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7/7/2014 8:47:27 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


Paint me if you must...

as just another delusional fool
while this trembling ink
floods the page in harmonious prose

And what one may deem as madness,
another deems as an absolute joy.
So paint me if you must
but with every color of the rainbow
extracting
purifying
heaven's kiss descending as you go

And if you must paint me,
then paint all of me

With melancholic drops that trickle down the pen
stenciled in
absorbing the grey tones of my heart;
this place where inspiration may even sometimes get lost
within the bondage and constraints placed on that vital part.

So if you feel you must paint me,
you must paint 'all' of me

--casheyesblond

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7/8/2014 10:32:36 PM Paint Me If You Must  

dmolark
Over 4,000 Posts! (7,230)
Chicago, IL
64, joined Jun. 2014


nice

7/9/2014 12:04:04 AM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


hey back atcha dmolark

------

Cracks in the Rainbow

They wrote a prescription
to sell me what everyone dreams.
But the cards have been stacked in the deck
all around me it seems.

True melting pot,
some Brunswick stew...
Yet I have to assimilate,
adopt,
foster,
give up part of me while others paint a stable status quo true

Permission to dominate
or escape;
An unearned privilege predetermined in the womb

To acknowledge
but option to ignore what it means
is the ultimate privilege that one can consume

Got my hand reached out
to fill in the cracks in the rainbow
But for some kats to stay that high
they need to keep others down below

The camouflage,
back door part of the American dream
that even the kitten can see.
But I'm gonna keep reaching out
to make a righteous difference with every part of me.


(could somebody please hand me a phone)
Operator, please connect me to social distance
Every time I try to get through,I'm feelin' resistance


Categorize
Standardize
Institutionalize
Conventionalize
Normalize
Systematize...
But if one complains,they are only labeled as rebellious or someone that rants
by the ones that are conditioned to oblivion about the existence to this song and dance

Running through the matrix:
cut-out patterns that are sometimes preconceived

So maybe one should shake my family tree
before doing an institutional profiling on me

The ones that journeyed before me,history calls it "the trail of tears"
This forceful control and separation because of someone else trail of fears

Some mythology is bound by fear
Sometimes even the heroic rugged individualist has been taught not to see
in fear that merit and virtue alone may not have gotten them here

I'm not here to try and take anything away from the hard work or struggles it takes to fulfill one's dream
but only to acknowledge the nameless,unearned privileges that go unseen


--casheyesblond

7/10/2014 7:30:13 PM Paint Me If You Must  
joyusall2
Over 2,000 Posts (3,574)
Queensland
Australia
69, joined Oct. 2011


Quote from casheyesblond:
hey back atcha dmolark

------

Cracks in the Rainbow

They wrote a prescription
to sell me what everyone dreams.
But the cards have been stacked in the deck
all around me it seems.

True melting pot,
some Brunswick stew...
Yet I have to assimilate,
adopt,
foster,
give up part of me while others paint a stable status quo true

Permission to dominate
or escape;
An unearned privilege predetermined in the womb

To acknowledge
but option to ignore what it means
is the ultimate privilege that one can consume

Got my hand reached out
to fill in the cracks in the rainbow
But for some kats to stay that high
they need to keep others down below

The camouflage,
back door part of the American dream
that even the kitten can see.
But I'm gonna keep reaching out
to make a righteous difference with every part of me.


(could somebody please hand me a phone)
Operator, please connect me to social distance
Every time I try to get through,I'm feelin' resistance


Categorize
Standardize
Institutionalize
Conventionalize
Normalize
Systematize...
But if one complains,they are only labeled as rebellious or someone that rants
by the ones that are conditioned to oblivion about the existence to this song and dance

Running through the matrix:
cut-out patterns that are sometimes preconceived

So maybe one should shake my family tree
before doing an institutional profiling on me

The ones that journeyed before me,history calls it "the trail of tears"
This forceful control and separation because of someone else trail of fears

Some mythology is bound by fear
Sometimes even the heroic rugged individualist has been taught not to see
in fear that merit and virtue alone may not have gotten them here

I'm not here to try and take anything away from the hard work or struggles it takes to fulfill one's dream
but only to acknowledge the nameless,unearned privileges that go unseen


--casheyesblond




This is one of the best writings I have ever read-- all 7 billion people on earth could-should read it--because I think u nailed a very deep crack in our --u-me---they---existence ---casheyesblond thank you---excellent---

7/10/2014 11:29:46 PM Paint Me If You Must  

hearthealing
Over 2,000 Posts (2,506)
Clovis, CA
67, joined Jun. 2013


Well, I am without a word of most profound or poignant, crystalline or brilliant praise This is so deep and transparent, I can almost see inside your soul. This is just plain the most Beautiful and heart touching write I have read in a long time. Only, Lynn

7/12/2014 9:09:55 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


Thank you so much joyusall2 and Lynn for your kind words.

