Why would someone use your weakness as their strength? This I’ll never understand I choose to stand Against bullies To not allow them to make me crumble And remain humble I may stumble Even crawl This is my life after all If I allow it? They will use it to their advantage And I will… Read More My Kindness? Is My Strength
Is there someone in your life that is doing their best to convince you that you are a bad person? Because of something you did which you believe in your heart was right? If you choose to stay around this person or group of people? You will fight I know you feel that deep down… Read More Nothing To Fear
1/10/19 I write differently now Calmer More at peace I release The evil thoughts The bad energy And only accept the good I used to let so many things get to me I’m learning patiently That the drama The sleepless nights Over things that weren’t quite right The sun shining on his face The piano… Read More Writing Near Daddy
I used to be that woman The one who would repeat my problems over and over to anyone that would listen I only wanted to talk about them I wasn’t ready for a solution People would give me solutions time and time again and I wasn’t open to listening As I’ve learned that’s ok Everything… Read More I Used to be That Woman
Believe in You Your past doesn’t need you anymore, your future does I know how hard it is to let go, but it is the only way to grow The only time we need to be looking back is to see how far we have come If we continue to speak of all the wrong… Read More Believe in You
The time I had with you I won’t soon forget I won’t let The bad outway the good The times that I lived in the hood Helped prepare me For where I am now And where I am yet to be I love me completely The lines on my face Are from smiling so much… Read More Taken for Granted
It’s is almost as if I had a rubber band wrapped around me and when he was mad he would pull it and let go As I swallow my pride I had to admit I enjoyed the pain Or at least the attention I received from it I tried everything to get his attention That… Read More Rubber Band
Do you know what that is? Ever heard of it? Do you wish you had it? You have to look around you And in the mirror Ask yourself questions That only you can answer So you can see yourself clearer For example, Are you living in an environment that is helping you grow or not?… Read More Mental Wealth
Do you think too much? Do you think too little? When you do think are you lost in reverie? Thoughts of hopes and dreams? Or thinking what is shouldn’t be? For those of us that constantly think the worst And of the future not being so bright And even of the past We have to… Read More Reverie
Thank you Barbara Nielsen for your contribution to this poem “Two steps forward, three steps back” Your Journey Didn’t look like what you thought it would does it? Two steps forward Three steps back? We have all been there Nice to know isn’t it? That we aren’t the only ones We have all worn our… Read More Your Journey
