Tag: growth

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 203

Day 203: “The Present is a Friend”

Today I learned

I’ve been at war with the present moment

The now has always been a means to an end

A stop on the way to the great big something

The future I’m working toward

Clawing my way toward

But now is now

And that future is beautiful yet uncertain

Is in my mind

Not in my body

Today I’m refocusing

Getting back in my body

Putting my weapons down

And putting my arms out for the here and now

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 190

Day 190: “Therapy Wins”

Historically

I’ve felt embarrassed when I cry in front of others

Especially people I don’t know well…

Or at all

But tonight

I cried

I cried

And I cried

In front of people

I spoke and shared what I wanted to

With tears in my eyes

And a frog in my throat

I didn’t know I’d be so emotional!

But I shared

And I cried

And I cried

And I cried

I felt what I needed to

And I didn’t feel embarrassed

I didn’t feel judged

By others

But that wasn’t the point

I didn’t judge myself

Another win from therapy