"Why Do We Fall?"

Emotions are held hostage...

Hugged knees are pressed against the chest...

The bitter taste of poor words used now remain upon quivering lips...

The heart listens while the mind is torn...

A being hidden from the world

Cleverly disguised behind the forever smile drawn

Moments stolen and memories forgotten

Consideration for well being is fleeting

Old scars are traced and relived

Concealed beneath the passing of time

Footsteps have faltered

The path of life has become a climb

Short lived glances within the mirror bring a different vision

Recognition of a stranger through an empty stare...

How far has this soul been led astray?

Never would a mind imagine such choices and actions

Taken against the better judgment for the betterment of others

From confined thoughts come options created

Inspiration of survival takes root within the wonderment of broken

Despite it all, the heart does beat again

Yourself is found fighting...

Through the dark hours you managed to push

Battling the heavy weight of what is expected and supposed to be

To seek that fulfillment of a desire to reach out to the light

To rise above all that which tries to hold you still

Human spirit burns with the will and compassion sometimes forgotten

With so much given to others, we must remember to give it back to ourselves

Drown no more in misery...

Look up...

Stop hiding behind closed doors

Sink faucets were never designed to muffle that many tears

Life is a source of natural and spontaneous changes and moments

It's up to us to navigate the flow the best way we can...

Sometimes the past calls us back 
While the future pulls us forward, to something or somewhere new

You are here and now

In every day existed...

Remembering why we do fall

To learn within life...

The realization of the true cost of everything...

© 2020

"A Voice In life"

We all seek it...

A place of solace...

Moments gathered

And found...

To freely breath

Allowing thoughts to play out in their entirety

Yet we wait...

To do...

Or let it pass us by...

A voice inside us is screaming out to be used

One of bravery...

Of might and truth...

And its awaiting to be heard

For all those who are afraid to speak

The ones bruised with pain

By all the wrongs set loose

In times when the silence is deafening

Are our tied tongues merely another form of injustice?

Take the stand against the ticking clock

Ring the bell of words

Let your voice echo through life

It's one of existence...

You never know who may actually be listening

Because standing in the light will push back the darkness

Your voice is a window for others to see through

If one seed can start a forest

And one candle can set a blaze

Just think what your voice can do.

© 2020

"One day Is Gone"

As the morning sun kisses the skin...

All yesterday's are gone...

From where you have been

To this moment standing now

The reminder of...

Letting the light in after darkness...

The lingering scents of memories

Moments passed

Reflected...

Or forgotten...

All painted upon the canvas of life

Days are counted...

It's all about one...

One day things will change

What happened in all those yesterdays will fade

Take your past

And find your path

One day is now?

Or maybe tomorrow?

Our eyes only seem to notice other things

When we take the chance to look deeper

So dig further

Seek your truth

Bypass all that does not serve you well

This is what we have...

Chances and possibilities

Endless...

The only limit is the one we place upon ourselves

Be this now

Bold and brave

Breathe deep

Time given is love

And love is time given

To us...

And to yourself.

© 2020

"Journey Of Hope"

Reverse your point of view...

Change the prospective...

Re-frame the reality seen...

We claim to know best

Even though we are sometimes pretending

It is the decisions made

Right or wrong...

Or right and easy...

We can be better

Building great bridges between the distances

When we apply all of our ability to pull together our resources

To rise up and meet the challenge

Fighting a loosing battle does not mean that there is no point in trying

It's that we are human

The giver and carrier of hope

We stand constantly reminded

Yes, we all have our flaws

But we know that there is worth in effort

To fight for change

And to know what needs to be done

To exist passed the lies spread to convince us

That we are nothing more than where we need to be

When the truth is, our words and actions hold great meaning

And its okay to believe in something more than what you have been told

Time will always seem infinite, until its all gone

Our lives are proof of significance

Happiness is acceptance and allowance

Dreams die and barriers are broken

But we have the ability to create new ones

Remind yourself of your capabilities

As we carve out paths to follow

In those moments of need...

We lead ourselves...

To be that which we seek.

© 2020

"Where Feet May Fall"

Moments reverberate through memories...

The heart beat of life...

Each footstep taken...

And the others awaiting the bravery to fall

There are days with a meaning

Where remembrance is bitter and true

It's a line in everyone's story

A page or two beyond description

What we receive and what we give is the difference we make

Do you regret all the chances not taken?

Do you live with the weight of it all?

Will you let that which holds you back propel you forward?

Or let it be the chain holding you to yesterday?

We choose to embrace...

To pass..

Or to behold all moments, no matter how fleeting

Our difference is the difference

Ignorance is not bliss

Knowledge keeps us wanting more

Perfection is perspective

The limit of potential is a decision made

Our hands will always hold the other one

It's the realization in existence

That regardless of all else

You are here...

Fear everything and run

Or face everything and rise

Take the road where your heart joins you

Meet the sunrise with gratitude

You are enough...

You are everything to someone

And have everything to give to life.

© 2020

"Days Gone Quiet"

In these moments...

Where our world stands still...

We realize the true meaning of time...

Each breath bridges into the next

Eyes outline the structure around us

Steady and firm we exist...

With our feet out in front of us

Our mind takes photographs

Filing them deep within the resting place of our memories

Listening to sounds of the voices of the ones we love

The taste of life once accelerated...

Now seemingly paused...

When the days have gone quiet

Till we hear the true heartbeat of life

Breathe...

We are more than this

If you over analyze...

You become paralyzed...

So, we do it in spite of it all

Let the fragrant passion flow

From dreams to waking moments

Life will always roar

But truth lives...

Our ability to find beauty and peace in the midst of it all

To embrace care over deception

To not be a slave to fear

We will recognize this for what it truly is

And allow ourselves a reprieve

We will look to the dark places...

With our fiercest conviction

And say...

Not today

Because yesterday is already gone...

And tomorrow is yet to be.

© 2020

"From This Day"

Early morning sunshine breaks in silence...

Embraced by the day anew

Reviving life that paused within the darkness

Steps forward on this path planted

From this day till tomorrow

Some falter...

Slipping into the deep end

Numbed by the cold and empty

Shadows of what should have been...

Could have been..

And what will never be...

Its okay to be a afraid

We have what it takes

Breath deep...

Let the wave of change wash over you

We are human

Learning...

We all run from the wind and thunder

Yet, dance in the rain

It's these patchwork moments

Making us who we are

We walk alongside one another on this journey

Vulnerable to weakness...

And even with the deepest of yearning

We cannot fix it all...

We are not our mistakes

Yesterday is gone

Today is to be existed

And tomorrow remains to be...

To keep the door open...

To leave the light on...

And to keep trying...

By loving ourselves and others...

The best way we can.

© 2020