Category: Poetry

Assortment of Poems written through the years….

I’ve got this voice

I’ve got this voice
that beckons
to be heard
yet
its message
is drowned out
by the torrent
of
everyday chatter
and gossip
lost in the madness
of
the popular
and entertaining
topic or news …..
buried
ever so quickly
in the minutia
of the
social media
text box
regardless

I’ve got this voice
that beckons
to be heard

just saying …..
peace out

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

life as a spiritual empathy intuit

my eyes are…..
wide open
when it comes to
the journey
called life
with all 5 senses
and even the 6th
life’s allurements
entice
my attention
the good
the ok
the bad
and the ugly
I learn living
to the full
through
reflexive thinking
and reflective thinking
from the heart
how emotionally
intense ~ intuit
my lived experience
is my
individualized
mission
that has become
my vision

it seems at times
my eyes are…..
wide open
when it comes to
the journey
called life ~

a life
of mystic
philosophy

a life
as a spiritual
empathy
intuit

peace out ~

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

fuck off FSHD-1

life of late… has beaten and bloodied
my body ~ my spirit
as if I was being prepped
for offer to the gods
on the alter
of sacrifice ~
a fated victim….. for some
ancient Aztec ritual

life ain’t been easy
I’m so…. tired ~ not of life
my want to live
but the fuckin’ bullshit
the day to day crap….. tryin’ hard
to pull me down
drag me through ~
the cesspool
of melancholy
that sewer filled
with the waste of pitiful souls
given over to hopelessness

~whatever~

I will rise up….. again and again
my body ~ my spirit
despite being beaten and bloodied
I shall overcome the struggle
spit in the face of sickness and death
trial and tribulation ~ doin’ so
triumphantly
and jubilantly….
to live on and on

~peace out~

fuck off FSHD-1

Image & Words ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

a message about freedom

you gotta fight
like HELL
for freedom
with your blood ~
sweat and tears
’cause
no one is gonna
hand it to you
and
when you think
you’ve got it
you will learn
it ain’t perfect
nor set in stone
or guaranteed
to keep it …..

you gotta fight
like HELL
for freedom
with your blood ~
sweat and tears
’cause
each
and every DAY
you are
fortunate enough
to take a breath
of it …..
someone
or something
will want
to take it away

a message about freedom

peace out ~

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

PRO-HUMAN path

it is not as important to me
that others understand
everything about me ~
my intelligently progressive
observations
about the lived experience
called life
through the lens
of my MYSTIC PHILOSOPHY ….
it is important to me
that others know
that I took the time
to stand in their shoes
tried to see the world
from their perspective
about the LIVING of a life
as a HUMAN …..
that I believed in
~ setting
the example
by not being
overly consumed
with finger pointing
and the judging of others
about their failures …..
but rather
I’ve chosen
the most productive ~
NATURALLY INHERENT
PRO-HUMAN path
through the heartfelt
embracement
of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
as the greatest force
with its patience
and tolerance
for bringing about change
that’s beneficial
to the ongoing SURVIVAL
of the HUMAN-KIND ~
COOPERATELY ADAPTIVE
SURVIVAL
experienced through
the lens ~
observations
of the INDIVIDUAL
along with
a SPIRITUAL felt sense
~ yes
SURVIVAL being
the HUMAN species
PURPOSE
as a participant
in a WHOLE SYSTEM
called NATURE

peace out ~

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

I live as ME with FSHD

no one feels
my pain
knows
my sorrow
has experienced
my joy
understands
my bliss
as I have …… ME

I live as ME with FSHD

I can spiral down
like a leaf ….. falling
to the ground
from a tree ~
I can see
my mind explode
like the birth
of a new star
a speckle
in the universe
amid the unfathomable
without notice

I am ME
uniquely I fly
like the butterfly
through the meadow
I am ME
uniquely I crawl
like a worm
along the dirt
in the scorching sun

no one feels
my pain
knows
my sorrow
has experienced
my joy
understands
my bliss
as I have ….. ME

I live as ME with FSHD

peace out

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~
FSHD-1: DUX4 Gene Mutation – Protein Toxicity

the full range of Jennifer Nettles voice …..

there are days …..
I feel like an extraterrestrial
that dwells in a human body
one made of
everyday
flesh and bone ~
I empathically feel
at times
the pain
of the world
~ its struggle to survive
~ its ups and downs
whatever the form
life may manifest itself
’cause of this ……
I feel the throes of
depression
throughout
my not more than average
and spiritual being ~
this is a burden
I feel
I must carry
to experience
and come to know life
the way I have
the way I do
life to its fullest extent ~
seemingly
I feel
all of it
kinda like a Heyoka
~ experiencing
the full range
of Jennifer Nettles
voice …….
when she’s signing
the song
“Tonight”

peace out ~

Dedicated to fellow Mystic – Geraldine Algeri

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~

indeterminability of FSHD-1

2016 Richmond VA Mararthon
The toll of FSHD on my arms and shoulder area is noticeable as I cross the finish line. 2023, I can only walk short distances with a cane.

not unlike
the indeterminability
of when one’s death
may occur
no assurance
can be
offered
for FSHD-1
as far as a cure
nor can the gods
of medicine and science
give advisement
to those afflicted
how quickly
the body’s muscles
will waste away
as well as
the seemingly
not noticeable
~ chipping away
at the mobilty ~
strength ~ energy ~
and psyche
of its victims
~ yet
devilishly making
them aware of
the work at hand
with chronic pain
and fatigue
as a constant reminder

peace out ~

Words by ~Keith Alan Hamilton~