Please feel free to share your writes,thoughts,words--anything you want to share .


Awaken


More than an introduction
More than just a note
The soul was awakened
With the words that he had wrote

O' goddess of memory--
Mother of all muses,
Did you hear my secrets I told the moon ?

If indeed,
Guide his words back soon
So that upon my heart,
He may write a tune

Words once sealed with promises
Now broken,
Is the reason my pen runs dry

A heart once scattered
To the wind,
Is the reason my pen will sometimes cry

So I dare not--
Ask not
For a love that the soul longs to find

Just a beautiful tune upon my heart
I ask,
And then
If only for a moment,
My soul to take flight

O' goddess of memory--
Mother of all muses,
Did you hear my secrets I told the moon ?


If indeed,
Guide his words back soon
So that upon my heart,
He may write a tune


--casheyesblond

7/12/2014 9:26:37 PM Paint Me If You Must  
icecreamsammich
Over 4,000 Posts! (6,290)
Tucker, GA
65, joined May. 2014


So wonderful to read. I can't even begin to understand where in your heart you write that from.

7/13/2014 12:21:01 PM Paint Me If You Must  

hearthealing
Over 2,000 Posts (2,506)
Clovis, CA
67, joined Jun. 2013


Wondering if you write for the simple reasons that I, and many others here write? Is it therapy, healing past & or old wounds? Is it a love for the written word, or expression that cleanses, purges, releases the inner pain of the soul? Anyway, I think you need to publish this stuff, write a book, unless you already have. You are an extremely gifted writer Only, Lynn

7/19/2014 2:11:28 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


thank you Joseph

and thank you Lynn

I have enjoyed your writes as well

A warm welcome to ya


When a Moment Becomes a Forever And a Day

Smile a little smile
Dream a little dream
Stand on this mountain top
Be the wind with me

When the night falls,
Let the moon whisper it's secrets of the dark,
In the dark...awaiting a new dawn

Now dance with me....
Dance in the rain
Knowing the only shelter you need
Is me...holding you in my heart

There is this one I know
That paints 'love'
Using the colors of a rainbow
After the rain,
Reminding us that the spirit never forgets...

To remind us,
Nor should we
As we go
Dancing with our hearts
Together
Embraced as one


And with a rush of yearning,
While embracing a single moment only to make it last,
Let the world go on without us
While we slow down,making a new memory to hold fast

So stay and I'll hold you like a lover should
Just sit with me awhile
You've already touched me from a distance
I just want to feel your smile


--casheyesblond

7/22/2014 10:25:21 PM Paint Me If You Must  
luxorus
Over 4,000 Posts! (4,034)
Peoria, IL
38, joined Apr. 2014


Wonderful writing...

7/25/2014 6:10:38 PM Paint Me If You Must  

dad3county5
Hialeah, FL
27, joined Jun. 2013


Very nice

7/29/2014 10:40:54 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


hey dad3county5

and luxorus

gonna post another one to keep the thread going




Free Falling

When the night falls
Making it's shadows on the hour window pane,
The world passes by in a carnivore of time
As I plan our escape


It is there that I reach for you
On a forgotten mountain top
That holds no history
Awaiting
Timeless
For a dream that has no end

Awaiting two lovers
Floating
In an infinite field of nature's whispers
Descending like a kiss from heaven
As we dance with our hearts
Free falling
With no memory of fear or obstacles,
Only to embrace the art of making a moment stand still


--casheyesblond

7/30/2014 6:15:25 AM Paint Me If You Must  
mercedes01
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (77,364)
New South Wales
Australia
96, joined Jan. 2010


Brilliant pieces Cashey

8/4/2014 11:14:37 AM Paint Me If You Must  

adonijah
Over 1,000 Posts (1,448)
Redding, CA
44, joined Jul. 2011


Awesomeness
Well Written
Nice Vision
For Thee
Mental
Keep Them Coming!!!!

