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Breaking It Down__Recognizing The Clowns

by Linda Ballard

Thank You, Jonny Nash. I can see clearly now the rain has gone. Oooh, Wee! With this new lens, I can see all obstacles in my way. Since all the DARK CLOUDS that had me BLIND (keeping glaucoma off my A…), It’s gonna be a Bright, Bright Sun Shiny Day. While my field of vision weakens there are so many people in the world who kept their eyes on the WETHER/CASTRATED BREW and the CIRCUMCISED CREW. It took the no good, shiftless, irresponsible, worthless, incompetent, no count, weak A.., BS haters to point out the characteristics of people who are strong and are true leaders. You can recognize the people who are doers and achievers vs the people as Howard Fineman would say, “Feckless.” How Pretty! Now we can see the DICK CHENEYS of the world. Behaviors (weather) are not good or bad points out what defines you as a person. Your behavior points the finger at who you will endorse or whose Amen corner you are in. It is the CREME BRULEE of who your A.. hangs out with so you won’t get caught up in Scandals and get creamed. The scandal has its star. Christie TV is scandalous. We’re now ready to call APPLE for Personality App Development.

Mean Mugshots will be upgraded to Apps Personality. Get ready and turn on your smartwatch and view the stupidity Palin App. For the Haters App, you need to pull out the BIG BEN CLOCK and view Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell, Congress, GOP, and the Tea Party. Fifty-two TIMES to repeal the law of the land has surpassed stupidity. To all the people on the opposite end of the spectrum and the Flip Side of the Chart, whoever you know or can recognize as a Hater throw them onto the Bell Tower. The Ignorant A… App would consist of the people who say and do Dumbsh… all the Time. Here are just a few of my favorites, Todd Akin, Richard Murdock, Louie Gohmert, Dick Black, Fox News and so on. These App would be like Build the Bear. Walk into Five Guys and put anything on your D…burger to show this Is For The Cool In You. BabyFace would agree that this behavior isn’t cool at all. He should know. He is the one who wrote and sang this song. Makes sure you get an external hard drive.

My favorite Apps is the Disrespect App. Darrell Issa face is the first to pop up. Of course one needs to understand Issa’s face will be recurring on other apps, especially the Ignorant A… App. Okay! Get On The Good Foot. Much respect to James Brown. TIME to stop clowning around. Think of a person you know who loves talking underneath their breath, has a condescending tone in their voice, and talks to you like you are the idiot of the year. What! I did not receive an Oscar for 14 years as a slave on my job. Hmmm! It was no act. Baby I’m For Real. Tell it to Vladimir Putin who is trying to bounce off the walls with the Original’s song by telling Angela Merkel its just a Training Day exercise with him and Denzel Washington fooling around. Who is Putin trying to convince? Taking over Crimea starting out small later to come back and hijack the Sooo..ul Kraine. Love, Peace, and Nappiness to you Brother. Angela Merkel is singing Aretha Franklin’s Respect. My Girl contacted the Temptation. Their advice was not to hesitate and do what you got to do. Will Merkel tell Putin to Take This Oil and Shove It?

Reality flashes its lights and President Obama is in the rose garden smelling like a rose. Putin’s behavior has not only revealed his weakness but it has shown the world how crazy his A… really is. What’s President Obama singing? Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time? Didn’t I! Yes, this is a Delfonics moment. Talking about a Dramatic experience, Putin is left In The Rain once again. President Obama politely asks Putin, How Can I Ease the Pain. If you don’t like the way I’m coming atcha go to YOUTUBE and maybe Lisa Fischer can help Putin calm the hell down so he can stop being insane. Did you hear that noise? It wasn’t music. Sounds like an explosion.

