Poems for my husbands

8/14/2019 Poems for my husbands

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POEMS FOR MY

HUSBANDS

BY MILDRED ACHOCH


2/19

Dedication

For my husbands.

My earthly husband

Whom I am yet to meet.

My heavenly Husband

Whom I love and adore and am n a!e o".

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3/19

Table of Contents

Part 1: Earthly

Weddn/ 0/ht Adv-e...............................................................)1eo+le Who Abstan 2a sel"3+oetry456.......................................'

I !sh I !ere your -o""ee -u+....................................................*

Be-ause I love hm....................................................................$

Radaton...................................................................................#

Intros+e-ton.............................................................................7

8he 1leasure31an 8heory.........................................................9

Wanted% A Man.........................................................................4

Leather nto La-e......................................................................:

Mammoth Love.......................................................................)(

Wastn/ my l"e.......................................................................))

In the be/nnn/ !as the Word...............................................)'

H.E.A.;.E.0.W.A.R.D................................................................)*

Red


4/19

Red


5/19

Wedding Night Advice

=tart !th one hand

Ba- and "orth

Bet!een your "n/ers

Wth the har -lose

>ee+ your nals short

Be +re+ared

You are /on/ to be rea-hn/


6/19

People Who Abstain (a self-poetry8?)

I used to be a !hore

and soso many are onthe -om+l-ated +andem-o" love

ust thnn/ about t-an mae you s!oon

or !ret-h

abstnen-e

seasly3breaable bra-eletstossed -arelesslynto the -ellar

+eo+le !ho abstanarebla-3and3!htehouse3boundtoo u/ly to /et lad lvn/

under the alas o" abstnent unha++lybooty3"reethey !ear /lassesread the Bble

and !rte.'

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7/19

I ish I ere yo!r coffee c!p

I !sh I !ere your -o""ee -u+

What you rea-h "or "rst thn/In the mornn/.

8he bearer o" the stu"" !thoutWh-h you !ould not !ae u+

8o have your l+sWra+

8hemselves around mneYour hands aboutMy +erson as you s+A/an and a/an and a/an


8/19

"eca!se I love hi#

Dormant vol-anoes

=uddenly eru+t.8hou/hts0ot at all a+t.1rn-+les "or/otten

Yearnn/ "or hs EdenWlln/ to turn FrendsInto Foes.

Dry rverbedsradually over"lo!.

8ou-hed8o my very -ore.My l"e enr-hed1rortes s!t-hedLstenn/ to my heartKstead o" my head.

=tormy ses1resently -alm.He

Is my soulKs balm.8o/ether !e !ll travelAnd everyone !ll marvelAt the l/ht o" loveIn my eyes.

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9/19

$adiation

I stand n "ront o" you !th a "eeln/ o" m+endn/ doom

ust us t!o the only +eo+le n the roomI try to run "or the doorBut IKm su+er3/lued to the "loor

You /ve me 8he LooAnd around me thn/s be/n to -oo

8he so"a bursts nto "lamesFear ur/es me to -all out your name

8o +lead my -ase so you !ould sto+But my mouth s so dry that thereKs no ho+eO" me even -roan/ out a sound

8he heat "rom your eyes maes the room /o roundI rea-h out "or the !allKs hel+n/ handBut tKs le hot sand=o I u-ly !thdra!

8he -o""ee table s no moreA"terall !ood -annot !thstand dry a-d ranIKm s!eatn/ no! "eeln/ draned

Yet you stll am 8he Loo my !ay


10/19

Introspection

Contem+latn/ the +aradoes o" my l"e

Wondern/ " someday I !ll be someoneKs !"eInvest/atn/ these +ersstent "eeln/s o" doubtWondern/ " someday t !ll all !or out

L"e -an be so hardBut !hen I loo n!ardI "nd I haveCon"den-e and love

L"e -an be so -ruel

IKm not out o" "uelI loo nsdeAnd I "nd my /ude

I donKt no! !hat tomorro! !ll brn/All I no! s IKm me and I do love to sn/Why should I !orry about tomorro!5

8hereKs no need to "ear !hat I donKt no!

L"e -an be so va/ue

As "ra/le as an e//I loo !thnI no! !here IKve been

L"e -an be so /reatI !ll -hallen/e "ateI am /ro!n/I no! !here IKm /on/$

$I !rote these lyr-s about ten years a/o. 8he tune "or the son/ s re//ae. 8he

lyr-s !on Honorable Menton n an all+oetry -ontest ttled ?Bob Marley Ins+red

1oems@ or/anJed by >m R-hardson. ?Intros+e-ton@ also !on old n a -ontest

ttled ?Everythn/Ks 0ot Lost 2Cold+lay 1rom+t6@ or/anJed by 8he Es-a+st

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11/19

The Pleas!re-Pain Theory

=ome!here n ths !orld

8here s a /uy !ho has ust /one baldA"ter an Gnstant har annhlatorG -hem-alHa++ened to "allOn hs headR/ht a"ter hs "an-ee EmlyDe-ded

8o -all o"" ther !eddn/ and !edInsteadHs number one enemyEd

Who had ust su--eededIn tan/ over EmlyKs 3 no! "ormer 3 "an-eKs2Hs name s Moses6Busness.

