Sense of Self

When did this happen?
How did this occur?
Such a gift to sit
And talk
And get to know
The person you
Have grown to be.
So good to know
That though years
Have passed
Your heart
Remains the same.
When did this happen?
How did this occur?
The boy is gone,
But you remain here.

Wish For Impact

Today, I am
Inspired by a friend
Who said,
She does not wish
To be amazing.
Instead,
She wants to
Inspire others
To be great
And to leave
The world
A better place
Than when
She got here.
Today, I have
Decided, too.
I do not wish
To be amazing.
I wish only
To make
An impact.

Lift

I have
A new outlook
And
Many dreams
Of this
Great day
And what's
Ahead.
I have to believe
That the past
Is the past.
That what I have
Is now.
That I can choose
My reactions.

Slump

I am wondering how long
This slump will be
Slumping.
It is quite annoying
To know it is
Happening.
So let me be making
This one simple
Change.
Reframe my attitude
Reshape my
Days.

What Can Never Be

Just the thought of you
So far away from me
Never a prayer to be
For what's not happening.
I miss the closeness we share
I miss what I want to be there
That which can never be
When everything's changing.
I wish we are what we are not
Reading your words pains my heart
I know it's true. I can't go back.
Never rearranging.

Gray Day

Some days
It is just
Hard to see
A silver lining.
Some days
There is no
Reason for the
Feelings I have
I just
Feel them.
Despite
The brightness
Of the day -
Despite
The goodness
Surrounding me -
Sometimes
All I see
Is gray.

What Matters

Precious faces
I have not seen
In so many days,
In so many years.
Precious time
Looked back upon -
So much grace,
So much here.
Precious memories.
No regrets
In this place
So much held dear.

Observation About Observing

It's so important
To be in the moment
And not just
A casual observer
Of time passing by.

Cover

Destruction
Comes
Too close
For comfort.
So I pray
For protection
For peace
For calm
For recovery.
Today
And
Every day.

Showcase

Don't just dance
Tonight, but give
And express
Everything inside.
Tell the story
You came to tell.
I believe you.
Fight and live well.
Go there, that's right.
Don't care too much
But just enough.
Lose yourself -
Be yourself -
Onstage tonight.