Check your watch. Look up there. Does this mean….? This ain’t the Hunger Games. Hey, what am I supposed to think? The poor and the middle class are Catching Hell. What nerves! On Chris Matthew’s watch, Dick Cheney and Ted Cruz would appear at the same TIME. Take them both out of the equation. Of course, these two men along with their crew are in another SPACE ZONE and has lost track of Time Moving Forward. Why don’t The Fockers go join Putin since the neo-cons think our President is so WEAK? See There__I Get This! You don’t want all this negativity slowing down or crashing your computer. In the real world, negative personalities tend to eat up a lot of space. What a spreadsheet! Can you see the pattern of the G-Money Dawgs who are Famous for being Famous? They have nothing to offer society, and AB-SO-LUTE-LY no RESPECT will ever be given to any of these people because they are truly “FECKLESS”. Stop judging a person intelligence on what he/she has materially. Start looking for materials to make yourself intelligent. Darrell Issa, Cheney, Mitt Romney, Rick Scott and the list goes on and on of people with money. These Brothers have money off the hook. D…burgers! Tell the crooks to change their books. Changes in their behavior might change their outlook.

Just think if all these people had diseases and did nothing to help themselves.
The word WEAK would never roll off their lips. This conversation of weakness would not exist. Do nothing about Diabetes and see what would happen. Oh SUGAR, please! Exactly! It would be all about the rise and decline of your Blood sugar and the hormone (insulin) that your body resist. CA-POW-YAH. Holy Batman! Yes, Robin! It is extremely dark in the bat cave. No Robin, you failed to get control of your Diabetes and now your A… is Blind. Why is the Hulk green? Remember when David Banner changes and breaks out because he can’t get control of his anger. He breaks out and starts running. I told him to put on shoes. It is so important to keep your feet covered when you’re a Diabetic. Not Mr. Vladimir Putin Syndrome! Hulk thought he was the new bag of Lays Garlic Bread Chips. The Hulk stepped on a nail and he did nothing about it. He won’t be running around after his foot gets amputated. Robin, you must understand the Hulk’s behavior led him down the path of hypertension, high blood pressure and later heart disease. Even when his lab’s results came back his creatinine level was out of whack. His kidneys are about to fall through the crack. Hulk is facing dialysis, his TV series canceled and Green Baby Boogie will not be back. When you say Diabetes this is not one disease. It can affect many parts of the body. The same effect the Do-Nothing Congress has on the people and the nation. It runs amok and who gets f… Fifty-2 Times that really sucks.

Bottom line, before you get fed up, 2Pac song let the Brothers and Sisters of the world know to Keep Ya Head Up. What or Who will bring our nation down? Whose behavior was profound? Who made decisions that were safe and sound? Who was the man who wore the frown? Who lost their D… mind never to be found? WHY? Erratic behaviors demonstrated Breaking It Down__Recognizing The Clowns.

Go For Joe Remix

by Linda Ballard

Joe is doing what he does.
He can wear OBAMA’s shoes.
Biden made it clear on the View.
Joe was not singing the Blues.

The world can go for JOE.

Go for what you truly know.
2016 it could be Joe.
Joe has his own stride and street flow.
Who said it’s Hilary D… show?

The world can go for Joe.

Joe said it on the air.
He was quite debonair.
Tell the people not to despair.
Biden wants it and he cares.

The world can go for Joe.

The Clinton’s had some nerves.
You don’t kick the President to the curve.
Hilary doesn’t have Joe’s swerve.
Will she get what she deserves?

The world can go for Joe.

By no means is Biden scanty.
You just ruffled my cancer panties.
When you survive it ups the ante.
Go ahead and kiss my fanny.

The world can go for Joe.

Why should I play nice?
There are men and there are mice.
TIME for Joe to roll the dice.
Joe knows the sacrifice.

The world can go for Joe.

Joe can go on and on.
Biden is driven and not yet done.
His loyalty by far isn’t gone.
TIME for Joe to make his run.

The world should go for Joe.

What does Hilary need to learn?
Respect isn’t bought it needs to be earned.
There are voters who are deeply concerned.
If Hilary wins will the people get burned?

The world can go for Joe.

For Joe, it truly matters.
This is what Hilary hasn’t gathered.
The Presidency doesn’t come on a gold platter.
Too many lives can get shattered.

The world can go for Joe.

There has been so much media hype.
Who will be the next Boss of The Mic?
Joe Biden will put up a D… good fight.
The people deserve a choice and know what is right.

The world can go for Joe.