All ths ha++enedAt the ea-t momentWhen I !as loon/ nto your beaut"ul eyes.=o you better not ss me or +oor Moses !ll de.



12/19

Wanted% A &an

Are you dee+ enou/h "or me

8o s!m n the !aters o" your s+rtualty5

Do you -onsder yoursel" human

Be-ause youKre a /ood3sense3o"3humour ty+e o" man5

Are you a one3"emale male5

Do you +re"er dar to +ale5

Are you a ho+e"ul romant-5

Is there a love son/ that maes your nees /o !ea5

Do you beleve n brdes dressed n !hte5

Are you !lln/ to be my Whte >n/ht5

Is yours an o+en mnd5

Are you nd5

Is mus- your soulKs balm5

Would you allo! me to read your +alm

Even thou/h I donKt no! ho!5

Are you ready "or true love5 I mean r/ht no!5

I" you ans!ered yes

8o all or to one 2or less6

O" the above uestons

8hen IKm o+en to your su//estons...#

#I !rote ths )( years a/o. MO=8 o" the sentments I e+ressed here have not

-han/ed



13/19

'eather into 'ace

=o many thn/s have taen +la-e

0o! all I !ant to do s see Your "a-e8he !orlds a/anst usBut !e !ont /et o"" the busCause !e !ll "nd a !ay to turnLeather nto la-e

And !e !ll sho! themHo! t really s

8hey -ant +ut out ths "lameCause !e !ll turn

Leather nto la-e

Cyn-sm -rt-sm -onstantly -ome our !ayBut !e dont heed a !ord they sayIts all leather soon to be la-eLord you are holyAnd you are !orthy o" +rase=o !e dont heed a !ord they sayIts all leather soon to be la-e

And !e !ll sho! themHo! t really s

8hey -ant +ut out ths "lameCause !e !ll turnLeather nto la-e

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14/19

&a##oth 'ove

I /rabbed at Hs love

le a starvn/ re"u/ees-aven/n/ "or "oodle a sel"sh -hldsnat-hn/ s!eets

I needed more lovethan a +erson -ould s+areI neededthe mammoth loveo"

od!ll never resent us"or theb33333r33333e33333a33333d33333t33333h33333333333333333333333333e33333333333333333333333333+33333333333333333333333333t33333333333333333333333333h

o" our need.7

78hs "ound +oem !as -reated "rom a +orton o" Beth MooreKs amaJn/ boo G8he

Beloved Ds-+leG

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15/19

Wasting #y life

Am I !astn/ my l"e

Ben/ the brdeO" an nvsble /room5

Am I t!stn/ the n"e8hat s dee+ nsdeAnd "lls me !th /loom5

=o mu-h /re" and str"eust be-ause I abdeInsde the Lly that blooms

Forever and s 8he L"e.Yet I !ll not hdeOr /ve n to doom.

Yes I !ll !aste my l"eYes I !ll be the brdeO" my nvsble /room9

98hs +oem !on Honorable Menton n an all+oetry -ontest or/anJed by 1ure

Ho+e. 8he rules o" the -ontest !ere to -hoose a "avourte son/ or a son/ that s

relatable to your l"e and ?+ut that son/ nto the !ords o" your l"e@. I -hose

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16/19

In the beginning as the Word

In the be/nnn/ !as the Word

Where all +oems or/nate "rom1oems !h-h had to be +ublshed1oems !h-h had to be +ershed1oems !h-h had to be re!rttenRevsed read all over a/an.

8hen a +er"e-t +oem !as +resented8o tea-h to heal to save.But the +oem !as too revolutonary

8oo redeemn/ too r/hteous

8oo r/ht.

=o the -rt-s /ave the +oem the most-ruel -ro!n3o"3thorns -rtue.

But you -anKt ee+ a /ood +oem do!nWhether by bad reve!s or a thorny -ro!n.And so ths +er"e-t +oem rose above t allBa- to the 1OE8 !ho loves them all 3

8he +roo"3read +oems the +oems3n3+ro/ress 3

8hey all belon/ to Hm.

And "or ths reasonIt s nevtable

8hat the -reator o" the +oemsWll one day !ant Hs +oems ba-.

I" "or nothn/ elseust to enoy readn/ them a/an.4

4Wrtten about ten years a/o.

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17/19

*A+*NWA$,

Here I am standn/ be"ore You

Everlastn/ Immortal od.All my l"e I have broen your La!s.;enomous sn assals meEs+e-ally !hen I try to0av/ate the -ourse o" l"eWth my o!n mea/re ne+t resour-es.All I have /on/ "or me s Your death andResurre-ton. I beleve YouDed "or me so I -an be !orthy o" Heaven.:

:8hs s an a-rost- +oem.

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18/19

$ed #brella

You are le a red umbrella

1rote-tn/ me "rom the harsh !hte sno!And thou/h You are above and beyond any "ella

You are not a"rad to -ome do!n to my lo!.)(

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19/19

8han you "or tan/ the tme to read my +oems. I

!ould love to hear your ve!s on them You -an

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