"Peace Over Chaos"

 

Moments gather...

Through reflection there is realization...

Amongst the lost, a decision is found...

Who's choice is it?

When the body has been beaten...

And emotions have carved scars deep...

Is it you?

Or is it them?

Is there acknowledgment for your state of being?

Will understanding be given, instead of reaction?

Maybe offer compassion before careless comparisons

Negativity before positivity only adds to the heaviness trying to be shed

Maybe...

Do not wonder the reason for their reaction

Maybe...

Attempt to comprehend why...

Lines become drawn for a reason

Trespass signs are hung before boundaries are ever crossed

Many of us know our pain...

We do not need it recited back to us

We all try...

Some more than others...

And some days better than the next...

It's okay to forget the confusion

Stop counting what may or may not be owed

There should be no rights given to thieves who steal your comfort

As they impose restrictions upon their unconditional love

Refuse to pay the debt...

To give the allowance by letting them live rent free within your mind

Because anger will always be the response

When your peace is chosen over their chaos

And distance is made between the connection

Over their mounting disrespect...

Yesterday is laid to rest

Tomorrow, another day

To give worth and effort in trying

Because today, belongs to you.

© 2021

"The Day Wakes"

Moments gather here...

The sweet uplifting rush...

From the quiet whisper calling...

Coming through the darkness at dawn

The day wakes...

Eyes trace the rising sun

Thoughts drift with the directions of clouds

Each breath fills the lungs with fresh air

This is the chance...

A foot forward...

The decision to live...

Existence to the best of our ability

To move passed where we once were

Forgetting that which no longer serves us well

This is our world created

Plant seeds and tend to them as they grow

Hear the sound of laughter echo

Just be...

Each second knows the weight of time

Carry the goodness

Shine bright your inner light

And realize this is worth the fight

There is meaning to all this

Pain and tears keep us real

The hurt that follows each heartbeat

Reminds us...

Precious time moves us all

Everyday...

Always.

© 2021

"Honesty is Revealed"

 

Here...

This moment waits...

Another footstep...

An answer calls...

Through painful realization

The truth comes to light

Through the shaded darkness

Honesty is revealed...

The bitter taste of acknowledge is now known

We have reached the full length of this path

Fault only ever seems to be found...

In every act of defense...

Pain should never be a competition

But when an act of war is disguised with love

The penalty for such betrayal comes swift

For the heart has every right to fortify its defenses

Against such a cowardly attack

Eyes open...

This is the scene...

Amongst the emotional storm

The end result of pride over riding compassion

Vindication supersedes validation

The power to be right and justified

As endless judgment comes to pass

How far has dignity fallen?

One being unwilling to stay..

And another unwilling to leave it be...

The soul deserves better than this

But time is history...

The past is experience...

And tomorrow should be the new hope

So with conviction laid

Strength is found within the peace

That only comes when we must say goodbye...

Because these moments have trespassed against our being

Forcing a heart to choose

Now becomes the gamble

How much are you prepared to lose?

© 2021

"Focus Forward"

 

How do we know?

Is it the feeling or the flow of emotion?

The bitter sting or heaviness of pain?

Or is it the foul actions trespassing against our humanity?

It comes to the point of breaking

When sadness forces the hand of choice and decision

Because so many shadows are used as condemnation

When words have led us astray

There is that moment seen

We come to realize the weight carried and the flow of motion

The true worth in peace coming from within

A safe harbor from the raging anger cast against us

We are not the negativity or darkness

Faith in the better bares the light

Distance placed between the source and the soul

Is the marker in the road

Feet forward turn the direction made

The past is not a place where you live anymore

Boundaries are not created to offend

They are to honour the being

And the work achieved in existence

Focus is forward...

Healing is allowance...

As you remember that the wound once struck, is not there as punishment

But proof of what you can overcome

Forgiveness may and can be granted

But the lesson learned is key

To unlocking the chains holding you back

Truth is acknowledgment known

That this is where you come to stand now

Moved beyond what use to be

When being close could not divide the feeling...

The difference is now understood

That hurt is enough to remember

Forgiveness should never become foolishness

And love and caring...

Should never be used as weapons...

© 2021

"This Day Calls"

 

Pause...

Be still...

Hold this moment

Take a breath...

Let the realization come

The senses speak...

Memories whisper of times past

Through the sunshine we see

The truth shinning bright

Beyond the darkness of shadows

Footsteps walk forward

The wind of change is constant

Surrender the heaviness

Embrace the peace

Allow salvation to be with you

You are able...

The conviction is there

Its the belief in ones self

With all the feeling and emotion carried with us

We are the definition given

Our best done is worthy

The attempt is always in the trying

To be grateful for the opportunity

There is happiness and hope

Be brave...

Reach out beyond the reflections of others

It's excepting the dare to move

From this place that once held you still

History has planted the roots

Its passion with life and existence

We are this image given

A being of the world...

The new horizon of this day calls your name

To become the rise...

After a fall.

© 2021