"Already Done"

The battle has raged

The war was fought

Tears cried and have dried

And some scares will never vanish...

I've paid my time

Given more than I've got back

Somethings will be forever lost

But what I have is treasured deep

Held tightly to the heart

My soul carries the spirit of a survivor

Forged out of necessity

And embraced with all of my worth

This is where I stand

Proud of the person I have come to be

I've pushed through the ups and down's

Navigated the twists and bends of the road

Daily, I remember just how far I have come

The progress made is a monument of honor

A source of soul healing pride

There is no looking back

My direction lies ahead of me

I've cast away as many shadows from within me as I can

I dwell within the light

So when someone approaches me like you do

Threatening to reverse the hands of time

My thoughts and choices are already made clear

Instincts call to arms

And words fight...

How dare you shade the truth

Along with my intentions

And attempt to bury me within darkness all over again.

© 2015

"You Are Still Here..."

In the deepest part of my core

At the finest level of my being

You are still here with me

Ingrained within my essence

In the visions within my minds eye

I see you looking at me

In the soft tender silences of the early morning

You embrace my soul

Talking and whispering to me gently

We laugh and we cry with each other

All in a place beyond words

We touch each other so reverently

Stealing all of the moments back that we've lost

All upon a level beyond any human touch

We share moments in a sacred place

Where angels dwell forevermore and time stands still

I bask within your warm radiance

Captivating the light

Here and now...

And during the moments in between, we are still together

Bonded with an everlasting promise and eternal love

An eagerness pursues me

Convictions barely sustain me

I miss you horribly, with a fierce intensity

I long for you with all of the remaining life I have contained within my being

I cry, alone, for you

Here, among the world of the living

In a place we call reality...

Published in: "Treasury of Canadian Verse"
 &
"Island Treasures"
Anthology of verse
 Poetry Institute of Canada

© 2015

"Fight Or Flight"

Sometimes you find yourself in one of those moments

Stuck in the middle

A choice to be made

The compass turns

Choices of direction

Another step

A new path to take

Actions are meant to be taken

When persistence calls

And voices linger

When do you know?

Do you stay or do you go?

Surrender or fight?

To flee and hide from the darkness...

In the light.

© 2015

"Reach Your Point"

Sometimes smiles are just another mask we wear to hide what is beneath

And nothing aids and abets depression more than being left alone with negative thoughts

What is said in protection

May only ever be heard as criticism

Its all about interpretation

The problem with perfection is...

It never adds up right

So speak clearly

Make your point made

Compassion is given

Never asked for

Reach out

Or stand by close in case needed

Give out what you wish to receive

The world is already full enough with crazy

Simply don't add to it.

© 2015

"Live Within Life"

Some of life's moments happen all of a sudden

Without warning...

Or just cause...

Life is about looking beneath the surface

And seeing what lies beyond appearance

Expose yourself to the rawness that is humanity stripped bare

You have the power within you to rise above

The choice for freedom is paramount

The decision for happiness is choosing to exist

Live within life

Rather than trailing behind it.

© 2015

"Make Or Break"

Found here....

Almost buried amongst the ruins of use-to-be

We either make our own choices in life

Or they make you

Anchored are we to those decision left to the end

Truly sad events always seem to follow miscommunication

The board is set

Sides are taken

Lines are drawn

Anger makes its mark

Hatred is a poison that fills your body

Through and through it will seep

The bitterness upon the tongue curdles with every word

For their syllables are so foul

Cruelty comes in many shapes and forms

Actions...

Words...

Silence...

And time can only do so many things

Hide...

Fade...

Forget...

Heal...

Or reveal..

So what will your choice be?

© 2015

"Stories We Tell"

Enough is enough...

Until its too much

We all make our own choices

Words and actions

Some have influence

Others are guided by misplaced thoughts

Compromise is a great thing....

Except when you have to apply it to every action, decision, or plans made

Making the longest stories told

Now short...

By the quickest lie

So know this...

You are told for that final time...

The actions that fall short

And the words that don't ring true

Lead to the end...

Mine is now the warm embrace you will never hold again

We are more than someone else's dirty little secret to be kept

Our being has more value than that

For the secrets we keep become the very story we tell

The words become the continuous lies we fear

And the fear will run our lives...

Till ruin...

© 2015