The greatest disability of all is not to acknowledge we all are disabled. No one person knows everything, can do everything, but you sure in hell can lose everything by not acknowledging one’s disability. NLD MOM/cancer survivor

My Funny Valen-Mind___P Funk Style

by Linda Ballard

Here it comes the lecture of the year. My brain is sitting on a skateboard. I’m the star of Porgy and Bess. When the Doc walks through the door he will deliver my benediction. Has my brain outlived my body? Indeed! Indeed! Whew! I got some War Wounds on me. Well, I haven’t reached 80 yet. Who will be the first to reach 100? The girl’s chances of making it to 100 are 1 in three while boys chances are 1 and 4. I don’t recall my brain climbing Mt. Everest at 40. Our cognitive brain function will take a nose dive in the last years of our lives. Why are women worried about their weaves, nails, body, and fashion? Why are the guys tripping off their nipples and taking selfies of their Anthony Weiner? Guys, stop hanging out with Vladimir Putin. Chaboni yogurt is cool. Let’s give recognition to our mental functions (decision-making, memory, reasoning, problem-solving skills, and how fast our globe connected to our neck can take in and put out information). Is that why Beyonce is singing Oh! Oh! Oh! All The Single Ladies? I am not putting the weight on the women along.

Men on the Republican side needed to take the Foster Friess Challenge and distribute those aspirins to Todd Akin (Ex Congressman of Missouri), Richard Murdock (Indiana State Treasurer), Paul Ryan (Congressman of Wisconsin/Chairman of the Budget Committee) and Richard Black (State Senator of Virginia). These are the Generals who initiated the War on Women and their minds are definitely on a BUDGET. Have we reached the last 30 to 40 years of our declining mind? Are we about to set up residence in the Nursing Home or at AARP Condo?

Who gives a hoot-nanny about our noggin health until we fock ourselves up in an accident. See There, we can no longer look like Prince or Smokey Robinson. We’re eating up from the floor up. Yeah, baby, we are pressing the skinny jeans to the curve. Working out the body while our mind has derailed in hell. How much knowledge can your mind bench press? Shut up! Is that your mind sitting over on the bench? Will you be able to get back in the game? TIME TO WORK IT OUT! Put the Drugs, alcohol, and fast food down. Drop the anger off at Dieffenbach Trash. Lakeside will tell you to just sail along and it will be a Fantastic Voyage. Get up off your A.. and do the Lakeside Stank. While you are at it go out and get some of those Sudoku mental puzzles to challenge your noggin or the Big Book Connect The Dots. Somebody up in the House of Representatives is not representing and they sure in hell haven’t connected the dots.

We could have gotten a better answer from Congress other than NO if these BRO’s had used their minds more. They took the MONEY CHALLENGE, not the MIND CHALLENGE. It didn’t allow Congress mind to adapt. Depending on how we use our noggin this baby can be modified to improve. Well, since Congress don’t believe in science look for a decline in noggin activity. If the GOP, Republicans, and the Tea Party take the Black to Brown to Beige Challenge we just might see some brain activity. What a challenge! 🙂

How are you using your Funny Valen-Mind? P Funk Style is throwing creativity in the game. If you can’t party with the P Funk creativity we can throw in Jimmy Fallon and Michelle Obama who can concretely show you how to Stanky Leg it out. Get rid of those old poisonous habits that are sucking the life out of your brain. James Brown would tell you to Get On The Good Foot and make some daily changes. Sing Aretha Franklin song, You Better Think, before you make some crazy impulsive decision. While you are at it take the Stylistic advice. Stop, Look, and Listen. Think of your brain as a Clock, reset it.

From old to new it’s me and you! It can be done by incorporating your ideas and life experiences that have passed. Apply them to TODAY this MOMENT in TIME. I love doing it with oldies but goodies songs, movies, and stale old white folks who can’t move on. 🙂 Free your mind and your A.. will follow. Well, in this story it means to take a nap when you are tired. If you can hit the refresh button on the computer hit the refresh button on your noggin and breath in and out. Those moments you take in a lot of information keep it SSS-Short, Sweet, and Simple. Lay off with all that multi-tasking. Focus on one thing and work your way up the ladder. You climb a ladder one step at a TIME. Try skipping some of the steps and see what happens to your monkey A… Found out multi-tasking is unproductive. Did you slip and fall and break everything you stood for?

