Sugarcoated Medicine

Sugarcoated medicine,

Just as hard to swallow,

For while the taste is not as sour,

The tang is bitter still.

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Gulped down with loads of water,

Difficult to toss it down,

The pill is jagged, rough and ragged,

Nothing can drown it out.

***

“Take your remedy so you get better”

A restless voice chant in my ear,

A little white pill will make it all better,

The pain will vanish… literally disappear.

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Dependence anew will take its place

A comfort blanket to pull you through

For what could possible drown the blues

Quite like a sugarcoated pill or two?

***

© Sherine Meshad, 25 February 2007

Which one are you

Which are you, man or shadow??

Ever varying reflections of light,

Dark casted images, always trailing behind

***

Which are you, genuine or surreal??

A lie in actuality, manifestation of truth

Reality a refracted image, scattered on mirrory grooves

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Which are you, victim or aggressor??

A bullet, the most effective conqueror of youth

War, the only means of establishing your roots

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Which are you, pragmatist or dreamer?

A world with mortal wounds, in need of tender mending

Left alone too long, loses its essence of immortality.
***

© Sherine Meshad, July 7th2006

New Visions, Unsullied Dreams

Dressed in new skin,

Bathed in the sun disks light,

It's not the earth that needs concurring,

It’s the human mind.
***

The world outside is just as twisted,

As the eyes see it to be,

A fresh prospect can carry with it,

New visions, unsullied dreams.

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Life isn't black and white,

But in all the shades of gray,

Lies a truth easily forgotten,

One that helps you wake up each day.

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For while heaven rests in forever

And the now is just a ride

It's for you to make it matter

It's on us to make it count
***

© Sherine Meshad, 28 Jan 2007

I blame it on the Movies

I blame it on the movies,

The dreamy gaze I see,

The river of wistful dreams,

flowing off course, running out to sea.

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I blame it on the songs,

The twining of souls for life,

The one true love, the forever faithful,

The bliss coming from above.

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I blame it on the books,

Land of words and woes,

The place where reality slips away,

And fantasies come true.

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I blame it on the poetry,

Love serenades and ballads,

Promises of faithful love,

Vows of happiness eternal.

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I blame it on the evening ski,

I blame it on the sea,

I blame it on the flirty winds,

But blame it most … on me.

***

© Sherine Meshad, 20 Jan 2007