Tag Archives: Shame

Uncured Affliction

Posted on July 13, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Mona Lisa smiled, but, why? Uncured Affliction by Michael Romani One voice whispers in the darkness Different than others given to harshness Times remembered; meeting eye to eye With the kind of truth, you cannot deny Doctor won’t you cure … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Affliction, Change, Cliche, Courage, Create, Cure, Dissonance, Dream, Drunken Sailor, Equal, Eye to Eye, False, Feather Touch, God, Good Fortune, Grace Note, Harsh, Hidden, Illosry, Keys, Legal, Madness, Malady, Mankind, Mask, Melody, Mona Lisa, Objective, Pattern, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Pray, Pursue, Question, Secret, Shame, Singular, Smile, Third, Trap, Truth, Voice, Whisper | Leave a comment

Pig Faced Penelope

Posted on June 25, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Inspired by a movie shared with someone very special to me as a movie that is very special to her… https://flic.kr/p/hzjmyP Pig Faced Penelope by Michael Romani A slap on the face to high society Trapped on trappings of notoriety … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Audacity, Care, City, Distraction, Embrace, Escape, Expose, Faces, False, First Edition, Hate, High Society, Indignity, Integrity, Life, Lights, Missed Point, Night, Notoriety, Penelope, Photograph, Pig Faced, Plastic Veneer, Playroom, Poem, Poetry, Pretty, Priceless, Run, Secret, Self-Love, Shallow, Shame, Slap, Surface, Tale, Test, Trap, Truth, Vain, Youth | Leave a comment

Beauty In A Blade of Grass

Posted on June 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

It isn’t so long ago that mental illness was seen as the Devil’s work. I was watching a show tonight and it reminded me of this. Beauty In A Blade of Grass by Michael Romani Scratching at the walls Of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Anger, Asylum, Beauty, Blade, Claw, Closure, Compromise, Devil, Fear, Grass, Madness, Memory, Mental Illness, Obscene, Outlaw, Pain, Pass, Perception, Photograph, Pinky Swear, Poem, Poetry, Sadness, Sanity, Satan, Shade, Shame, Soul, Walls, Wicked, Wrath | Leave a comment

Straight Up, No Chaser

Posted on June 6, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

I am so far down right now that my chin up is just going to have to wait for some other day. Straight Up, No Chaser by Michael Romani Straight up, no chaser I know I can’t replace her I … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Beast, Beautiful, Beauty, Better Man, Chaser, Down, Dream, Fire, Good Enough, Heart Break, Hide, Love, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Shame, Sorrow, Straight Up | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: The Russian Collusion Hoax Was A Disgraceful Witch-Hunt Shaming the Media, the FBI and Hollywood

Posted on March 27, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

“The Russia collusion hoax was a disgraceful fake news witch-hunt that shames all of Trump’s deranged enemies in the media, the FBI and Hollywood and has probably ensured their worst nightmare — his re-election.” – Piers Morgan

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged Derangement, Disgrace, Fake News, FBI, Hollywood, Media, Nightmare, Piers Morgan, President Trump, Re-Election, Russia Collusion Hoax, Shame, Thought For the Day, Witch Hunt | Leave a comment

Samson (X)

Posted on January 23, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing in the retelling of the story of Samson and Delilah as told in The Book of Judges: Samson (X) by Michael Romani X It is as it must That God’s wrath is just To watch his people die Or leave … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Book of Judges, Devotion, Dignity, Envy, False Choice, God, Injury, Living God, Lord, Nation, Negotiate, Night, Philistine, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Power, Pure, Right, Samson and Delilah, Shame, Sorrow, Starve, Storm, Tomorrow, Truth, Witness, Wonder, Wrath, Wrong, Zion | Leave a comment

Samson VIII

Posted on January 20, 2019 by alohapromisesforever

Continuing in an effort to put a version of the Samson and Delilah story from the Book of Judges into verse, I present Part VIII. Perhaps, I should have made this shorter? Samson (VIII) by Michael Romani Amidst un-princely questions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Above, Adversary, Appease, Beg, Blame, Book of Judges, Broken, Burn, Consequence, Contest, Daughter, Design, Desire, Dishonor, Driven, Embrace, Enemies, Enemy, Enmity, Family, Fire, Flee, Folly, Forgiven, Gain, God's People, God's Will, Good, Heresy, History, Impure, Jew, King, Knees, Lion, Loss, Love, Nazarite, Peace, Persevere, Philistine, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Prayer, Price, Pride, Providence, Purity, Rage, Riddle, Samson and Delilah, Sanctuary, Seek, Shame, Sign, Steeple, Strife, Taran, Tears, Tunic, Two Peoples, Vain, Vow, Wager, Wisdom, Wolf, Wood, Worship, Wrath, Zion | Leave a comment

Jenny Lind

Posted on December 29, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

P. T. Barnum once said something like the greatest art is the art of making people happy. Personally, I think he was really onto something with this. Then again, as the child that I’ve always been, I’ve always loved a … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems, Uncategorized | Tagged Air, America, Angel, Applause, Art, Beauty, Bell Ringer, Breath, Broken, Cage, Care, Circus, Critic, Crowd, Dare, Decision, Destination, Devine, Devotion, Game, Happy, Heart, Heartless, Hoodwink, Imagination, Jenny Lind, Legacy, Legitimate, Lights, Night, Nightingale, Opera, P.T. Barnum, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Privilege, Real, Real Deal, Reputation, Self Promotion, Sham, Shame, Showman, Sing, Soundrel, Sparkle, Spotlight, Stage, Station, Tale, Taste, Top Shelf, Truth, Unwise, Voice, Wealth | Leave a comment

Thought For the Day: If Nike Is Ashamed Of America, We Should Be Ashamed of Nike

Posted on September 7, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

“If Nike is ashamed of America, we are ashamed of them. We also believe that those who know what sacrifice is all about are more likely to be wearing a military uniform than an athletic uniform.” – Jerry C. Davis … Continue reading →

Posted in Thought For the Day | Tagged America, Athletes, College of the Ozarks, Jerry C. Davis, Military, Nike, Sacrifice, Shame, Thought For the Day, Uniform | Leave a comment

Lamb of God

Posted on July 22, 2018 by alohapromisesforever

Based in part on John 1:29: “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!” Lamb of God by Michael Romani There is one thing in … Continue reading →

Posted in Poetry and Poems | Tagged Alienated, Atone, Bethlehem, Bondage, Calvary, Consequences, Devil, Evidence, Faith, Father, Gospel, Hymn, Imputed Sin, Iniquity, Jordan, Lamb of God, Lesson, Parables, Photograph, Poem, Poetry, Price, Restitution, Salvation, Satan, Shame, Sin, Son, Tell, Ugliness | Leave a comment