"Turning Point"

Piece by piece assembly begins...

With this step, action forward starts...

Surrendering to the unknown...

The heart sheds the weight

Realizing this turning point in time

Another day has begun with a fresh perspective

We can begin where we stand

This very moment reaches out, calling to us to listen...

That the benefit of the doubt can have its eyes blinded

By the confusion of the promise never made

So why do we continue to hold onto our end of this false deal?

Reality always speaks the truth...

Bitterness kept, only breeds anger

That rages through your existence faster than a hurricane

We know this realization to be true

Its the understanding that comes without judgment

The facts read as a defining statement in themselves

Yet we debate the pain...

The care of love should not hurt like this

Decisions made should not contain so much doubt

Dismiss the excuses and let go for the need to over explain

We are this hard lesson learned

As we understand the word, “no...”

We are allowed to simply decline...

Because every chapter written does come to an end

Change happens and the story goes on living

With this little note to self daily...

Show up and be you...

Figure it and work it out as you go...

And remind yourself that pain does end when we allow it

That happiness of light will break through after the darkest storm

Embrace yourself deep and hold on

And step into the sunlight.

© 2023

"Shadows Upon Skin"

Questions build to the point of breaking...

One after another the steps expand the distance...

Linking too many moments like this together

Why does common sense seem to fail so quickly?

When there is no attempt to clarify the difference in interpretation

It creates a dividing line between respect and betrayal

When all words are thrown like daggers, they are meant for a single reason

Their destination and purpose is to inflict pain...

Its a point to be made and blame of wrong doing

Around every action there is darkness waiting

So how is another to feel?

When the defense of emotions in denied

Why is it okay for another, but not for me?

This misunderstanding is not mine to own

I carry no fault within me...

I have the ability to process through that which needs to be done

While all else that remains, is left at your feet

Denying its existence...

These are all decisions made from choices

You do not get to hurt another, then get to control how they feel about it

Where is the ownership?

This heavy weight is not mine to bear

And this is where my refusal comes to be...

I will not stand idly by and be hurt repeatedly

Simply because pride causes your eyes to be blind

I will not remain in a place where I am baited with anger

It stains my mental health with bruises

And leaves too many shadows upon my skin

Disrespect has trespassed beyond the line of no return

Labeling this what it is...

That some obstacles within life that we need to overcome

Unfortunately also have a name.

© 2023

"Breath Is Life"

Its the push that drives us...

From every yesterday...

A weather eye upon the horizon watching...

Tomorrow comes with the breaking of light after the darkness

Another day filtered through the senses

Holding onto hope...

Wishing for the better...

We set out upon the hour, working our way through the moments

Putting enough space between what was...

What will never be...

And all that has yet to come...

Making us well aware of our surroundings

We wonder, where do we invest our strength?

What is deemed worthy of our energy spent

Because every breath is life passed

All we have is here and right now

We are not our every yesterday...

Heal the whispering wounds of the past

Growth comes from not holding onto that which haunts you

Lay it to rest...

These are all decisions we choose

Accept that happiness can be a part of you

Pay attention to words and actions

Hear what was said, and see what was done

Gratitude is attitude...

Positivity is allowance within a state of being

We are the source of this gift

Within we carry the capacity of understanding

Respect the power...

Acknowledge the difference given and taken

And how hard you fight against it

Or how desperately you wish to let it go...

Because in some cases, silence becomes the answer

No response is a response...

And its a powerful one

Remember that.

© 2023

"Space To Breathe"

 

Like so many moments before...

We find ourselves here...

Lost in reflection deep within...

Sorting and sifting through memories

Past to present...

All so bittersweet...

But such is life...

Its the journey and experiences

A motion forward that carries us

Footsteps always leading to a point in time that has yet to be chosen

We surrender to those things that we cannot change so quickly

But why not release the cause of so much turmoil and pain?

Given the chance, our understanding will access our strengths

With remembrance given, the power comes from knowing...

Scars are the markers of lessons learned

Even though the bitter sting of reality always hits hard, stealing our senses

It's the stand we take against it, making this our fight for life

Decision making does take practice...

Because there are always so many other voices telling our ears different

Please hold onto that thought of encouragement saying, “We are able...”

Participate in the act of your own rescue

Because we are survival...

Acknowledgment goes a long way

Realize that this day is taking way too much from you, and be done with it...

We are allowed to let go...

Especially when holding on inflicts the greatest of pain

Making the question asked, the answer...

If all it does is bury you deep, then why are you fighting against it so much?

There is a limit to what we can bear...

Until we must release the weight

Its understanding the balance within

Giving us the space to breathe...

Because at the end of it all, we have ourselves

The keeper of our humanity embraced.

© 2023

"To Exist"

 

Quiet moments linger...

With the sun, rise up...

Words circle...

Making their attempt to crawl into your ears

Disrupting your peace within

Time leads this motion forward

Breathing every breath

Understand the importance of this very second

Expand and evolve beyond yesterday

Deny access to those who wish to trespass against your good will

We do our best with what we are given

Standards of practice need to be understood

If equality is what you seek...

Then be it...

You can't allow the ugly to over rule life and expect everything to be beautiful

Create anew from the pieces of broken

Mend...

Fix...

Repair...

Shine the light through the darkness

Don't settle for nothing

When what weighs in the balance is everything

Positivity is a state of being

And no one is perfect...

It's okay to feel sad, angry and frustrated...

Having these feelings does not make you a negative person

It makes you human...

A being of learning

Teaching yourself the lesson of understanding

Its process to grow through what we go through

Life is our today

Embrace it...

So we can have the strength and ability

To exist in our every tomorrow.

© 2023

"Today Is Life"

 

Standing here...

With these moments that have come to pass...

Choices are discovered...

Decisions made...

Memory repeats the past

The bitter with the sweet

Grief and the sweet release

Eyes search...

Thoughts race...

There is an echo within

A voice calling out through the fog of confusion

Are you listening?

Breathe...

Share the space

Continue to have hope held

Because it takes courage to make a change

Sometimes you need to listen more than you can speak

For all the feelings that you do not show

And the reasons that you can never let go

How many secrets must stay hidden?

To bleed dry the heart until there is nothing left

Maybe with reinvention there would be another tomorrow...

But there can only be possibility if you allow it

One must fight for life

To not surrender the being to darkness

Have courage to walk towards the light...

Perspective is reflective

With remembrance we step forward today

Realizing that we are a being with the ability to deem ourselves worthy

There is importance running deep within our veins

That we are not our every yesterday

Because today is life existed.

© 2023

"Daily Learning"

 

There is always something...

A beginning at an end...

An end that starts a new beginning...

Is the reason found?

What change is needed?

From the outlook...

Another dream...

Or is it the current vision held?

If you are always searching, then yes...

A problem will always be found

Reality keeps our history told

And there is no going back to yesterday...

Each step is an action taken

Within free will we choose

Emotions run far and deep

Adding and subtracting from the value within

Truth does not mind being questioned, but a lie does not like being challenged

And words always speak...

Even those kept silent...

So tell your story

Begin where you stand

Offer the chance for existence

We are all a little broken

The cracks are so more light can get in

Giving the greatest chance at healing the darkness...

With allowance given, we can become more beautiful

Our flaws making us more unique...

And the experiences build the being from within

Find the things that make you happy

Embrace deeply all the joys that brings you through the day

Be gentle with the soul...

Its doing its best with daily learning...

Because some of us need that little reminder

That not all wounds of the heart are solved so easily

Or visible by the natural eye of most

This is why time keeps us here...

Within every single moment.

© 2023