"The Last Meeting"

 

Consider this carefully...

A lot of what weighs us down, is not ours to carry...

Disrespect can permanently close more doors than apologies can ever reopen...

Never tell a person they need to get over a circumstance that they never asked for

You have no idea the ways in which it has cost them...

A person in their darkest hour doesn't need to be told where they went wrong

They need to know that someone else sees and understands the darkness that now surrounds them

To find the reason, amongst the seasons, all upon the time line of life

However bittersweet, growth is change always...

And change can be painful...

But anything is better than staying stuck within a place you no longer belong

It can be incredibly hard to let go of anything you care for or love

We live in a world where we are told to hang on to things

All until we are standing alone, fists clenched in anger...

Only then do we come to understand just how much our perspective has altered

Nothing is ever the same as yesterday...

The best version of ourselves never comes out when life is great

Our true strength is revealed a midst trial of pain

We find the fighter within the being

Acknowledging that we are every moment of existence

We need to own our time...

Healing only begins when you stop pretending you are not hurt

Because there comes a realization when we reach the end of the road

Left or right is the only option...

Destination is no longer here where you stand

Because once two people learn the lesson that they were meant to teach one another...

Fate quietly steps in, and begins to ensure that the paths divide

Time begins to shift without us noticing

Distance and space becomes undeniable...

The sharpness of the memory of it all should be allowed to fade

Reality becomes closure...

As we exhale the past...

Breathing in the future of now.

© 2025

"State of Mind"

 

Be who you need to be...

We are not responsible for anyone's distorted perception of us...

Stand firm with your being...

Never apologize for your bright light

Unless you are them, in their position, don't ever try to tell anyone how they should feel

Especially when you have never walked in their footsteps...

We may not be responsible for who we attract...

But we are responsible for who we keep an audience with and entertain

Reality bears witness always...

No one trashes your name with lies quicker than someone who is worried about the truth

No one plays the victim better than the one who caused the most damage...

Because it is always those with dirty hands pointing fingers of blame

Despite any circumstance, happening, or situation...

There is a residue that remains with us even after the dust settles

Certain parts and people seem to inhabit a small part of our being

A piece of them subtly remains with us...

Like a shadow stained upon that moment of living

Carried within it is the hard lesson learned...

As we come to understand that sometimes there is not enough words to voice feelings

Because confusion always does its best to torment us

To make us lost between whether we should be remembering or forgetting...

Proving to us that not all cages are made out of iron...

Some come in the form of repetitive thoughts playing in loops

Until we are forced to remind ourselves of the better...

That it is okay to break the circle...

Releasing the heavy weight of passed doubt...

Allowing freedom to become a state of mind

Healing our roots...

Stabilizing the core of our being.

© 2025

"True Story"

  

We are all based upon a true story...

One of moments gathered together within existence...

From what use-to-be, to everything that we know now...

We realize the hard parts about certain decisions made

That as we grow through life we live by learning

Especially when so many parts of us tend to be attached to so many feelings

That if we want change, we have to stop inviting chaos in...

To end the sacrificing of our future because we keep on digging up the past...

We tend to see ourselves more at our worst, instead of celebrating us at our best

Yet how quickly do we rip out so many parts of ourselves to be cured of pain faster

That we exhaust every one of our emotions, just to attempt to return ourselves to what we use to call “normal”

That we would rather make ourselves feel nothing, just so we don't have to feel anything at all

It is a tough view to see and remember...

A harsh reality is always better than any false hope given

Sometimes we have to except the burden of pain, because it begs to be acknowledged...

And live as best as we are able, before and after all what has been

The truth hurts only once, but a lie hurts every time you remember it...

There are three things in life that leave us and never return

Words, time, and opportunities...

Draw the line between choice and option

Stop judging other's situations that would have you ruined in pieces

Own accountability and stop making issues out of a reaction that you caused by your actions

Refuse to lose yourself while trying to love someone...

Because being abandoned or given up on is the most devastating emotion we can cause in another human being

Do your best to lead with care and kindness

Offer this gesture of a helping hand...

The impact behind it has unlimited outcomes

You may not be able to turn bad days into better ones

But it shows the beginning of something, rather than nothing...

We may not be able to lead, but we can stand beside one another

Acknowledging the strength it takes to reconnect with your power within

That maybe there is a bright side somewhere down the line...

But for now, we can sit with one another in the shadows

Holding space...

Offering a bit of beauty amongst the all darkness cast.

© 2025

"Now and Always"

Seconds to minutes...

Hours lead to days...

And weeks turn into months that add up to years...

Time is always and so is change

What you do with each decides the legacy you will leave behind you

The choice contained within is how you decide what makes all this worth while

Because fear can be a manipulative emotion...

