"Survival Lived"

The loud cry of emotion...

As words pass through the ears...

Memories sort out the differences

From treasures...

And no longer use-to-be's...

Broken lines find feet moving

Colours are motion and still

The waking day we rise again

A little more changed

A little more us...

As we reach for the moments

Let it come to you...

As comfortably as breathing...

Reaction is the attraction

From rhythm and variations of sound

Interpretation is ours

We define the meaning

Sentences spoken in and under our breath

A dialogue of difficulty

Found here every day...

As we go through so many amazing changes...

Remember that hope is best held tightly against the palm

The will in effort is paramount

We are human...

Time is motion forward

Our wounds will hurt...

So let it...

Because it's growth and allowance

Learning and problem solving at the core

Let it take root...

Then, let it heal...

Be proud of every ounce of survival lived

Because there should be no shame found...

Within the beauty of scars gained within existence.

© 2020

"Truth Given"

 

That time...

In those moments...

That one single being can break open those locked chambers of the heart

Offering a new view

A perspective not seen

Experiences offered will restore the numbed zones of the mind, body, and soul

Countless thoughts of inspiration lead

Brave to be open to the light

We begin...

Through realization

The good and the bad

And the right and the easy...

Friendship...

Or lover...

Reality is the truth given

There are some wounds that will never show upon the bodies skin

Some have cut deeper...

And are beyond the definition of hurt...

They remain with us...

For they are the ones that caused more damage

Than those from blood shed...

As we remember that it is not unconditional 

If its held onto by lists of limitations

As we learn the hardest lesson...

To not go back to that which was never waiting for our return...

Sadly, there are feelings and emotions that go beyond our realm of comprehension

We will only learn to name them... 

After the ones who gave them to us...

As we come to know ourselves and others

Through life and existence

That sometimes all you need

Is that one being who gets it a little more than the others

A little light shone into the darkness

Embraced with some empathy when the world is cold

An acknowledgment of an understanding

That we all have a little chaos inside of us all.

© 2020

"For You..."

People are not the subtotal of what we see...

Good intentions in thought...

May not translate well when put into action...

It's that dream we all have

Time to time...

Or every night...

When you try to run away

But your feet are frozen to the ground

Or when you part your lips to scream

But there is no sound...

You use to try...

To speak up...

Act out...

But there is nothing...

Silence embraces you

A moment paused reminds you

Maybe the future that you seek...

Is so unclear for the simple fact that it has not been written yet

Anything can happen...

Because nothing happens all the time

Stand firm to your convictions

Because if we weren't so afraid to let go

Then we wouldn't feel so free when we finally did.

© 2020

"Between Something and Nothing"

In those moments...

Between something and nothing...

As you hold out your hands...

You can feel the weight upon your fingertips

The world...

Push and surging...

Time doing what it does best

Always moving...

Changing...

As this day turns into the next

We are continued works in progress

Whether its the sweet smell of spring

Or the cold bite of winter

We are the architect of existence

Let the passing of darkness be the beginning of a new page written

Memories never leave us...

They just get further out of reach as years pass us by

Allow them to be the treasures

The stories that get told

A masterpiece to hold...

We are the artist drawing

Painting with the most vibrant colours and shades

Be not afraid to venture outside the box

Limitations are only the boundaries we place upon ourselves

We build up our courage from conviction

A designer by choice of living

And a survivor out of necessity

Because we are our own definition given

And are never too broken to be healed.

© 2020

"Changing Moments"

In merely moments....

A warm and sunny disposition drastically changed...

From a bright beacon calling...

To a somber dreary gray

A smile fell dark

A sudden vision is realized...

Of just how little it takes to kick out the pillars that help support our beings

Exposing out tender human frailty

In the simplistic place of the unknown and the unforeseen

Judgment can be swiftly passed without acknowledgment

The bondage of betrayal can strike...

The illusion of a connection forms a separation that is all too real

But in the stillness of these experiences

The truth cannot be so easily cleansed or erased

Because inside the soul lies a vibrant consciousness

There is always belief...

And that never-ending hope

That the openness and convictions that we hold strong

Keeps us...

So that the infinite possibilities that are held within us...

Should and will always be out weighed by any assumption

Because in every moment...

We grow a little more

We live...

We learn through existence...

In streams of constant awareness

In this active motion called life. 

© 2020