Take initiative go to the light where the force of darkness ends
A flame needs its kindled source as a sparking awareness mends
Our enlightened energy wrapped in an array of cavernous colors
Ribboned radiant impressions given in vast deepest depths squalors
A shadow self may live dormant and await unveiling the chaos within
When it has become an unbearable journey to live in your own skin
Opaque indigo stones skim over shallow waters in an empty well
Stratas rock labyrinths chiseled lies of neglect in a nautilus shell
Warm sorrel ribbon evokes sympathy in a disparaged tale of woe
A sorbet of violet, green, and tangerine conjure a melodious flow
What is truly a wellspring of a healing rainbow palette renders
We find the key to unlocking magic embers in dormant chambers
Dank darkness may lead us astray from individuality and truth
Take initiative, find the light of all brightest light reaching for you
How many railroad ties will it take to get from here to where I'm going. Aimlessly rolling along the tracks without noticing the boxcars of baggage I'd been stowing.
So I slowly started sifting through forgotten freight as my rebuild picked up steam. Piecing myself back together with my updated route now clearly seen. It took grinding my gears to become aware that it's better to swap in hope for fears.
Eventually I'll find my way to where I am supposed to be. But for now I'll just ride the rails with my engine running wide open and free.
birth into this world
climbing out of debts full grasp
looking towards new life
Clambering through the darkness
Grasping at whatever is there
Heading toward that glimpse of light
In desperation and despair
Stumbling and falling
Time and time again
Focused only on that glimpse of light
At the very end
So weary and weak
Though you must struggle on
As the light is getting closer
It won’t be very long
You know you must continue
Even though it’s incredibly tough
Your body wants to stop and rest
It’s clearly had enough
Determined to reach the light
One step at a time
As now it’s getting brighter
Leaving the darkness behind
The darkness now has faded
You have finally reached that light
It took some time to get there
All is visible and bright
So when times are hard
It’s feels there’s no end in sight
Keep on persevering
Remember that glimpse of light
“There is a light at the end of the tunnel”!
They told me that
There is light at the
End of the tunnel.
They told me that I
Do not lose my hope.
That there is light-
Somewhere at the end-
Yet they did not say
The tunnel
Would be like this.
So long and so dark
Is it even a tunnel?
I don’t know anymore
If I am going forward
Or back
Where I came from?
What if I see a light?
And I'm at the beginning
Of it all...
Once I looked for a book publisher,
who would help me become published.
The search changed from a book publisher,
to book publishers - their publication fees
were beyond my means.
My hope trekked in the Internet for two years,
searching for a place to halt.
As I was about to throw in the towel,
I found a publisher who charged no fee;
he would do it for free!
Now, I am a published poet,
immortalized by my own book!
(I'm glad to have first Poetry Book, "The Milky Way in Words",
published by Booktango!)