Remember the movie Happy Feet. The penguins were jamming. Find the songs and movies to make you feel like you are Waiting To Exhale or Stella Got Her Groove Back. Put some pep in your step and more glide in your stride. Do your THANG BABY and AEROBICIZE! Technotronic would tell you to Pump Up The Jam and get that blood flowing to the brain. If you leave your brain on CRUZ control you will end up like TED CRUZ, brain cell death. There is a decline in brain activity when you set it and forget it. Always go back and check on it.

We can crank up the volume with exercise and move the same old-same old thinking up to complex thinking magnified. Work out baby, for MENTAL BRAIN HEALTH. Chaka Khan song the hell out of My Funny Valentine. If you listen closely to her song she sings “each day is Valentine”. We don’t want our mental processing compared to a downhill fiscal cliff that will hamper our decision-making, reasoning, critical thinking, and planning which will implode in our minds. So here’s to all the unadaptable people who will lie and say they have gotten too old. Changes in thinking can upgrade the mental load. Moving our minds FORWARD will take a while. We can do this. Try not to resist. Try My Funny Valen-Mind__P Funk Style.

See There__I Get It

by Linda Ballard

I didn’t miss the game. The President State Of The Union Address was SuperBowl Alpha. The accomplishments which can be drawn from his message will not be Omega. You know who won. The Boss Of The Mic stepped out with a new and powerful drill. Stepping back and pressing forward I grasped a new Skill. To everyone on the Flip Side of the Chart lean in closer so we can remain smart. The message delivered was pure and simple. It shall be remembered as the state of the art.

Everything will always look bleak and dim if we cannot look through the lens, see the people who are making it happen and the changes before it is asked of them. We cannot stand in the rain without being suited up. Nor can we no longer live in a manner that is not suitable for us. Time will no longer be spent on talking about the Lieutenants Dans of the world who turned out to be wasted job codes. It will be revealed to the nation the dedicated men and women who have given their hearts and their souls. Hope and change have not left the scene. When we roll out all the negatives, it is hard to envision our dream. Hope will no longer be shattered and live in the shadows. The change will not be left behind. It is the marathon in which our lives battle our weaknesses to ascertain our strengths. The elements of Hope and Change together will sustain the Legacy. Speaking of Legacy! I tried to stay on course BOSS. 🙂

Peyton Manning didn’t lose his Legacy. He kept it ever so real after his lost. He remained calm, cool, and collected. Peyton continued to give out autographs. He didn’t act out and he didn’t blast people. Manning did not play out Grimm’s Fairy Tale by saying, “He would break you in half.” Absolutely horrible behavior from Representative Michael Grimm of New York! Thank God Peyton Manning played instead of Michael Grimm. It would be some messed up folks on the football field. Peyton Manning did not send out any e-mails or Tweets stating he was harboring old Sh.. and needed his diaper changed. See There__I Get This. Going back to yesteryear didn’t help in the Weinstein Theory of Chris Christie singing Boyz To Men We Come To The End of the Road. No Thug-os-ity up in the house! Okay, I will get back on track. 🙂

I understand whose Legacy was lost. The refusal for Change leaves little to no Hope. If we do not address the achievements. Hope and Change will become blurred leaving the nasty taste of grievance. All will be lost of Hope and Change to lie at our feet as a wreath of bereavement. The validation of Costco stepping up to the plate to eradicate the problem of low wages before it was asked of them is a true Legacy. Recognition should be given to those who do their best to do their duty of giving, serving, and protecting their country. It should be the effort of not just one but an effort from all to reach out and develop a work with one another program. Hope and Change are new and improve one pound IPAD Air. The burden of Income Inequality will someday be lifted and a load of disparity will be down to a minimum, to say the least hopefully it will no longer be there. It is a Big Dream but with Hope, Change, and hard work from the people, a government who is willing to govern and work on behalf of the people, nothing shall be impossible. The Pope Of Hope would say, “With God, All Things Are Possible If You Only Believe.”

