Loneliness
What do you want from me?
What is required of me
To bid you farewell?
I try to greet you
Embrace you
As I would a friend
Yet you turn your back
Uncomfortable in my presence
Why do you not face me?
Let me reassure you
That I wish you no harm
Only to release you
From your dark abode
To set you free
To wander content
In new surroundings
For you to see
We have no need of each other
Expect life to teach you, all you need know
Expect to reap just, as much as you sow
Expect to receive, all the love you are worth
Expect to discover, your soul purpose of birth
Expect to make sense, of the lessons you’ll learn
Expect to have times, when you’ll need to discern
Expect life to give you, what you need at that time
Expect to face peaks, over which you must climb
Expect to be taught, that truth is not always told
Expect to have moments, when you’ll have to be bold
Expect to find love, to be swept off your feet
Expect to be honoured, by those who mistreat
Expect to expect, you are one of a kind
Expect you are just, as the Universe designed
Think of never-ending moments, that fill you with joy
Think of baking cupcakes and swinging some poi
Think of a sky full of clouds that float you away
Think of all of the people you’ve met on your way
Think of sunshine and ice cream, hanging out with your mate
Think of snowballs and sleep overs and staying up late
Think of kittens on hoovers and bees in bow ties
Think of dancing with abandon and eating cherry pies
Think of back rubs and floating on your back in the pool
Think of all that can be and that life changing call
Think of all that you are and hold that thought tight
Think of walking tall, surrounded by white light
Think of presence and gratitude, of living here and now
Think of passionately making love and cows that meow
Think of the full moon cleansing you down to your toes
Think of planting a tree and watching as it grows
Glancing in the mirror
I am greeted by myself
A shiny smile replies in kind
The true measure of my wealth
No longer scared to catch my eye
Or seeking imagined flaws
Reflecting light, the child within
Is ushered from distant shores
Not taught to look admiringly
Don’t stare! A rule of thumb
Told that self-love is a vanity
Others happy if you’re glum
Shallowness, an issue
When meaning is skin deep
Buying into a youthful currency
Not yet awoken from their sleep
Layer upon layer discarded
Beliefs strewn across the desk
Unshackled from my comfort zone
The outlook picturesque
Naked, my favourite outfit
Clothed only by my skin
Seeing essence beyond the atoms
The ethereal glow within
Get into the game
Do not hold yourself back
Awaken your best self
And take up the slack
Clarify uncertainties
Have courage; speak your truth
False assumptions, just that
No one is bulletproof
Do not put off living
For some future event
Do not presume what will happen
Take big risks to circumvent
Seize all opportunities
Do not play small
The fear behind resistance
Stops you being your all
Live your life backwards
Where will you be at the end?
Make the choices to get there
Truly embark, don’t pretend
Betrayal and limitations
Are all your own work
Question your beliefs
This task, you cannot shirk
Let all of your talents
See the pure light of day
Become your own hero
And live life your way
Words are more than their letters and how they are arranged
Uttered from unstable minds, they become totally deranged
They can cause some introspection, or make you feel you’re cursed
They can incite the best in all of us and antagonise the worst
They can be sung in celebration, or screamed out in despair
Create an honest form of clarity, or be a burden you must bear
Books upon books are written, pages littered with prose
Recording and then sharing, human victories and woes
Objects upon billboards, demanding to be bought
Never ending promotions; a false happiness being sought
Honest misdirection, in bigger and bolder fonts
Misery perpetrated, by empty, unfulfilled wants
Whispers becoming louder, truths coming into view
Old words rediscovered, a true purpose heard anew
shiny pebbles 