She always walked With trepidation Caution, kept her From using Her voice She never thought That her words mattered Nothing, held her But thinking Those thoughts She found herself Suddenly changed Her life, shifted Once she knew To speak For someone else
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Path
Every step, I take Serves to clear A path For the smaller, Footsteps That follow Behind
Preform
Hold your smile Don’t let them see You’re everything They want you to be Polished performer You know what to do One small slip, Is the end of you Point your feet Perfect every move Don’t dare trip- You know what you’ll lose Head up straight Pools in your eyes If theyContinue reading “Preform”
Nightmares
My dreams Were so big For many years Drowning screams That asked for more My dreams Were so big Sometimes at night Hot tears stream As they crush me My dreams Were so big That they blocked out Any small gleam Of other paths My dreams Were so big They trapped meContinue reading “Nightmares”
Motherhood
There are times, The only thing keeping me Together Are the eyes, Watching everything I do Constantly Motherhood
Changed
Was it worth it One little snap decision made Was it worth it Watching the light slip from my eyes As your words, tipped with flame, burned me One moment to destroy my world Was it worth it
Hope
She walks- Like poetry Slipping, Through time Painting the world With a whisper Of what could be
The Silence
Whispering through- Forgotten thoughts, freed once again Whispering through, Pushing memories through my mind Memories that I don’t want back But the Silence always reminds, Whispering through The Silence
Foundation
I litter the ground with seeds As I walk, Through life Hoping that some take root And come back, For me
Little Perceptions 