Really Living

Today I decided to live
Instead of gliding by
I went out and looked to the sky
Unlike I'd ever done before
And felt a little piece of me
Would never die again


   The Ella's prompt is to be inspired by Sark. This is the first time I've ever heard of this author and it was like a breath of fresh air. A lot of the times we tend to just go through every day without really living, so that's where I went with the prompt since Sark seems so ALIVE. To read the other contributions or to simply get inspired go here.

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I don't feel sorry anymore
Because I finally found
The courage
To set my dreams free
From my crumbling wall of
Disappointments
And the things I don't need
Were lifted off their wings

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Let your love go free

That I may learn to grow

And don't cry for me when I've gone

Because someday I will return

To find our seeds

Have become beautiful flowers

The Thursday Think Tank (on Saturday) - The Road

I realize I'm super late for this post, but procrastination/tardiness is, unfortunately, a family trait I must battle with everyday and all things considered I think it'll be ok if I'm late just this once. Anyway, I did write this on Thursday but never got around to posting it til tonight. This poem is about a journey I recently embarked on.

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Strait and Narrow
The road I walk on
Isn't lined with flowers
Or smoothly paved
It's easy to find
But not easy to take


This road is rugged
And often painful
But I can't be happy
Unless
I walk it


This road is hard
But in it you'll find
Love, joy, peace, and
Living water; one sip
And you'll never thirst


This road I walk on
Is quite deserted
Except for One
Whose love alone can satisfy
His name is True and Faithful


It's His road I walk on
Every day and every night
Some may scorn
But I can't be happy
Unless I walk it

"Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." - Matthew 7:14


*I realize my statement "It's easy to find/ But not easy to take" sounds contradictory to the above verse, but what I meant to convey with it is the simplicity of the gospel. Coming to Christ is easy, but that's just the beginning. People often leave out the stuff that comes after accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior, which is what the verse is talking about and the road I am on.

Growing Up




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  01/07/12
They tell you to grow up
As if that alone could make you invincible
They speak of adulthood
As if it alone brought freedom
And you spend your life thinking
That a number means so much more

But I have come to realize
Growing up means fighting harder battles
And no, you're not invincible
Adulthood, 18, 21
Is just a number if you
 Never learned how to be free inside

Dancing to Live

I haven't posted in a while because lately I feel as if I'm just writing to meet a prompt deadline. I'm not being inspired and I find myself scrambling to write. It's been a while since I've written a poem that I originally thought of and I've missed that, so without further delay here is one that I wrote on 11/11/11.

Dancing to Live
I dance to
The rhythm of the land
And the rhythm of the sea
For the life not lived
And the words unspoken
That they may never belong to me


I dance towards
Limitless skies
And limitless dreams
For voices unheard
And beauty unseen
That they may find a resting place in me