He wished for me to lose the fight
He wished it for me in spite of what I was fighting for
And I hated him for that
Until I learned
Winning wasn’t a lesson to learn
Tag: poem
My Spirit
I called to the spirit within
That thing that drives me
And forces me to begin
Another journey
Another day
Another hour
And here she stays
Not very far
In fact, she’s so close that I couldn’t see
That she was me
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Slow| A Short Poem
A bare foot on a snow day
I want to feel this life I was given
Rain washing me away
I don’t run
I stand still as I see it coming
I see them run
Rushing to avoid life
Hurrying to graves too expensive to buy
Burn me!
When did digging in dirt become a luxury?
Or carry me into the ocean
Set me free!
I will remember rain drops on my face
Cold snow days
Earth I touched — Earth that touched me
Please friends
Slow your journey
And don’t be in a rush to hurry
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Why He Stands
They cut his chains
Without asking
They cut his chains
Without telling
Him
Colored glasses
He knew what was wrong but could not be corrected
He looked at the mirror and hated what it reflected
Images no longer compelling
A stranger in the same old setting
He wanted to die just to start again
Then he slept and woke up a different man
Glasses with no prescription
Changed his perception
His eyes fooled him you see
They kept him from being free
All he needed were colored glasses made by his daughter
Saying happy new year to the best father
The Child Within| Short Poem
The child within smiles at the toys I see
The child within is happy to be me
Fascinated by the street lights and the sounds of the sirens that she’s only heard on TV
She wished this for me
The child within got me as far as she could
And now she smiles
Watches my life unfold as it should
Thanks | Short Poem
Hot showers and candles used purely for the scent
Beds raised from the ground that don’t smell like cigarettes
Dish washers oh how beautiful it is
To hide your mess especially those dishes!
Traffic lights and construction zones
Things you might hate unless you’ve lived without
I forget to be thankful each and every day
But sometimes when I’m alone I scream and say
THANK YOU
Before I complain
That my WiFi connection has gone insane
Easy Fix
It’s not an easy fix
Not to be me
It’s not a simple change
From what you can see
For I have only been “me” and I don’t know what else to be
So if my smile offends you
or
My body disgust you
Then there’s nothing I can say
For I am ME
And this way I’ll stay
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Late
I get lost in lines they make
An illegal U-turn leading to a mistake
Between red and green lights
While driving too slow at night
I get lost with a GPS that orders me around
Two streets away from your house
I walk in, trying not to make a sound
Late again
Much too late
“Where were you? Did you get lost again?”
I was watching the stars and got lost in my head
Simple Things
The vines gave way
As if they were welcoming me
And the trees danced with glee
The vibrations of the ground synchronized with my own
And I knew then
I was finally home
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Stranger Paths 
