"Within Our Story"

 

Eyes open wide...

Feet pointing forward...

This is the moment when the decision is made...

The tuning point from darkness to light

Tired are the days of losing

An endless looping road leading to no where

For far too long have the shadows clung onto the corners of the mind

And the confusion took control...

But today...

There is a peace found

Clarity has replaced confusion

And yesterday became just that...

Choice becomes change

Because words can always be used

Copied, pasted, and repeated...

So give it meaning...

Broken pieces can be mended

We are capable of this beautiful gift to ourselves

We are a living and breathing experience

Take notice of the pattern and break the circle

Claim the freedom achieved from within

Let this realization embrace the being

Because then we will come to know the ability of how to rescue ourselves

Its the lesson of learning the understanding

And with hope and love reaching

Embrace the helping hand offered and given

Deny pride the power to disconnect

Acknowledge the difference made

Miss the lost...

But hold it within the contentment of remembrance

A part of it will always be with you

We carry our history within our story being told

Every sentence leads us to the next chapter

Page by page...

Building the book of us.

© 2023

"Turning Point"

Piece by piece assembly begins...

With this step, action forward starts...

Surrendering to the unknown...

The heart sheds the weight

Realizing this turning point in time

Another day has begun with a fresh perspective

We can begin where we stand

This very moment reaches out, calling to us to listen...

That the benefit of the doubt can have its eyes blinded

By the confusion of the promise never made

So why do we continue to hold onto our end of this false deal?

Reality always speaks the truth...

Bitterness kept, only breeds anger

That rages through your existence faster than a hurricane

We know this realization to be true

Its the understanding that comes without judgment

The facts read as a defining statement in themselves

Yet we debate the pain...

The care of love should not hurt like this

Decisions made should not contain so much doubt

Dismiss the excuses and let go for the need to over explain

We are this hard lesson learned

As we understand the word, “no...”

We are allowed to simply decline...

Because every chapter written does come to an end

Change happens and the story goes on living

With this little note to self daily...

Show up and be you...

Figure it and work it out as you go...

And remind yourself that pain does end when we allow it

That happiness of light will break through after the darkest storm

Embrace yourself deep and hold on

And step into the sunlight.

© 2023

"Shadows Upon Skin"

Questions build to the point of breaking...

One after another the steps expand the distance...

Linking too many moments like this together

Why does common sense seem to fail so quickly?

When there is no attempt to clarify the difference in interpretation

It creates a dividing line between respect and betrayal

When all words are thrown like daggers, they are meant for a single reason

Their destination and purpose is to inflict pain...

Its a point to be made and blame of wrong doing

Around every action there is darkness waiting

So how is another to feel?

When the defense of emotions in denied

Why is it okay for another, but not for me?

This misunderstanding is not mine to own

I carry no fault within me...

I have the ability to process through that which needs to be done

While all else that remains, is left at your feet

Denying its existence...

These are all decisions made from choices

You do not get to hurt another, then get to control how they feel about it

Where is the ownership?

This heavy weight is not mine to bear

And this is where my refusal comes to be...

I will not stand idly by and be hurt repeatedly

Simply because pride causes your eyes to be blind

I will not remain in a place where I am baited with anger

It stains my mental health with bruises

And leaves too many shadows upon my skin

Disrespect has trespassed beyond the line of no return

Labeling this what it is...

That some obstacles within life that we need to overcome

Unfortunately also have a name.

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"Breath Is Life"

Its the push that drives us...

From every yesterday...

A weather eye upon the horizon watching...

Tomorrow comes with the breaking of light after the darkness

Another day filtered through the senses

Holding onto hope...

Wishing for the better...

We set out upon the hour, working our way through the moments

Putting enough space between what was...

What will never be...

And all that has yet to come...

Making us well aware of our surroundings

We wonder, where do we invest our strength?

What is deemed worthy of our energy spent

Because every breath is life passed

All we have is here and right now

We are not our every yesterday...

Heal the whispering wounds of the past

Growth comes from not holding onto that which haunts you

Lay it to rest...

These are all decisions we choose

Accept that happiness can be a part of you

Pay attention to words and actions

Hear what was said, and see what was done

Gratitude is attitude...

Positivity is allowance within a state of being

We are the source of this gift

Within we carry the capacity of understanding

Respect the power...

Acknowledge the difference given and taken

And how hard you fight against it

Or how desperately you wish to let it go...

Because in some cases, silence becomes the answer

No response is a response...

And its a powerful one

Remember that.

© 2023