BLESSITUDE ~ "So blessed and full of gratitude"
Self, less a piece of my heart I felt it leave as I looked And couldn’t believe it left with you But it was always with you Self, less the people who came together to give me life Through trials and tribulations The constant was always there But now it’s gone and there is Less […]
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How do you get over the death of a parent? I wasn’t sure when, or even if, I would share this. The pain of losing my mom, “The Momma,” has been unlike any other in my life. There…I shared it. * It’s a new life Everything is different I feel different Upon examination I see […]
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Possibilities There are so many out there Try one on for size! I looked at last year’s “New Year’s” post and I see my word for 2018 was “commitment.” As I reflect on a very hard year I see that I fulfilled my honor of commitment, just not in the way I thought I […]
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It’s hard to see through the fog But I know you are there. It’s more a feeling from the inside Than any true sense. I can feel you trying to hold on Fists closed Nails digging deep into flesh Administering pain Remembrance. I try to break free I tell myself that it is okay to […]
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As I can not see into the future, or “plan” a perfect life The best I can do is give thanks, for everything I see Ban judgment on the superlatives Walk the path that is guided by love Revel in the beauty that surrounds me and find a silver lining in every struggle For it […]
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NOT thinking, planning, showing, doing prying, looking, catching, throwing starting, stopping, feeling, sinking swimming, running, walking, falling acting, crying, chasing, fearing grabbing, forcing, kicking, screaming packing, waiting, playing, aching giving, feeding, cleaning, missing cheering, seeing, hearing, fixing jumping, swearing, ranting, raving rowing, swinging, turning, training guessing, wishing, talking, drowning bearing, growing, digging, checking fighting, filling, […]
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What is it? This dark, ugly place that lives in the outer reaches of the center The place that is familiar and yet loathed The place where I can turn my back on everything that is good Everything I’ve built Every gift I’ve been given Never to be seen by the light of day Or […]
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