The Perfect Present

When we gasp our last breath on earth, we won’t be thinking about that item hoped to have.
Instead we’ll remember the greatest gift anyone can give you… the investment of their time, energy and themselves. Those memories will be imprinted on your mind, heart, and soul.
When you read this short haiku poem out of my book, “Insights for you that fell out of my head”, who do you immediately think of? Do you think they would like to hear it? Perhaps you can share this message with them?

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What would you do? – The Bridge – Spoken Word Poetry – Richard Elmes

Decide

By Richard Elmes © 2021

If one look is all you took,
You only read the cover, not the book.
One look, for you to decide,
Which category I reside.
You know, when you think with prejudice, 
A connection you will miss.

Because fear will provide, 
lots of reasons to divide.
The choice is yours. 
It's up to you to decide.
Don't let hate, 
dictate how you evaluate.
Decide how you connect, 
and how you can relate.

Don't just label me, 
Engage your curiosity.
Hear my stories, learn my history,
Get to know me, uncover my mystery.
Then you'll see me as a whole, 
Then you'll see inside my soul.

Because fear will provide, 
lots of reasons to divide.
The choice is yours. 
It's up to you to decide.
Don't let hate, 
dictate how you evaluate.
Decide how you connect, 
and how you can relate.

To me... It doesn't matter,
if you are a beauty queen or hardly seen,
or gay or straight or in between.
It doesn't matter, 
if you are red, yellow, brown, black or white.
because that is NO reason to cause a fight.
It doesn't matter, 
your religious or political lens,
because I use character to choose my friends.

And the more you discover the book, 
not just the cover.
The more you recover from an impression,
that leads to aggression and depression.
Instead, connect where we are the same inside,
Because that's where you'll see our relationship thrive.

Because fear will provide, 
lots of reasons to divide.
The choice is yours. 
It's up to you to decide.
Don't let hate, 
dictate how you evaluate.
YOU decide how you connect, 
and how you can relate.

Fear will provide,
LOTS of reasons to divide.
But the CHOICE is yours….
It's up to you to …
DECIDE.

Double Standard (Haiku)

Mocking others fears

Your camouflaged challenges

Vile double standard

Attitude is the difference maker!

“Attitude isn’t everything, but it is one thing that can make a difference in your life. “

– John Maxwell, Leadership Expert, Author – The Difference Maker 

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