December 2017
12/1/17
Wisdom is like the rain--when it comes down
In drips or torrents, ignorance will drown.
12/2/17
There is no faith or truth in corporate crooks--
They'll feed you lies so they can cook the books.
12/3/17
Freedom dies in plantations of wage slaves.
12/4/17
This world is a place with five fools for each sage
And a book of lies for every truth-filled page.
12/5/17
after Emma Lew
The snide rich have one rule, and it's not recent:
"We have one life. Why spend it being decent?"
12/6/17
Hate shouts so loudly that none dare dispute it
Except Compassion, whose kiss can refute it.
12/7/17
The road snakes as we walk, winding and narrow.
But when we look back, it's straight as an arrow.
12/8/17
Eyes see joy clearer after tasting tears
Like hearts grow stronger after facing fears.
12/9/17
Love sees the lover through forgiving glasses.
Without them, angels look like stupid asses.
12/10/17
Love is, no matter how harmonious,
A war that has three sides: you, me, and us.
12/11/17
Wisdom and freedom will both meet their doom
When even fools are too smart for the room.
12/12/17
Hypocrites who preach Christ is love will claim
That hatred's good when it's done in His name.
12/13/17
Yesterdays are like ex-loves who don't care:
My heart still tells me that there's something there.
12/14/17
Loneliness is a clingy ghost who haunts me
By telling me that no one worth me wants me.
12/15/17
We all wake up to ancient pain and sorrow
Telling us how to live our lives tomorrow.
12/16/17
Love is a flower, lush and undefiled,
That will not grow true unless it grows wild.
12/17/17
I tell myself the lies I need to live--
But lie to me, and that I can't forgive.
12/18/17
Nothing is promised. Everything is granted.
Life's only guarantee: we all get planted.
12/19/17
Let all the rivers in you overflow.
Even what feels like poison helps you grow.
12/20//17
for Cresta Kruger
Three rules in life to always keep in mind:
Stay curious. Risk heartbreak. And be kind.
12/21/17
Fan-fiction Christ shills for the rich and greedy;
Canon Christ always helps the poor and needy.
12/22/17
Fan-fiction Christ says, "God favors the
wealthy!"
Canon Christ says, "All money is unhealthy."
12/23/17
Fan-fiction Christ is hellfire and damnation;
Canon Christ is forgiveness and salvation.
12/24/17
Canon Christ has a loving heart that's huge;
Fan-fiction Christ is Ebenezer Scrooge.
12/25/17
Canon Christ feeds all who come to his table;
Fan-fiction Christ-just those who wear His label.
12/26/17
Fan-fiction Christ sees threats to get rid of;
Canon Christ is the rebel who cries "Love!"
12/27/17
Fan-fiction Christ will kill to be adored;
Canon Christ breeds compassion with Love's sword.
12/28/17
Fan-fiction Christ condemns women and gays;
Canon Christ welcomes all of us always.
12/29/17
The good disciples worship what they've heard;
The bad adore the teacher, not the word.
12/30/17
Two things the birth of tyranny requires:
Mute those who tell the truth and praise the liars.
12/31/17
Life's sneakers love to walk the same old trail
That leads from new and fresh to old and stale.
Copyright 2017 Matthew J Wells
