"Give A Reason"

Sometimes you can lie to yourself without even knowing it

That you allow your possibilities to close up

Making the road a little more narrow and rough

Because as you look around..

Even your face has become a reflection of someone who you use to know...

Time waits for no one

To have happiness, you first have to allow it

We are all stories within the book of life

Remember...

Think of how you would like to be read

Because when you fix something

You get to know it inside and out

When others do it...

You learn nothing

And nothing can be gained without a step forward in a decided direction

So remove the heavy weight from your shoulders

Liberate your world

Let it be a victory within your life

Because when all else fails

Redefine the definition.

© 2014

"Better Balance"

In life we strive for balance

Even though it may never be found

We try our best

Sometimes your heart needs more time to accept the things that your mind already knows

Making the pain linger

To seep a little deeper

But as hard as it is

You make the choice

Before the choice makes you

Because no sacrifice is so great that you have to leave yourself behind

Never do you have to chase after bread crumbs left behind

To lure you in...

Or hold you close

We all deserve better than this.

© 2014

"Remember This"

My deepest wish for you is to be happy

To be content with your state of being

As much as one can be

I want you to see yourself as I do through my eyes

That there is a being of great worth standing before you

See past the blurred reflection

Seek out the source

Find the root at the core of your being

Feel with your senses

Be brave enough to let life in

Hold true to the things you know

But allow room within yourself for the possibilities of new

Believe in yourself as I do in you

As you remember always

That I will be right here by your side

Holding your hand

Embracing you true

And standing by you all the way through.

© 2014

"Fall and Rise"

Sometimes...

As hard as I may be

You can't always be the bigger person and rise above

Sometimes, you simply have to surrender to the silence

And let chaos pass you by

Because the pressure deep inside of a being can only build so long

Silence is a barricade in front of help...

Pain needs to be released...

No sacrifice is so great that you have to leave yourself behind

Center yourself

Breath...

Be still in this moment

Exist in every vibrant second

As you you live through your senses.

© 2014

"Danger Close"

How do you define something that really doesn't have a name?

And when such passion is directed at the negative?

Who is the one who loses?

I guess there are some things in life that you simply cannot explain

Only one thing is for certain

I refuse to play the part you set up for me

For I am not the one to blame for your poor choices made

Your actions where taken by your hand

And your hand alone

You sought council in me

Discussions were made

The power was within you

To turn it around...

And now...

That your plan has failed you

Bitterness fills your words

A pain calls you to darkness

Sadness pulls

Causing you to turn away from friendship

The blame is pointed

A heaviness hits hard

Desperation and loneliness floods in

You attempt to bring those who care for you the most to their knee's

To suffer along side you

As you resign yourself to this drastic motion

Abandonment will come to those who refuse to carry you...

© 2014

"All In A breath"

Suddenly...

That moment...

The realization hits

A single tear falls

Betraying my will to hold it in

Emotions do their best to flood my senses

The sharp edge of a gasp

Like shattered glass

Steals my breath

A steady silence comes calling

A still embrace

Light fades...

Lost within the darkness that has moved over me

It wears like a heavy blanket

The truth chases away any lingering happiness

No sense in asking questions

When all that follows are lies

This, simply put...

Is an ugly part of life

Breaking something that once was solid

Pulling the thread that has come loose

Watching a beautiful tapestry woven shred

Eaten away by the acid of words not spoken

All vanishes before the waking eye

As communication breaks

So do the heart strings supporting itself

Piece by piece chaos digs its claws in

Holding hostage the life I had come to know

With such heartache

It seems like life now solely exists upon the head of a pin

I have to remind myself to breath easy

To pull in the calming air

So I don't lose myself with in my thoughts

And be consumed by the deeper parts of such twisted darkness

I force myself to pause

Hold tight to my being

And exhale slowly...

© 2014

"Life Committed"

Life is not the easiest thing to commit to

It has its moments that test you

Bend you...

Yet, you do not break

You survive

Because deep down you know that giving up only seems easy

Because its surrendering

You remind yourself to be stronger than hate

Looking back often brings you back

To the beginning of a moment

Personal safety should not be an option

And one should not view it as such

We are all creatures of habit

But when said habit denies us human connection, respect, friendship or love

Its time for a moment of pause, reflection and decision

Live your true truth

Be not afraid to ask or say the words, “I need a friend”

Fight sad tears with laughter

And laugh until you are in tears of happiness

Simply be the best you
Remembering that people may forget what you said

And what you did to help them out

But people will never forget how you made them feel

So lead with best intentions

Love

Friendship

Hope

And faith

As you lay down your foot prints upon life

And exist.

© 2014