Photo by Andre Furtado on Pexels.com I know what it means To be injured without injuries To have everything and nothing To be well off but emotionally impoverished To have diamonds but no hugs I know how it feels To hear words without truth To be blamed for the cruelty of others First they makeContinueContinue reading “I Know”
Category Archives: Power Thinking
Peace and Quiet
Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? I need a lot of peace and quiet. As an empath I pick up on emotional energy, and even way before I knew that I was happiest upstairs on my own. Never had a problem with it. That’s our ultimate security blanket. I do love peopleContinueContinue reading “Peace and Quiet”
My Child
Love Is
Photo by Alexander Grey on Pexels.com I have learned that love IS No matter how much anger and hatred there is No matter how many wars we have Or how many arguments bounce off unresponsive walls You don’t have to believe in love Because it doesn’t exist in relation to your beliefs It doesn’t needContinueContinue reading “Love Is”
Tumbleweed
Photo by Alfo Medeiros on Pexels.com Matted and brown it appears already dead Yet it lives as it moves as it travels On roads never certain it is constantly led Through a truth that too slowly unravels This tough knotted weed must go where it must It must hope to survive whilst accepting its fateContinueContinue reading “Tumbleweed”
Becoming a Friend
What makes a good neighbor? I’ve had many good neighbours in my life who have become friends, that make you feel safer when you’re alone indoors, secure in the knowledge that they will help if you’re in trouble. I try to be a good neighbour too. I love our current neighbours. I’ve also had disinterestedContinueContinue reading “Becoming a Friend”
The Empire of Certainty
Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com The similarity between you and the Holy Roman Empire. That was the original title of a piece of my very old writing that I re-discovered at the weekend, by finally opening the huge box of notes I’d made, poems I’d forgotten, and things I must have known I would eventuallyContinueContinue reading “The Empire of Certainty”
Tightrope
Photo by Adam Khasbulatov on Pexels.com I’m walking a tightrope To one side is my future To the other my past This is my reality I teeter I thrust out my arms as straight as I can Don’t wobble Don’t lose balance I could fall back into my past Or forward into a future I’mContinueContinue reading “Tightrope”
The Millionaire
Photo by MEUM MARE on Pexels.com I may not be a millionaire I may be the poorest pauper But I have riches that you can share Though I’m not a rich man’s daughter God gave me gold in the autumn In the leaves that fall from the trees And He gave me gold in theContinueContinue reading “The Millionaire”
Time Without Answer
There is always timeAnd there is always an answerEven if that answer is‘I don’t know’(Yet)Because not knowingIs a valid state of beingAnd being includesSometimes not knowingAnd not being afraid of thatTrying to be all things to all peopleIs like taking a thread of hope Attaching it to a Centurion TankAnd sending it into a warContinueContinue reading “Time Without Answer”