The blame shall no longer be shifted to one side of the chart. We must all take responsibility and do our part. Opportunities should be equal. However we arrive at an effective plan to get a solution, I’m willing to do a sequel. No more TIME can be wasted on Intent and Delusion. TIME is of the essence and so is Inclusion. All who fail to participate in the unleashing of one’s dreams will not be allowed to beat one down and lower one’s self-esteem. The luggage has gotten lighter. No more packing around old Sh..! The baby needs the diaper changed if not he will throw a fit. See There__I Get it.

Boss Of The Mic___Waging The Fight

by Linda Ballard

We’re not worried about no D. Poll.
Common sense will tell you not to let it take a toll.
The numbers indicate who sold their soul.
The Do-Nothing Brothers are out of control.

Keep your head up and strut your stuff.
You gave it your all and it wasn’t good enough.
When you took the job you knew it would be rough.
They showed there A… and you called their bluff.

Boss Of The Mic__Waging The Fight
Whose numbers are down and taking flight?
The leader of our nation governed with insight.
Conservative faction policies were not that bright.

They were the few, the stupid, and they weren’t the marines.
The way these Brothers govern is totally unforeseen.
The words out of their mouth are poison and obscene.
There go the Women votes along with the Nubian Queens.

It’s all good when you step to the plate.
You took responsibility for all of the mandates.
You took the heat and felt the weight.
It made you stronger and you push through the gates.

Boss Of The Mic___Waging The Fight.
There is nothing wrong with your eyesight.
I know your message will be tight.
Take them down Brother with all your might.

Here are some words of encouragement.
Don’t play around with resentment.
Everything you tried to implement.
It’s Unforgettable and will take greater precedence.

Sure they tried to bring you down.
Whose behaviors demonstrated they were nothing but clowns?
In 2014 will they still be around.
The hatred, lies, racism lowered the conservatives faction into the ground.

Boss Of The Mic__Waging The Fight.
At the end of the tunnel, you will see the light.
The darkest hour has past and it’s no longer night.
Waging the War on change will push Forward for Equal Rights.

Reality knocked on the front door.
It is TIME for you to take it to the floor.
Reach into your heart at the center core.
From the tone of your voice, you’re not taking it anymore.

The place where you are standing has a wonderful view.
Look across the aisles and do what you need to do.
For the People, and our Nation you will come through.
Why? You have Wage The Fight to remain True.

Boss Of The Mic__Waging The Fight.

This Is Not Green Eggs And Ham

by Linda Ballard

Systemic risk brought our nation to a halt.
The Incompetent minds demanded deficit default
Government shutdown affected the nation as a whole.
While 18 SENATE REPUBLICANS acted like total A..holes.

Do not let JOHN BOEHNER off the hook.
This Brother got paid for being a crook.
The Speakership stayed in total limbo.
The default of our economy was played down by TED YOHO.

There were 144 NAYS up in the HOUSE.
JOHN BOEHNER lacks courage. He is the SPEAKER OF THE MOUSE.
GOP was set on CRUZ control.
While the people and the nation suffered without their payroll.

TED CRUZ led the REPUBLICANS into extremist purgatory.
SARAH PALIN and MICHELE BACHMANN’s words continued to be derogatory.
The REPUBLICAN PARTY has been totally ripped apart.
TED CRUZ, the PIED PIPER, ain’t even smart.

You cannot LEAD with HATRED, DRAMA, nor CRISIS.
Our nation has suffered from BOEHNER sacrifices.
How is it possible for BOEHNER to be a hero?
Negotiations are over and BOEHNER got zero.

HARRY REID thinks BOEHNER’S actions are MIND BOGGLING indeed.
The plan to kill OBAMACARE will never succeed.
NANCY PELOSI was pissed and you could hear it in her voice.
24 billion dollars in debt was the REPUBLICANS poor choice.

The President and the BIG D stood tall and firm.
“NO” is the answer. TIME for the GOP to SQUIRM.
Lesson learned this path has been walked before.
The President and the BIG D ain’t doing this Sh… no more.

