Tag Archives: Photograph

Eye of the Beholder

Posted on March 26, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

The next in the series of poems based on now Episode 6 of Season 2 of the Twilight Zone for my eldest princess: Eye of the Beholder by Michael Romani Suspended in a time and space of harshness Miss Janet … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beauty, Conformity, Eye of the Beholder, Ghetto, Normalacy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prejudice, Standard, The Twilight Zone, Tyranny, Ugliness | Leave a comment

Palm Sunday 2018

Posted on March 25, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Palm Sunday 2018 by Michael Romani In the mindset of the times A saint’s acts could be crimes But even the king had come To learn of the coming Kingdom Wall to wall in observance Passover spoke of perseverance To … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Belong, Crime, Cross, Donkey, Grace, Humility, King, Kingdom Come, Monarchy, Observance, Palm Sunday, Palms, Passover, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Saint, Sin, Tyranny, Wash Away | Leave a comment

#Pennies For Dollars

Posted on March 24, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

#Pennies For Dollars by Michael Romani There is something off Hollow and desperate In the context collapse That keeps the music separate From the artistic soul And given to the corporate behemoths Who steal the control While trading pennies for … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Artists, Authenticity, Corporate Greed, Culture Clash, Exploitation, Money, Music Business, Photograph, Poem, Poetry | Leave a comment

Daddy’s Girl

Posted on March 23, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Daddy’s Girl by Michael Romani To be marginalized and oppressed Cannot be ever overestimated To be considered less than Had left her endlessly frustrated It didn’t make it any better To be considered part of the family Not in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Amusement, Brain, Contribution, Conversation, Daddy's Girl, Davastation, Deeply Rooted, Experience, Family, Found Nickel, Frustration, Institutional, Integrity, Marginalized, Negligence, Oppressed, Patriarchy, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Preference, Racism, Respect, Sexism | Leave a comment

Faith Is Contagious

Posted on March 21, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

https://flic.kr/p/rUSCPN Faith Is Contagious by Michael Romani Faith is and should be contagious As it is shared in each story Faith is and should be contagious As it is shown in each glory Faith revolves around the door Spoken words … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Causes, Cross, Faith Is Contagious, Glory, Learn, Lessons, Loss, Pauses, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Revolves, Salvation, Spoken Word, Story | Leave a comment

Lessons In Elijah

Posted on March 20, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Lesss Lessons In Elijah by Michael Romani This world is filled with sin And shattered, broken dreams Tragedy strikes us again and again Tested by the pain; gathering in our screams God called Elijah to his hour An ordinary man … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Elijah, God, Lessons, Obedience, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Reliance, Reverence, Righteous, Sin, Witness, World | Leave a comment

How Darkness Wins

Posted on March 19, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

How Darkness Wins by Michael Romani Sometimes it feels like “it’s a bad day” Has somehow become our last best way It’s hard to move forward with the feeling That our whole world keeps on reeling Life lives with way … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Adversary, Bad Day, Clarity, Community, Faith, Feeling, Madness, Nation, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Reeling, Sadness | Leave a comment

On Idealism and Its Defeat

Posted on March 17, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

https://flic.kr/p/vTtV13 On Idealism and Its Defeat by Michael Romani Too often the rebuke of idealism Can seem like only so much tribalism Each convinced of an abstraction of right Though differently seen in its perspective of light Lives of practical … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Boldness, Civility, Depth, Dreams, Emotions, Idealism, Ideology, Ignorance, Logic, Loss, On Idealism and Its Defeat, Perspective, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shallow, Tribalism | Leave a comment

Unplugged

Posted on March 16, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Unplugged by Michael Romani Caught up in post-internet postulations A living algorithm of gesticulations I have become aware that my indulgence Requires nothing short of repentance Hunched over with my eyeballs strained This constant bombardment hurts my brain Now, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged 24 Hour News Cycle, Bugging, Cellphone, Delirium, Digital Bondage, Equilibrium, Information Overload, Internet, News, Overwhelmed, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Stress, Technology, Unplugged, Unplugging | Leave a comment

Stillness In Fear

Posted on March 14, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based on Matthew 30:6 Stillness In Fear by Michael Romani Fear can at times be useful But most times it’s not It’s better to blissful Blessed with what we got No need to feel overwhelm With our Father at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Blissful, Boldness, Distortion, Faith, Fear, God's Children, Love, Matthew, Negation, Overwhelm, Peace, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Royal Priesthood, Stillness In Fear, Trust, Word of God | Leave a comment