"Room For Humanity"

One way or another

It's gonna make its presence known

Experiences within life bring us here

There is a sentimental value given to those things lost

Despite my reservations

This is my conscience clear

Far too many moments kept me

Footsteps forward held tightly

To those things the heart did not want to give up

I waited upon time to do what it does best

Heal...

Peace was found within the abandonment

I settled the confusion

The bargaining between every “I'm sorry”

And letting every strike against me out weigh the shadows growing

The allowance was total and all consuming

The debt was daily life...

Boundaries were trespassed upon

Until memories confined each and every thought

You were the best of me, until you became the worst...

We once walked together

Building life within living

Blinded by giving...

I became the stepping stone on your way to be a better you

And never did you attempt to save that which you left behind

My admission was my ownership taken...

Casting out that which did not serve me well

It was my proclamation to all that once held me still

It was letting the sunshine back in...

Gray clouds cleared from to many dark days counted

Clarity has been found within each day and month passed

All echoes of you have faded out

Comfortable am I again with the silence speaking

This is my well being

My effort given forth

Existence is a verb

And I am motion forward.

© 2019

"Yourself Proud"

Scattered thoughts...

Burdened mind...

Heavy is the soul filled with uncertainty

Most people never truly know the whole story of us

They enter...

Join in...

Stay for a while...

Or live with us creating existence

We are all things that have brought us this far

The pain and grief...

Living passed the suffering

Survival is within us

All experiences are carried within our being

It's the blood in our bones

And within the thread of every heart string

Like photographs, our memories are the return ticket to a moment otherwise gone

The days passed remind us of the true value of time

If a moment is all we have...

Then let shine bright your inner light

Eyes watch the line

Between what is right and what is easy

Passion is this

Our greatest heights can be reached with conviction

We are the difference between words and actions

Yes, we do fall down upon the path of life

We break...

And maybe fail...

But then life, happens always...

With all it's possibilities

So we pick ourselves up

We rise and learn

And over come all that once held us still

Because at the end of it all...

This is for you.

© 2019

"Lines For Living"

Life shows the story of us all

Nature tells us without a single word

Seasons change with flights of birds

Sunny days shorten still

Leaves of colour drift in the wind

Flowers rest and hide their bloom

We are these changes to

Our very own spring, summer, winter, and fall...

Moments under the sun

Until darkness comes to stand

Existence walks with us

Belief in ones self

Is the biggest thing given

The most valiant effort taken

The courage to rise above those things that hold you still

It's never to late to begin

Start now...

Exactly where you are

Pick yourself up

It's a lesson learned

Use the fear to drive you

Start with doubt...

You never know where things will take root

Inspiration can be found

Anything is better than pain

Reach out with shaking hands

Speak with a trembling voice

Judge no one of imperfections

Until you are completely perfect yourself

Be proud...

Make the world wonder why you are still smiling

Despite it all, you are here

Start and don't stop...

Start with what you've got

And where you are now

With all you have...

Just start.

© 2019

"Being The Moment"

Memories buzz

Time fills the emptiness

With the past and present

What has been now removed

Conviction reminds us that we are not entirely broken

This is a lesson learned

Live it...

We are this moment existed

Experienced and survived

This is how we start healing

We only do better when we learn from our mistakes

Now we must live from it

Maybe there is a meaning

Maybe you already some how know what to do...

Either way...

Plant a foot forward

Start moving

It will come to you...

Some people entire our lives

At the best of highs

Or our soul breaking lows

Life long treasures are those we keep

Others stay for only a short while

Teaching us the importance of being in the moment

Be kind to those around you

As well as yourself

Be aware...

Of the space you hold

The inspiration contained

Influence controlled

And the power that it contains

Surrendering nothing of yourself...

Always.

© 2019

"We Are Moments"

These are the moments

Each breath...

The in's and out's

Ups and downs

All steps taken

What has been given

And that which has been taken away...

This is our path

Of our making and creation

From what has been brought forth by us

As well as against us

We are in control of how bright we shine

Or how much we allow others to dim our radiance

We are our choices and actions

But we are not our thoughts

The sun will rise...

And set...

Reminding us that there is beauty in ending

And that light always follows darkness

Its our will and conviction to not forget this

To live the moments of our daily lives

Each day is given

But not promised...

Trust in the wisdom of those who have gone before us

Heed the warnings

Trust your truth

And above all else

Believe in you.

© 2019

"Bleed Me Still"

We lie because we know the truth may hurt...

Sometimes the reason is for feelings saved

Its for the betterment of the state of mind...

Or in so many other cases...

The truth is twisted...

Provoking you to make choices that do not serve their interest

And this is where I am found

Another arrow shot to the senses

Fingers have begun to loose count

Each continue to bleed me still...

My ears can taste the bitterness of shaded words

Abandonment rips through tenderness

Dark shadows linger on this once bright path forward...

Reasons are not known as to why

My only guess is that courage is not a conviction embraced

My only certainty...

I am not the sum of your poor choices made

Nor will I lay claim to the heaviness

And carry the weight of your wrong actions taken

Your direct choices of exclusion are made...

And I am suppose to be the bigger person

To rise above the disappointment given

To offer solace and words of wisdom

When I am the one being walked over

Hurt to the core of the being of existence

From someone who is suppose to have love and care for my well being

There is no offering of understanding

Compassion is used to hide betrayal

Silence is the better...

Since empty gestures are laid at my feet like rose petals

All the while it remains the eggs shells I walk

Loosing my balance upon...

My hands were once willing to figure out this equation

But I will not hold onto your fragile heart

As you cover me up from the world...

I've lived beyond your limitations

And I cannot afford to feel bad for out growing you

When you chose to not grow with me...

© 2019

"History"

In between the moments of then and now

So many things can change

Life is a wheel, always spinning

Not everything can be drawn up in a foregone conclusion

Taking a chance can be risky business

But actions not taken can leave you with years of deep seeded regret

The moments of life newly experienced are always worth living

Each vibrant second spent

Like broad paint strokes across an ever expanding new canvas

Paint with every rich texture or creative medium

Allow yourself to grow those new feelings of passion

Blossom into the future

Dream anew...

Become the leader of the path you find your feet upon

Even though some say it's the road less traveled

Strike out on the adventure that is you

Be all that you can be

Here and now

Steal every second if you need to

And run with the wind

Because the word “someday” is just another word for “maybe”

And “maybe” more times than enough means "no"

Do not limit your options or possibilities

Let life guide you

Hand in hand

Grab a hold of your life pen

Carve it, sketch it, write it, and create it in every way humanly possible

Because your history is your own in the making.

© 2019