Change

anger bleeds your most precious gift,
stealing priceless seconds of life;
causing you to work
twice as hard
to care for what remains;
this can't go on,
you cannot continue
to grind yourself to dust;
don't be afraid of change

keep asking yourself
is all this -
the anxiety,
the heart-pounding rage,
the twisting of mind and body -
worth your gift -
is it worth your time -
don't be afraid of change

move your expectations,
adjust your perceptions,
reevaluate your goals,
how can you incorporate love
in an environment of toxicity,
ask these questions of yourself;
don't be afraid of change
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On the Edge

where is the space
for the quite one,
is there still love
for those at the edges -
any warmth -
must every moment
be filled with action and sound,
could there be another way;

if I need space -
need room of my own -
to let my mind
trace a path through its thoughts
am I an outlier;
am I wrong
if these quiet moments
feed my soul;

stopping to listen
you can hear
the heartbeat of the earth,
just ask those
silent upon the fringe
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