded harm

I'd rather be with you

Slowly dying in your arms

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Sunday, October 16, 2016

Ponder: Living Life Intentionally

Living Life Intentionally: November 21, 2011

I had an interesting conversation with a friend of mines earlier this week. She told me to "Live life Intentionally, not by Default". That quote has resonated with me this entire week. One way I've understood it is through eye contact. I've noticed the secure feeling I have when people look me in the eyes when we converse. They say that the "eyes are the window to the soul" and this quote correlates with living with intention. To not look someone in the eyes is to close your blinds. It keeps us from looking in and forces us to wonder, "What are you hiding". Living life intentionally also makes you more confident. To allow someone a peak into your heart is quite a risk. To allow someone to see your achievements and failures, your conquests and defeats, your smiles and your frowns, your excellence and flaws.

Living intentionally makes it easier to bond with others. I cannot possibly tell you how easy it is to make a connection with someone who asks, "How are you doing", and really wants to know. Or when people say, "Have a great day", with a warm smile and firm handshake, it actually makes my day. Living life by default is just going through the motions, and it doesn't mean as much.

Or is this just me… Am I the only one who feels this way?

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Ponder: What Are You Covering?

What Are You Covering: November 2, 2011

Our generation focuses too much on appearance. We fail to appreciate anything that doesn't look perfect. Allow me to present a different perspective. Shakespeare once said "All that glistens, isn't gold", and Jessie J says, "It's okay not to be okay". What if we focused on how we were at the moment? What's wrong with crying? What's wrong with feeling down? We seek a good laugh, but we don't appreciate a good cry? The relief that tears can bring is powerful. It allows for one to let go of tension, strife and bitterness.

Instead of crying we cover up. We make up stories and we make up our faces. We construct a background that would topple in the weakest of storms, and we struggle to be ourselves. If only we could let go of it all. The most valuable people in my life are unfiltered. They honestly tell me how they are at the moment. No, they do not complain. There's a difference between venting and complaining. In venting you seek to pour out emotions and solve a particular problem. When you complain you hope to dwell in a situation and have people feel sorry for you.

Furthermore, the most beautiful women I know are not necessarily the ones found on a magazine cover. They are not the ones at parties with makeup piled on their faces. They are not the ones feigning laughter or material wealth to fit into a group. They are genuine. They laugh with the intention of lightening the mood and relaxing. They tell jokes with intention of making others smile, not making others like them. It's hard to hate someone who is genuinely good. These are the women I usually fall for. Don't pretend to like me and say something different when I'm not around. Don't wave at a distance and tense in my presence.

To the beautiful women in my life, don't feel pressured to be appreciated by those who may never see your beauty, warmth and compassion. Those who fall for what is on the surface will be very disappointed when they dig deeper. Appreciate the intangible aspects of love, laughter, and happiness. Overlook flaws. We all have them. Appreciate the little things in life that only those closest to you can give. If you find yourself missing something in life… Maybe you're surrounded by the wrong people…

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Let Us

Let us make this night special

Come very close

For this is the night

I need you most

Let's forget the troubles

The hurt and the pain in the past

Let's instead move towards the future

Slowly... For we need not move too fast

We'll dance slowly, hold me tight

And bless me with a kiss

Though the future is undetermined

Let us confidently take the risk

This night, our night

Ends, but does begin

Let us hope, that though it ends

It will come again

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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I Love You

4/15/08

I Love You

"I love you", so little words

Yet speaking the mind

So many, but only,

Few will you find

And say

"I love you"

To you I say it, but it seems

You deserve much more

For these simple words

Cannot possibly measure

What I have in store

"I Love You"

"Oh, I love you!"

"And since you know

Tell me, can I be your man?"

She does not answer, but kisses him

And gently grasps his hand

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Like it's the First Kiss

December 5, 2011

Like it's the First Kiss

Will it be like the time we'd start?

Sweetheart you don't need to ask

If you do it with all your heart

You won't notice the time past

I cannot compare you to anyone

That's cause they don't come close

So look at me, as I look at you

The others are simply ghosts

You have the right to be beautiful

Anything you say or do

I may use against you

So close your eyes

Make your lips purse

We'll take our time

And pretend it's our first

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

Link : http://amzn.to/2fmK5Nd

Saturday, October 15, 2016

Gems: What Will You Give?

What Will You Give? : April 24, 2011

How much are we willing to sacrifice for beauty or public appreciation. Should one lose oneself...I don't think so. Anything is possible and the public and private simply have to be balanced. I wonder what some will give to have that "something" and in the end they realize it is fleeting. The appreciation of the public is temporary, old age will soon remove beauty and all you have left is you. What do you do then...?

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Hesitant to Commit

9/3/11

Hesitant to Commit ( Originally Untitled )

I think that you're just as scared

I think I can sense the fear

How you tense when I pass your way

Are you nervous when I come near

Are you afraid to say it too

Do you think you might get hurt

Are you afraid to be with me

Do you fear that it won’t work

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Friday, October 14, 2016

Stifling Stereotypes pt. 2 of 2

Is anyone else doing this?
It's 10 am
Why am I not asleep?
Then again
I am not the only one here.
How many
Of my classmates are doing this?
I wonder
Four days before Christmas
Who else
Could possibly be picking a sibling up
From jail…

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Stifling Stereotypes pt. 1 of 2

At this moment

I want to scream

I am a college student !

…

But I don't.

I am getting a degree !

…

I am different !

…

No one cares.

I'm not here for myself !

No one looks…

I am not a thug !

…

No one hears.

In here, no one really cares…

I just observe

I am another face in the crowd

Here for pick up

And then I head home…

My brothers here

Feeling just like everyone else…

Am I different…?

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Lesson

Should there be another death

For us to love another?

Should another pass away

For us to come together?

How many tears must be shed

Until we can hold hands?

Why does it take a death to see

When the world is together

Stronger we stand

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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Gems: Value the Intangibles

Value the Intangibles: April 7, 2011

Value the intangibles... These are the emotional connections that are worth more than gold. These are the morals you hold and your past and present experiences. They are what make us who we are and without them we are nothing. Are your friends making you better, do they share you values..... Value the intangibles, life is far too short to not appreciate the unseen things that contribute so much to our character.....

- K.S. Fort

From, "Everything : Creative Chaos "

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