"This Is Life"

Another year about to begin

The new promise it ushers in

A fresh start and we begin at day one

A new page within the book of life

Another chapter to write

Naturally, we begin to sum up all the moments

The good with the bad mix together

Lessons learned and mistakes made

Growth within the eyes of the world

We bare witness to this every day

Never underestimate the power of words

A good frank discussion about the adventures had

Honest and naturally true

Let your arms embrace with understanding

Take confidence in the fact that being afraid is to be human

The cost is forever weighted

Life's natural balance

Its fate and its sometimes wicked sense of humor

We love who we love and should not have to apologize for that...

And some people only may enter our world briefly

Leaving vibrant memories in their wake as they leave

Pause within the simple moments and take it all in

So when our mind fails in times of pain and darkness

Acknowledge that we are more than these moments that hold us still

Allow your heart to seek the help it needs

By placing one foot in front of the other

Moving from where you stand, is the act of survival

Its where it takes root...

So when your eyes, heart, and emotions flow over the passed year in reflection

Remember always...

We are human

And this is life...

All that you can ever do is be you

May your confidence stand strong in the face of loss

Because life can be a battle fought

Approach it with vigor and conviction

Give it your life...

Because the reward is life itself...

And at the end of the day when the hours come to rest

Sometimes all you can ever do... is keep breathing.

© 2015

"The Heart Of Christmas"

Across the empty farm fields and through the trees

The cold winter wind blows

The sweeping rush

And the changing of seasons

Another year will soon be at an end...

As we circle back through the months in reflection

Sorting through the memories

Smile to the happy ones

Shed tears for the bad

And acknowledge the life's lessons learned from those moments that left fingerprints upon us

We pause and give thanks

Proud to be where we stand now

Surviving the battle that can be life

The footsteps within our journey has taken us thus far

And as we look to the path ahead in a New Year

Draw in the strength needed

Fuel up upon the treasures of life...

Family, friends, and love

Because life happens all the time, with... or without you...

The events that shape our days passed is evidence of this

So maybe this Christmas your gift is forgiveness... love, or hope

Extend a hand to those who may be quietly reaching

Because faith is daring the soul to go beyond what it cannot see...

As you remember always...

That the words I love you, I miss you, and I understand can never be said too much

Peace to you this holiday season

Mixed with family and friends

With happiness and health

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

© 2015

"Never Would I Ever"

Brave or stupid?

I haven't decided yet...

Moments of confliction pass

You lost your second chance to do “us” all over again the first time around

Time did what it does best

Moved on...

No longer do I stand where we came to ruin

My footsteps lead to a better place

One without the secrets and lies

Its a life with freedom of being

Embraced tightly are my convictions

My life waits for no other

Healed are the scars that I once carried within me

From the last time you wheeled a knife

Trying to cut me in and out of various parts of your life...

I've replaced the things that I once gave away to you

Because almost, is never enough...

So when you attempt to re-enter my life

Asking for time, patience, and energy to give you those extra chances

I already know that I...

As well as my happiness deserve better than this

Giving me the strength...

As well as the right to say, “No”

Because never would I ever to that all over again.

© 2015

"After November"

The time has come...

A year has come to pass

The days have surrendered to the nights early closing

An end that bleeds the most colourful hues within the sky

Some so bright its as if the horizon was set on fire

While others whither into smokey grays and mix with the approaching darkness

Autumn shadows have come to pass

All the vibrant branches bare

Life hidden in the soil below

Hushed is the growth of the passing season

Awaiting its time

Sleeping through the cold winter months

To spring forth once again.

© 2015

"The Bitter End"

There comes a time...

When you are forced to make a choice

For your sanity...

Freedom...

For your life...

Just how much will you sacrifice?

How far will you go to hide?

With every lie you kill a part of you a little more

Piece by piece you disassemble your being

Some things in life cannot be undone...

Destruction is permanent

Life altering decisions are made upon a single emotion

Time becomes another enemy to fight

A battle wages within your soul

So much turmoil exists with the corridors of your mind

Nothing can be seen

Darkness within seeps out

It surrounds you

All for what?

To live a lie with shameful conviction?

To be isolated so much that your forever lost?

To abandon your morals completely, just so the eyes that love you cannot see?

Because as the way things go when you live a lie...

It corrupts everything that makes you... you.