8/5/2014 3:59:32 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


thanks mercedes01

and a shout to you as well adonijah





Beyond Sensual Delight

That part of me,
this invisible entity,
now,not so easily hidden....
Is it that transparent?
Did I give him a window to that very part of my soul
that is so quick to take center stage to my thoughts,
passions,
desires

Indeed,
this fleshly desire,
needing,
wanting to devour him beyond sensual delight,
driven by a force that now dictates and occupies my whole body

Now my appetite,
my thirst
is marked by a physical instinct
of it's own control,taking my sexual need and hunger out of control

All this is outward,
so he sees...he knows
But I do not think he knows that my own personification of the soul
is what also controls him as well

But it is too late...we can't turn back.....
My mind and body knows what will please him the most
and my body aches to give into his every
passion,
every desire
and I am there...to take...what my body needs

Arousal then momentary denial,
only to pull him in closer,
only to make him more eager and ultimately even more aroused

I speed up then I slow down,
allowing the mind to catch up and absorb
so we can make this rush and sensation linger as long as we possibly can

Our bodies quiver,
trembling
not allowing any movement or touch at this moment...instead,allowing this brief,
intense sensation
to complete itself

As we continue,climax follows willingly each time,
never to duplicate,
but still we find ourselves
chasing that first explosion of release

Now,we have taken ourselves as far as we can go
Our lust and passion can only take us to this moment...lost to this moment...
One part of the soul coming unwound


And that is what we embraced--just the moment,
as I will continue to long for the one that can open the eyes of my heart
and has a window to every part of my soul...as I long to take it beyond that moment



--casheyesblond

8/5/2014 7:20:43 PM Paint Me If You Must  

visitingfriends
Over 4,000 Posts! (4,456)
Evansville, WI
76, joined Jan. 2011


Stopped by just to say hi,
Miss my friend, where has she gone?
Haven't even talked for awhile on the phone.
She has the voice of a southern belle
Don't step on a friend or she will give you hell.
A truer friend you will never find,
This southern gal is one of a kind.

8/6/2014 2:36:45 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


^^^^hugz atcha Danny




My Park Bench Friend

"He's just an old crazy fool with voices in his head.
He still talks to his wife....ten years,she's been dead."


I sat there as they summed him up from his head down to his toes,
from the way he wore his broken smile
right down to his worn out clothes.

One would think the heavens had just opened wide
for a final judgment day
as if they sat on
a mighty throne
deciding which souls to take.


(all I know is I had about as much as I could take)

So I got up and joined the old man on a park bench
and watched my child at play
Nothing could have prepared me for what he had to say......

"My Elizabeth said you'd be here.
I wouldn't sit alone.
This is still one of our favorite places,
till I get called home"

And right then,
His words reminded me,
as yesterdays 'I love yous' echoed in my ear,
when you have really loved,
that voice still rings in loud in clear.
*
*
Was he an angel
or what some call an old soul
or indeed just an old crazy fool?
I nodded with confirmation on his every word
so maybe you think I'm crazy too.

What I do know is,
I wasn't there to predict where he was going
and it didn't seem to matter to him where I had been.
I welcomed his loving kindness and was humbled in simply knowing
someone like him to greet me as his friend.


--casheyesblond

8/7/2014 7:41:04 AM Paint Me If You Must  

isna_la_wica
Over 4,000 Posts! (5,797)
Brantford, ON
61, joined Mar. 2012


Paint me if you must...

as just another delusional fool
while this trembling ink
floods the page in harmonious prose

And what one may deem as madness,
another deems as an absolute joy.
So paint me if you must
but with every color of the rainbow
extracting
purifying
heaven's kiss descending as you go

And if you must paint me,
then paint all of me

With melancholic drops that trickle down the pen
stenciled in
absorbing the grey tones of my heart;
this place where inspiration may even sometimes get lost
within the bondage and constraints placed on that vital part.

So if you feel you must paint me,
you must paint 'all' of me

--casheyesblond


Awesome cash, one of your best.

8/9/2014 4:05:58 PM Paint Me If You Must  

hearthealing
Over 2,000 Posts (2,506)
Clovis, CA
67, joined Jun. 2013


Quote from casheyesblond:
^^^^hugz atcha Danny




My Park Bench Friend

"He's just an old crazy fool with voices in his head.
He still talks to his wife....ten years,she's been dead."


I sat there as they summed him up from his head down to his toes,
from the way he wore his broken smile
right down to his worn out clothes.

One would think the heavens had just opened wide
for a final judgment day
as if they sat on
a mighty throne
deciding which souls to take.


(all I know is I had about as much as I could take)

So I got up and joined the old man on a park bench
and watched my child at play
Nothing could have prepared me for what he had to say......

"My Elizabeth said you'd be here.
I wouldn't sit alone.
This is still one of our favorite places,
till I get called home"

And right then,
His words reminded me,
as yesterdays 'I love yous' echoed in my ear,
when you have really loved,
that voice still rings in loud in clear.
*
*
Was he an angel
or what some call an old soul
or indeed just an old crazy fool?
I nodded with confirmation on his every word
so maybe you think I'm crazy too.

What I do know is,
I wasn't there to predict where he was going
and it didn't seem to matter to him where I had been.
I welcomed his loving kindness and was humbled in simply knowing
someone like him to greet me as his friend.


