I have been darkness and lightA dream and a nightmareI have gone to the ends of the world for myself so I knowHow to conquer itHow far will I go? They told me, you will be like lightening across the skySurrounding the world with a […]
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The Trickiest Place There Is
I am longing for the sun, and the wind on my faceAnd speed, let’s rideI’ve longed to finish what I’ve startedI’ve dreamt a million dreams until nowThe only one that means anything is you I held a future in my hands but nowThe windstorm blows […]
Empowerment
Hand me the sceptre, the wand, and feel the sting of that thing To grasp, its right there just a little further And I I reach out my arm and I know I can touch it but yet Still it hovers there just of reach […]
Lovely Ideas like Flying Butterflies
We are not just one person, body and flesh and a mind Becoming so accustomed to being alive we don’t remember that it’s miraculousWith all of the little details like sunlight and water and fresh snowAnd the power of the earth on its rotation pulling […]
We Just Want to Feel Something
When we begin to read a poem, I think we long for that feeling Something that tells us, you are more than you thinkYou are the aching loving pain of life, The tooth that hurts but feels good when pushed a certain wayThe first shining, […]
The Urgency to be Perfect
There is an urgency to be perfect here, and it breaks my heart To become so beautiful and perhaps immune to the harshness of the world Or to feel loved a little more, by the people one meets or the attractive stranger who has noticed […]
Strength
I held my closest friend this week at her mother’s funeral Part of a group suffering something so precious, a mother’s loveWe were all vulnerable together, at the chapel, one of God’s many housesThe light streamed through the painted glass windows, a holy presenceWe were […]
Infinite
Infinite possibilities evoke Restless hearts Sleepless nights The world is not limited Only those Not knowing (the ethers)
Let All Sweet Things Prevail
Let’s go live the last lingering moments of summer Let’s run across the fields And lie in the grass and talk and dream And forget reality Let’s swim in the deep ocean Or walk a shady trail And marvel at the sunset Let all […]
Love unconditional
Let’s talk about the blissful moments The ones kept in a mental box To unpack when you’re feeling raw Inside lies Laughter of the most infectious quality The victorious feeling of successful accomplishment Happy promises made and kept Resilience, courage, dreams, hope Love unconditional […]
Fearless
One day when I surprised them, they asked, “Who are you?” I said: I am an evolutionary wonder 3.7 billion years in the making I’m fearless “Fearless?” ” Fearless.” Only love is real.
Ravenous
Sometimes its good to be hungry Be consumed with ache and yearning Until we are Ravenous Unfulfillment is a fuel For those whom weakness doesn’t become
nicole sander 