😃

Lord
Speaking up
For myself
Is the hardest thing
I've done
Being treated
As a human being
Not a burden
Is a daily journey
One I face
With humility

❤️

I'm exhausted Lord
I'm having to trust
You in every moment
I'm seeing that even if
You love people
You can't make them
Do what is necessary
Why is it so hard
I'm at my breaking point

Learning to say no
What a lesson
In independence
And freeing relief

Given

Humble and grateful
For a grace
I don't deserve
A mercy
I'm given
Everyday

AC

Sleeping in AC
On this hot day
Thank you for
Blessings

love

Make
The countenance
Find a reason
To smile again

Praise

Praise be
For waking up
And beautiful scenery

Pray

I am trying
To realize
That controlling
My mind
Is the only
Battle
I can handle

Daily

Having to take
Each day
A moment
When it comes
I give forgiveness
But not to myself
And I’m in
A state
I vowed
To never visit
Ever again
Never is a long time
Eating words
Right now

😀

In Your arms
I reside
My complaints
Matter not
You stay
Despite
What I say

Thanks

Let me say
I've been
Given grace
And I'm grateful
If you would
Please pray
That I do what
Is vital

My heart

If I'm honest
I talk a good game
But I'm petrified
Of this disease
Even with
All precautions
And I feel
Like I
Will be
To blame
If all
Doesn't go according
To plan

Righting

Righting the ship
That is my mind
An endeavor of massive
Proportions
Lead me
In your way
That whatever
May come
I shall not fear

Repeat

Listen
Speak
Repeat

❤️

Let me say
With all
I see
Jesus
I'm having
To trust
You know best
Even if
Your children
Don't get the message

Checkmate

Unpack
Stay
And sit
Just getting started
The pain
Didn't leave
You just hid
The fact
That you
Were done
With the baggage
Of your shame
Now it's not moving
And staring
Back at you
To make
The move
Before it
Says checkmate

☀️🌊👍

The sounds
Of Cuba
And Puerto Rico
Are streaming
From Pandora
Bobbing my head
As I picture myself
In Mallorca
Until a plane
Does
My mind
Is piling
Up the frequent
Flier miles

Sock

Walk
In shoes
Not your own
Your socks
Might be
Knocked off

Injustice

Sometimes loving myself
Is speaking up
For myself
Because
If I desire
To be treated
Like a human being
I’m going to
Have to
Do it myself
I’ve only started
To share
The hurt
That injustice brings

Yes

Suppressing anger
Leads to rage
A fire not quelled
Spirals
I think
I just
Described
The
Human condition
In a nutshell

La luz

Porch light
Night light
Surreal
First night
I have
Let thoughts
Marinate
And what comes
Is delightfully unexpected

Never relent

At thirteen
My soul
Couldn’t fathom
That I
Would share
Pain
I fought
To keep hidden
Fighters
Never
Stop punching
The lies
We tell ourselves
Mask
A truth
That says
Never relent

quiet

Sometimes restraint
Is being quiet
When you
Want to scream

What You do

This is
The gift
I didn’t want
To use
And You said
You will
My child
In you
I teach
Others
Respect
Understanding
And clarity

Thank you

This shouldn't
Be my job
But here
We go again
I have to
Think Jesus
Thought
This too

Jug

The paddock
And stable
Off to you
I retreat
To feed
Apples
And carrots
To the mustang
Who I remember fondly
Jughead
Love you
My boy

❤️

All I need
Is found
In you

Anew

Pacing down
The driveway
The wind stops me
I step into silence
Nature speaks
As I cease
My senses
Appreciate creation
Once again
Starting anew

Ya

Mi querida
Dejame
No se que mas
Puedo hacer
La lluvia
Me hace
Despertar
Con miedo
Dame
Fe
De viene
Del Senor

En Paz mi alma

With you
Being still
Being silent
To the
Only Voice
I want
To hear

La voz
De Dios
Entre mi corazon
Mi alma
En Paz
Porque tu
Tu paz
Me deje
Respirar