--casheyesblond



Well, I never cease to be amazed at how sweet and poignant your writing is. Just when I thought I had read my favorite from your heart & fingertips, you raised the bar with this one. Only, Lynn

8/23/2014 2:54:23 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


hey Lynn

hey Rich

And Here at This Place

Foolish pride
packed up long ago...
No room inside;
Left on the doorsteps
that others use as a welcome mat
as permission to dominate
towering above
overshadowing
all that lies beneath

And here at this place,
feeling confused and torn
by the social winds
that only touch down
just long enough to toss
the extended hand into orbit
with unearned immunity
and freedom to ignore

And here at this place
on a nearby nightstand
one may find a book
of poetry,
inspiration,
hope,
philosophy,
morals and ethics--
all beautifully woven together
in one

And here at this place
where the table is fully decorated
with adversity
through life changes
in a world where change is inevitable,
balance is a life lesson learned
with every storm endured

And as the child sits at this fully decorated table
embracing the spark of hope through a mother's eyes
here at this place
is where heroes are found--
heroes,not for the way one died
but heroes because of the way one lived

And here at this place....

because of the wounds
of the one that has gone before us,
there is hope
in moments of despair
and one is healed


--casheyesblond

9/8/2014 1:46:26 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


Then and Only Then

Painted with many textures
Caressed with a pulse from a distant drum
Flowing like a human faucet
Many rivers of thoughts
Images
Turbulence of emotions exploding
Flooding the page...

No desire to compose
To conformity
When the trembling ink
Begs
To ride the unmarked rapids,
Piercing the veil
That takes one beyond the mainstream currents.

Then
And only then
Anxiety
Exhaust to a calming passage of it's own.

Then
Only then
Do I sit awhile
Wrapping the fragments of motion around me
As I await for the words to be revealed .

--casheyesblond

9/23/2014 12:24:49 AM Paint Me If You Must  
triannalee
Signal Mountain, TN
59, joined Jun. 2014


Quote from casheyesblond:
Paint me if you must...

as just another delusional fool
while this trembling ink
floods the page in harmonious prose

And what one may deem as madness,
another deems as an absolute joy.
So paint me if you must
but with every color of the rainbow
extracting
purifying
heaven's kiss descending as you go

And if you must paint me,
then paint all of me

With melancholic drops that trickle down the pen
stenciled in
absorbing the grey tones of my heart;
this place where inspiration may even sometimes get lost
within the bondage and constraints placed on that vital part.

So if you feel you must paint me,
you must paint 'all' of me

--casheyesblond

I love this write. It is one of the best I've read, thank you for sharing it.

We bleed out upon white spaces of a forum or blog trying to define our love. It does seem delusional at times, beyond reasoning. It is both maddening and inspiring. How I live this write, identify with it.

9/25/2014 11:23:20 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


Quote from triannalee:
I love this write. It is one of the best I've read, thank you for sharing it.

We bleed out upon white spaces of a forum or blog trying to define our love. It does seem delusional at times, beyond reasoning. It is both maddening and inspiring. How I live this write, identify with it.

"We bleed out upon white spaces "
wow,that was truly captivating!

Hope you feel at home over here and share whatever you would like.



This one was written in abstract.In some of my philosophy classes,things like spirit and soul just did not fit in and sometimes I felt as if there was no home for spirit and that sometimes made me sad.

Fatherless Orphan

In the land of the philosophically untenable,
my thoughts to paper have no refuge--
no safe haven--
no home

My thoughts,
a fatherless orphan they become
in a place where the 5-senses instrument
is the only instrument I'm allowed to play


Thus,
the melody of my heart
and depth of my soul
is silenced by my own pen
as it becomes
nothing more than an analytical tool
to 'script' what I write

Indeed,
my pen practices it's own "art of ineffability"
when in a place
the human spirit is shunted
and replaced
by the language games others invent
to accommodate linguistic practices;
nothing more than fitting practices
for those known for their verbal acuity
while riding the fence of intellectual freedom
and yes,
while simultaneously
these ones proclaiming a life of the mind

As for myself--
I am the simple,
the ordinary
that once began this journey
with a deep longing
to fit in their domain
just so that I may listen to the "mind talk"

But now I sit on the back row
hidden behind
my silenced pen,
pretending
not to notice the sharp lines
others use to separate
logic
from metaphysics-----
used to separate
the rational
from the philosophically untenable

I pretend not to notice
that in this place I speak of,
the analytical
and the metaphoric never touch
while they secretly try to escape the void
only left to return to an artificial womb

I pretend not to notice
but with eyes that have been "washed",
I see

--casheyesblond

9/25/2014 11:51:44 PM Paint Me If You Must  

b_y
Spartanburg, SC
40, joined Jun. 2011


You surely are a talent! I like it, all of them. I find variations of thoughts that I've pondered in my thought experiments and meditation. It was wonderful to see that others ponder upon similar thoughts. You do so so well with your works. I enjoy it. Thank you for sharing!!




