In order to stay healthy,
One needs a lot of supplements:
2 to 3 hobbies to keep the mind busy,
A few doses of friendship to keep the soul sated,
A place of their own to rest and recharge,
A purpose in life to keep their will pointed,
Occasional adversity to keep themselves strong,
A few mistakes in order to learn,
A well earn triumph to keep up morale,
And a few losses to keep a perspective.
Take the supplements as needed
In order to have a good life.
– Shaman Romney 2018
Inside, I feel I must be a strong man
I need to be the kind of man I know
When others flee, to be the one that ran
Towards where even the brave dare not goNot just strength of muscle, nor strength of arms
But strength of iron willed soul, and of mind
Strength to withstand all the world’s ills and harms
That fabled inner strength, so hard to findStrength to persevere under immense weight
To see triumph when all seems to be lost
To see past good enough, and stride towards great
To keep the flame lit, no matter the costI know I’ll struggle, I know I may fail
Even if I do, imagine the tale?
– Shaman Romney 2018
one and a half months
six weeks
forty-five days
one hundred and eighty hours
seven unopened presents
and too much time waiting
– Shaman Romney 2017
I need my biggest dreams
To be my fondest memories.
I want my life to put my death to shame.
I don’t want my last refrain
To be one of regret, one of disdain.
I want my legacy to be something unfathomable,
Something no one has ever thought of,
The answer to a question we don’t know to ask yet.I can’t convince myself to accept anything less.
Unless I meet my higher standard,
I do not deserve to stand with pride.
I cannot understand a half placed effort,
Being comforted with less than perfection
Is a perfect misdirection of your true purpose:
To leave a permanent mark on the world
And better it for your fellow man.
-Shaman Romney 2016
What happened to companionship?
To platonic friends?
In this age of polyamory,
Of promiscuity, pan-sexuality and pornography
Is it impossible to just befriend someone?
Embracing them, and not their genitals?
I have no problem with romantic love,
But there is so much more to life.
So don’t force my friends and I into a cage
Calling your restrictions openness.
I am free from your bonds and bondage:
I am liberated, alone yet loved.
– Shaman Romney 2016
Words have a certain flow, a music to them
You can’t escape it easily
Whether you’re rhyming sublimely
Or speaking frankly
The euphonious rhythm ekes out a space in your ear
And you can’t help but move along
To the song of life.
– Shaman Romney 2016
Life is a struggle
Full of hardship, full of pain.
With strength gained through hope
– Shaman Romney 2015
Our time is fleeting
With moments worth repeating
Fond memories earned.
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Remember when I said that I might be busy because of my new job?
This quarter is the busiest time of the year, and although its overwhelming, I’m staying on top of things and doing well.However that doesn’t leave me with a lot of energy to sit down and write.
I have lots of stuff written down. Halfway decent stuff even.
But I’m having a bit of a problem with the whole typing it up and posting it thing.
So posts may be a little far apart. I’m going to keep trying, but worst case scenario you may only hear from me once a month or so.
Thanks for reading.
-Shaman
Drained, tired, exhausted,
My piece of mind accosted.
Shattered by the days events and more.Weak, spent, and weary,
I find my outlook dreary
As piles of life grow too tall to ignore.Humiliated and humbled,
Nervously I stumbled
Not knowing what next I had in store.Now I stand and wait,
Trying desperately to abate
My heart from writing this stoccato score.But then, a sudden conclusion
Comes much to my confusion.
My problems stay behind my bedroom door.I’ll finally get some rest
Against the world’s behest.
A peaceful sleep is what I’m hoping for.Maybe tomorrow will more kind.
Maybe i’ll be in less of a bind.
I wont know until I wake, that’s for sure.
Shaman Romney 2014
Here to go, there to stay.
My best friend had to leave today.
Back to his life of thrills and glory
And my life here, the same old story.Here to go, there to stay
I wish there was another way
To have you stay a day or two
So we can do the things we do.Here to go there to stay
I know there is no other way
You have life to live that’s yours,
Of shining streets and open doors.Here to go there to stay
There’s just one thing I want to say.
Live your life, pursue your dreams,
Walk upon life’s balance beams.Search for love and always laugh,
So when they write your epitaph
They’ll know that this one thing is true:
You lived the life you wanted to.
-Shaman Romney 2014
Work is kicking my butt, so here is a poem I started working on in September that has been sitting in my drafts, gathering dust. Thanks for reading!
Shame on The Universe 