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I 'm a Gay Man and the father of two boys, ages 18 & 19, born on the same day..

November 21st...1989 & 1990.....one a Marine. the other, my little buggerbutt.

I've had my share of Lovers in the past 25 years, and
I have been HIV + since Aug. 1992, yet my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,

 has given me the chance to express my homosexuality, perversions to some,

 AIDS, Addiction and Alcoholism through the gift of writing.
I do believe in the Bible and its' contents, therefore,

I do believe with all my heart, that I am,

"THE  WHOSOEVER THAT BELIEVETH."
This may seem contradictive to most Christians, but....

.I am not here to push my beliefs or faith on others,

as I hope others will not do to me with their own beliefs.

I am merely stating my trusted position in society and in this dying world.

If you have any questions as to how I can believe in the Bible

 and accept Jesus as my Lord and Savior, yet be a homosexual,

I am open to your comments without reservation.
NO DEBATING SCRIPTURES PLEASE!!!! 

I am truly thankful, that God didn't inspire John to write...

"For all the heterosexuals who believe,

shall not perish, but have ever lasting life"

...otherwise, I'd be screwed.

I hope All who read my poetry can find some sort of understanding in my words,

and I hope some of my poetry about Alcoholism can and will touch those who have been afflicted

by someone who is an alcoholic or, the disease of alcoholism.  Sobriety date is Aug. 25th 2003.
As far as being a gay man, well....that is between me and my Creator.

 

Something to think about:  

I asked for strength and God gave me difficulties to make me strong.
I asked for wisdom and God gave me problems to solve.
I asked for prosperity and God gave me brain and brawn to work.
I asked for courage and God gave me danger to overcome.
I asked for love and God gave me troubled people to help.
I asked for favors and God gave me opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted.
I received everything I needed.


Christian

 

 

...The Healing Fusion of Light...

 

/\
Live
my life
in coldness,
no words no song.
-o0o-
Senses starved of hope
one shaft of light I strive for,
small gap in half opened door,
yearning for shadows.
-o0o-
Embracing grief
in sweeping

hunt for
light
unsung
in my heart,
no beat no flame.
-o0o-
I pray for balance,
and caress on fevered eyes.
Save my spirit from demise
in weakest moments
-o0o-
Silence in loss,
my grieving

held in
dark

conveys
fears of life,
in tangled threads.
-o0o-
Then out from the blue
God replies to fretful prayers,
compassionate light he shares.
A new day has dawned
-o0o-
Comforting peace
gives back my
verve once
more
\/

 

Wrapped in grief, but with God and friendships,

 I feel harmony is slowly being restored
-SMILE-


*Arkquain Swirl*

Credit for Form...Arkbear

Picture credit...Inebriantia

Poem by...Lilac thOughts

 

 

 

This Arkquain, created by Me, was penned by, Griswold

 

God is Love (Arkquain)

Missing image
Love
fleeting
hard to find
harder to keep
^j^ ^j^ ^j^ ^j^ ^j^
Loving yourself first
giving everything you can
caring for the other man
praise our God for this
^j^ ^j^ ^j^ ^j^ ^j^
His will prevails
his love rules
trust in
God

Ursa Major

by Thoughts-of-Soloman

 

- Behrquain Swirl -

 

Created by me,

penned by my Friend, Sol

 

 

o

hey

you bear

big hearted

generous friend

o o o o o o o o o o o

patterned in good shape

by some beatings behind you

taught how to walk in a voice

heard from a wide shore

o o o o o o o o o o o

now we see shine

with a strength

of strong

faith

in

a time

when a call

so needs meeting

o o o o o o o o o o o

those breathings to form

specific cut gemstone words

sounding out solid substance

bathed from large belief

o o o o o o o o o o o

precious justice

from sincere

visions

seen

on

all the

considered

in weighing fair

o o o o o o o o o o

with depth's kindness to

be slow into quick harshness

that another well might give

with fast haste dealt out

o o o o o o o o o o

no doubt it came

from a sense

of fair

play

so

wanted

for this world

with such loudness

o o o o o o o o o o o

sent from quarters blind

by imbalance of large greed

bringing on a great need for

ample persons like you

o o o o o o o o o o o

in something real

best followed

to share

out

 

 

 

 

A

 Palindrome

 

Penned by: 

LadyDementia

 

 

Mindless Echoes 

Missing image

 

~forever~
time lacks end
unseen eyes echo
sun bleeding goodbye
within scattered illusions
corrupted torment and rage
darkness infected, perishing
immorality beholds perpetuity
~eternity~
perpetuity beholds immorality
perishing, infected darkness
rage and torment corrupted
illusions scattered within
goodbye bleeding sun
echo eyes unseen
end lacks time
~forever~

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forsake Me Not

                                                                 by Me

 

- A Behrquain Swirl -

 

Created by Me

 

Syll count:

 2 4 6 8 6 4 2 4 6 8 6 4 2 4 6 8 6 4 2 4 6 8 6 4 2 4 6 8 6 4 2

 

 

~ * ~

Wonders

of why my Lord

hath forsaken me, not

providing this scortching belly

with manna from heaven

Hearken unto

my voice

which silently

pleads mercy oh Great one

How can your creation stumble

and not hear the truth told

Satan deceives

children

and all my lost

sheep hear him whispering

His lizard tongue destroys all that

is good in this place which

you created

Angels

watch over me

as your spirit comforts

my starvation and thirsty lips

I trust and believe there

shall only be

one soul

who can save me

 blessed Creator on high

I shall rest and await for your

appearance my father

Forsake me not

dear God

~ * ~

 

 

The Three Wise Men 

                                                     by Me

 

- Rictameter Chain -

 

Syll count:

 