[Edited 9/25/2014 11:53:34 PM ]

9/25/2014 11:58:32 PM Paint Me If You Must  
triannalee
Signal Mountain, TN
59, joined Jun. 2014


Quote from casheyesblond:
Then and Only Then

Painted with many textures
Caressed with a pulse from a distant drum
Flowing like a human faucet
Many rivers of thoughts
Images
Turbulence of emotions exploding
Flooding the page...

No desire to compose
To conformity
When the trembling ink
Begs
To ride the unmarked rapids,
Piercing the veil
That takes one beyond the mainstream currents.

Then
And only then
Anxiety
Exhaust to a calming passage of it's own.

Then
Only then
Do I sit awhile
Wrapping the fragments of motion around me
As I await for the words to be revealed .

--casheyesblond


This is how many feel when writing, a release. Nice write Casey

10/12/2014 3:19:42 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


a shout back out to b_y and triannalee

------
I Will be There


My appetite,
my passion--
let it be the accepting wind
unwinding that part of your soul,
moving in you,
taking us to the highest peak.

And it will there
where you shall rest
in my arms of reason.

It will be there
where you shall rest,
with an internal sense of knowing
that I will stay
and help you balance
any storm that lies ahead.

No,never to leave you
tossing
and drifting
through rough seas

for indeed,
I will be there
embracing *all* of you.


--casheyesbond

10/15/2014 7:51:07 PM Paint Me If You Must  

i12bfree
Erie, PA
33, joined Sep. 2012


Should I understand?(paint in context)


I feel
as if, I should ask
Where such passion is born.

I know
all though, I tend to be wrong
My society scares the hell out of me.

You write
as my life was in your face
And are totally there to interpret it.

I see
As glory leaps from the screen
Every one yearns to, and can, be happy.

Paint
although everyone is watching
The world that needs to be seen.

Flow
as water does through stone
To your proper place in time.

Miraculously
which is not to far from normal
stay in this moment of grace.

10/16/2014 4:50:29 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


truly captivating i12bfree !

10/24/2014 9:31:52 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


Before I Lose My Mind

Underneath that neon glow
Can lose your heart
Forget your soul

But new steps don't come easy
Hard to find
Why can't your memory
Just set me free
Got to lose this memory...... before I lose my mind

(chorus)
Got to lose this memory before I lose my mind
Carry it with me everywhere I go,
Tucked away deep inside.
Just thinking of you
I fall in love
Just like it was
The first time
Got to lose this memory.... before I lose my mind


So I'm gonna sit right here
On this ole' bar stool
And I'll sit here
All night
If I have to
Drinking your memory away
One shot at a time

Each mornin' I wake up
I'm still loving you
So tonight
Toast your memory
And when I get through
Gonna lose your memory...before I lose my mind

(chorus)
Got to lose this memory before I lose my mind
Carry it with me everywhere I go,
Tucked away deep inside.
Just thinking of you
I fall in love
Like it was
The first time
Got to lose this memory before I lose my mind

Now I like his hat
But who does he think he is
No thanks--don't want to dance
I'm just here to reminisce
Drinking a memory away
One shot at a time

Got to lose this memory ...before I lose my mind

(chorus)


--casheyesblond

11/8/2014 12:27:58 AM Paint Me If You Must  
mindya
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (22,022)
Bird in Hand, PA
63, joined Jan. 2009


Good stuff - keep it coming

12/28/2014 5:26:30 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


With the Eyes of His Heart


They pulled the curtain
closed the door
but with the "eyes of his heart"
the child could still see and feel so much more

Feeling out of place,
he finds a small space,
and unfolds some treasured memories
he keeps tucked safe away

But as he endures storm after storm
little by little
even these few savored memories are tossed
scattered
lost
to yesterday's wind
leaving the child confused and torn

Convinced the past must be forgotten
for it brings back so much pain
But even as he begins to make new memories,
he finds that in his heart,
what still remains
left behind--
this lingering stain

Sometimes,with a child's imagination
he would plan his escape
to a happier place

Then one day,
and only with a child's imagination,
he met and talked with God along the way
and then his heart smiled once again

--casheyesblond

12/28/2014 6:22:21 PM Paint Me If You Must  
msreesi
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Stout, OH
52, joined Jul. 2014


Quote from casheyesblond:
Paint me if you must...

as just another delusional fool
while this trembling ink
floods the page in harmonious prose

And what one may deem as madness,
another deems as an absolute joy.
So paint me if you must
but with every color of the rainbow
extracting
purifying
heaven's kiss descending as you go

And if you must paint me,
then paint all of me

With melancholic drops that trickle down the pen
stenciled in
absorbing the grey tones of my heart;
this place where inspiration may even sometimes get lost
within the bondage and constraints placed on that vital part.

