Embers of Passion
embers burning, deep inside
embers burn, fire must hide
gurgling like hot lava deep
find a way, passion to keep
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feelings tied up, they’re not free
pressures pressing upon me
care too much, must learn to cope
dousing truth’s embers with hope
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Turn off news. don’t like to hear!
Fate of this world I hold dear.
Terrible news drives me mad!
Do not focus, on the bad.
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hope facade, but feelings true
can’t control what others do
learn to cope, be in control
fire burning, play a role
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proactively setting course
above reproach, no remorse
work hard, keep embers alive
control environs I strive
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Do not tell me what to do.
How I should act, who are you?
Don’t criticize my actions.
Look at own imperfections.
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above reproach, actions take
a life of perfections make
not because I am so great
but for rebukes to abate
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passions bound, will not set free
learned to cope with being me
care too much, need close my eyes
hiding where fantasm lies.
June Nash
June Nash 
What inspired you to write this, June? It sounds like an impassioned plea.
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Impassioned plea. I like that! Makes me sound good!
True confession here: Generally, when I write my poetry, I start off down a path, then make a U-turn, ending up someplace unexpected. The written word, doesn’t always reflect my conscious thought. It comes from some place else.
This is not a plea, more accurately it is the story of me revealed.
How I keep my passions banked.
I am an optimist. I do not believe the world is as bad as we are told.
I also do not feel the experts know what is best any better than the rest of us.
Maybe I am living in my own little fantasy land, but I like living in denial.
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We can’t really trust all the “experts” the media puts out before us these days, can we? Especially not if the media and the “experts” pockets are stuffed by special interest groups and protectionist industries. We have to rely on our own research and trusted sources. We also have to rely on our sunny dispositions to get us through all this muck and travesty. :-)
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So true
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