Every year, I write a birthday poem. This year, I've written some random thoughts I want to share with you. From Learning to Live Again (unpublished) I feel alone But I'm not lonely I feel sad But I'm not depressed I feel tired But I'm not weak I feel hurt But I don't feel pain [...]
I've been waking up early Although I'm sleeping well I rise when the morning sun Brightens my room And it's not as if I have any wish to sleep in For I want to start my day And follow my routines Morning is my time To absorb the world With pages and technology Allowing me [...]
I continue to be encouraged By the responses I'm getting To my poetry page On Facebook Perhaps it is merely My ego talking But the comments and likes Keep pouring in Of course I'm trying to sell books And so far success is elusive But I have created a brand There is a growing circle [...]
I'm still searching For answers To unasked questions And continued confusions Crossroads again And always As I enter new Horizons I'm unwilling to let go Of hopes and dreams By settling for the safety Of comfortable surroundings At least until I know That what I truly deserve Is not within my reach As this journey [...]
My existentialism has taken hold As I find that I am retreating Further and further Into myself I understand my need For self-preservation As well as the necessity To break free of my own trappings Nobody can possibly understand What I am experiencing And if I try to explain I seem to find resistance I [...]
