What
Aspect
Of myself
Do I like best?
Free native spirit
shed my unwanted clothes
To have no inhibition
Run naked into the ocean
To be as kind and lush as Nature
Take one day to be a barbarian…
1874
US made
Clear bottle
Secret letter
Waiting to be read
Would it be ancient words?
Time trapped inside a bottle
Would I read someone’s broken heart?
A secret love never to be told
Two lost hearts that never could become one…
Keep
Me from
Leaving you
Stay beside me
Keep me in your eyes
My soul I give to you
Call me back from the dark void
Here the leaves stand still, nothing moves
I am still somewhere, locked in your heart.
Pray, don’t erase me from your memory
See me through the mist, standing by the river
I am waiting for you to know me
To hold me, kiss my closed eyelids
Bring our lost love back to life
To dry my cold dark tears
Stay with me this time
We have one chance
To love again
I see
you
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We
Pray for
Sunny skies
We were blessed
With money to spend
Waiting for the circus
coconut shy, candyfloss
The dry painted tears of a clown
Stirred strangest feelings in my heart
What sadness does he hide behind face paint…?
My
Loving
Father said
You have it all
Move your thoughts forward
Plan your life your own way
Make as many changes you need
I felt my father’s gentle whisper
With his help, I became the butterfly…
“What
Have you
Carried in,
It’s hideous.”
I like my green bowl
To me it’s beautiful
It had to have pride of place
Placing a faux candle inside
My family teased, saying “it won’t help.”
My bowl became a precious glowing shell…
I
made one
Big mistake
Falling for him
His smile beguiling
Belied the truth hidden
No heart could I find inside
The sudden change to dramatic
I need to leave before it’s too late
In time to find the one to love me back…
Here are your two words for this week:
Plan & Spend
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Plot
Each move
Like a game
Lay out pieces
Invest in myself
Employ the best methods
thoughts flood my mind thick and fast
Plans by mice and men, not this time
I tune into a higher power
ready to blow my investors’ minds…
Here are your two words for this week:
Influence & Perception
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My
Knowledge
Is sketchy
Of God more so
Imagine my shock
When I open my mail
An invitation to tea
I have something for you to do
What can I do, that God cannot?
The force of his words was simple, believe…
Here are your two words for this week:
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My
Own dark
Beginning
Devouring life
I lay waste to all
Not a care in the world
Until a child touched my hand
Bringing cold stone heart back to life
no longer devour life, I stroll through
Happy to wait for a new blessed sunrise…
