How

Before my friends panic, I wrote this years ago
and have only now got round to tidying it up.


How


How has it come to this?
How have I arrived in this place?
A space where I’m scared to be myself
Where I must hold back
Mainly because I know
That no one is to blame
Only time
Only youth
Only lack of understanding
And trusting in the past of others
And their dreams
Were they even real?

There was another way for me
I can walk alone
I didn’t need to tie anyone to me
Trap them in my life
Cause them hurt
Because our hangups were perfectly compatible
And incompatible

I so wanted to be free
To make my own way
To be self-responsible in all ways
But hard as I tried
I was up against something
Both within and outside myself
At the same time
Fighting a battle on two fronts is exhausting
For everyone
But I am the one who should have known

I can only forgive myself
Because I know I did nothing deliberately
I tried as hard as I could to make things right
Giving Love
Giving up
Giving ground
Until I’m standing on the edge of hope
With only one way to go

Onwards to something better
Because now is not working
And I choose happiness

Deb Hawken
2025

Published by debdancingstarhawken7

I'm a writer, public speaker, medium, and spiritual thinker. I suffered from acute anxiety from the age of 16 until I was well into my 50s, when I finally found methods that helped me to put it behind me. My struggles led to me exploring life through poetry, then plays, and over a 15 year period I made notes for a self help book which I published in 2015. Details on the book page. Although I am a psychic medium and loved the work, it didn’t feel right for me. It was an utter privilege, but my path was the exploration of what it means to be spirit in the real world and how we can make practical use of those abilities. Nowadays I write, blog, and teach soul-centred living, which is a gentle way of undoing past programming and connecting to your essential self, or soul. If you’re interested email me and we can chat. No pressure, it’s right for you or it’s not and you will know. The groups meet on line so no going out on cold, wet, winter’s evenings. On a personal note, I’m based in the UK. Married with five cats, no children, and four grandchildren, thanks to our inherited daughter, who has gifted us four beautiful little people that bring us such joy. Hope you enjoy the blogs. Deb xx

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