Author Archives: Joel Prickett

God is not Prozac Here’s an approach that Might make you look back And ask yourself “How’s that?” God is not Prozac He is sufficient and he is proficient And He knows how to heal you But in order for him to do that First he has to feel you Why would he create you […]

The Ministry of Vanity The fakeness of beauty has blinded us in the world we’re in now How can we tell what you’re feeling when you change your eyebrows? We’re expected to taste the real you through kissing caked lips somehow? It seems someone should have said something by now. I understand the need to […]

Romance. Part 1 Deliver me from delirium If you let me inside you once you will never forget me Release my brain from the desirable pain that began the moment you met me Desire which teeters my equilibrium And makes it lovable and unforgettable Only I can figure out the central core of your love […]

Virtually speaking Many say patience is a virtue. Patience is a statue Which watches you, And angrily mocks you, And decides when to hurt you. Many say kindness is a virtue. The truth about kindness Is left behind us, As envy seeps through our blindness With intentions only to hurt you. Many say diligence is […]

Relapse- prelude, interlude and epilogue (Deliberately improper) Sanity keeps sin Serenity sleeps in Insanity creeps in Divinity peeps in Calamity leaps in Anonymity’s deep skin Profanity bleeps in The enemy creeps in Vanity’s sheep skin Identity sleeps again Humanity weeps again Amenities cheap win Inhumanity sweeps in Affinity reaps sin Sanity keeps sin Joel Prickett […]

Old Soul You can always tell from their eyes The aged wisdom in kept disguise The tongue can’t endure The lofty allure That their all seeing sight can easily surmise. The knowledge seeps from their gaze Through soul’s depth and the mind’s maze To the rest assure This vintage is pure Their age has dwelt […]

An EGO trip punctuate freely Interjected illusions has to be The mask placed skillfully Deceit wrought willfully The ego is full you see The brain glides mightily The fears fly frightfully The walls built high you see Nothing inside of me The soul pleads mercifully The heart withers willfully The mind is full you see […]

We’re losing our capability for civility We’re drowning in self induced misery When have we ever learned from cruelty? We bash our counterparts so brutally- That it erodes our human ability To love Why can’t we recognize our disability? Why do we strive for uncivilized brutality? Why do we cling to discord so hatefully? It […]

“Nurse!” Many times I’ve sat there. “Don’t leave me, I don’t want to die alone.” And sat there. “I’m here. I’m with you” A dying thanks is bittersweet but it’s still the last thing they said. It’s a station I choose for my life. It’s an honor to be nurse. Immersed in fellow man through […]

How to love Love deep…. Til bonds are made that are immeasurable Love deep… Til minds fill gaps that are pleasurable Love deep… Til feelings are found which have never been felt Love deep… Til your mind doesn’t care that your heart wants to melt Then… Love deeper…. Til your cares erode by the glimpse […]