© 2015

"A Happier You"

These are the days that we are living

These are the moments that keep us alive

And are the ones we will remember for the rest of our lives

Because you will have found yourself upon the point of realization of life

What is most crucial is that you hold your course

Stay true to oneself

Never be anything other than your true being

Because when all else fails

Just be you

Be happy, safe, and healthy

Because a healthier you means a better you

A better you means a happier you

And a happier you means...

Everything.

© 2015

"Claim To Hurt"

You struggle desperately not to allow yourself to be held hostage to your most recent past

But deliberate actions taken against another

Without consideration...

Never goes well...

You attempt to swallow the bitter taste of almost loosing everything that you are

Your once one true love claims not to want to hurt you more

But she just cannot seem to stop

There is only so much the mind can handle

Before the body begins to physically ache

We are all stories within the book of life

The struggle and the attempt is to be forever mindful of how we would like to be read

You cannot blame other people for your bad choices made

Nor can you build yourself up

By tearing another down

In this moment it may seem that darkness lurks around every corner

Do your best to always seek out the light

Because there is only so much a being can give...

Hope...

Pray...

Wait...

Hold out...

Hang on...

Or with stand

Until they break.

© 2015

"Not My Life..."

Sometimes things reach an end before they begin

I guess its all part of life

You cannot force feelings that do not blossom

The act of friendship can only care so much

There are limits to some actions and emotions

Its up to us to decide how much we are willing to give

And I have given enough...

You cannot give away something you no longer have...

Some things come to pass

While others may never be

One thing is for certain

I'd rather be any other colour than black and blue from being beat up by your lack of actions not taken

Tired is my hope that we will move from beyond this place where we stand

We have reached the peak of our time together

All that is left needs to be put to rest

Peacefully...

And respectfully...

Yet, all that remains is baited conversations

Designed to pull me back in

And I fail horribly at understanding the actions-or lack there of- that have come to pass

I guess some people will only “love you” as much as they can use you

Then when the loyalty ends

And you refuse to play that role in their life...

So ends everything else...

Making my decision complete

And free...

If you are toxic to my life...

I will exercise my every right and remove you from it

Because your “reality” is not my life to live

And as hard as it is for you to hear

The truth I speak is not said in hate

Or to kill your heart

Its meant to welcome in our parting ways

As we step out onto the path of life

Separate from one another...

Free to walk away from all that has come to be.

© 2015

"In Case Of Darkness"

This is for the broken...

The hurting...

The beaten...

And those who are lost within themselves...

For the ones who are fighting a silent battle that we know nothing about

The ones who walk through life in spite of it

Simply trying to make it to tomorrow

This is for all of us...

We all carry our own scars

Some just cannot be seen

While others are not so easily hid

We're all a little uneven

No one is perfect...

Everybody has got something that they carry with them

No one makes it through the years without being tossed around by life

Some of us get a little banged up and bruised

While others still remain bloody

So take a breath

Just because you can't see the exact path before you

Does not mean its not there

This is the root of how we believe

That moment of courage when you placed one foot forward

In that action is the spark of survival

Strength is a virtue best held tightly

Some days it may hide on you

Or be hard to find...

But its there

Sometimes... Somethings can change everything

Hope is always the last light given from the dying flame

On your daily, “To do list”

Please be sure to place your name at the top of it

Pace yourself...

Your time line cannot be rushed

Don't let you past determine the direction of your future...

Sometimes you simply need someone to say, “Its gonna be alright”

Making some sentences worth repeating until they are heard

“I love you”

“I miss you”

“I understand...”

Its hard to beat an enemy that is inside your own head

But not all plea's are heard

Sometimes you have to listen hard and sort through the blank spaces between the lines

For silence can be the most powerful of screams for help

And just so you know...

I see you...

Beneath the smiling face you project...

The hollow laughter that catches you at odd moments...

Through the haze of your uncertainty...

I see you...

Proud are my eyes to see you fighting the good fight

I hear the crack in your voice as some words fail to fall from your lips

I know you look around and you feel alone

You feel like the rest of us are OK

That we are the better off...

But looks are always deceiving

Remember...

We are all a little broken

Some even cut themselves just to feel the pain

We pick at the imperfections

Even though that is what makes us unique

We dive head first into the shallow waters of unhealthy relationships

We subject ourselves to toxic friends, drugs, or drink

We eat ourselves to the so called “comfort” of death

While others refuse to eat...

We throw ourselves haphazardly into dangerous situations, taunting the Gods to unleash their wrath on our foolishness

We build the walls of our very own prison

The boundaries that we draw so boldly within the sand not only keep others out

It fences us in...