2 4 6 8 10 8 6 4 2

2 4 6 8 10 8 6 4 2

2 4 6 8 10 8 6 4 2

 

 

 

~*~

Alone

Sands of Iraq

Once on American

soil, now fighting in a foreign

land occupied by Insurgents to keep

a country distressed and denied

truth to all those who seek

wisdom, yet left

alone

~*~

Many

have died with a

loss of life and perished

without recognition of whom

they are or even how they have fallen

to their death from enemies who

despise our presence of

soilders There are

many

~*~

Jesus

watches from the

heavens above as they

embark on new missions assigned

from Commanders orders The President

wants to send more troops abroad to

complete this task Praying

helps He will hear

Jesus

~*~

 

~ Arkbear ~

(c) 1-12-07

 

 

 

 

 

~*~

Baby

from a Virgin,

who would've believed in

such a thing happening on this

planet, or some other unknown solar

system in which we know not of,

into ones' soul, we'll seek

that pretend 'lil

baby

~*~

Bible,

poetry scribed,

laced throughout history

as one of the most scholared books

penned upon parchment, a testimony

with quills of faith, inscribed into

my soul as truth, beyond

no other, the

bible

~*~

Jesus,

unseen to mine

eyes, yet convictions are

his way of teaching my heart to

listen and obey, his voice comforts me

Spiritual aquaintance, Savior,

I know him as my Lord,

I know him as,

Jesus

~*~

 

 

      

             

 

 

               

 

 

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Blue Mountains of Mist and War

                                                 by Arkbear 

 

 

Returning to my homeland remains a mystery.
Wars of uncertainty weigh heavy upon my soul.
Bow of shaved oak, direct my arrows of dried birch.
I pray their course be direct and silent.


God of favored men, protect my brood from thy King's wrath.
Allow fields of sown seeds and dried meats to sustain their belly's.
Followers of peace, may we unite and defeat this enemy of death.
Grant these requests my Lord and I shall raise unto you my sword.


Carry me unto this battle, bestowing upon me wisdom and courage to fight.
Treason I shall not give thought, I must right the passage to freedom.
Swift currents, guide my humble raft to their shores.


Mighty mist and shrouded mountains of blue,
contain thy fog until blood runs from their veins.
Eagle of twisted rivers, seek out my journey of triumph.


The enemy has declared war which must be fought,
I surrender only to my master of wisdom.
Wife of many years, listen for my soul to speak to you in your dreams,
for it is there, that we shall be together and replant our seed of love.

 

 

 

Your Majesty

                 by Arkbear

 

Willow of grace,

majesty of old,
supple beauty now fading fast.
Reflections of life,
illuminating since birth,
waters edge now closes in.
Branches now weakened,
bark peels to reveal your flesh,
brittle stems now in bird's nests.
Coolness you once provided,
under your canopy of tears,
weeping for years gone unheard.
A place for you to rest,
your guests are becoming few,
soon to walk on by, noticing not.
Once upon a time,
you stood broad and proud,
your soul has but one last journey.
Cascading into the night,
Gardner's remove your roots so deep,
no more shall you share this place of serenity.
Farewell my Willowed friend,
it is you, I will miss,
...for I am the waters whom you drank from,
                                            ...I shall miss your thirst for Life ~

 

 

Swans of Pearl

                                   by Me

 

- Behrquain Swirl -

 

Syll count:

 

2 4 6 8 6 4 2 4 6 8 6 4 2 4 6 8 6 4 2 4 6 8 6 4 2

 

~*~

Lovely

graceful water

fowl shimmering atop

glassy mirrors of silhouettes

Gentle ripples embrace

feathered down of

formed

female beauty

Swim to me and embrace

a journey of surrealness and

a new covenant true

Tranquil waters

reflect

the destinies

of future flights anew

 Pearl white Swans inevitably

admire your lovliness

yet your presence

remains

beside me still

Paddle with me crossing

multiple lakes and pond water

flowing deeply within

hidden abyss

Currents

calmly decide

generations which nest

Tender eggshells opening up

to free our young gosling

One has your looks

my love

~*~

 

 

 

 ~Winter Peacock~

 

by Arkbear

 

 ~*~

Creature

adorned with the

 most beautiful feathers

Elegant stance to proudly show

your ivory snow pearls

are bursting forth

within

glamorous view

Tucked away for winter

seasons of cold beckon your calm

presence to warm our hearts

within your sights

portrait

and shimmering

snowflakes fall upon your

down of jeweled quills mightier

dominance and always

intimidate

those of

hues blended as

an artists' palette full

of blues and purples with a splash

of red and green to catch

our attention

In awe

you ever shine

with your brilliance even

as you glow in morning sunshine

To look at you takes our

breath away my

Peacock

~*~

 

 

This Double Acrostic was penned,
                                         by my dear Friend, aboomer ~
A BEAR SNORES:

Anticipating the shock
Bear works on the new, pesky rules
E’s omitted for the first contest,
A’s will be eliminated next,
Respondents will have to read carefully.

Slow start
Numerous new persons enter,
Old ones finally show up
Re-doing their entries,
Edits and re-edits occuring
So far….amusing.

Allowing himself to relax,

Bear sits back and watches
E-mails are going back and forth;
Aboomer’s running into problems
Re-writing over and over.

Sleeping and snoring through Islekines,
Neon becomes labeled common and cliche
Organized writes are gone!
Ryan’s can give nightmares to youngsters
Eliciting a comment to label ‘Adult’,
Snickering, Bear plans new shocks for nexttime.
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    hey this is kind of random but could you enter one of my contest. I need more entry's to equally judge. If you don't want to could you at least tell me why my contests don't interest you. Then next time I could achieve better.
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