So if you feel you must paint me,
you must paint 'all' of me

--casheyesblond


I love this, Cash. Beautiful.
I love all of the poems, but
I truly "feel" this one.

12/28/2014 7:00:20 PM Paint Me If You Must  

firstflirt
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Dallas, TX
50, joined Oct. 2010


Yes very clever and enjoyable writes to read.
Thanks for sharing.
ETA

12/28/2014 8:56:13 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
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hey back atcha reese and firstflirt

2/7/2015 10:26:06 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
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52, joined Feb. 2009


(Sensation and Reflection)/abstract


To 'exist'
As nothing more than a mental predicate

To 'exist'
Beyond--to the deepest portal of the mind;

Gates that lock from the inside,
Swing open wide:
The split disappears
And the 'madness' melts
While simultaneously,
Carving out a place
For consciousness and wisdom to become as one.

Indeed,
To 'exist'
At level of consciousness
And beyond;
A place where enlightenment can be found in 'being.'

And while wrapped around these timeless fragments,
In a fleeting sensation,
The riddle breathes.


--casheyesblond

2/8/2015 12:37:55 AM Paint Me If You Must  
luxorus
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Peoria, IL
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wonderful

2/11/2015 7:18:50 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
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Quote from luxorus:
wonderful

thank you luxorus

2/11/2015 7:40:30 PM Paint Me If You Must  
ndpndnt14u
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Spartanburg, SC
53, joined Jul. 2013


WoW! Nice writing there Casheyes......Very Nice Indeed.

2/11/2015 7:49:16 PM Paint Me If You Must  
joyusall2
Over 2,000 Posts (3,574)
Queensland
Australia
69, joined Oct. 2011


Quote from casheyesblond:
With the Eyes of His Heart


They pulled the curtain
closed the door
but with the "eyes of his heart"
the child could still see and feel so much more

Feeling out of place,
he finds a small space,
and unfolds some treasured memories
he keeps tucked safe away

But as he endures storm after storm
little by little
even these few savored memories are tossed
scattered
lost
to yesterday's wind
leaving the child confused and torn

Convinced the past must be forgotten
for it brings back so much pain
But even as he begins to make new memories,

he finds that in his heart,
what still remains
left behind--
this lingering stain

Sometimes,with a child's imagination
he would plan his escape
to a happier place

Then one day,
and only with a child's imagination,
he met and talked with God along the way
and then his heart smiled once again

--casheyesblond





This is so beautiful cash
great write




your poem inspired this

The world is so big
the child so small
and he is told
you will lose your fire-
-and be cold--
-so do as your told
soon you will be old
just the child scold
until the child broken
Love Not spoken
he sat in silence alone
Did as he was told
prayed for death
the nightmare to end
No fire---just
an imaginary friend

2/12/2015 8:50:03 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
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52, joined Feb. 2009


thank you joyusall2 for sharing your write over here...enjoyed it

and shout out to you ndpndnt14u ,we're almost neighbors

3/22/2015 4:12:02 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
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Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


Open Passageway(abstract)


A distant yet distinct rhythm
echoes,
penetrating through
stimulating all the senses
cradling the consciousness of mother wit
while the ancient callings
open a passageway,
piercing the veil to wisdom's attic
just like the mystic moon
surrendering it's secrets to a resounding new dawn....

And as the words dance across the page
by the sound of this distant drum,
a caged bird sings out melodies from within
as he is reminded that he hasn't forgotten how to fly


--casheyesblond

4/21/2015 3:55:55 PM Paint Me If You Must  
mindya
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5/5/2015 12:00:50 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


To many,I Am But Just a Dreamer


This deep embodiment is but a vessel
garbed with humility
and with only faith as the rudder
to guide
to ponder through these rough seas
suffering
beyond the jagged winds
loving past the pain
and still yet
further beyond
to the other side of pain...
one will find something much greater

A place where his wisdom awaits
and heaven's melodies
restore
this vital breath,
this vital core

And maybe to a secular world,
I am
but just a dreamer
building
preparing air castles
out of nothing at all

But I know of this place
touching
moving me from a distance
And at this place...no more darkness
casting it's shadows upon the soul

And yes,
to many
I am
still
but just a dreamer


--casheyesblond

5/10/2015 5:36:28 PM Paint Me If You Must  

hearthealing
Over 2,000 Posts (2,506)
Clovis, CA
67, joined Jun. 2013


Just stopped by for a quick visit and saw this thread moved to the top. How have you been? Blessings, Lynn

5/13/2015 4:53:27 AM Paint Me If You Must  

ojos_locos
Over 2,000 Posts (2,182)
Transylvania, LA
32, joined Aug. 2014


Quote from casheyesblond:
Paint me if you must...

as just another delusional fool
while this trembling ink
floods the page in harmonious prose

And what one may deem as madness,
another deems as an absolute joy.
So paint me if you must
but with every color of the rainbow
extracting
purifying
heaven's kiss descending as you go

And if you must paint me,
then paint all of me

With melancholic drops that trickle down the pen
stenciled in
absorbing the grey tones of my heart;
this place where inspiration may even sometimes get lost
within the bondage and constraints placed on that vital part.

