Overachievers
Deal with great pressures on them
To always be great
Overcoming obstacles
Striving for excellence now
-AAA/MAD
Overachievers
Bamm-Bamm: Artwork & Poem
Bamm Bamm with his strength untold,
From the Flintstones, a heart of gold.
With a club in hand, and a joyful shout,
He’s always ready to help out.
A child of stone, so mighty and tough,
But deep down inside, he’s gentle enough.
With Pebbles, his love is clear to see,
A friendship that’s as strong as can be.
Nightfall
Gentle breezes blow
As the darkness hugs us all
As the day falls down
Moonlit sky above it all
Whispers of the night so tall
-AAA/MAD
Missy’s MAD Challenge # 079
Every week, a creative prompt will be offered for you to unleash your imagination and artistic skills.
You can share your response in the form of art or any creative expression that the prompt inspires.
There are no restrictions and no deadlines, so feel free to take your time and enjoy the creative process.
Remember to label your response with #missysmadchallenge.
Your challenge for this week
- A traveler finds a map that shows only the places they’re afraid to go.
Song that Has Me Thinking About Life
When I encountered this challenge, the first song that came to mind was “Where Is the Love?” by The Black Eyed Peas. With everything happening in the world right now, this song reflects my thoughts on the situation.
Where Is The Love?
What’s wrong with the world, mama?
People livin’ like they ain’t got no mamas
I think the whole world’s addicted to the drama
Only attracted to things that’ll bring you trauma
Overseas, yeah, we tryna stop terrorism
But we still got terrorists here livin’
In the USA, the big CIA
The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK
But if you only have love for your own race
Then you only leave space to discriminate
And to discriminate only generates hate
And when you hate, then you’re bound to get irate, yeah
Madness is what you demonstrate
And that’s exactly how anger works and operates
Man, you gotta have love just to set it straight
Take control of your mind and meditate
Let your soul gravitate to the love, y’all, y’all
People killin’, people dyin’
Children hurt, hear them cryin’
Can you practice what you preach
Or would you turn the other cheek?
Father, Father, Father, help us
Send some guidance from above
‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’
Where is the love (love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love, the love, the love?
It just ain’t the same, old ways have changed
New days are strange, is the world insane?
If love and peace are so strong
Why are there pieces of love that don’t belong?
Nations droppin’ bombs
Chemical gasses fillin’ lungs of little ones
With ongoin’ sufferin’ as the youth die young
So ask yourself, is the lovin’ really gone?
So I could ask myself really what is goin’ wrong
In this world that we livin’ in people keep on givin’ in
Makin’ wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends
Not respectin’ each other, deny thy brother
A war is goin’ on but the reason’s undercover
The truth is kept secret, it’s swept under the rug
If you never know truth then you never know love
Where’s the love, y’all, come on? (I don’t know)
Where’s the truth, y’all, come on? (I don’t know)
Where’s the love, y’all?
People killin’, people dyin’
Children hurt, hear them cryin’
Can you practice what you preach
Or would you turn the other cheek?
Father, Father, Father, help us
Send some guidance from above
‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’
Where is the love (love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love? (The love)
Where is the love, the love, the love?
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder
As I’m gettin’ older, y’all, people gets colder
Most of us only care about money makin’
Selfishness got us followin’ the wrong direction
Wrong information always shown by the media
Negative images is the main criteria
Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria
Kids wanna act like what they see in the cinema, yo’
Whatever happened to the values of humanity?
Whatever happened to the fairness and equality?
Instead of spreading love we’re spreading animosity
Lack of understanding, leading us away from unity
That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feelin’ under
That’s the reason why sometimes I’m feelin’ down
There’s no wonder why sometimes I’m feelin’ under
Gotta keep my faith alive ’til love is found
Now ask yourself
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Where is the love?
Father, Father, Father, help us
Send some guidance from above
‘Cause people got me, got me questionin’
Where is the love?
Sing with me y’all (one world, one world)
We only got (one world, one world)
That’s all we got (one world, one world)
And something’s wrong with it (yeah)
Something’s wrong with it (yeah)
Something’s wrong with the wo-wo-world, yeah
We only got (one world, one world)
That’s all we got (one world, one world)
Cloak of Night
In the quiet cloak of night, shadows play,
Whispering secrets through the moonlit trees,
They dance like phantoms, drifting far away,
A mystery wrapped in the evening breeze.
With every flicker, the dark begins to sway,
A silent witness to dreams that never cease,
In their embrace, we find a gentle peace,
Lost in the twilight, where worries find release.
Where is…
Where is harmony
When it is needed the most
Gone like all we knew
Extra, Extra!
The first-ever German Shepherd was named Horand von Grafrath. He was bought by a breeder in the late nineteenth century, and most of today’s German shepherds are related to him.
Getting to Know Missy
What is your greatest fear?
My greatest fear is not being enough and feeling I must change who I am to earn love or care. I’m working on this in therapy; my therapist says I’ve improved and will continue to work with me on it.
Brief Moment
For a brief moment in time, I believed in you.
Now I see the truth—
I was only a tool
for getting what you wanted.
You played me for a fool.
Glasses, a Sharper Point of View
Glasses assist me
To see the world around me
It’s a great blur, yes
But with them, I see just fine
Enhancing my view to life
-AAA/MAD
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The Sailed Ship
That ship has sailed long ago
Never to return
Its wake still shivers through the water,
a quiet ache I pretend not to feel.
Some departures don’t announce themselves –
they simply drift past the horizon,
leaving you with the echo
of everything you never said.
Error of Your Ways
Do you see the error of your ways,
the trail of broken promises you leave behind—
a map of moments you never meant to honor,
a truth you never had the courage to face.
The Cat Wore Socks
The cat wore socks, the dog wore a tie,
My breakfast cereal started to fly.
The goldfish sang opera (not at all normal),
My morning routine felt truly abnormal.
I looked in the mirror, shrugged with a grin—
Maybe the weirdness just comes from within!
Power of True Friendship
True friends have the power to heal even the deepest wounds & mend broken hearts.
M.A.D. Works 