We evaluate, examine, scrutinize, and demonize every part of our beautiful selves

Measuring our beings against every impossible ideal just so we can confirm our lesser-than status

The cost is so great...

Some even barter their soul...

But when we weigh ourselves like that, nothing adds up right

We do all of these things in private, hiding them with shame from the world

Concealed with a smile

We all do some of it...on some level

Certain people are heroically brave enough to face it, or admit to it...

Sometimes words are not strong or powerful enough

So a long embrace is all that can be said

To comfort you...

Shake you loose...

Breaking the circle...

To reassure you...

Promise you...

To attempt to take some of the bad away...

Even though its not that simple

The reality of life: is that its life

I want to shake you when I see you begin to listen to the things that were said to you by someone more broken than yourself

Someone whose statue of limitations on self-hatred had run out so they heaped it all upon you

I want to wipe away as many of the heavy tears shed

Its a silent weight so many of us bare alone...

Who you are can never be stolen

For your being is rooted in creation

Unique and one of a kind

A soul that brings its very own light to this world

So in those moments when you falter...

I want to hold you up and support you...

When you are struggling with a brain that can't seem to pull itself together

I want to offer a helping hand when you are reaching

Whenever and wherever I can

When those nasty monsters under the bed mange to find their way to the reflection in the mirror

Remember always...

Shame on those who make others feel bad about their happiness found

Finding oneself amongst all the odds within the world is a thing of celebration

Its something worth living

All else is lies...

Finding your true self will not hurt or harm anyone

Those words and long ago hurts that prevent you allowing love and happiness into your life...

Lies...

You are the owner of the dictionary that defines you

I want to take my hands gently to your face

To turn it from side to side

Forcing you take in your surroundings

I shall whisper into your ear, “Do you see me...us?”

You are not alone

The ones that love you will not abandon you

For we will not only be standing behind you

But beside you, always

I want to stand with you toe to toe and say to you emphatically

You.

Are.

A.

Survivor!

And continue to be one

You are a fighter

We all come screaming and thrashing into this world

Clamoring for breath

Fighting to inhale life

We are all born with a scrappy determination to live and thrive

So keep fighting your fight

Let the fire within you burn brighter than the fire that surrounds you

Feel honor on the place you stand

You have kicked, fought, and screamed for this place

You've done your best to beat back the darkness and the beast it bares

You are here now

Living...

Existing...

Breathing in all the moments of life

While exhaling all of the rest

Love with arms wide open

Yes, feeling can hurt

But going through this world without it, hurts more

Pause and reflect

Somethings are needed in black and white

While others require you o embrace all the colour of the light

Feel the warmth of the sun

Follow the path in the stars

Breath...

Life should be more about living in the moment

Rather than fearing what is happening outside of it

It's all waiting for you

For us...

Step outside yourself

Just don't lose the truth of you

Its so easy to forget sometimes

That its just a bad day your having

Not a bad life

Dreams are all unfinished stories for reality to come along and take hold

Because when it comes down to it

Remember...

We are all a little broken

But we are here

Doing our best...

And that is something...rather than nothing

So call upon these words and sentences above when needed

Keep it on hand

Or in case of darkness rises

Because you are too special, awesome, and amazing...

To feel anything less than that!

© 2015

"More Than These Moments..."

What you were has faded from sight

Now, all that we were, are echoes in the wind

Tears fell like rain

Washing away the emotion

The truth of the matter is...

I could never lie to myself the way you do

I have found myself free

My being happy

A soul content with its worth

I have the strength to say, “no"

Because I am worth more than this...

You are the weak one...

Cowards are those who run away

I am found here

Standing upon my own two feet

With experience gained

A tear or two shed

A heart that still beats

And a reflection within the mirror I can still stand to see

You now move with the passing of time

Something that belongs to use-to-be

Your abandonment will not be the the shovels that dig my nameless grave

As hard as it may or may not be

I am more than these moments passed.

© 2015

"Memories and Moments"

Life is a journey

Both internal

As well as external

We meet so many people a long the way

Breaking bread

Sharing stories

Making connections

Bonds of friendship

Or the passion that we know as love

Its those memories and moments that link us together

Or unhinge us...

We are the maker of our own happiness

The world has enough pressure within it to push or pull our wants and needs

Some bend...

Others break...

Heavy is the heart that is filled with second guessing

For some achieve early success

One footstep is struck upon the path of life

And the rest is written

While others stick it out and fight

For it is the belief and conviction that drives them

To something more...

To something better...

