Beauty Marks

With a grateful heart 

may wise words slip from my mouth 

left to inspire - desire and encourage life

Words.. lasting, ingrained, haunting..

they take on a life of their own

Only to be buried but never forgotten..

expressions that fill you or kill you..

for the seeds are sprinkled 

and syllables take root 

wrapping around your mind finding their way to the heart & soul..

Tread gently - speak softly -

create the quiet, so you can hear the impact you leave behind

And 

watch the indelible etchings you carve into their heart..

Beauty marks that cannot be removed..

Ugly Beautiful

battered, bruised and chipped apart 

but we are solidly rooted 

grounded in love..

misshapen - with an unspoken beauty-

an inward badge of hope, courage and strength..

We stand strong 

like the statuesque oak tree that weathers the storms -

as it creaks and moans in its’ twists & turns..

we -too- bend to the mighty winds - growing in wisdom, connecting and forming to other branches - until we are so solid - no force can shake us..

standing firm in our twisted stance - we are beauty 

catching the eyes of passersby 

sharing feelings of great expectations and desires of hope..

after life dies..

hello..

It’s me 

wanting the old - facing the new 

wishing you were anywhere but below..

Beginnings.. endings..

is there a difference when our beings are connected..

even after life dies 

I keep learning about you..

like waking up to the smell of childhood 

every sense touched 

until I’m flooded with memories that make me whole..

What do I love about you..

To begin with -

Everything..

you completed me - tying up my loose ends - filling me &

making me whole..

Though we tend to eat with our eyes

It is our soul that craves the nutrients 

you taught me what really matters forever more..

With a concentrated effort 

i’ll sync with you

finding your rhythm as life keeps changing -

I’ll hold tight

in a world that’s always moving and filled with hearts that grow cold from weariness..

you will

Warm my bones

as i move into 

fresh starts of old..

A Ray of Hope

Im releasing you free 

unearthing you from the ties that bind

though you don’t know you need to be 

helping you see

giving you back you

You don’t need anyone to think for you anymore..

You are wonderfully, imperfectly made 

The merry-go-round you live on is spiraling down 

Jump off 

Let it out 

Let it go 

change up the sorrow you wear so well -

with inside joy 

Let it stretch your face with laughter and 

Set you free from

Your cage..

your light will shine in

Untempered

Love..

full of raw emotion 

and vulnerabilities..

beautiful, full of life 

And terrifying in its’ unknown..

love beyond your sensibilities 

immerse yourself into the moments 

they are yours to live 

To explore

Put your hand in the Flame

Let it set you on fire 

exist in untempered love 

Unmoderated..

Go as high as the flame will burn before it dies out..

That spark 

will rekindle time after time 

good or bad 

Happy or sad 

shred the moments 

Devour them..

Love in itself is both intense and beautiful 

Better to be skinned alive 

than to never know

a love not lessened by anything..

Au Revoir

I wished to live..

pleading, begging on my knees at times..

struggling for the good,

fighting for air, 

my fight wild and everywhere..

aiming for high 

for every low..

somehow You thought not 

how could You know..

How can that be?

I gave it my all

No holds barred..

through the decimation of my heart and a raping of my soul I persevered.. 

yet somehow You see through eyes of old, of new, of past and present

Of things to be..

help my loves now 

see through fresh eyes,

eyes of yours..

ones that see hope through despair,

ones that see light through dark,

Eyes that stay open

as mine close to rest..

I'm letting go now

For I believe

I once was lost but now I'm free..

The child in my heart will always rise above..

Seeking, hoping,

Knowing there is more to come..

Wild&Mysterious

the draw is unimaginable.. my heart & mind can't reconcile the mystery of you..

It is wild 

Beautiful in its' unknown 

Captivating without touch.. yet you know me inside out

You have this mysterious way of reading me, 

changing me,

renewing me..

There is a pitch and cadence to you that causes thunder in my heart..

You have my attention

I will be patient 

my time is yours..

nothing has nourished my soul like this

Nothing can compare..