Weight Loss
• 07/26/24 at 02:10PM •Weight loss, going, no
sticks and stones.
Down to high school weight,
skin and bones.
Loss of weight,
but no muscle tone,
so flabby skin
and a prosperous one.
Weight loss, going, no
sticks and stones.
Down to high school weight,
skin and bones.
Loss of weight,
but no muscle tone,
so flabby skin
and a prosperous one.
Life is good,
It's what they say.
If it's that great,
why did it go away?
"Good question"
said the voice.
"Count your blessing,
then rejoice."
"What are you smoking?"
is what I said.
"Are you still confused,
in your head?"
The talk of War with China,
with the involvement of the respective
Navy of China and the USA. Still an
issue as we rattle our sabers.
Ships similar to the one I served on
will be in the forefront, if there is indeed
a Naval Engagement, with China.
I sincerely hope that doesn't happen.
Along time ago, when I was young
serving my country was fun.
This picture of me,
down on my knee,
was an Island that
used a stone, as pictured,
as wealth. If you saw
the old movie, "His Majesty O'Keefe,
with Burt Lancaster, the stone money
was discussed and shown how it was
transported to this Island.
We were there for one day.
The Island was Yap, in the South Pacific.
The Hut was the typical dwelling for the
local population.
The last picture was the USS Marsh,
DE 699. A Destroyer Escort. Smaller in size,
than a Destroyer. 303 Feet long, approximately
46 feet wide. Our ship was equipped for ASW,
or Anti-Submarine Warfare. We would hunt for
Submarines, and attack with Depth Charges, plus
other weapons. We would also be the outer perimeter
of a Carrier Squadron. We said we would be torpedo fotter,
to prevent torpedoes from striking a Carrier.
All the fears of
the coming morrow,
will manifest today
and be here tomorrow.
Not just another day,
of forgiving,
like so much of the past.
Tomorrow is for living.
So little time left,
according to them.
If I roll over,
I may not be back again.
Fight the good fight,
is what I must do,
staying strong.
How about you?
There is no point,
in surrendering an act.
If you stay strong,
it will become a fact.
Life is strange,
that's for sure.
Work hard in life,
if you are to endure.
Don't be too serious,
enjoy your life's gain.
You'll be happier,
even when it will rain.
My mind has gone,
short to ground,
random thoughts,
are not around.
Is it a lifes
lesson I have found,
or just an observation,
which maybe unsound?
Reality stepped up,
slapping me in the face,
when I realized, I'd gone
into a different place.
Given a prognosis,
of months to live,
begs the question,
what else can I give?
Been told
3 to 4 months left.
When I think of that,
maybe someone is bereft,
not because of fear,
because I feel so good.
What will happen,
perhaps I will be understood.
An important event this Fall.
no matter what party, we need to
return to some Civility. We are all
citizens of this great country and need to
return to the time where compromise wasn't
a dirty word. Do the common good for the
citizens.
Push on, push on. Do not relent.
Push harder now, with full intent.
Take back this country, yours and mine,
Return to truth and being kind.
Work together as you must.
Build the Union and the trust.
Will there be a time,
when you will talk to me?
I would like to help,
that may never be.
I'm not Psychic,
and I won't guess.
You need to tell me,
I can do the rest.
You have become,
very important to me,
for your like a daughter,
who I now see.
Please talk to me,
for you will see,
a better story
especially for thee,
Pain and suffering,
impossible to measure,
not quantifiable, but
still present in our daily lives.
Here, I do sit
A powerless twit,
That is afraid to say
About this day
And about tomorrow's dawn,
Or life beyond.
The fear I have,
Comes every day
And just won't go away.
I hate the weakness
Inside of me
And pray that God
Will also see,
A man who is trying,
Even though he's crying
Inside, so no one can see,
His intense fight with agony.
When all your yesterdays,
have moved into tomorrow.
When all the joys you had,
have turned into sorrow,
memories are fleeting passion,
while all the sadness,
in our hearts and lives,
is no longer still in fashion.
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