"To Be Free"

Every thought...

Every emotion...

Comes with its own presence, weight, and state of being

But each one is and can only be a tourist

So let them come and let them go

It is something that you cannot just push through

To get to the other side

We must do our best to be better than this

Its the ultimate action you can take on your behalf

For the gift is life itself

Because the truth of the matter is

We are these moments...

The lesson lived and learned

There is growth within and throughout life

Through absorption...

Adjustment...

Acceptance...

It is something to to complete

Its a life long journey

Its not a task to finish

And move on

But an element of yourself

An alteration of your being

A new way of seeing

A new definition of ones self

That allows yourself to truly breath

To be within life

Embraced with existence.

© 2018

"Stranger To Friendship..."

Broken promises...

Leave bread crumbs behind footprints

All taken in the wrong direction

The shattered ruins of a friendship stained

Mistrust has given birth from actions taken

Deep wounds weep tears of blood

Anger leads the way

Passed the years known

To this place where we no longer stand side by side

Alone I am abandoned with the broken

Bitter is the taste left

Because betrayal never comes from a stranger

Even though that is who we are now

Your continued poor choices made are not my consequences to live

Nor the weight trying to drowning me

Freedom of speech is not the same as running your mouth

Denial is the ace up a liars sleeve

And it's the only game you seem to play

I have come to the end of my hand

All pieces have been played

No winner shall be declared

All who have been involved have lost

Making this my final move

I can believe enough for me

But on this day...

I can no longer believe in you to...

© 2018

"If They Are Broken"

Thoughts circle

Around all that which holds you back

Feet are frozen to their place where they stand

Each action taken against this battered soul

Rather than standing within the light...

And be seen for who they are...

Darkness is embraced like a welcomed friend

A fork in the road

The last twist and bend

Something has to give

Because a being cannot kill themselves this much just to live

So when silence falls

And it becomes hard for someone to speak

It is up to us to listen

Time reminds us that its always moving forward

Life reminds us that it happens all the time...

By happening every day...

Every action or emotion

Real or fake...

Truth...

Lie...

Shaded...

Or boldly coloured in

Which moment did you stop caring?

Because with broken clocks...

You can always tell exactly when they stopped ticking

With people, its not so easily seen

Sometimes you can't even tell...

If they are broken.

© 2018

"Days Slip By"

Multiple thoughts build to one moment

Sometimes the smallest movement in the right direction

Ends up being the biggest step of your life

Slow and steady...

Tip toe if you must...

But be brave enough to make that step forward

You can improve your chances at getting better

Or you stay bitter...

Either you take that which has been dealt to you

And allow yourself to move passed that which holds you still

Be a much better “you”

Than a pretend “you”

Time can be the strangest thing

Sometimes it seems to move backwards

Putting the past in front of us

And sadly, that is the only thing we begin to see

The soon forgotten future gets put at our backs

We have to learn the lesson of looking the other way

Realize that our time is now

These very moments at our feet

It's life at its rawest form

Believe in the light shining through the darkness

Add together friends and loved ones

And those who care

Because strength is always found in numbers

That deep embrace

Always there.

© 2018