Date: 22/03/2016
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
You'll get through this mess either way
When you look back your be laughing
Looking forward to face a new day
Don't dwell on all of your failures
Remember the good old days
There's a light at the end of the tunnel
That melts all the pain away
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
I can see it shining so bright
It’s drawing me closer and closer
I’m filled with awe and delight
I see some smiling faces
Don’t worry, they all shout
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
And your gonna work it all out
Don’t sit there thinking about it
You won’t get anything done
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
The next day gonna be fun
Don’t make anything of it
Just take life as it comes
There’s a light at the end of the tunnel
Your be shining like the sun
© Copyright KC.Leake
11th May 2015
All Rights Reserved
So filled with flaws always headed in a wayward direction
The one who so often falls and is anything but a reflection
One very large plank in my eye that even I am able to see
Very often late to realize in just the knowing that that's me
How many times have I fallen carrying my own cluttered past
Some of the things were appalling not how I'd want to be cast
But I do have one redeeming quality that I speak of so proudly
The one thing that I can see is it's the Lord Jesus who set us free
A road that's been so very long as it is often that I've gotten lost
Not one who can be so strong and thus paying such a terrible cost
But I had that one Light who was always Lord, every night and day
All those times that I lost my sight and in return I would then betray
But in each one of His Lessons I would slowly in turn come to learn
Each of them Blessings was always the one thing that I could discern
Imperfection well that's just my nature but in the following of His Way
It's no longer something I can ignore in learning it's best not to stray
Spinning the shadows close ever quicker
Gasping for breath energy spent
Running for the light that shows the path
The wind scratches against the skin
The earth falling away as each foot steps
whispers of promised torments they wont forget
A pillar of light finally within sight
So close to the edge flames reach out to lick the naked flesh
A leap of blind faith off the edge
Reaching hands grasping air as they surf the waves of heat
Hope fading, fate begins to be accepted
Cold death finally here
We can now disappear
A light draws near
Taste of fear on the tongue
whispers of torments not forgotten
addiction? i do not know of such a thing
I only know love hate angry and sadness
If you cant be addicted to those you cant be addicted to anything
A gift i was born with a problem to overcome
but once i was over it i have the power to controll myself to any extent
i can be the perfect lover i can be the greatest fighter i can inspire a nation
What ever i so choose to do i know i can do
that is more powerfull than addiction it makes addiction falter
its replaced bye something greater
its replaced bye an understanding of who i am
She grew up in the florida sun,
and started using drugs for fun;
To heighten the party and to "fit in",
She didnt know she'd end up out on a limb;
During her marriage she continued with pot,
but encounteered problems and untied the knot;
She went on with her life, she was a mom with two kids,
what was best for her children is what she did;
She met a man and her feelings soared,
she had two more children-now there were four;
One day running late she took her son to school,
her life changed that day as fate would rule;
Snow had fallen heavy and began to melt,
the schools skylight had fallen and great pain she was dealt;
An injury to her neck this caused,
she was prescribed medication to give her pain pause;
Relief from the pain was what she sought,
an addiction to pills was what she caught;
Which brought legal issues that she did not forsee,
when all that she wanted was to be pain free;
From all that addiction ultimately cost,
to regain her childrens trust that she'd lost;
To learn to manage her pain and be.....A mother who's once again "drug free".
She grew up in the florida sun,
and started using drugs for fun;
To heighten the party and to "fit in",
she didnt know she'd end up on a limb;
During her marriage she continued with pot,
but encountered problems and untied the knot;
She went on with her life, she was a mom with two kids,
what was best for her children is what she did;
She met a man and there feelings soared,
she had two more children-now there were four;
One day running late she took her son to school,
her life changed that day as fate would rule;
Snow had fallen heavy and began to melt,
the schools skylight had fallen and great pain she was dealt;
An injury to her neck this caused,
she was prescribed medication to give her pain pause;
Relief from the pain was what she sought,
an addiction to pills was what she caught;
Which brought legal issues that she did not forsee,
when all that she wanted was to be pain free;
From all that addiction ultimately cost,
to regain her childrens trust that she'd lost;
To learn to manage her pain and be.....A mother whos once again "drug free".
there is light at the end of the tunnel
no matter how dark things may seem
there is light at the end of the tunnel
no matter how bad things have been
the horizon may look cloudy for some time
but after the rain God will make the sun shine
there is light at the end of the tunnel
so to your faith hold on tight
there sometimes may be a slight shadow of darkness
but God won't fail to show his Light
there is light at the end of the tunnel
even when the enemy tries to make us whimper or groan
Hold on to God for in any storm of life with him you will never walk alone. Amen.
James hold on tight in theese tough times my son, hold on to Gods promises
the enemy comes to try to kill steal and destroy our faith but God won't let you down,
hang in there and all things will work out for the good.
We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the
called according to his purposr. Romans 8: 28
He heals the broken hearted, binding up their wounds Pslam 147 : 3
Looking into the future
the future is now
what have we accomplished?
still a primitive society
still fighting
still killing
still starving
science fiction now science fact
we toy with mother nature
ability now to clone
the first step towards cyborgs
programmed to hunt
to kill
destroy
destruction of the human race
war on humanity continues
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