There was this compression Of my desires A faulty voice Whispered with frailty A damaged And fragmented self An undeveloped ability To express my dreams But now Now I am creating space For that self to emerge To be heard clearly To be a healthy expression Of my deepest places To feel and think In […]
When one works hard at something One is confronted with oneself A rigorous course of study Extra hours at the office Pushed to the edge One is face to face With who they are Who they’ve been Who they dream they’ll be Those with a stable and supported past Will push through With ease Those […]
Like a leaf approaching Fall I am temporary Swaying in the wind Holding onto the branches Tight grip upon whom I think I am I ponder the leaf And realize the impermanent nature Of all things Myself included This is not cause For sadness This is an awakening Of my body From its slumber A […]
Like the stars Behind the clouds Of an overcast sky That temporarily Can’t be seen From earth So to is the peaceful self Clouded by circumstances Outside of this inner process One of turmoil And chaos Blocking this original state The stars As well as this self Are still there Radiating And elevating The sky […]
So much of human life consists of perceiving, processing, manipulating and organizing symbols. These words that I am typing right now mean nothing without myself or the reader using them as we see fit. In order to accomplish anything in a human life, we must become masterful in the utilization of symbols. To get from […]
This place Was once all I knew Fear at every turn Terror inside Of the monsters within And all around me This place of friction Of inner hostility And fragmentation Within myself Was ever present I could not shake it No matter what I did Said Or thought I felt that place yesterday As intense […]
I’m acting out of fear again It’s creeping in Old ways of being Sneaking their way Back into my mind Counterproductive emotions Stand in my way Of doing what I need to do Being what I need to be I must transform Unsettling uncertainty Into excitement Looking forward To a not yet defined But brighter […]