6:24 PM - A challenge at Redwines 12 Roses!
Current mood: busy
Category: Writing and Poetry

Abandoned

Abandoned and left to die
Once protected
Now rejected
With no tears left to cry
Ashamed
I can no longer face the world
I'm a sad and lonely girl
Violated
In so many ways
For so many years
and so many days
Unloved
desperate broken soul
where your heart was
there's now a hole
You tossed me away
cause you no longer want me
But why won't you set me free?!

Currently listening : The Very Best of Howard Hewett By Howard Hewett Release date: 2001-06-05

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11:31 AM - Two Hearts (Cheryl’s Sunday Challenge)
Current mood: cheerful
Category: Writing and Poetry

Two Hearts

Two hearts washed in a rainstorm
two souls cry in the rain
Another broken heart story
Another tale about the pain
One heart played the other
The other saw what was real
One heart never recovered
The other didn't like how it feels

Protected Jewel Latiero 08

Currently listening : Step Up By Original Soundtrack Release date: 2006-08-08

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9:02 AM - Pain
Current mood: confident
Category: Writing and Poetry

Frozen like ice
My body's on fire
Contradiction
but correct
What is it I desire?

I can't feel my fingers
and I can't feel my toes
I cry and nobody knows
I think I will die here
Alone

Suffication
I can't catch my breath
My lungs an inferno
And I look like death
I want to think nice thoughts
But I can't

Desperation
Will anybody hear me now?
Does anybody wonder where I am?
Can I be saved from this somehow?
My body shakes from fear
From exposure
Don't do it

I'm fading now
Like a flower
wilting slowly
I need a drink
my lips are dry
and I can't even think

Manipulation
turn it around
Look to the bright side
and tell it out loud
It must not go in vain
Don't hand out the blame
Creative madness
Bring out the pain

Protected Jewel Latiero/Teso 08

Currently listening : Get Closer By Michael Cooper Release date: 1992-09-15

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8:45 AM - The winner of this years election
Current mood: disappointed
Category: Blogging

With this years election coming up I have been thinking alot about the draft and how this years winner can and may reopened it. Although it seems McCaine is saying he is for keeping the war and Obama is saying he wants to start bringing troops home. Anything could and will happen once the winner of this years elections takes office. I want to know if any of you know. Maybe my good friend Rachel can answer this one?

I was told that "only children" are not put in harms way during a draft. Some people tell me they won't be drafted at all. Do you know the answer to this one? I am not sure I will vote during this election. I feel it is a waste of time. I don't care for either candidate and all they do is blow hot air up our asses. The only reason I would vote for Obama is because he may not go so far as to open a the draft but from what I see neither man is forthcoming with who they are or what they will truly do, once in office.

This next president can be there for 8 years. Meaning children that are at least 11 years old today can go to war depending on what this man wants, and we honestly can't bank on what promises anyone of them is saying so all I can do is pray for the better of our country, in the long run.

Currently listening : Power, Corruption & Lies By New Order Release date: 2008-01-13

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10:00 AM - Shut Down
Current mood: played
Category: Writing and Poetry

Shut Down

It takes a certain type of mindset to create
Sometimes the mood is offset
The weather is wrong
hearing a bad song
Words get caught up
and somehow fade away
My train of thought
derails
or my muse fails
or I am so overwhelmed
by emotion
that I can't find a way out
I can't scream or shout
My moment of weakness
takes over again
I'm alone
as my motivation descends
I hear my own whisper
in the dark
This is how I penalize me
For giving up so easily

Protected Jewel Latiero 08

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6:04 PM - I had to share this with you
Current mood: curious
Category: Blogging

My friend's and I read this while in San Francisco last week and it has stayed on my mind ever since. How sad and empty a life Ms Aguilar must have had. It's things like reading this that make me wonder what makes people like this. In Ms. Aguilar's defense I also wonder if maybe this was an upset family because of some estate issues or something. Obviously there are always two sides to a story. So today I wanted to ask you have you ever tried writing your own obituary in order to help you realize what you would like to accomplish in your life? Name one or two things you would want your own obituary to say about you. Hopefully you don't find this question too morbid. I appologize if it does. I am just curious.






Dolores Aguilar, born in 1929 in New Mexico, left us on August 7, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Raymond, her son, Paul Jr., and daughter, Ruby.

She is survived by her daughters Marietta, Mitzi, Stella, Beatrice, Virginia and Ramona, and son Billy; grandchildren, Donnelle, Joe, Mitzie, Maria, Mario, Marty, Tynette, Tania, Leta, Alexandria, Tommy, Billy, Mathew, Raymond, Kenny, Javier, Lisa, Ashlie and Michael; great-grandchildren, Brendan, Joseph, Karissa, Jacob, Delaney, Shawn, Cienna, Bailey, Christian, Andre Jr., Andrea, Keith, Saeed, Nujaymah, Salma, Merissa, Emily, Jayci, Isabella, Samantha and Emily. I apologize if I missed anyone.

Dolores had no hobbies, made no contribution to society and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life. I speak for the majority of her family when I say her presence will not be missed by many, very few tears will be shed and there will be no lamenting over her passing.

Her family will remember Dolores and amongst ourselves we will remember her in our own way, which were mostly sad and troubling times throughout the years. We may have some fond memories of her and perhaps we will think of those times too. But I truly believe at the end of the day ALL of us will really only miss what we never had, a good and kind mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. I hope she is finally at peace with herself. As for the rest of us left behind, I hope this is the beginning of a time of healing and learning to be a family again.

There will be no service, no prayers and no closure for the family she spent a lifetime tearing apart. We cannot come together in the end to see to it that her grandchildren and great-grandchildren can say their goodbyes. So I say here for all of us, GOOD BYE, MOM.

