Tag: life

Poetry

The World Today

If you know someone

Who is living 

In a different place

Than the place you are today

Open your eyes

Open you heart

And listen 

To what they have to say

They see the pain

They see the war

They see the hurt

We feel each day

What can we do

But vote

And fight

And eventually pray

To believe

There is hope

In the world 

Either way 

They see we 

The U.S. struggle

With decisions

We make 

Everyday

But hope that we

Can find a way

Can find away

To believe in what we say

All we have

Is our hope

And the love

That which we pray 

For

All who need

And want

The help of the USA

Poetry

Looking for the Light

Where do I go 

When I’m lost

I’m lost

So lost

I’m not afraid 

Just wandering

Newly blind

Wandering

Around and around

I have no guide

Just myself

My thoughts

My feelings

And I’m still lost

Where do I go from here

Do I stop

Stand still

Let life happen

All around me

Or do I accept

That I am on my own

Feeling around

In the dark

Until I can find

The Light 

Poetry

Do you feel like 

You are treading water 

Don’t give up

Fight through the pain 

The exhaustion 

Take a deep breath 

Sink if you need

Feel the womb of the ocean 

Comfort you

It’s ok to go under

For a second

Hold your breath

Feel the water envelop you

Then…

Kick those legs

Pull yourself up

Come up for air

Take that breath 

Fight the fatigue

Remember hope

Remember love

Remember life 

I know your tired

It would be so easy

To let go

Sink

Remember home

Remember love

Remember loss

All the things that made you strong

It’s ok to go under

For a second

Hold your breath

Feel the water envelop you

Then…

Kick those legs

Pull yourself up

Come up for air

Take that breath 

Fight the fatigue

Remember hope

Remember love

Remember life

A rescue boat

May never come

You’re on your own 

And that’s okay 

You may feel

Unprepared for what’s ahead

Afraid of the unknown 

Afraid of drowning 

The anchor 

Feels heavy

Around you

Pulling you down 

It’s ok to go under

For a second

Hold your breath

Feel the water envelop you

Then…

Kick those legs

Pull yourself up

Come up for air

Take that breath 

Fight the fatigue

Remember hope

Remember love

Remember life

Fight the current

You can push through 

It’s only water 

It’s only life

It’s painful

But it’s also hope

It’s love

It’s worth it

It’s ok to go under

As long as you 

Kick those legs

Pull yourself up

Come up for air

Take that breath 

Fight the fatigue

Remember hope

Remember love

Remember life

And Breathe

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If you could turn back the clock

What would that look like

Would you tell that person

You love them more than life itself 

Or that you wish they had never

Darkened your doorstep

Would you relive that first kiss

Or do it with another

Would you study hard

And earn that degree

That has no impact

On your future 

Or would you travel the world 

Seeing the what the history books

Can’t show you 

Would you play everything safe 

College 

Marriage

Kids

Would you change the things you’ve done

Or would you do everything the same way 

Poetry

A Broken Heart

Dying of a broken heart

Is it a possibility

Is it just the start

Of a scientific understanding

A heart that stops working 

Could be triviality

A pain that’s lurking

Maybe bioengineering 

Or can it be a love long gone

A wish unspoken 

Passion overdrawn 

Oneself disappearing 

Whatever the cause may be 

The heart has been broken

This, anyone can see

Death is ever nearing

Poetry

The Goodbye Note

Penned in a time of despair

A time loss 

A time that has changed

The receiver never 

Understands why

Such a letter is exchanged

The sender knows

It’s felt in the heart and soul

Never to be interchanged