Day 223: “Pivot”
I recently discovered
I have the ability to pivot
It wasn’t there before
Developed
Over time
I’m not quite go-with-the-flow
But I’m on my way
To not being a total control freak
Tag: change
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 222
Day 222: “Breaking Free”
I’m picking up the pen and paper
Or rather exercising my thumbs across the keyboard
To say something
Anything
To get out of a rut
Of imagined exhaustion
And self-imposed imprisonment
It’s time to get with the season
Let the rain fall on my skin
And the cool air dance across my nose
It’s time to wake up
And wake up sooner
Live my days with levity
And be so creative
I impress myself
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 210
Day 210: “Freedom”
They say comparison
makes you feel like shit
Well, that’s not exactly the saying
I’m paraphrasing
I’ve been a bit stuck
And a bit jealous
of what others have accomplished
What freedom they have
Financial
Creative
And otherwise
I’d love to have the freedom to do whatever I want
Be whoever I want
Like truly
Wouldn’t we all?
Why can’t we have that?
What do we have to do to have that?
I’m actually asking
Because, believe me,
I’m trying
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 201
Day 201: “Mind the Gap”
Mind the gap
In your mind
As you walk
As you grow
There’s a stepping off point
Where a lift is needed
A new approach
A change in perspective
All events in life
are lessons in perspective
So take the step
Careful of the crevice
Or leap over it
And see what’s waiting on the other side
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 198
Day 198: “Habitual Growth”
I’m trying to be good
Strong
Productive
And I’m doing it
I’m actually doing it
Don’t pinch me
Let me keep this up
Wait until it becomes second nature
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 188
Day 188: “Change”
Beautiful things
Are still an adjustment
Change in any way
Is a loss of the old
And gain of the new
It’s new
Lovely
Fun
Strange
Positive
New
It’s okay that it takes some time to get used to
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 187
Day 187: “Waiting Game”
Why are we constantly in a waiting game?
Waiting for this to happen so I can finally make that change and be fulfilled
I blame society
For needing money and stability
But I really want to just say fuck it
And live the life of my dreams
What if I don’t have to wait?
Maybe what’s really holding me back is fear
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 183
Day 183: “New Leaf”
Staring out the window
On a long ride
Wondering about the future
Wondering when it’s time
Tired
Beaten down
When is it time
To get out of town
To drive away
Start another
Start again
Leave it all behind
Riding steady
Build the life I want
Brick by brick
Open up
Turn the page
Write a new chapter
Begin again
I guess I don’t have to wait
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 182
Day 182: “Thinker”
Sometimes you have to look at it from the outside
Ask for help
Travel around the edges of the problem
Searching for a crack,
A crevice,
You can sneak through
Sometimes consulting someone else
Is enough to spot the space
Where you can shimmy in
And make a change
And sometimes
It’s even easier than you thought
A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 175
Day 175: “You Can Set You Free”
Knowing yourself
Gives you freedom
If you truly know who you are
What makes you happy
Where you feel most aligned
Then judgment means nothing
You don’t believe the negativity
Because it simply isn’t true
To you
You don’t take on anything that dims you
You don’t accept the shame others try to give you
It’s not easy though
But spending time with yourself
Paying attention to what makes you feel incredible
Alive
Centered
That’s the makings of an authentic you
You want to be unapologetically yourself
You want to be unashamed
Then get to know yourself
And do what makes you happy
Watch what holds you back fall away
And rise as the most you you there is
