I wanna write I miss you on a rock,
and throw it at your face
so you’ll know how much it hurts.
I wanna write I love you on a clock
and throw it into space
to see if time converts.
Shirley Hanna-King
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Bees
Everybody says to be the change
But they don’t mean it
I have seen it
Only if it is convenient
Like posting a meme
Not making a scene
Cuz they don’t really give a dam
Makes me mad
Makes me sadAnd i find it rather strange,
That they don’t care
Live unaware
Designer T-shirts (what they wear)
Blast noble causes
for applauses
Cuz they don’t really give a damMakes me mad
Makes me sadwont you help to save the bees?
Someone, somewhere, won’t you please?
help to save the bees.I told the city ” got a nest”
They put me on hold
But I was bold
Said “save the world?”
but they said “no…
We’ll kill them though.”
Cuz they don’t really give a damMakes me mad
Makes me sadPlease help to save the bees
Someone somewhere won’t you please
help to save the beesShirley Hanna-King
Everybody says to be the change
But they don’t mean it
I have seen it
Only if it is convenient
Like posting a meme
Not making a scene
Cuz they don’t really give a dam
Makes me mad
Makes me sad
And i find it rather strange,
That they don’t care
Live unaware
Designer T-shirts – what they wear
Blast a noble cause
Just for applause
Cuz they don’t really give a dam
Makes me mad
Makes me sad
Please help me save the bees
Someone somewhere won’t you please
Just help me save the bees
I told the city ” got a nest”
They put me on hold
But I was bold
Said “save the world?”
They said no
We’ll kill them though.
Cuz they don’t really give a dam
Makes me mad
Makes me sad
Please help me save the bees
Someone somewhere won’t you please
Just help…
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Hiding in Shadows
We are not so much afraid we’re not enough as we are that we’re too much. If we use all we’ve got, will we be too much? Will the world be able to take it? Will we be loved?
That fear is so great, we unconsciously let it drive us.
We look outward for acceptance so long and hard, we lose sight of the glow within us that’s meant to light the way.
But it’s there. We have no power to put it out. It illuminates us even when we stand in the shadows and the universe sees exactly who we are, even if we don’t.
That’s when love becomes more than a word. When someone loves us enough to point us toward our own light, we begin to see it too. When they help us see what our gifts are, they give us the greatest gift of all. Proof that we can be who we were born to be and we will still be loved.
When we we stand in our own light, we not only make ourselves easier to see, we light up the world.
The brighter we shine, the more we light the way for others.
– Shirley Hanna-King
drug of choice
If things are bad
or You’re feelin’ sad
Put on the TV.
Put on the TV
You could try drugs
or maybe hugs
got none of these?
try TV
Home or love sick
Solve it with a click
it works for me
Temporarily
I can always depend
on finding old friends
Just waiting for me
now in HD
When I need to escape
I can run a tape
or a DVD
on my TV
bread puddin’
I shouldn’t eat bread pudding
my body tells me so
it makes me fat but more than that
it steals my get up and go.
I could’ve had an apple
I should’ve had a fig
But there it was, my brain went fuzz
and now I feel like a pig.
Freckles
I sit on the sand,
the sun beating down
Pop Pop
out come more freckles
Shirley Hanna-King
age 8 my first Haiku
Tomorrow
Tomorrow, is another day
can’t be the same, I’m sure
like yesterday but so much more
for it will have today.
Smell the Roses
Get it right.
Measure up.
Don’t be uptight.
You’re good enough.
Be unique.
Be the first.
Be relatable.
Be down-to-earth.
Fit right in.
Stand out in a crowd.
Always be humble.
Always be proud.
Take a chance.
Step up to the plate.
Don’t be rigid.
Don’t be late.
Believe in miracles.
Stick to the facts.
Try your best.
Just relax.
What’s your hurry?
Get it in gear.
Look where you leap.
Have no fear.
Don’t wear out your welcome.
Give till it hurts.
Don’t rush away.
Put your mask on first.
Roll with the punches.
Be prepared.
Follow your hunches.
Don’t be scared.
The early bird
never doses.
Does he take time
to smell the roses?
– Shirley Hanna-King
What We Know
It’s always been the same,
as sure as fire and rain.
The only thing we know
is that we’ll never know.
There is nothing to know. Just “be”.
Searching for your destiny is like searching for footsteps in places you have yet to walk. You can only see it, looking back.
Shirley Hanna-King
Courage
Courage is tested when you have no power. Character is tested when you do.
Shirley Hanna-King
Just Call Me Hanna 