You can’t measure a person by their character by their faith by their stature the way they express themselves the good they do for others You can’t measure a person by their honesty by their goodness by their giving the level of hope they have the amount of grief they’ve endured You can’t measure a person by their friends by their grudges by their money the love of family in their heart the moments they missed The only good measure for anyone is how much you’ll miss them when they’re gone
Category: Religion
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good measure
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st. paddy’s
“Kiss me, I’m Irish, it’s lucky you know”, Is not something I’d normally say. Though it is funny and almost all true, My Grandma Gaghagen would not approve, Except on Saint Patrick’s Day. So kiss me, I’m Irish and lucky to be, We can wish all our problems away. Let’s open Kilbeggan and lift up our glasses, We’ll toast all the Irish ‘til we fall on our arses. Sláinte! It’s Saint Patrick’s Day!
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i’ve got to…
That’s how it starts, the spiral down An eye twitch that begins slowly The notice to your body That anxiety is here Taking over today Every thought Sinking I’ve got to…
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bookends
From take a knee outrage To take a life insurrection Bookends to a failed experiment White nationalism White supremacy White privilege “White fragility” Supported by an Evangelical cult Itself with two bookends Unborn babies Religious privilege While born babies get put in cages The other is outcast Other colors Other countries Other religions “Other fragility” Bookends need to be placed To hold the constitution upright Reparations then Reconciliation Redemption comes with a price Not for an end times jihad This time This place This country “This fragility” Time for cult members To see the light Of Freedom and Justice For All The two bookends of unity
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courage
From the heart, it seeps into the rest A drop at a time Creating rings, ever widening Never ending Throughout one’s soul And into the hearts of those nearby Eventually reaching all surrounding life On every shore Waiting for change, receptive to hope Courage is the wave Created by one drop of faith In what could be done
