In This Life

There are things
Good and bad
Happy and sad
In this life.
There are things
Unjust and true
Lost and new
In this life.
There are things
Broken and fixed
Deliberate and tricked
In this life.

Distinction

Reach out and give
Another hope.
Hold tight to
The end of your rope.
Slow and steady
Sets the pace.
Beauty and faith
Will win the race.
So hold tight
Reach out
And know you're
Not on your own.
Support and love
Are all around you
You are not alone.

Movement

Movement is freeing
Whether it is
With your body
Or the movement
Of a
Pen
Across
A page.
So,
Breathe in,
Breathe out,
And
Move.

Achieving

There is beauty
And light
In the life
We lead.
If we choose
To see it
And believe it
And embrace it
We will surely
Have achieved.

Not The Gift

It's not the gift
But the reception
That means the most
In my perception.
It was not so in
The inception
But it is that way
Now.

Seasonal Effect

Such pretty people
And such pretty things
Such pretty snow and lights
This season brings.
So much love
And hope to treasure.
So much peace
And grace to measure.
So grab that love
And share it freely.
Take that hope
And hold it nearly.
Take the peace
And pass it, easy.
And take this grace
And grow it,
Really.

Pulled Apart In The Art

Feeling pulled
In all directions
Spreading hope
Though it is hard
When
Hopelessness
Is all around.
Stand up taller
Breathe in deeper
Be a little freer
And know that
Hope will
Soon abound.

Haul Out The Jakeness

Sometimes
You need
A good laugh
A good time
An equal match
So just sit back
And sing.

What This Means

This means sharing
And showing
And telling
And knowing
And understanding
And mirroring
And seeing
And hearing.
This is
What this means.

Resenting Resentment

Tonight
I pray
For those
I resented
Because
Everyone
Deserves
To be
Presented
Before
Someone
Who cares.
Everyone
Deserves
Joy, peace
And love
Shared.

Need-To-Know Basis

What is going
On tonight
When right
Is wrong
And wrong
Feels right?
What is going
On right now
When things
Come to light
But I don't
Know how?
I need not figure
Out
Everything -
There's just
One thing
I need:
To understand
And be understood.
To believe
And be believed.

Fire-And-Brimstone

Dreaming of risk,
Pain and torment
Hardest
To accept.
Hardest
To watch
Those close
To me
Sink
And suffer
In the mire
Of this destruction.
But
Just give it
A few more days
And I can move on
Leaving this fire -
This out-of-controlness -
This certain death
Behind me.
I can reach out
For another
Day again.

What Happened?

I love productivity
And I love friends
Who share with me.
Good or bad -
Unfinished or half -
I love it.
If you want to share
Or just watch me work
I'll be here all week -
No duties to shirk.

Chain of Events

Today was such
A strange and
Sad day
Engagments,
Offenses,
And losses.
Why can't we
Be our own bosses
And just let
These things
Slide?

Think Gently

Tonight,
There is
So much to
Be thankful
For
And so much
To pray for
And so much
To consider
When I consider
Others
And
Myself.
So tonight
I will think
Of others
And of myself
Gently
Because
We all have
Difficulties,
Vices,
And faults.