If the only sound is silence, Listen. Listen as deeply as you can And just breathe, you’ll soon realize there is much more to silence than just nothing. ~A
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I will dance
When love turns hateful Peace turns chaotic Comfort turns sour I won’t cower from the storm I will strip the shame and false guilt from my shoulders And I will dance in the pouring rain. I will smile amidst thunder I will laugh in the face of lighting For I am not weak, and IContinue reading “I will dance”
I am not sh*t
If for some reason you have something against the word in the title, this poem probably isn’t for you! I am not the ground beneath the shit I am not the shit itself I am not the shovel for shit I am not the wheelbarrow that holds it I am not the person who throwsContinue reading “I am not sh*t”
It only takes a second…
The harshness of words last longer than the second it takes to say. The harshness of words can last a lifetime, and hurt just as bad, years later, as it did the second you heard them. Let your words be remembered as warm and loving instead. Let that memory be encouraging, rather than demeaning. TheContinue reading “It only takes a second…”
When you love
The truest love, is when A hug never feels tight enough A kiss never long enough Conversations feel too short Your heart feels the calmest it’s ever been Your mind is at ease. The truest love makes you wish that time stood still That you could live in that love infinitely And you would doContinue reading “When you love”
Romantic lies
I saw it through a screen I read it on a page It all seemed so magical at that age. I see it now with more mature eyes The stories we were told were all fantastical lies. Yet still I see it through the screens I read it on a page And I long toContinue reading “Romantic lies”
I am
I am weak, when compared to a bear I am small, when compared to an elephant I am dry as a desert, when compared to the oceans I am fragile, when compared to a diamond — I may not be as tall as Mt. Everest, but a mountain I am I may not curve likeContinue reading “I am”
Not yet
Please… Don’t go yet, I’m not ready. This wait, it feels so heavy now… I’ve missed you dear, let’s share how Wonderful life has been Let’s talk about the wind -oh But don’t let me wake… I’m not ready. To say good byes again It’s not very Fair. ~A
Life giver
Take a moment to appreciate yourself, For something as seemingly insignificant as watering a plant, Means that you gave it the means to live. ~A
Roses are red
In a field of roses You see beauty The fragrance delightfully abundant The soft petals stunning in their grace — In a field of roses There are thorns. — The darkness under the surface hides the pain This pain of thorns can hurt others, itself. — In a field of roses There is beauty andContinue reading “Roses are red”
Ink & Embers 