Do you want to know the REPUBLICANS next scheme?
On JANUARY 15 destroy the image of REV. DR MARTIN LUTHER KING.
Why not pick this date for the next government shutdown?
It is TIME for the REPUBLICANS to govern and stop going round and round.

FEBRUARY BLACK HISTORY month will be recognized.
Which REPUBLICAN will choose FEBRUARY 7th for DEFAULT SUICIDE?
The world can see the transparency of the GOP.
Will these BROTHERS leave it along and let it be?

NEWT GINGRICH once whipped out his can of WELFARE SPAM.
Former President Clinton showed NEWT, “This Is Not Green Eggs And Ham”.
TED CRUZ is not SAM I AM.
This fool is tripping and is Overwhelmed.

It is all on tape and INSTAGRAM
The REPUBLICANS followed a MADMAN who has no respect for UNCLE SAM.
TED CRUZ speaks with a forked tongue. Yessiree MAAM!
FOR NOW, the REPUBLICANS will be DAMNED.

Coming from the FLIP SIDE OF THE CHART Obamacare would be very useful to the opposite end of the spectrum. Why would THE REPUBLICANS, GOP, and the TEA PARTY try to defund a bill they so desperately need and can use? This crew has demonstrated MENTAL ILLNESS at its finest. If you did not understand what dysfunctional mean, you know now. This has been a learned lesson on TRUST. Can the people TRUST THE REPUBLICANS to do what is right for them and the nation after 24 billion dollars set back?

Characteristics Of

by Linda Ballard

BARACK OBAMA exhibits STRENGTH, COURAGE, and HUMANITY.

SARAH PALIN demonstrated UNINTELLIGENCE, SHATTERED INTEGRITY, and INSANITY.

NEWT GINGRICH campaigns as HOT HEADED and straight up MR. FEROCIOUS.

MITT ROMNEY campaigns as MR. INDECISIVE, MONEY BAGS of ARROGANCE, and BRAGGADOCIOUS.

HERMAN CAIN manifested as “PIMP DADDY INFIDELITY”.

In the 2012 Election, he has been written off as a LIABILITY.

RICK SANTORUM came across as FATHER SANCTIMONIOUS.

JOHN HUNTSMAN, SGT. DULL and DRAB, never surfaced as NOTORIOUS.

RON PAUL, MR. NOSTALGIA, platform lingers in the PAST.

MICHELE BACHMAN, MRS.DELUSIONAL, her conspiracy theories didn’t LAST.

RICK PERRY at the debates stated, “I CAN’T OOPS” get it RIGHT.

RICK PERRY, MR.PERPETUAL GAZE stood like a deer that glances into the HEADLIGHTS.

Now, who would you vote for in the 2012 ELECTION?

I would vote for the person with a STABLE MIND and PROGRESSIVE DIRECTIONS.

Investigate the candidates from up ABOVE.

Remember these are TRAITS and CHARACTERISTICS OF.

Edit From My Heart

by Linda Ballard

It’s hard to CHOOSE the words to say.

I’m ripping myself apart.

MANAGING my thoughts can be delayed.

I will EDIT from my heart.

When I speak, I’m often CORRECTED,

Being impulsive, appearing rude, and considered not smart.

UNINTENTIONAL BEHAVIORS can be DIRECTED.

I will EDIT from my heart.

CLEAN UP my social blunders.

Isolation fuels the sparks.

One does not SELECT to be asunder.

I will EDIT from my heart.

Throughout my life, I will be BLUE PENCILED.

MODIFY me like a work of art.

The hurt and pain removed from its stencil.

I will EDIT from my heart.

No, I’m not very POLISHED.

Take a chance and give me a fresh start.

Our friendship should not be abolished.

I will EDIT from my heart.

Being ORGANIZED is a laborious task.

It plays a monumental part.

I am truly glad it has been unmasked.

I will EDIT from my heart.

DEDICATION: To Jennifer G.

Adaptability is very strenuous and monumental for many people in every walk of life. Once we are able to accept a problem does exist and will continue to exist then we are ready for solutions to our problems.

