I always shun the cake,
With too much icing,
Unless I have witnessed the bake.
I always distance myself from a cake,
That has too much frosting,
And I find it hard see the actual cake.
So, it is with me and bureaucracy,
When I see too many layers,
And little transparency.
You’re beautiful
You’re strong
You’re confident
You’re amazing
You’re wonderful
You’re courageous
You’re loving
You’re kind
I speak these words into existence in my life
and watch them manifest.
Because there was a time not long ago that I
didn’t believe in myself, I didn't feel worthy to
associate myself with anything good.
The deep wounds of abuse warped my image
of me.
I still have to fight every day to see and feel
beautiful.
I used to wait on others to say these things
about me
Now I say them to myself if others say them
too,
That’s just icing on the cake………………..
07/16/2021
The crisp coolness of Autumn inhabits my birthday.
Candy corn and pumpkins have sprung up.
The cell phone rings off the hook —
well at least while I was working.
Suitcases have been swept clean
as indelible leaves of Maple red
find their resting spots in my mind,
along with the whole Acadia forest of pine.
Fair kisses left on a business trip to Boston.
My heart is tendered as a luggage tag.
I hold on fast to the heel of forget-me-not togetherness.
My coworker plays, “Do you feel younger?”
Like no. Next year
is a tantamount birthday —
I don’t share that.
But the icing on the cake makes for a delicious life.
10/7/2019
ICING ON THE CAKE
Mountains, valleys, rivers and trees
Flowers, sunsets, birds and bees
Sunlight, moonlight, stars and sky
Creeks and streams that gurgle by
Rainbows, waterfalls, colorful leaves
Plants, animals and the big blue seas
Butterflies, dragonflies, prairies and lakes
All add to the icing on this cake !
Water iced over,
trapped beneath... a treasure trove,
fishermen's delight.
The Pelican flew
Right, quick turn left.. icing on
The windshield.. gracious
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