Category: Recovery
-
Expelled
Yesterday’s Relapse of reason Unearthed me Rebirthed me From the wounded Womb In her season Treason I say Of my mind Betrayed I thought We’d already Been through This— Bit, swallowed And chewed This… I did not Choose this— Our manic Panic Of unwedded Bliss. Thank you For the Wedding gifts! The stashes Of ashes…
-
Sunset
As the Sun sets Painting A portrait Of conscious Connection My mind reels And feels warm Grounded In intention… My attention spans Wide across the Sky As colors hover In cumulus silhouette— A moment beset By this beautiful sunset… This departure From distracted actions Of my mind’s machinations, My fascinations Fading In a rise and…
-
Shades of Nature
Walking westward Along a path Strewn with shades Of Nature I find the rhythm Of my heart Beating With heaviness And joy… Curiosity Do I employ As it calls me to Capture Contrasting Colors Light And Love… One Way Above The blue hue Generously lit To expand Upon a cathedral’s Countenance… Pink, green, and blue…
-
Trading
Trading palm trees For fir trees Sandstone For basalt No more hot days Or heatwaves Or feeling It’s all my fault… The desert path That meandered Many o’mile Pushed me Past The pilgrim’s past And ended With a smile…
-
A Weathered Eye
Weathering the storm Of my human affliction Reasonable needs Mixed with addiction I find my eye Fixed on the Sky Of many happy returns… Has mindfulness Made me resilient To the moments Where I fall from Grace? Where sea salt I taste As down my face Tears I trace Leaving a glistening Trail to my…
-
Blowing
Instinctual inflammation Waxes and wanes Like the moon’s rays During a cold Morning breeze… Palm trees Flitter leaves Bending As a sign Of the times… I feel the occasional Nostalgic need To caress, comfort And feel And find those Fading As phases In my solitude… This attitude That all is As it should be Shows…
-
Valley of the Sun
The Sun Comes from Within me As I’ve realized The Light Deep Down Inside Shines In waves Reverberating And Radiating The Grace I have To give… If this trip Takes me Northward To my wooded Home Although Clouds Conceal Most of The daily Divine Light The Valley Of the Sun Still Shines From Within…
-
Perpetual
The twilight Of our lives Together Still lives on Reflected In our offspring Through An electric Screen… Pangs of the past Flash Before Willing eyes As my pen Falters Despite My tries… God, oh God Thank you For my Limited view Into the part I played Displayed In columnar queue… This is “the reality” From…
-
Overcoming
Overcoming My self By learning To love The parts I Do Not Like— Hand on chest Allowing The rest Of my perceived Inadequacies To rise From the best Of my self-centered Fears… The tears The tears As I compress Against The wall Of disapproval— Fed spoonful After spoonful Of bitter Medicine Without sugar To help…
-
Gracias
Today I’m trying out Something New To bring “Thank you” Into my view… I hope To hear My voice Meet Everything I think Feel & see With the choice Of Grace Said gratefully… Thank you For the morning Moon Meeting me As you Set westward On the horizon— Large And luminous For me to see…
-
Back at the Shack
Trudging Up the icy Slope I could not Get traction In faith Love or hope… Each step Sliding Towards The shack Where I belonged Reminding me I do not matter I do not belong… Exiled By my best efforts To love And protect Wounded Children Where Nothing I ever did Was enough… I felt unloved…
-
the little me
A single Raindrop Meets me Streaking Upward Along My windshield And wonder Fills the child’s Heart As joy Stretches Into a smile… Mile after mile Along The highway To the heart Mountains Support The pink And purple Sky… Heaven’s Tears Traced Along My face Until I couldn’t See Until Adult Arms Reached Out To hold…
-
The Fall
The Fall Into Freedom As leaves yellow And nutrients Return To the their roots… The Sunshine Stretches Into orange Nights As pastels Play upon The palette… Inward Inward The Source Feeds The weary Soul Savoring Sips Of Love Divine…. Watching The walls Whistle by As downward Drifts Hope On the vine… The sweet Fruit Of…