Redux
expand into your uncomfortable zone
relish the anguish
capture your strength
propel into your future
just because you dared
Originally published 8/19/2018 on I Write Her. Posted here with revisions.
Category: Poetry
Tempted
Inspired by Sadje’s What do you see #170
dreams show perfection
grass being greener and all
rather be lucid
The Reason
The Favorites
it takes time and circumstance
to find the right ones
just the few steadfast
handful of friends
the ones who are our strength
and also our cover
shielding us from attacks
wrapping us up in their arms
emanating all the love
our tired and aching psyches need
going through trials and tribulations
it separates the wheat from the chaff
and when those friends prove themselves
over and over again
cherish those
for they will be by your side for the duration
Note: While I wish some of the human race would get their shit together, it’s not likely to happen in my time. For this reason, I generally don’t like people, but I love the ones that I like.
You
Reena’s Exploration Challenge #264 & Moonwashed Weekly Prompt #126 – Evolve
While this is not a new creation, both Reena and Eugenia prompted me to revisit this piece and bring it new life. 🙂
birth delivers an unknown entity
and life begins yet again
you start to exist
the business of life
is to evolve
into your best form
the goal is to reach
a physical peak
then head to the inevitable conclusion
during your stay
your personality
the essence of you
continues to be shaped
by the experiences, tools, and influences along the way
daring to live
requires enhancing it
doing it your way
requires courage
i hope you find joy in it along the way
Originally published 5/23/2018 on I Write Her. Presented here with revisions.
Reblogs – Anonymously Hal & Penny Wilson
I realize that our struggles will affect us differently, but perhaps we keep in the back of our minds to not let the darkness color our hope. Of course, we can’t always control our biology by instinct alone. Do whatever it takes to find your peace.
I never settled on gray…
I settled on viridian.
I settled on a
romanticized intensity
seeped in tender
sophistication,
in hopes to cloak
the darkness and
cravings for desolation…
H.O.P.E. = Hold On. Pain Ends.
Ugly Ways
Silent deception
Confident chicanery
You smiling bastard
Hard hit to the heart
Foreign reality now
Weight of lies broke me
Forever altered
Gazillion hurt pieces
Difficult to breathe
Difficult to live
Struggling to survive in pain
Dark for a long time
Originally published 8/17/2018 on I Write Her.
Observing
Inspired by Sadje’s What do you see #169
felling of nature
great mother seeing it all
she patiently waits
I Miss You
you made the happy days
so much more fun
you willingly provided comfort
and a shoulder on the sad days
your smile alone infused joy
into the boring ones
now i can only…
wish for you on the happy days
to make them even better
wish for you on the sad days
so as to not weep silently and withdrawn
wish for you on the boring ones
to not feel so alone
if only wishing worked…
because your love always wrapped me up in warmth
and your joy was incredibly infectious
you and your presence kept me sane
i miss you so very much
still…
Stop Playing With Your Food
be provocative
rise to the top of your game
create your future
Inspired by Moonwashed Weekly Prompt #125 – Provocative
For those of you who have never heard of Pinky Patel on TikTok. She’s hilarious AND provocative at times! 😉
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