Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got.–Janis Joplin Don’t listen to those who say, “It’s not done that way.” Maybe it’s not, but maybe you will. Don’t listen to those who say, “You’re taking too big a chance.” Michelangelo would have painted the Sistine floor, and it would surely be rubbed out by [...]
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Be True
Posted in In Their Words, tagged Art, Authenticity, Compromise, Conforming, Conviction, Creating, dreams, Failure, fear, Hope, Individuality, Longing, Passion, Peace, Personal Journey, Quotes, Reflection, Respect, Risk, Self Confidence, Self defeat, Self Respect, Self Worth, Success, Taking Chances, Thoughts, Trust, truth, Yearning on August 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Just Be
Posted in Poetry, tagged Broken, Broken Spirit, dreams, heartache, heartbreak, Hope, image, Longing, Loss, Notes, Passion, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, Reflection, Regret, Remorse, Second Chances, Starting Over, Thoughts, Waiting, Wondering, Yearning on August 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Today. Begin. Everything You’ve worked for Imagined Dreamt Longed after Mourned Today. Now. Whatever You had pictured Envisioned Slept on Chased after Sorrowed for This day. Stop. Whoever You’ve projected Pretended Posed as Run from Scorned Today. Just live. What are you still running from? Waiting for? This is not a [...]
One of a Kind
Posted in Poetry, tagged forgiveness, Grief, heart, heartache, heartbreak, Loneliness, Longing, Loss, Love, memories, memory, pain, poems, Poetry, Sorrow, Thoughts, Yearning on March 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
In my own time I may find A broken heart Becomes then one Of a kind In a heartbeat Things can change Then everything Once close has gone It’s own way In your own time You had to see It isn’t always easy But no one said It would be For what [...]
Tasting Mercy
Posted in Poetry, tagged Bitterness, Blessing, Broken, Broken Body, broken heart, Broken Spirit, Communion, Darkness, forgiveness, Grace, Grief, heartache, heartbreak, Holy Communion, Hope, Human, Justice, Loneliness, Longing, Love, Mercy, Peace, poems, Poetry, redemption, Remembrance, Reprieve, Soul, Suffering, Surrender, truth, Waiting, Yearning on February 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I take this bread This cup for me You shed My weight My so mistaken Life So long mislead Take this blessing Drink of you Forgiven No more owed This painful suffering Of human due Eat this gift Given freely Never once begrudged Swallow reprieve From worldly bondage In acceptance of this [...]
My Muse Departed
Posted in Musings, Poetry, tagged Accidents, Broken, Broken Spirit, Desert, Fleeting, God, heart, heartache, heartbreak, Highway, Journey, Longing, Loss, Love, Muse, Passion, Personal, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, Sorrow, Soul, Winter, Wondering, Yearning on January 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My Muse departed On a desert highway Glimpsed briefly through a watery wavy wall Just before I hit the brakes Just before I let go It might have been two hours Maybe more Broken I sat tearing from me My heart in shards Cell phones in my hands Shrieking crying beseeching God Why? [...]
Forgive Me
Posted in Musings, Poetry, tagged Broken Spirit, Desire, escape, forgiveness, healing, heart, heartache, heartbreak, Loneliness, Longing, Loss, Love, memories, Personal, Personal Journey, poems, Poetry, redemption, Reflection, Solace, Sorrow, Soul, Standing up, surviving, Thoughts, truth, Waiting, Yearning on January 24, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Forgive me My truth My integrity My backbone Forgive me For standing Not laying down For rising And not giving up Release me I will fly And crawl no more Please Forgive My strength My spirit My surviving
So Lovely
Posted in Poetry, tagged Beauty, Desire, Eyes, heart, heartache, heartbreak, Home, Loneliness, Lonely, Longing, Love, Lovely, Moon, Poetry, Promise, Solitude, Wishes, Wondering, Yearning on October 23, 2008 | 7 Comments »
It’s so lovely out tonight Hills soft silhouette On soft bright sky Stars are shining The moon is wild Warm wind croons It’s velvet sigh I’m so lonely out tonight I know I could be somewhere If I just had the heart I still see the cool clear fire Of your eyes I can [...]
Sanctuary in Your Arms
Posted in Poetry, tagged heart, heartache, Loneliness, Lonely, Lonesome, Longing, Love, Peace, Refuge, Restless, Sanctuary, Solace, Yearning on October 10, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Sanctuary in your arms The place I’ve longed to be Refuge I’ve been dying for I find myself received Sanctuary in your arms I never would believe A hunger that has always been Has finally been relieved Restless heart has always been The lonesome guide in me Now I find I’m home again [...]
Waiting
Posted in Poetry, tagged Craving, Crazy, heartache, heartbreak, Loneliness, Lonely, Longing, Loss, Love, Tattoo, Waiting, Yearning on October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I waited Your picture faded With every passing moon Nights I lay Just waiting Time after time for you Hours wasted Going crazy Lonely in my room I hated This craving Like some psychic tattoo Baby Just maybe You’ve got one too
Sparingly
Posted in Poetry, tagged dreams, heart, heartache, Longing, Love, memories, Moment, Soul, Sweetness, Unspoken, Yearning on October 7, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I loved you I did not really know this Or I did, and I hid and I bit It back For the taste of this Too sweet for you to swallow While I could not show you Neither would I conceal it Entirely Anyone could see all I spurned For the moments you gave [...]
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