So if you feel you must paint me,
you must paint 'all' of me

--casheyesblond









[Edited 5/13/2015 4:53:36 AM ]

6/11/2015 1:49:57 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009






Walking Contradiction

I have traveled so far.....
The journey has been long,
and when the finite mind touches,
crosses,
the infinite at any point,
this fork in the road,
one knows
you can not turn back,
for the finite,
the past,
is now extinct....

No, I can not say I am in the light and choose to walk in the dark;
Truth can not live a lie...
The light doesn't attack the dark;
Good and evil?
If absent,
can it also be present at the same time,...to the infinite mind?
Can one see the contradiction?

My soul is mind,
intelligent mind...
So I can't claim ignorance,
give in to folly
and not expect separation,
duality.
Can one see the contradiction?

Ah yes,
let me serve all my passions on a plate.
come and get it.
Now don't be late.....

Yeah,my sixth sense,
this gut feeling,
it's telling me
you could be the world's greatest lover.....
But I'm not ready to co-sign,
cos' I'm not looking for a part-time lover.
No,if I have to be a walking contradiction,
for a momentary gain,
then to me,you're just another five minute brother

*
*
*
Well here I am
at another fork in the road--
The array of light paves the path less traveled,
but you have to give up something,
so many never choose that road

So while you may be thinking,
of the many ways I can turn you out under the cover,
there is something else you may want to discover...
All power...only one,none "beside him,"
and if you're someone trying to make me choose,
and I have to give up something,
before I would become a walking contradiction,
I'd give up you

--casheyesblond

6/12/2015 9:36:05 PM Paint Me If You Must  
jillybodob
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (14,791)
Naperville, IL
26, joined Jul. 2013


but do you own your own mind cash?




Quote from casheyesblond:




Walking Contradiction

I have traveled so far.....
The journey has been long,
and when the finite mind touches,
crosses,
the infinite at any point,
this fork in the road,
one knows
you can not turn back,
for the finite,
the past,
is now extinct....

No, I can not say I am in the light and choose to walk in the dark;
Truth can not live a lie...
The light doesn't attack the dark;
Good and evil?
If absent,
can it also be present at the same time,...to the infinite mind?
Can one see the contradiction?

My soul is mind,
intelligent mind...
So I can't claim ignorance,
give in to folly
and not expect separation,
duality.
Can one see the contradiction?

Ah yes,
let me serve all my passions on a plate.
come and get it.
Now don't be late.....

Yeah,my sixth sense,
this gut feeling,
it's telling me
you could be the world's greatest lover.....
But I'm not ready to co-sign,
cos' I'm not looking for a part-time lover.
No,if I have to be a walking contradiction,
for a momentary gain,
then to me,you're just another five minute brother

*
*
*
Well here I am
at another fork in the road--
The array of light paves the path less traveled,
but you have to give up something,
so many never choose that road

So while you may be thinking,
of the many ways I can turn you out under the cover,
there is something else you may want to discover...
All power...only one,none "beside him,"
and if you're someone trying to make me choose,
and I have to give up something,
before I would become a walking contradiction,
I'd give up you

--casheyesblond


6/14/2015 6:41:41 AM Paint Me If You Must  

Mercedes_02
Over 4,000 Posts! (6,960)
AƱatuyaAƱatuya
Australia
100, joined Dec. 2014


Cashey you're a divine writer

7/17/2015 6:12:52 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


Quote from jillybodob:
but do you own your own mind cash?

yes

the integrity of your own mind is sacred



Quote from Mercedes_02:
Cashey you're a divine writer

thanks

7/23/2015 1:14:06 PM Paint Me If You Must  

hearthealing
Over 2,000 Posts (2,506)
Clovis, CA
67, joined Jun. 2013


All of these fake roses to say that I have....no other way, to say;hooray for the heart made of flesh that is strong enough of Character to stand on the Truth of His Love Again I say that you, as all of these other reviews have stated, are an amazing writer Lynn

8/29/2015 2:55:31 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
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Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


hugs at ya Lynn


9/1/2015 9:56:58 PM Paint Me If You Must  
jillybodob
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (14,791)
Naperville, IL
26, joined Jul. 2013


you can not turn back,
for the finite,

So fatalistic. Anybody else buying this crap?







