"I'm Tired..."

Tired is my state of being

From words that have gone unsaid

By the actions not taken

And the moments not returned

I'm tired of the lies

The abandonment...

And all of the hurt

I'm tired of the heartbreak

The let down

And the emotions that go unresolved

I'm tired of the broken dreams

Of picking up the pieces of me...

And the lack of any chance given

I'm tired of being tired...

For I knew finding love would be hard

I just never thought it would be like this...

I deeply wish being found was as easy as being lost seems to be...

I'm tired after each days end

I'm tired of never seeming to be good enough...

Even though I know I am.

© 2016

"Within The Lines"

I look at you...

And see you

The being hidden deep within

A reflection of parts of me

Reaching out...

Wanting to connect

Emotions and feelings

Some only are known by the senses

While others can't so easily be obscured

Honest moments build and pass

We are more a like than we are different

Brave is your curiosity...

But your actions lack conviction

Silence weighs heavy under the words left unsaid

My every wish for your being is to be free...

From the secrets that you haven't told

Don't push me away...

Then wonder where I went

I am here...

Waiting...

Arms wide open...

Holding out hope...

But I cannot embrace, “maybe or I don't know...”

So I must surrender to what is...

And what I know now

That until you are ready to receive anything I have to give...

I will continue to hide you within the lines of my poetry.

© 2016

"Sunlight Heart"

Through the dark clouds sunlight breaks

Just as your heart opens

You are found

Holding your own

Brave...

Strong...

Ready to set your soul free

Choices done

Life decided

Optimistic...

And real

One breath...

One moment...

Another step forth

All work and effort...

Tears and blood...

Worth the sacrifice

The journey to find happiness

To be able to stand here upon your own two feet

Free.

© 2016

"All That You Have"

Pause...

Be still...

Be silent...

Take a second for you

Breath in...

Exhale...

Even if its all that you have to give today

Embrace this moment for you...

We are not perfect beings

Find comfort in knowing we are all continued works in progress

Learning...

Healing...

Changing...

Adapting...

Who are we to judge

How we are fixing what others or life has broken within us

Our happiness found or gained

Should not fall under any sort of shame

Sometimes its not about right or wrong

Or whats right and what is easy

More times enough its about validation

Its that calming embrace found deep within the words, “I understand”

When a helping hand holds you still

Wiping away your endless tears

We are the care givers of our humanity

The worth invested

And the debt taken...

All that is received or put out into the world

Making us the reflection of our true desires needed

Because life....

In all its various moments

Is meant for existence.

© 2016