"Truth in Living"

 

Morning breaks...

Sunshine reaches to the corners where darkness hides...

Through this your point of view is found...

This reflection is realized...

May we finally stop seeing ourselves through eyes of those who have never seen us...

Understand the difference...

Keep pride from ego...

And anger from righteousness...

This is the line drawn

A boundary where no other shall trespass

Because change moves us always

Through the seasons with time and months counted

With the pouring rain tears fall

And its the calm after the storm that reminds us again

How the way this world holds us

Seconds count...

Silences speaks...

So break the sound...

Detach from the lonely battle

Wherever your feet may fall, carve out the path taken

This road is called survival

Today is not tomorrow...

You are your own

Freedom is the choice made

It's reality in truth living

And even when you think the fire is burning out

Trust the hope embraced

Because the light will always break through from within you.

© 2023

"One Day Like This"

Footsteps lead us...

A journey daily taken...

The sun begs to be embraced...

While countless hours are spent searching for the moon within the darkness

Because doubt tells us that something so simple cannot just merely be

A heartbeat rhythm pushes the soul

The questions appear with this burning need...

And reality answers...

Are you ready to listen?

We are this day...

Existence upon a time line with only one single guarantee

A past filled with history...

Brimmed to every single second with stories and lessons

This is how we were created

Moments and feelings...

Senses and emotions...

Weaved within this tapestry of a human being

We miss the lost...

And with deep remembrance we carry it

Sometimes the purpose is found

And sometimes we are the reason...

The uncertainty can work both ways

The unknown and the yet to be...

Because on one day like this...

Randomly, the power within is found

By choice, decision, force or last resort

We reclaim the ground where we stand

Realizing that compassion is a home that shelters the heart

Brave is the choice chosen

To stand proud and surrender nothing of yourself always

Because we are a human being

Flawed, beautiful and learning

Today...

And every tomorrow that greets us.

© 2023

"War Within"

 

There are moments...

And days...

When the mind catches itself...

Hung up upon the stumbles within the footsteps of life

Eyes search...

In an attempt to pin point the exact time of when and where

So thoughts wonder...

And questions ask...

Is it just one thing?

Or is it a collection of all things?

We are forced to dig deep within

To find reason in understanding

So we may be able to work through the path ahead

What is your hope?

Because it is so easily done to be stuck within your head

Battered and bruised from the war within

What is it that you wish to carry with you?

You can hate it...

But still fight it

If an ounce is all that you have, give it

There is strength in reaching out

And embrace the act of holding out hope

Shed the tears...

Feel the release...

Let go of the weight...

Find yourself here

Look up...

Because this is where you stand.

© 2023

"Perspective Known"

 

It's this moment found...

After so many struggled footsteps...

Of mistakes...

Stumbles...

And so much uncertainty...

A battle waged through the years

Has the months and losses counted

Yet the soul continues to ask...

Even when the answers follow the questions

If the difficult can simply be

Then why not change the action?

From the lesson comes the allowance in choice

A permission granted to breathe

Now places an anchor within, a pivoting point to move on from

With sight regained the view clears an embraced heart

The mind now understands that we are not just some broken thing

There is worth and reason within this being

From this growth a decision comes to be

Pages have turned...

One chapter is not the entire story told

Perspective is known

We are the only keeper of the light within

Acknowledge the power carried by our hands

Every direction taken is a new start

Remind yourself to forget all negative before this

We are not every yesterday passed...

And if hope is what we have

Then feed the soul positivity

Peace comes when chosen

Listen to the voice within calling your name

Release the weight...

And begin where everything else has come to an end

© 2023

"A Day in Time"

 

Stop...

Embrace the moment...

Don't let yesterday take up too much of today...

Let the light in...

Lead yourself out of the darkness

On the list of things counted, you are here...

With a realization and understanding

Negative thoughts aren't always true

They are often a made-up story formed by doubts, fears, and anxieties

Pulling us away from reality and distracting our vision from what is actually there

Life is living in all its moments

Pain makes us remember...

Confusion can be temporary...

Because every time you worried in the past, its now a distance memory

Meet this day with today's strength

Tomorrow is yet to be...

Maybe this is the lesson learned

The part of life where you silently remove yourself from the hurt

Allow self-care to replenish the soul

Deny excess to anything that disturbs your peace

And drains you of love...

Allow the growth, basking in the sunshine

Because toxic people only ever change their victims...

Never themselves...

Our mistakes were stepping stones

There is beauty beyond the ugly images cast

Because there are still those who know you

They see your wholeness when you feel broken

Testify to your innocence when guilt is laid

And show you the purpose beating within your being when confused

Hand placed over the heart...

Existence resides there

Acknowledge the power

Because it's okay...

If the only thing you did today...

Was survive.

© 2022

"Year End Journey"

Year end thoughts can bring a storm of emotions...

Days, months, and the moments all collected...

Added to life existence we are every breath and step lived

So many memories become reflective...

Experiences gained have become lessons learned

Time reminds us of the true meaning of every second embraced

Growth comes from every day realized...

We are the effort put forth...

Positive energy held, helps activate constant elevation

Peace can come from pieces if we allow it

It's the journey from within...

Our soul is worth more than being a burial ground for pain

Acknowledge the difference...

We are not this anger given to us

Nor are we the hate carried within others

History is motion forward

When we become bigger than the moment

We have the ability to learn passed it

The care within love understands

A reminder stated...

We are not the sacrifice to our every bad yesterday

So give the permission in allowance

Let go and feel the release...

Kindness to yourself and others can be a priceless gift given

Survival is this conviction believed

Footsteps rise at the coming of dawn

Proving that shadows only exist, because there is sunshine.

Peace to you this holiday season...

© 2022

"Lines of Translation"

 

The steps of life are made...

Walking with us...

Carrying all the memories created...

Along with everything that has been abandoned, lost or left behind...

Some days our hands catch too many tears

The unsteady journey ahead has been made unclear

Decisions beyond our comprehension come

And actions taken against us are out of our control

Making us these moments now

Not yesterday...

Or even tomorrow...

Time always keeps its steady embrace

We remember with mixed emotions

When someone has taught us a valuable lesson

Ingrained within the senses we keep it

The learning comes after...

Having the ability to see the darkness

And hear the words spoken between the lines of translation

So we may avoid the taste of bitter disappointment

The body speaks, asking for a break

Respect the thought of mind

Honour the rest you seek when you need a moment to yourself

Because sadly, hurt people believe they need to hurt people

Its the active choice...

Boundaries put in place are seen as revenge

An act taken against them...

When reality always shows the truth

Just because some do not understand your emotions, does not mean they are not valid

Making the place where you stand important

Putting space between you and those who act like the victim in the problem they created

Helps us realize just how much we were being suffocated...

As we step away from them...

And breathe in the fresh air.

© 2022