"When All That Was"

 

Moments lead...

To hours counted...

From days remembered...

And so many forgotten...

A circle in constant motion

Living amongst the world

Breathing...

Chaos known...

Peace is learned from lessons realized

We cannot stop the approaching storm

But we can prepare ourselves the best that we can

Keeping a weather eye upon the horizon

We anchor ourselves to what is known

Release the heaviness of these feelings

The weight of responsibility...

Of wrong assumptions made about the version of our being...

Of who we may or may not be

This is not our burden to carry...

Sometimes we never get the reasons why

But it becomes known...

We are more than this

The truth comes in the caring

In the effort of trying...

Because the last act in love should not be asking for mercy

Making this the hardest decision swallowed

That its okay to say goodbye

With grace in decency

We let history come to pass

Memories remain...

Those markers in the past

When all that was...

Was different...

Than the silence that has come to pass.

© 2021

"Seasons of Living"

To each their own...

Some feeling the same...

Others hold onto the stubborn side of pride

It takes a moment...

Some hours recounted...

Lost and remembered...

The details that remain reach out

Confined thoughts become the promise made

To no longer be bad to ourselves...

With the sun upon the face and the wind at our back...

Take a step forward, instead of returning to the circle of confusion

A powerful storm rages within

Creating a steady rush of emotions flowing

The chance is in the taking

Tears cried will always fade

Opening the vision to a better view

We are the seasons of living

Existence in time...

Our history, written daily...

There is the possibilities within each decision

A want that becomes a need...

Action comes through movement

To be more than what has come before you

Instinct begs us to listen

With a weather eye upon the horizon

We realize there are options created

We are the source of betterment of our being...

Not for others, but for ourselves...

And not through bargaining or shame

Reason, emotion, or tough love...

There is only one thing that sparks the evolution

It's our own growth within

Marked only by a single second with a breath

From that end...

To this new beginning...

© 2021

"What Remains"

 

Do you know?

The weight carried?

Upon the eggshells laid...

And just how many footsteps have faltered?

Has there been a moment of realization?

A time of wonder...

When words are thrown like arrows

With no care of being...

Or damage done...

Have you understood the reality?

Will you take responsibility?

What we do is put out into the world

And there are those who remember

The actions taken...

And the scars that remain...

Now becomes the memory that haunts the soul

All that we are touches the world

Daily existence through motion

Is interaction made through our own creation...

Those things taken without return

Becomes the darkness shading the light ahead

Have you prepared yourself for the reaction?

Have you committed yourself to this path?

Is there care within the remaining compassion?

Today are these hours counted

Another regret...

The possibility of a new promise...

How much can be broken?

It's the gamble taken...

When push comes to shove

How much can the lines be crossed

Blurred boundaries fail

Till existence fades

And tomorrow becomes...

Just another day.

© 2021

"Action in Choice"

 

Moments begin...

Time moves...

Dawn breaks...

The horizon cracks open with a beam of silver light

Shadows cast are withdrawn with the last seconds of darkness

A breath taken...

Thoughts gather...

Yesterday is what it is

Today is your day...

A step forward...

There is conviction within remembrance

We don't disconnect with another to teach them a lesson

We do it because we have finally learned ours

We try our best...

To heal the damage from life's interaction's

The remedy is the peace brought to us

It's the calm after the storm

When tears have rained

Clearing the path for a better view

Let laughter echo

Be the decision made

An active presence in living

Embrace the hands reaching out

Be the offering in comfort

Anchor your presence here and now

Allow the acknowledgment to come through

We are a changed being

Everyday...

Pain is reality...

But so is existence...

It's the action in choice that makes the difference

Take the lead...

Creation is ours...

Make this lifetime something to be counted

To be remembered with deep worth and reflection

The fingerprints of memories in history

In a world of constant motion.

© 2021

"Peace Over Chaos"

 

Moments gather...

Through reflection there is realization...

Amongst the lost, a decision is found...

Who's choice is it?

When the body has been beaten...

And emotions have carved scars deep...

Is it you?

Or is it them?

Is there acknowledgment for your state of being?

Will understanding be given, instead of reaction?

Maybe offer compassion before careless comparisons

Negativity before positivity only adds to the heaviness trying to be shed

Maybe...

Do not wonder the reason for their reaction

Maybe...

Attempt to comprehend why...

Lines become drawn for a reason

Trespass signs are hung before boundaries are ever crossed

Many of us know our pain...

We do not need it recited back to us

We all try...

Some more than others...

And some days better than the next...

It's okay to forget the confusion

Stop counting what may or may not be owed

There should be no rights given to thieves who steal your comfort

As they impose restrictions upon their unconditional love

Refuse to pay the debt...

To give the allowance by letting them live rent free within your mind

Because anger will always be the response

When your peace is chosen over their chaos

And distance is made between the connection

Over their mounting disrespect...

Yesterday is laid to rest

Tomorrow, another day

To give worth and effort in trying

Because today, belongs to you.

© 2021

"The Day Wakes"

Moments gather here...

The sweet uplifting rush...

From the quiet whisper calling...

Coming through the darkness at dawn

The day wakes...

Eyes trace the rising sun

Thoughts drift with the directions of clouds

Each breath fills the lungs with fresh air

This is the chance...

A foot forward...

The decision to live...

Existence to the best of our ability

To move passed where we once were

Forgetting that which no longer serves us well

This is our world created

Plant seeds and tend to them as they grow

Hear the sound of laughter echo

Just be...

Each second knows the weight of time

Carry the goodness

Shine bright your inner light

And realize this is worth the fight

There is meaning to all this

Pain and tears keep us real

The hurt that follows each heartbeat

Reminds us...

Precious time moves us all

Everyday...

Always.

© 2021

"Honesty is Revealed"

 

Here...

This moment waits...

Another footstep...

An answer calls...

Through painful realization

The truth comes to light

Through the shaded darkness

Honesty is revealed...

The bitter taste of acknowledge is now known

We have reached the full length of this path

Fault only ever seems to be found...

In every act of defense...

Pain should never be a competition

But when an act of war is disguised with love

The penalty for such betrayal comes swift

For the heart has every right to fortify its defenses

Against such a cowardly attack

Eyes open...

This is the scene...

Amongst the emotional storm

The end result of pride over riding compassion

Vindication supersedes validation

The power to be right and justified

As endless judgment comes to pass

How far has dignity fallen?

One being unwilling to stay..

And another unwilling to leave it be...

The soul deserves better than this

But time is history...

The past is experience...

And tomorrow should be the new hope

So with conviction laid

Strength is found within the peace

That only comes when we must say goodbye...

Because these moments have trespassed against our being

Forcing a heart to choose

Now becomes the gamble

How much are you prepared to lose?

© 2021