Joseph by Yair Davidy

Joseph was the favorite child
of Israel his Dad
who gave him a coat
of colors in interlocked line
Scottish tartan design
Pride and glory not decline
As the Bible wrote
Pre-eminence he had
Refined and mild
Sometimes also wild

His brothers were jealous
and overduly zealous.
They sold him as a slave
To an Arab band
Taken to a foreign land
The nation to save
The great and the small
Joseph fed them all.

The Manasseh banner
showed a pyramid-tower
As may be seen
on a US Dollar bill
With an All-Seeing Eye
Our Ruler in the Sky
Prosperity and Power
With civil manner
Say what you will
There has never been
Any national group other
Than Canada and the USA
Australia, New Zealand, and UK
Along with the West
That Fit the criteria best.
It cannot be another
Only they to the Jews
Are an old brother
As we would choose
Even if it were not so.
That is how we would prefer
Our destined task to undergo
Any other choice to defer.
What is more
Our historical acts
and Geo-Political facts
Enable us to be sure
That we are all one nation
With the Hebrews of old
An ancestral corporation
As Prophecy foretold
The signs all fit
We suit all of it.

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Prison Without Bars by Thomas Peterson

You lie in bed,
you tremble and sweat.
It’s your very existence
you’ve come to regret.

You knew the result,
you knew the stakes;
every joint hurts,
your whole body aches.

Your breathing is heavy,
you’re coughing and weazing,
your stomach’s in a knot
and you feel like you’re freezing.

You feel like you’re dying,
your whole body is sore.
One thing is for sure:
You’re a prisoner of war.

Your emotions run high,
the fear is so real.
You don’t have enough strength,
not even to cry.

You have no money,
to cure this fit.
You have nothing to trade,
for just one more hit.

You need it so bad,
as you pray for another.
You’d do whatever it takes,
you’d even sell your mother.

It’s taken control
over your useless life.
It plays many roles,
at times, it’s even your wife.

It has no conscience,
it knows no ends.
It’s made you give up on your family,
and turn your back on your friends.

It’s the best friend
you’ve ever known.
It made you believe lies,
that your never alone.

The love left your heart,
there’s no life in your eyes,
you lay here trembling,
this is your very own demise.

You made it an oath,
to always be true.
You’re hopelessly addicted
to what it does for you.

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So, here you are,
lying in bed,
dope had deserted you,
and left you for dead.

Your mind is aching,
you’re seeing stars,
you’re now held captive
in a prison without bars.

The saddest part is,
you know it won’t end.
The very next day,
you’ll do it again.

Come hail or snow,
sunshine or rain,
you’ll find yourself once again
putting a hole in your vein.

With each new hit,
death comes on slow,
but the human part of you,
died long ago.

you used to get off on it,
it was such a blast;
but with every hit now,
you pray it’s your last.

Your habit is hungry,
and it wants to be fed;
lying in agony,
you wish you were dead.

You were foretold of the future,
but you didn’t heed it,
now, all you can do is wonder,
‘where’s death when I need it?’

God’s Blessing by Thomas Peterson

The newborn boy,
takes his first breath;
it feels good to live,
escaping from death.

He shivers and shakes,
while being passed around;
testing his voice,
until Mother is found.

Mom is exhausted,
holding her prize.
She holds Baby tight,
and silently cries.

It’s for this birth,
that we must rejoice.
God’s message is clear:
Life;
what a beautiful choice.

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