***The obituary was posted on Newsvine

Currently listening : 20th Century Masters: Millennium Collection - The Best of Ray,Goodman, and Brown By Goodman & Brown Ray Release date: 2002-01-29

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10:16 AM - We are almost all moved in and Martin started his new school
Current mood: amused
Category: Life

Yesterday was my son's first day back to school. Yes he is officially a senior. It's exciting yet sad at the same time. I don't know where the years went. I still see myself staring at this little person in the hospital nursery, in Goldsboro N.C thinking to myself " Please God don't let me screw this up!" Part of me stayed back in that moment and I think it was because I made a post it note in my head reminding me that I asked God for assistance so I couldn't let he nor Martin down.


I look at my son today and think "Man what an incredible human being!" At a young age he was standing up for what he believes in. He never bent to peer pressure. He is such a happy person that he has been nicknamed "Sunshine" by some of his friends. They tell me he is always in a good mood. I am sure he has his moments he is just learning not to take his bad moods out on other innocent bystanders, which in my book is very hard to do!

I think so far so good. He was a bit upset about not being able to listen to his IPod in the quad area but it seems he is enjoying the new school.

I will end this blog with some words that flowed through my head as I typed this morning!

*You Are In Control*

Life is just what you make it
No matter how many excuses you may come up with
You are in control of your destiny
If you don't like something about it
then promise and make changes to your life, today!

Dedicated to my friends,
Love Insatiable Jewel

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1:03 AM - The Wonderful World of Palindromes (Come give your vote!!!!
Current mood: anxious
Category: Writing and Poetry

I like to start by appologizing for my taking so long to post my blog. As some of you already know I am not a computer person...at all! Anyhow I want to thank my friends A-Rhodin and Angie who stayed up with me tonight and helped me through this.

Enough about that, now. I would like to invite you to take your time and read all of these wonderful Palindromes! They are all totally amazing! After a few times reading them I had to make my final choices, but it wasn't very easy to do so. Now it is your turn to give us your votes for each section here. We need your input! Please Vote!
Thank you,
Insatiable Jewel





This is the Popular Vote Palindrome Blog for the CPCCC DayDreamer Profile Art Poetry Contest. The Judges have made their choice, now it is time for you to Vote!!! Voting is open through 27 August. There are 5 other blogs for the other catagories in this contest that we would like you cast your votes in as well!!!

VOTING RULES:

You are voting for best poems under the TWO types of Submissions.

ONE VOTE for PIC'n POEM Submission (these are located at the top of the blog)

ONE VOTE for POEM Submission (These are located at the bottom of the blog)

Please give the Number and Title to cast your vote.

Example: PIC'n Poem 15 "Title" and Poem 9 "Title" (I know we do not have a 15 & 9 LOL this is an example)

****Pic n Poem

1. Hiding



2. Ocean Thoughts



3. White Angels



4. Growing



5. Karma



6. Sisters



7. Gypsy Smiling



8. This Means Love



9. Forbidden Love




****Poem Submissions

1. Dream To Escape



Dream to escape
Schemes of color
River peaceful
Tranquility
Peaceful river
Color of schemes
Escape to Dream




2. Split Vision



SPLIT VISIONS

Vibrant colors
Shifts reality
Mirrored images
Different but alike
Split visions split
Alike but different
Images mirrored
Reality shifts
Colors vibrant


3. Compassion



compassion
caring wholly
feeling with absolute interest
listening
interest absolute with feeling
wholly caring
compassion



4. Bubbles



Magic pixie
wind gentle on
floating bubbles.
Flexible flyer
takes wing.
Creations pursued.
Carefree.
Pursued creations'
wing takes
flyer flexible;
bubbles floating
on gentle wind.
Pixie magic.



5. Free Flowing



Free flowing
Outward and inward
Around and over
Dancing Shimmering Lights
Mesmerizing
Lights shimmering dancing
Over and around
Inward and outward
Flowing free




6. Embrace My Love



Wonders imagined, hearts dream
Splendid, escape given
Rapturous songs passionate
Love embrace hearts filled

Dream hearts, imagined wonders
Given escape splendid
Passionate songs rapturous
Filled hearts embrace love

Currently listening : Let’s Stay Together By Al Green Release date: 2003-02-11

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7:20 PM - Never Forgotten
Current mood: calm
Category: Writing and Poetry

Walking through winding roads
that have taken me so far
Pictures in my mind
bring thoughts of yesterday

Words unspoken
play over and over at times
Leaves a bittersweet taste in my mouth

I have darkend the threshold that leads to you
time after time
Afraid to go inside
or what I could find

The journey continues with you on my mind
With a smile on my face and tears in my eyes
I take the next turn in this winding road
I call my life, and try not to look back

With everything it takes to make one happy
Avoiding the place in my heart where you reside
So that I may live my life at peace, without you in it.

© Jewel Latiero/Teso 2008 (all rights reserved)

Currently listening : The Most Beautiful Girl In The World By Prince

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4:50 PM - Bermuda Triangle (A poetry Nest challenge)
Current mood: indescribable
Category: Writing and Poetry

Bermuda Triangle

Lost with no way out
So many explanations
so many doubts
Families left behind
with their questions
unanswered
With no closure for their loss

Shallow minds, which can not find
a reasonable explanation for this
So many disappeared so many missed
Still no one knows what it could be
It's a mystery

Scientist can not explain
the unexplained
No one knows what lies
within

Those who tell their stories
of witness and survival
from this all time phenomenon
Tell of magnetic happening
and odd lights
Electric fog
Fire touching the ocean deep
A nightmare, only they're
not asleep.

Jewel Latiero 08

Currently listening : Bermuda Triangle By Buckethead Release date: 2002-07-23

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