Kneeling

All our lives,
we become strong.
We hide our vulnerability
at being mistaken; being wrong.

Yet you hear one voice
saying to set yourself free
become uninhibited;
fall to your knees

See the world through a child's eyes
if it suits you, pray.
Feel small again
discover the meaning of today.

Ask for forgiveness,
or for someone to spend their life with you
show respect and loyalty
or fall apart from all you've been through.

Knowingly let judgement be passed
in your vulnerable state
trust in those around you
else lose all faith

Let yourself fall,
let yourself feel
nothing more than the truth
set aside your pride and kneel.




(Originally written 7/27/2008)

The Secret Flower

The secret is encased
in a delicate green shell
where protection leads to mystery
and tiny dewdrops dwell

Slowly, the bud opens
peeking through known security
Innocence is shed, not taken
as it realizes its physicality

The bud, now a flower
unfurls in the sun
petals firm but soft
tell of what has begun

Vivid red petals
streaked with white
meet the day with joy
and hesitantly, the night

It sways gently
calmed by trust
grown with love
and nurtured by lust

Youth is lost;
experience is gained
peaceful and beautiful
true potential attained.



(Originally written 11/6/2009)

Elements of Self

I'm lost in the present
the moment between my future and past
searching, searching, searching
For a feeling that won't last

I hear the gentle wind
the soft whisper in my ear
it tells me to be light and carefree
to embrace courage in the face of fear

I smell the perfume of life;
the pungent scent of the earth
telling me to be solid and constant
to ignore others when discovering my worth

I taste the misty rain
the cold, bittersweet tang
reminding me to persevere;
to embrace my yin as well as yang

I feel the heat of the flames
The warmth that caresses my skin
pushing me to achieve my potential
to use my core, the strength within

I become silent, but I can't find my inspiration
I breathe the cold air, but I can't find my dedication
I taste the rain, but I can't find my determination
I stand near the fire, but I can't find my motivation

I look into myself
Searching for the light
which pushes me to love
and it all seems right.



(Originally written 6/2/2009)

Sunrise, Sunset

I do not dream or live
in shades of gray,
I admire the ever changing sunrise;
The beginning of each day.

I thrive in a world
filled with light:
thoughts and color
have never seemed so bright.

I look on with awe
at the stories behind a rainbow;
a smile within the sky
to be swallowed with sunset's glow

While I am a daughter of the moon,
I am a lover of the sun;
When surrounded by the twinkling stars
I find my heart coming undone.

At the top of the world

I've stood on top of the world
surrounded by silence
watching each person
slowly build their own fence

Walls to separate
and barriers to divide
barring the unknown
and protecting their pride

Lacking incentive to expand
or even to explore
the great mysteries
just outside their door

Searching for answers,
but asking the wrong being:
looking with their eyes
without truly seeing

Solutions are apparent-
when not fixating on pain
they show themselves,
clear and refreshing as rain

I do not assure you
I've found anything new
Only that I've learned to look
and I love the view