Just a glance
Is all it takes
To see the pain or joy
written on your face
Look deep into your own eyes
And say the words that you want to hear
Words that you need to hear
Tell yourself that you are worthy
Just a glance
Is all it takes
To see the pain or joy
written on your face
Look deep into your own eyes
And say the words that you want to hear
Words that you need to hear
Tell yourself that you are worthy
Teetering on the brink of madness
Winds of life sweep me over the edge
Falling deeper into the chasm
Wrapping myself up in the cold blanket of the abyss
Darkness envelopes my heart
Emptiness runs through my veins
Plummeting towards the bottom
The ground rushing up on me
Only to look over and see the edge of another cliff
Waiting for the next wind to start it all over again
This poem was written as an opening to a pagan group that I helped lead. We were known as the Silver CUUPs of Hollywood. Unfortunately, that group no longer exists.
The silver of the Lady
shining brightly within
guiding us ever higher
The holly of the Lord
forever growing within
grounding us in our lives
The cup of knowledge
pouring forth so that
we may aspire to learn
Apart we are separate beings
Together we strengthen
and nurture each other
May our love for the Lady and the Lord
create a bond between us
so that our lives will glow brighter and happier
Sarah’s home,
Sarah’s home
Hurray! She’s home!
Mommy, why is she crying?
Mommy, why is Sarah’s face black & blue?
Mommy, what is wrong?
Crash, smash
What was that sound?
Frozen with fear
Mommy, why did Jeff break the window?
Mommy, why is Jeff angry?
Mommy, what are those words he is saying?
Yelling, screaming
Everyone in chaos
Daddy defending the family
Mommy, where are we going?
Mommy, who is this lady?
Mommy, why are you leaving me?
Sirens screeching through the air
Ambulance, police cars
People swarming around
Mommy and daddy are coming back for me
Mommy, why is Jeff going with the policeman?
Mommy, what is going on?
I don’t understand.
I don’t understand.
Ebbing and flowing
The emotions roll in
On a beautiful day, softly lapping at the shores of our heart
On the surface peaceful, glistening and shining
However, deeper and deeper you dive beneath
Darker and murkier
Mysterious and yet profound
Unknown lurking
Hidden until the storms rage
Tossing aside calmness
Whirling eddies
Drawing the sinking ship into the vast chasm
Deep within the salty waters
Paddling frantically
Trying to stay afloat
Zoloft becomes your life preserver
Clinging to sanity
Praying to be saved from the shipwreck
Treasures of the heart
Are ones that make you soar
Higher and higher
Flying into the heavens
Cares and worries far behind
Love, vitality, harmony
Making you whole
Making you free
Joining together
Merging
Intertwining
Growing together as one
Feeling the other’s soul
Inspiration
Enlightenment
Nirvana
Finally at last
You have found what you sought
Search no further
Deep within yourself
Is the beauty that will draw
Your butterfly to you