Taking It Back Again

Find the hope
Behind
The pain -
Believe that
Something's
Coming
To change
What's already
Happened -
And to gain
Back
What's been
Taken.

As A Bell

Brilliance
Experienced,
But not always
Acknowledged.
Still,
Know
That
You are
More than
What you can give.
And that is because
You
Are a gift,
Just you.

Fighting Back

Push
Through
Your pain
Grab
Hold
Of something
Pull
Yourself
Up from
What
Holds
You back
You'll
See you
Don't lack
For
Anything.

New Skies

Some people
Pray for blue skies
But right now
I pray
For new skies
And I am grateful
That my prayer -
Even now -
Is being heard.

Blocked

I pray to improve
Even this one small thing
I wish it would
Disappear
And not
Come again.
But I can look
Forward -
And embrace
Tomorrow -
Whether or not
I improve.

Dreamt

And there was
A messenger
There
Among them.
A child with
Mercy bestowed
In her name,
And so that
Those qualities
Should never
Decay,
I'll keep
The idea
Of her both
Close at hand
And at heart.

The Magnificent Seven

Once
In a lifetime
There is a moment
That occurs
Where you
Can witness
Magnificence
In seven
Young women
Working
Toward a
Common
Goal.

Only

Only hours
Until we see
Family who
Once was
Far away.
So, we'll connect
And visit next
Before they
Move on
Again.

Not The Worst

What is this
Thing I'm feeling?
This not-so-good
Thing?
Let me have
Some relief,
But let me
Realize
It's not
The worst
Thing.

Something Else

There is something.
Something
To be said about
Something.
But
I don't know
What it is.
So that is why
I choose to write
About
Something else,
So that
Something
Can come
To mind.

Reception

The greatest gift
To receive
Is love and
Understanding
From a friend.

Balancing Act

How do I balance
Being scared
With being
Prepared
For what's
To come?
This is what
I'd like to know
Now,
And tomorrow,
And forever.

Love Is Stronger

Love is
The most basic
Need and desire
Living inside
Each of us.
Sometimes,
We are hurt
So deeply
That
We cannot love,
And sometimes,
We simply
Make the choice
To reach for hate.
To teach hate.
So, today, I challenge you
To love someone
Who cannot love,
But needs it.
Put down your hate
And love instead.

Signs

There is too much
That is beautiful
In life
To waste energy
On other things.
Hate breeds hate,
But love is stronger.

Past-Present-Future

So what is new,
What is old,
And what should
Stay the same?
The day is new,
I feel old,
And the weather should
Definitely stay the same.

Fast-Paced

Pretty quickly now
We haven't much time
Before getting tucked up
In our beds
Until tomorrow.
So write
Right quick.

Upcoming

Something special
Is in the works,
And I can
Hardly wait
To see
What
Unfolds
Upon the stage
In only days.

Flashpoint

What makes truth
The truth
And who decides?
Are rules of religion
Followed
Simply because
People in power
Picked and chose
What best
Suited them?
Despite all these
Questions,
I'm not overwhelmed
Or feeling guilty
Or wrong.
Amazingly,
And in spite of all this,
I have faith.
And in spite of all this,
I am free.

Possibly

Think twice about
That which you
Have believed
And know that,
Perhaps,
There is more
Than one truth.
And
That just because
Something is
Believed; that
Doesn't make it
Right
Or
True.
Maybe it just
Makes it
A possibility
In a sea of
Possibilities.

All That Is Beautiful

Beautiful things
Will come to pass
Just alongside
The ugly.
So we must choose
To focus on
All that is beautiful
And strive to change
All that is not.

Missing Child

There is a child
Who's gone missing
Only no one
Seems to know.
So now he sleeps
In a new place
While a new face
Keeps watch.
So let us pray
This little one
Is cared for and
Is loved -
By the person
Who is showing
The greatest
Kind of love.

Healing Thoughts

Believe
That even if
You are not
Delivered
Yet -
Of fear,
Of doubt,
Or any of those
Ills -
That does not mean
You'll never be.
Trust
That your healing
Is
Meant to be.

Paralyzed

Still,
I lie.
I’m paralyzed.
Can’t move or breathe
Or live
Deceived.
So let me
Save you.
Because I can’t
Save me.

Playwright

When I have the opportunity
I can’t move. I can’t breathe.
Instead, I sit so still and see
Everything again.
So let me rewind
This movie in my mind
Let me change the
Characters, the plot
Let me rewrite
The ending
So it’s plays out differently
Than what’s playing
In my head…

Remembering

Tonight,
As fireworks
Light up the
Sky -
Remember
That you
Are free.
Remember
The ones
Who gave
Up their lives
So you can live
Comfortably.
Tonight,
As fireworks
Light up the sky,
Remember...

Stone's Throw

How can one
Judge another,
And call it
A lifeline?
How can one
Come to love
Along with
So much hate?
Put down your
Words of negativity
And take a lesson
From a person
Who embraces
Love.

Not Just

What is there to
Say tonight
I ask, before
I say goodnight?
Just a day
To spend and think,
And write and dream
And be.
Just a day,
She said, and what
A day it was
To see.

At What Cost?

Darkness so deep that it swallows me
Fire so loud it roars around me
Smoke is bitter, choking me
Bad enough, all this, but then I find
That I am not alone.
Somewhere in the dark you’re screaming
Louder than the flames, you’re calling
Through the smoke you reach out to me
Bad enough, all this, but then I know
If I had not slept, you’d be free.
You wouldn’t be
With me
Now.
Reach beneath the heat to find you
Pain explodes when I can touch you
But it’s no use, it’s pressing in.
I do what I can
But at what cost?
It’s not enough.

Right Place; Right Time

Just let this be
As it should be
Don't touch or move
Things in any way.
Put your hands up
Don't fill your own cup
'Cause that's what He
Is there for.
Trust that He can fix
What's broken -
And believe that His
Plans are for good.
Pray for guidance
Stand with confidence
That He loves you
Like He said He would.