Quote from casheyesblond:




Walking Contradiction

I have traveled so far.....
The journey has been long,
and when the finite mind touches,
crosses,
the infinite at any point,
this fork in the road,
one knows
you can not turn back,
for the finite,
the past,
is now extinct....

No, I can not say I am in the light and choose to walk in the dark;
Truth can not live a lie...
The light doesn't attack the dark;
Good and evil?
If absent,
can it also be present at the same time,...to the infinite mind?
Can one see the contradiction?

My soul is mind,
intelligent mind...
So I can't claim ignorance,
give in to folly
and not expect separation,
duality.
Can one see the contradiction?

Ah yes,
let me serve all my passions on a plate.
come and get it.
Now don't be late.....

Yeah,my sixth sense,
this gut feeling,
it's telling me
you could be the world's greatest lover.....
But I'm not ready to co-sign,
cos' I'm not looking for a part-time lover.
No,if I have to be a walking contradiction,
for a momentary gain,
then to me,you're just another five minute brother

*
*
*
Well here I am
at another fork in the road--
The array of light paves the path less traveled,
but you have to give up something,
so many never choose that road

So while you may be thinking,
of the many ways I can turn you out under the cover,
there is something else you may want to discover...
All power...only one,none "beside him,"
and if you're someone trying to make me choose,
and I have to give up something,
before I would become a walking contradiction,
I'd give up you

--casheyesblond


10/14/2015 11:16:29 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


a shout out to Mercedes and Lynn

--------

Quote from jillybodob:
you can not turn back,
for the finite,

So fatalistic. Anybody else buying this crap?

The finite part was in reference to the past.

One is powerless to the past because one can not change the past and yes, the past becomes the extinct--finite

The word fatalistic,from a philosophical perspective,speaks more upon being faced with "future" event or events which are thought to be predetermined and inevitable and not dealing with the past.

So not sure why you would think the word,fatalistic would apply.

10/22/2015 8:36:31 PM Paint Me If You Must  
flyfish77
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Conyers, GA
50, joined Jul. 2014


i remember somethin,maybe talkin to you,right now i have no attention span, but i remember your pic,an somethin else,i dont remember what things i remember. ha....my best anything is best on phone or in person allways, unless i get relaxed first...

11/26/2015 5:15:07 PM Paint Me If You Must  
mindya
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (22,022)
Bird in Hand, PA
63, joined Jan. 2009


burmp



1/2/2016 9:32:06 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
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52, joined Feb. 2009


a quote I'm fond of:

"A poet writing against his genius will be like a
prophet without his afflatus"
--Spence

1/2/2016 9:49:46 PM Paint Me If You Must  

casheyesblond
Over 10,000 Posts!!! (17,296)
Belmont, NC
52, joined Feb. 2009


I Thought of You Again Today

I thought of you again today...
All but just a single thought of you
cradles these perceptual intuitions
that feed upon my soul

And my passion,
desires--
never-ending.....
burns deep inside of me,
longing
and wanting
to be set free by only you.

Still,
my fleshly desire,
my appetite--
only one part of the soul unwinding
and could never complete my thirst
without intimacy of the minds

For now
just a temporary place
for my thoughts to breathe
and should I try to deny
what I feel in my mind,
to thyself I deceive

So I am left to feel truly vulnerable and exposed
in this temporary place
I wish to never leave

And this part of me,
now feeling a touch from a distance,
placing me safely in your arms

And while enveloped in your arms;
a place where the world and all it's madness melts away--
there to keep any shadows of darkness at bay

To be able to embrace a love like this is to know you.

Yes,I thought of you again today.


--casheyesblond

1/5/2016 4:16:51 PM Paint Me If You Must  
mindya
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Bird in Hand, PA
63, joined Jan. 2009


Quote from casheyesblond:
a quote I'm fond of:

"A poet writing against his genius will be like a
prophet without his afflatus"
--Spence


a flatus???

1/13/2016 4:26:48 PM Paint Me If You Must  

hearthealing
Over 2,000 Posts (2,506)
Clovis, CA
67, joined Jun. 2013


WOW, sorry I'm reading this so late, Cash...Happy New Year 2016
Blessings, Lynn

1/13/2016 4:30:51 PM Paint Me If You Must  

hearthealing
Over 2,000 Posts (2,506)
Clovis, CA
67, joined Jun. 2013


Quote from casheyesblond:
hugs at ya Lynn



I'm sorry that I haven't been here often enough of late to see this way sooner But I do appreciate that I eventually got to see it. Hope your new year is off to a great start
Love,
Lynn