Category: POEMS

When you leave, please don’t look back. Behind you is the things you lack. Behind you is the strife and pain That will make the old in you new again The silent haunts that’ll lull you to sleep, The promises you did not keep. Regret is a lurking hawk for prey A waiting growing voice…

An instant and the chapters change, Familiar walls stand, rearranged. Lives together, a part of whole Split apart, hurting soul.  Closing grip on those held close, Watching eyes for next to go.  Pondering who’s next depart, Would come more easily on mind and heart  A question comes, who is to blame Is it I for…

This week feels heavy Far too much for me to bear It feels like far too much concern And pulling out of hair.  Tonight feels like a weighted chest Sit upon this chest of mine And nothing sits inside of it Between its slats of pine Much like when one looks over edge To valley…

I am practicing boldness, I am a student of strength and the apprentice of self-discipline. Patience is my major, My lessons flow with kindness and my heart is smart with praise. My soul is learned in the ways of courage.  Skilled in respect A quiet tongue in the mouth of one with words as strong…