Though they may falter from time to time

They will never give up or surrender

Their heart has learned to protect itself

To rely on instinct

Cautiously optimistic is not a bad place to be

Because no matter who you are

We're from perfect

We are all continued works in progress

Always...

© 2015

"Already Done"

The battle has raged

The war was fought

Tears cried and have dried

And some scares will never vanish...

I've paid my time

Given more than I've got back

Somethings will be forever lost

But what I have is treasured deep

Held tightly to the heart

My soul carries the spirit of a survivor

Forged out of necessity

And embraced with all of my worth

This is where I stand

Proud of the person I have come to be

I've pushed through the ups and down's

Navigated the twists and bends of the road

Daily, I remember just how far I have come

The progress made is a monument of honor

A source of soul healing pride

There is no looking back

My direction lies ahead of me

I've cast away as many shadows from within me as I can

I dwell within the light

So when someone approaches me like you do

Threatening to reverse the hands of time

My thoughts and choices are already made clear

Instincts call to arms

And words fight...

How dare you shade the truth

Along with my intentions

And attempt to bury me within darkness all over again.

© 2015

"You Are Still Here..."

In the deepest part of my core

At the finest level of my being

You are still here with me

Ingrained within my essence

In the visions within my minds eye

I see you looking at me

In the soft tender silences of the early morning

You embrace my soul

Talking and whispering to me gently

We laugh and we cry with each other

All in a place beyond words

We touch each other so reverently

Stealing all of the moments back that we've lost

All upon a level beyond any human touch

We share moments in a sacred place

Where angels dwell forevermore and time stands still

I bask within your warm radiance

Captivating the light

Here and now...

And during the moments in between, we are still together

Bonded with an everlasting promise and eternal love

An eagerness pursues me

Convictions barely sustain me

I miss you horribly, with a fierce intensity

I long for you with all of the remaining life I have contained within my being

I cry, alone, for you

Here, among the world of the living

In a place we call reality...

Published in: "Treasury of Canadian Verse"
 &
"Island Treasures"
Anthology of verse
 Poetry Institute of Canada

© 2015

"Fight Or Flight"

Sometimes you find yourself in one of those moments

Stuck in the middle

A choice to be made

The compass turns

Choices of direction

Another step

A new path to take

Actions are meant to be taken

When persistence calls

And voices linger

When do you know?

Do you stay or do you go?

Surrender or fight?

To flee and hide from the darkness...

In the light.

© 2015

"Reach Your Point"

Sometimes smiles are just another mask we wear to hide what is beneath

And nothing aids and abets depression more than being left alone with negative thoughts

What is said in protection

May only ever be heard as criticism

Its all about interpretation

The problem with perfection is...

It never adds up right

So speak clearly

Make your point made

Compassion is given

Never asked for

Reach out

Or stand by close in case needed

Give out what you wish to receive

The world is already full enough with crazy

Simply don't add to it.

© 2015

"Live Within Life"

Some of life's moments happen all of a sudden

Without warning...

Or just cause...

Life is about looking beneath the surface

And seeing what lies beyond appearance

Expose yourself to the rawness that is humanity stripped bare

You have the power within you to rise above

The choice for freedom is paramount

The decision for happiness is choosing to exist

Live within life

Rather than trailing behind it.

© 2015

"Make Or Break"

Found here....

Almost buried amongst the ruins of use-to-be

We either make our own choices in life

Or they make you

Anchored are we to those decision left to the end

Truly sad events always seem to follow miscommunication

The board is set

Sides are taken

Lines are drawn

Anger makes its mark

Hatred is a poison that fills your body

Through and through it will seep

The bitterness upon the tongue curdles with every word

For their syllables are so foul

Cruelty comes in many shapes and forms

Actions...

Words...

Silence...

And time can only do so many things

Hide...

Fade...

Forget...

Heal...

Or reveal..

So what will your choice be?

© 2015

"Stories We Tell"

Enough is enough...

Until its too much

We all make our own choices

Words and actions

Some have influence

Others are guided by misplaced thoughts

Compromise is a great thing....

Except when you have to apply it to every action, decision, or plans made

Making the longest stories told

Now short...

By the quickest lie

So know this...

You are told for that final time...

The actions that fall short

And the words that don't ring true

Lead to the end...

Mine is now the warm embrace you will never hold again

We are more than someone else's dirty little secret to be kept

Our being has more value than that

For the secrets we keep become the very story we tell

The words become the continuous lies we fear

And the fear will run our lives...

Till ruin...

© 2015

"Replaced"

Soon after you begin to replace words like “unhealthy” with “compromise”

You will shortly there after begin to forget your own name

The slope tilts...

