a fresh chance to be,
these words
are a beating heart,
they speak
when the mouth won't move,
they carry the hope
of a new day -
a new way -
they are experiment,
they are release -
the unspeakable
brought into the open -
what could be,
what is,
potential oozes
from the pen,
life is a poem
these words hold power,
they speak the soul,
they are their writer
laid bare
Month: October 2024
Forward
time spent questioning
your life
would be better spent
on its improvement,
what power is there
in playing the victim,
in becoming
a self-made martyr;
your strength
comes from experience,
that takes living,
facing down the challenges
of each day,
adapting, overcoming,
moving ahead,
carrying on
that is your path:
forward
Unbending
I will not yield
to the unbending will of time,
though I know it is a battle
I cannot win
I will do all I can
to ensure what time remains
is as productive as possible -
limiting idleness and waste -
I will treat each minute as a gift
to be treasured,
not bending beneath the weight
of its passing
I will not sacrifice a second,
I will fill my time with life