from days long ago
my youth plagued
parents fought
bad decisions made all around
I try to find my way
alone
not knowing how to be a man
never truly displayed
but in actions of anger and resentment
so in anger I lashed back
at all I knew
separated self from family
uncertain of everything
venturing out
seeking things to fill my needs
friends, loyal and true
at least as long as they could use you
friends, not the best
but they were there
until one day
word of trouble came
things were said
betrayed by the ones
I thought I could trust
and everything that I thought I had gained
taken away
in one foul swoop
sense of safet
please don't hurt
because when it hurts you
it hurts me
why does all the pain you hide
and your stubbornness
take reign
why can't you give it away
knowing you cannot bear it
and yet you are afraid of letting others help you
are you afraid of being free?
are you afraid of life
and what it could be?
I guess then
the question could be
the same for me
why then must we wallow in our pasts
when they all lead to
a road we should not venture down
all of this knowing
up the road
the toll is already paid for
the only thing is.....
it's only one way
and there is no going back..........
Your light shines in dark places
because your light was meant to be seen
you wonder why
you are where you are
but it is not about you
It is about those
in the dark
confronted daily
their realities and situations
bring them forth to their knees
A longing they see
it is for you to recognize
healing
may be in your hands
you may be the answer to their prayers
there
in my desk drawer
the left holds books
knowledge
wisdom
and in that drawer
also lay
petals
of flowers gone
given to those
deemed worthy
those
with splendor of their own
once magnified in my eyes
but was fleting
for a short time
never grasped a hold
withered in time
in the center are memories
things written
as time passed by
journaling
all things encompassing life
but in the right
if you look there you find
a rose
to be given
the day I find
one that grasps my heart and mind
one with such beauty
radiance inside
that my heart
can no longer hide
but be given freely
as this rose will be
as I ask her t
for those left behind by lastbattlelhu, literature
Literature
for those left behind
keep in mind
the wars and attacks
that claimed so many lives
ones that battled
fought
for you to survive
and so
you carry on
mull over your days
thoughts about your boss,
some people that angered you over lunch,
other assorted things, so small an petty
and for what reason?
why do you let your mind wander
ponder such trivial things such as these?
things that only leave your heart
tired and frustrated
hoping it'd all go away
which for some, it does
those who forgot the meaning of today
blessed to live another day
for another day is not always promised
and we never know how long
this one will last
we, so blessed to live a
building up
tearing down
it is the process
being molded into an image
sometimes more is needed
sometimes some needed to be taken away
it's all about the image
the way we want it to be seen
the way we want it to be seen
and the way we want to be seen
sometimes the image is just an image
sometimes it is us
we are molded every day
just as the clay
life sometimes gives
sometimes takes away
yet always something
still remains
something better
more refined
hopefully something
with a better frame of mind
one not so full of their own air bubbles
that under fire will explode from the inside
but no matter what
it is not about th