Uneven is the ground ahead

In your minds eye confusion

Unrest boils over...

The strength to fight begins to fail

If you have to compromise on everything

Its not much of an effort made...

The word “Anytime” should not be confused with “All the time”

Certain things are black and white

Though others are not...

We are the judge of that

But when we fail....

The word “No”

Is rarely comprehended, understood, or even listened to...

If we do not speak for ourselves

The monsters “under the bed”

Become the reflections within the mirror

Causing the hope placed within the wrong hands

A very dangerous thing....

© 2015

"Separate Hearts"

The day drinks into night

Sitting in silence

My thoughts cascade within

Pieces of a puzzle now connected

Memories speak

And I listen to the dull roar

Moments tumble together

Forever...

All...

And always...

Words I have used on all the wrong faces

With a million things a heart can hold

Who knew love would be the hardest to embrace

Yet I try...

The most important part

Picking yourself up after a fall

Pushing on

Learning from it all

Forgetting...

Forgiving yourself...

Learning

Love is more than two arms holding you tight

And should not be compromised

Its a firm reminder told

I should not lose a little piece of me every time I fall in love

I am worth more than this

We owe it to ourselves to see it through

To let things run its course

Honor the beginning

And respect the time to end

Because no matter how much is paid in emotion

Not all actions can rescue something already done

Especially when I am on a path you are not brave enough to walk with me.

© 2015

"Last Moment Given"

My thoughts stretch out to the infinite

Possibilities unknown...

For no one has given me a line to follow

Or speak of some rule that now has been broken

My heart replays the last words spoken

My ears cling to every syllable

Wondering through the uncertainty

Embracing what came to be, now a use-to-be...

A shinning new...

Now barely known

Nothing understood

Ripped away by the changing of time

Or mind...

Choices and actions

None of which are my own

I even lack the respect given to be informed

I am at a loss...

No fork in the road

Misty fog of paltry pieces remain

Barely even considered crumbs

My hands reach out

Coming up empty

The worth of something so tender is now known

And clearly weighted

Some rational thoughts flee

The mind folds back upon itself

To the last moment given

Trying to feel the last interaction with my senses

Seeking the last shred of warmth in this cold abandonment

The smile once bright, now fades

Tears erode away the freshly built

Calling to ruin what my heart had come to know

Relief is not found...

For it still exists within a time not seen

Or yet to come...

Bringing forth yet another thing I must wait for...

© 2015

"Thoughts Of Yesterday"

Sometimes...

The connection must be broken

When two beings meet at a crossroad

A parting of the ways comes to be

Not as punishment...

Betrayal...

Or abandonment

But as a form of survival

To preserve the remaining respect, worth, and the time invested

The dignity of something that once was sought

Planted...

Cultivated...

Nurtured...

And embraced

Memories link us

Our days lived become our days remembered

Now past...

We honor it

Given to us those days borrowed

We return it with no debt owing

Striking our pen to a new crisp piece of paper upon the pages of the book of our lives

We are the author and the only owner to that right

And the keeper of the light

All that we send out into the world

And that which we wish to receive

Shed a tear within sentimental reflection

Let the grief of the passing moment move you to the next step upon the path of life

Our happiness is deserved and worth knowing

Be kind to your inner being

Treasure it all

Its experience gained

Fondly known

Now erased...

Or pieces of echoes will still recall within the minds eye

These are the words we should not fear

Embrace the known

And let pass what has been with the setting sun of yesterday.

© 2015

"Tomorrow's Name"

Everyday you write down the word “Tomorrow”

The act itself some how makes things a little better...

A little more safe...

For you to keep stepping forward

Day by day

You grasp a hold of a pen

Scribbling out your name

Positive things to be kept

A reminder...

A learning curve that you are still trying to achieve

Hand written notes spell out your life

To keep it true

And authentically you

Because on the list of many things that come first

You make sure your name is at number one

For it helps to erase the nameless grave you dig for yourself

When everything else tries to get the best of you.

© 2015

"My Senses Lead"

My senses lead me forth

Its the proverbial diamond in the rough

Eyes searching

Keen on finding

Embraced deep are the thoughts of the mind

Chances taken...

Nothing gained without a step forward

Bravely do I walk

Reaching out

Hoping for a connection made

Placing faith within another persons hands

Intrigue pulls me

Wonder and curiosity plays within the sensations of excitement

How lucky are we?

The chances...

Smiles ignite

Words curve and entwine

Linking together similar traits

Hours flow...

