"Change of Direction"

 

Trust starts with truth...

And we are not the reflection of others who cannot see...

Happiness is a choice that requires effort

Small steps can lead to big changes

Being lost can be the best way to be found

Keep moving forward at the best pace you know how

The truth is often not very complicated

What gets complex, is evading reality...

Actions will always reveal why some words never hold any weight

Appearance can always harbour some deceit...

The proof is contained within the evidence

Knowledge becomes power...

History written is meant to be learned from

So we may never repeat the same circles of confusion ever again

And just because someone does not understand your feelings of emotions...

Does not mean that they are not valid

Contrary to belief, stepping back or away from someone or something is not quitting

Its a change of direction chosen for self-protection

Being defeated in the moment is temporary...

Giving up completely is what makes it permanent...

Acknowledge and accept that the past will never be the future

Especially if you continue to return to a place in time where your heart, mind, body and soul are still trying to heal from...

We cannot expect more from those who give us less...

And we cannot take their every direction given to destinations that they refuse to travel themselves

Not all our wounds and scars are our fault...

But the responsibility of what is done after is

Existence within this life is ours to own

It's our life choice at the ready to be taken...

And that is sometimes the only explanation that is ever needed.

© 2024

"There's Only After"

 

Listen...

Understand the words told...

That when a person tells you how your actions have affected them...

It matters...

Your intent matters...

Because the impact that they may have is endless

If your actions do not prove the truth in your words

Then your words are nothing more than continued lies...

Consideration is respect

How another pays attention to that detail is important

Reality is truth...

Own everything that has happened to us

We cannot return to yesterday

There's only after today

Our stories are continued works in progress

It is all these moments of existence collected

A balance of feelings and emotions

And the power within the presence we give it

Words, just like action have consequences

And so does silence when it is used like a weapon of guilt

Everyone makes mistakes in life

That does not mean that they have to pay for them for the rest of their lives

Sometimes good people make bad choices...

It doesn't mean that they are all bad, it means they are human...

The understanding comes when they have learned...

Correcting the place and time when they overstepped

By apologizing, acknowledging the lies, and claiming the blame

It reminds us of the realization that is hard to believe

That some changes are painful, yet necessary...

Nothing grows well within chaos

We must do our best within our ability to preserve the calm

Peace does not mean that you have to surrender yourself to a place with no noise of hard work

It means to be in the mindset of those things that will restore the calmness within our being

Because we are not the darkness endured and inflicted upon us...

We are the light that refused to surrender.

© 2024

"Thief in the Dark"

 

It's that moment...

That approaches from a long time coming...

Silently still, then with an undeniable echo growing...

That no matter how much hope was wished, it was never going to be

Reality is always present...

And one of our greatest awakenings comes when we realize that not everyone changes as promised

It's a hard understanding, but it is their choice to own...

To remain the same regardless of the consequences

Which now makes my decision clearly made

My journey is not meant to be filled fixing them

Because life is built with many more things than this...

How can one attempt to make something from nothing, if the other is unwilling to carry any of the weight?

We must embrace our existence, not to just merely tolerate it

Acknowledge that the wounds that bleed upon us, are now unfortunately being inflicted by them...

Time can already be a thief of many things...

And I don't need yet another thing taking more from within me than I am willing to give...

Nothing will ever change until we are willing to face the truth behind our feelings and actions

Failure comes from not understanding...

Effort is desirable because it is a direct reflection of interest

And I am no longer excepting apologies for things that emotionally drain me

You cannot be an umbrella of protection, and also be the reason why I am left standing abandoned in the pouring rain...

It may break the heart, but it does fix the vision...

Lying about me does not change the truth of you...

I will never be anything less than me

My heart refuses to hide in anothers darkness

So please, I need you to step out of my light...

Because when I only get treated as a last minute option...

I will leave you permanently like a choice.

© 2024

"For a While"

 

There are multiple stages in life...

So many moments and experiences are gathered...

With this right here and now being your next step...

Doors open and they close

Opportunities come knocking...

Does it grab your attention?

How much do you listen?

Decisions upon chances are taken

An experience waiting to be had

Another hope in options

So, how much do you believe?

Because its all in a chance...

Maybe this time it could be different...

The effect is never known until you venture beyond the place you stand

There is always a lesson to be learned

The outcome is never known until you put the effort into trying

Actions taken and given are a language without words

It's the clarity within them that gives them the definition

But remember, the truth is always there, asking for your attention

So many of us desperately want the butterflies of love

But how many of us understand the responsibility of it?

Everyone wants something real...

Until they meet it face on, and decline the commitment

Simply because it challenges their current standard of living

And regardless of attempts...

Tired becomes the heart of waiting...

The difference in distance between two people is now seen

Awareness becomes abundantly clear

That we must pull away from that which does not push us forward

Because the reality is, some people will never change

The mask just falls off...

© 2024