While confidence can be silent...

Insecurity can be so deafening loud...

Sadly, the eyes can be rendered useless when the mind is blind

You cannot force someone to hear a message that they are not ready to receive

But we must never underestimate the power of planting a seed within

There is an invisible thread that connects us to those you were destined to meet

Regardless of time, place, or circumstance

And even when that thread may be stretched and tangled

Existence is now and always...

Step back and take a moment for yourself

The last thing you need to feel is shame for being human, amidst your struggles

Remember all the lessons learned and all experiences gained

How grief softened you...

Heartache made you wise...

And the suffering that strengthened you...

Despite everything, you grew from the darkness, seeking the light

Stop letting yesterday take up too much of today

Anything you have lost by speaking the truth is not a loss

Its an alignment within life...

Remind yourself now...

You are not what they did to you...

Own your power...

Take pride in surviving.

© 2025

"Puzzle of Moments"

  

Life...

Like a puzzle of moments...

Always making us wonder...

The battle between which pieces fit in...

Our own self-realization is the best gift we can give to ourselves

We are beings always presented with two choices

To evolve beyond or to repeat it always...

Reminding us that our beliefs do not make us a better person

Our behavior does...

Learn the difference in facts

Replace, “I should have know,” with “now I know better...”

Forgive yourself...

Because self-shame is self-sabotage...

Destiny determines who enters our lives

We are the ones who decide who gets to stay, and all of which we get to release

We are change in constant motion...

Beings forever understanding and learning from their experiences of the world

You never should have to apologize for choosing you

For letting go of things that no longer serve you well

Or for embracing peace over chaos...

Because healing means you allow yourself to lose the identity you built around pain

Be brave enough to be someone who still tries

Even after failure or frustration...

Attempt to be that person who musters up enough courage to try and believe that good things are yet to come

Vulnerability is not weakness...

It is our most accurate measure of courage

Always remember the light, just in case of darkness

That you are a whole being...

Even when not entirely seen.

© 2025

"Show Closed"

  

Today...

I forgive myself for wanting what never wanted me...

As I exhale deeply, I let go...

Releasing all the moments that led me here

Time has shown the difference

Change is real...

Reality will not be denied...

Conviction cannot be gained when only false hope is given

Truth will always remain...

You never truly realize just how many holes a person can leave in their wake, not until you fall into them

I simply asked for presence, turns out all I got was proximity...

I asked for no lies...

And honesty seemed to only ever allude your lips

All the while false hope only led feet further in

Turning a supposed closeness into days that carried nothing forward...

Leaving a devastating loneliness in the absence of a being once embraced

With no definition to cause, questions remain unanswered

Forcing me learn that there are two types of tired

One that requires more rest, and one that requires peace...

So I now choose to protect my being

I offer no apology for being “too much” for you

Maybe next time you should look for less...

Because the lack of respect given, now brings me the only closure I will receive

No apology after doing harm is closure...

Cruelty without the consideration of care is closure

Excuses given over the lack of accountability is closure

And the willingness to actively lie repeatedly, is closure at the core of its definition

Making this all add up to a list of things that were never actually there

And just like the fading of daylight, darkness has now come

The final act has been played out...

Curtain closed...

Time to leave the show.

© 2025

"Protection of You"

 

Before it can happen...

There is a choice to be made...

The first step in getting anywhere is deciding that you're no longer willing to stay where you are...

Every single being around you has a story

Pages within chapters of the history of their lives

Each filled to the brim with so many moments of living

Some equaled and balanced, while others push your limits to the extreme

And in times of doubt when you are left struggling...

Try to remember that there is nothing truly wrong with the core of your being

You are human, and you are still learning...

Or sometimes you are still trying to unlearn...

So many unreliable patterns and wounds you were told you should never let heal

Simply because it is now believed that it is your only identity

You must do your best to never form opinions of yourself based on a season of pain

Personal development only occurs when you choose accountability over excuses

You have the capacity to believe, now realize the difference when seen...

There is no rule saying you must accept the fact that someone stole parts from your being

They crossed the line, you didn't...

Making it beyond difficult to even think about repairing a bond you never broke

Some people are great at just giving you enough hope to keep you holding onto nothing

Disrespect will always close more doors than halfhearted apologies can ever reopen

Because for some, the hardest language for them to speak is the truth

This is why you must try to be wise enough to listen to what a person is not saying

Be prepared for rejection when you refuse to be manipulated...

Which tends to render our words of defense to nothing...

But thankfully they cannot misquote your silence...

Making you understand the lesson of forgiveness to yourself

That there is no tolerance for their behavior

And there will never be trust placed within their hands ever again

So allow yourself to be selective

Protect your time and being...

Not everything that calls your name deserves to be answered.

© 2025