The transition can be made if and only if we are willing to seek help for our problem. We are allowed more choices. We are better equipped to manage, organize, improve and preside over our new and improved life.

All this and more is hauled around in your LUGGAGE of LIFE. It is TIME to EDIT from YOUR Heart. It is early INTERVENTION to help diminish the PREVENTION of the pain and sorrow one may suffer. NLD Mom/cancer survivor

Major Player In My Life

by Linda Ballard

All this turbulence has cradled my heart.
There is little left of my airflow.
My father and I are miles apart.
The loneliness has continued to grow.

I just need to find a picture
Of all the good TIMES we shared.
We both are a crazy mixture.
Dad, I know you truly cared.

I’m sitting here lonely in my room.
Help me figure this one out.
This feeling of unrelenting gloom,
Has stricken me with so much doubt.

I hope you left me a letter.
My spirit has begun to descend.
I’m praying it will make it all better.
I hope this is not the end.

What is that on the table?
Can this be the answers I seek?
Give me the strength to be able,
To know our situation isn’t bleak.

To my son, I will always love you.
The separation cuts deep like a knife.
The bond we share is like Super Glue.
You’re the Major Player In My Life.

Nothing has changed but the distance.
I’m filing for a divorce from my wife.
Your mother has not been resistant.
You’re the Major Player In My Life.

I will continue to support you and your mother.
There is no bad blood, conflict, or strife.
We will continue to love one another.
You’re the Major Player In My Life.

DEDICATION: This is dedicated to NATHAN MAJORS who has handled his trials and tribulations with great courage. In the face of adversity, he has become better and not bitter. Nathan has continued to be an AWESOME, AWESOME father. He has continued to hold his rank among men who are breaking the cycle of DEADBEAT DADS, NO CALL NO SHOW FATHERS, and ABSENTEE FATHERS. Unlike Congressman JOE WALSH of ILLINOIS, TEA PARTY REPUBLICAN that has not paid his wife and children $117,437.00 for 9 years is bad news for all the GOOD MEN who are STEPPING UP THEIR GAME.

To all my NLDERS here is the comparison and contrasting behavior of what is INTENTIONAL. JOE WALSH behavior is highly unacceptable. There are many men around the world who doesn’t hold the position JOE WALSH hold. These men have been called out to pay child support for way less. How did he slip through the cracks? JOE WALSH needs to be held accountable. NLD Mom/cancer survivor

You Are Not Alone

by Linda Ballard

I don’t know how to tell you.

Where should I begin?

It didn’t just start yesterday.

The marriage is nearing an end.

Your mother and I have decided.

Since we have grown so far apart.

There is no way to reconcile,

What matters is what’s in our hearts.

Do not try to blame yourself.

You have wonderful capabilities.

Within our marriage we RECOGNIZED.

It brought us love, hope, and tranquility.

We all have obstacles to overcome.

You need to understand.

When your pain becomes so great.

We will be there as a support plan.

It is hard for our children to express themselves.

All the anger gets locked away.

As your father, the same mistakes were made.

I delayed the problems for another day.

Finally, we had to realize.

We aren’t the only ones involved.

It is TIME, to be honest, and open.

How did our marriage dissolve?

A lot was invested in our relationship.

I thought it would truly last.

Lies and deceit played a huge part.

Love is now the past.

We had to get our courage up.

Our children have done nothing wrong.

The emptiness we all will suffer.

Just know YOU ARE NOT ALONE.

DEDICATION:  This poem GIVES RECOGNITION to all the families across America and the NATION who are going through the process of a DIVORCE or their DIVORCE has become FINAL. Children take a tremendous PRIME BEATDOWN in the fallout of the split in the marriage. It is just not the parent’s DIVORCE but the DIVORCE of a FAMILY UNIT. Even if there are no children involved, DIVORCE is a DEATH that can be RESURRECTED through a greater sense of PURPOSE-reason, PASSION-true intense emotions, a PLACEMENT-in position to accommodate others, PRODUCTIVITY-output, and POWER-effectiveness. Will Downing would sing it to the tune of I Tried.  Toni Braxton’s swan song is Just Be A Man About It.