I, am tired. When you get down to it, we’re all tired. The last year has pushed us and pulled us in so many different directions that it’s hard to know which way to go next at this point. Do I focus on work? Do I focus on projects at home? On hobbies? I feelContinue reading “Cloudy Skies & Burnout”
Tag Archives: Poetry
Conflict
You feel, Like Home And- Like pain All at once
Inside
My lips are numb From speaking The same words Over and over My head pounds From trying To reason Again and again My heart aches From feeling So alone Day after day
For Women
I like to imagine A world changed Without glass ceilings A system, rearranged I like to imagine Our daughters freed, From limitations That held you and me I like to imagine These aren’t dreams And the world may be Better than it seems
Lost
I walked in Thinking I knew Where I was going I thought I would lead you There That I was right Each step in I went further Past Where I should be Turns out, I never knew I was lost too
Dark
Sunlight tipped My fingers Slipping through, Open space I couldn’t Hold onto The sunlight New darkness Still follows Every ray, Snuffing out Leaving me Cold, alone Without light
Someone Else
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
Worth
Glass Shouldn’t hold The power to shape Self esteem Not When your mind Could focus on more Worthy things
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”
Little Perceptions 