Moments build...

Authentic and true

The sweet smell of cologne infuses my nose

I taste the anticipation growing

Where will this lead?

Destination is unknown

I fear not...

For I am enjoying every second of the journey

With the sound of my very own heart beat pounding rapidly in my ears

The distance between two beings begins to bridge together

As time holds us

We are here

Existing.

© 2015

"Leaving Tears..."

The mourning...

Misty flower pedals weep

Warm rays of sunshine break through the darkness

Hands hold tightly to things that used-to-be

Spent tears march down pale faces

Thoughts call out

The heart screams with broken love

Eyes search the sky

Maybe amongst the clouds some answer may be found

Together we grieve

Remembered with the fiercest conviction

Now...

Forever...

And Always...

© 2015

"Silence You Keep"

Sometimes words are not needed

For the tears shed tell their own story...

We are the keeper of the life within us

And the dictionary that defines our being

You may know a persons name

But not their story

You've heard what they have done

But nothing of what they have been through

Sometimes we do what we must to survive

To make it through the darkness that we carry within us

For it can last longer than the night

Things in life will only repeat themselves until we learn from them

Not talking about our troubles doesn't work

And keeping them bottled inside doesn't make it hurt less

It hurts people we shut out as well...

Time cannot be bought

Every moment has to be lived

Borrowed...

Stolen...

Earned...

Or existed...

Three important things to remember

Health...

Happiness...

Heart...

Let go of the ghosts in the past

Stop the haunting

End the silence that keeps you

Find the root

The core of your being

Live it out

Its your every right to dwell within happiness

Dream...

Create...

Inspire...

Carve it out upon the great tapestry of reality

And when shadows fall over the rising sun

Its your turn to shine bright.

© 2015

"Double Vision"

Here you stand

Upon your high pillar of righteousness

Screaming out to all who will listen

The list of wrong doings

A path of misfortune

Demons of wrong doings

Choices of darkness

Hidden agenda's

Corruption...

Destruction...

And an evil plan to bring ruin to all that people hold dear

All the while carrying a hate that matches no other force upon earth...

But here I stand

Bearing my own choices made

Listening to all that is around me

Learning from life 

Exploring my endless possibilities laid out before me 

I am creating my own path upon as well as within life

Existing in all the bright and vibrant moments

I am open to all that life has to offer

No one is perfect

We are all works in progress

I am forever optimistic, but I reside within reality

Because hope is for giving

And faith is something to believe in

Not to pass judgment upon

So believe in love as you do in life

With respect of humanity

Fill your heart

With a willing mind

Compassion in your soul

And love with arms wide open.

© 2015

"Upon The Horizon"

I fear greatly for the person now lost

Deep within the changes of life

Your line of sight has swayed

The image of you has faded

The reflection within the mirror is a ghost of who you use to be

The anchor in your safe harbor has been up rooted

The beacon of light from your heart is no longer one of hope

Its now a search light calling out...

Casting is plea across the rising tide

The lines of worry tell volumes and stories across your face

There is a truth floating upon the surface of that you cannot hide

Many conflicting moments pull upon emotions

Waves of tears carry you

Is it sadness that you feel to what has been lost or departed?

Or is it that sweet relief that washes over you when you know everything will be okay?

Either way, don't fight it...

Let it embraces you ...

Making those sharp points of hurt smooth

Clean out the old thoughts

Refresh your heart, mind, body, and soul with new

You deserve the right to know your own happiness

Your heart is the ship sailing upon the ocean of life

Not all chances are lost

Keep a weather eye upon the horizon

The dawn of a new day awaits

With the breaking of light through the darkness.

Published in: "The Tracery of Trees"
Anthology of verse
Poetry Institute of Canada

© 2015

"Remind Yourself"

Well informed decisions cannot be made upon assumptions

Rumor mill

Or gossip...

You need to follow your heart

Wide open...

Tricks of the mind may sway you

But your mind will only replay things the heart cannot delete

Do not feel abandoned

An entire world of choices exist inside you

Plant your feet here

The deeper the roots

The harder they are to pull up

Forget to regret the past

You cannot change what has already happened

Be the beacon of light in the darkness

Search for your truth

Live it with happiness

Be bold

Acts of love do not require repayments

Compassion can be given for free

But respect has to be earned

Treasure your imperfections

For they are what makes you unique

Know the difference between love

And being lonely

Take a moment to breath...

To remind yourself to be gentle with your being

And that you are doing the best that you can.

© 2015