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When the world seems too much, when there's too much push and pull, take a deep breath, take a step back. When everything seems too much, just remember, tomorrow is another day, and you can always try again, so don't be so hard on yourself, you're doing the best you can and that's all you can ask for. I understand the weight of the world, but there are some things out of your hands, some things you can't control, but that's OK, because even in your darkest moment there is still something to aim for push for, so get up push forward because tomorrow is another day to try, another day to learn and always remember you got this and don't let anyone tell you different your stronger than you think and no one can take that from you.
Even when it doesn't seem like it, there is always time, so push on to tomorrow, another day to make things better.
I find it fascinating how the human mind ponders
the origin and shape of ideas
and how everyone
wanders.
I wonder why I
can’t help but think
in terms of rhythm and rhyme
when oftentimes others
prefer a more subtle approach
to how their thoughts are imperceptibly
dreamed, derived, or discovered.
They say everyone's chemistry is a mixed bag
of good and bad, sour, sweet, sad, mad and
lugubrious to laughably glad.
And I confess I don't know much
about psychology, psychiatry, or the brain
but this I know like the moon that glows:
the mind is a wondrous, thunderous thing.
So, if you're anything like me and
hope to see
the intricacies and mysteries
of the human mind,
better
take a step back
as a matter of fact, finding
answers may be lying
still,
undefined.
There’s always a mountain in our way
And we face new challenges everyday
But even though we make mistakes
Remember tomorrows a brand new day
There’s always an answer
Always a way
We might need to search
We might need to wait
But we’ll cross that bridge
When that bridge comes
Find a way to the other side
Gonna cross that bridge
Get through this storm
Let’s take a step at a time
Whether the problem be big or small
We’ll stick together get through it all
Help is never too far away
There’s always gonna be another day
There’s always an answer
Always a way
We might need to search
We might need some faith
But we’ll cross that bridge
When that bridge comes
Find a way to the other side
Gonna cross that bridge
Get through this storm
Let’s take a step at a time
Bridge
Take a look at our situation
See it in a different light
Take a step back
Smile and relax
Take a deep breath
And try putting it right
I’m sure that you’ll find the solution
To the problem that’s been on your mind
Might even come out in the wash today
Look some obstacles can simply take time
There’s always an answer
Always a way
We might need to search
We might need to pray
But we’ll cross that bridge
When that bridge comes
Find a way to the other side
Gonna cross that bridge
Get through this storm
Let’s take a step at a time
© Copyright KC.Leake
3rd December 2016
All Rights Reserved
The nervous man
Slight awkward stance
Waiting for a train
Talking to the rain
Is he mad?
Is he sad?
A broken heart?
How many times has his life been torn apart?
He doesn’t fit in
Fashion and style were never his thing
His glasses, dark brimmed sixties style
A cardigan under the coat
His fathers before his no doubt!
The nervous man
Avoiding eye contact with his fellow man
Looking at the floor
Concrete’s concrete for ever more!
A kestrel for some reason lands
Walks up to the nervous man
He doesn’t know what to do
Does the raptor just wants some food?
It stands in front of him
Starts pecking at his ankle and shin?
He tries to shoo it away
But this falcon means to stay
It flies around his face
It tries to peck his face
His glasses fall and crack
He tries to run away and crushes them under foot
He bumps into a man and that makes him run closer to the track
He slips and lands on the line
People try but there is no time!
The kestrel watches and leans over to make sure?
It turns and sees me looking at it for sure!
It then flys up to my seat and sits looking hard at me
Then it flies and hovers in front of me
I stand and take a step back to see
Then it frantically pecks hard at the plastic screen
It then flies up and sits on a pole
Dumbfounded I look at the damage done
I see beyond the holes in the plastic cover to what is underneath
A lost notice for a pretty girl
I look closer at the story next to her face
I can’t believe and through the commotion on the platform look up to see the kestrel on its perch
He’s gone and I turn back to see
The young girl missing and I re-read the story in front of me
She was fifteen and had a unique hobby indeed!
For she was a falconer and her Kestrel was called ‘Mercy’
She said "Why do you keep running, slow down a little;
Why don’t you open your eyes and see beyond the horizon;
Don’t you see it…?? Coz I see it;
I see it very well without having to squint my eyes or stretch them thus far”
I see it.
“I see good measure in that scorned bitter man twisted and turned by the cruelness of this world”
“I see the sorrow hiding behind that girl’s smile, devoured by vultures of this earth,
I also see divine hope deep within, see it in her eyes as she takes it one day at a time”
So don’t run, slow down & look around you, you may be running your own race but why not stop, take a step back & walk with that troubled mother carrying so much weight on her shoulders,
Why don’t you just slow down & help carry that weight, it will only take a minute “
Coz I see it, with this slow pace of mine
I see that long lost friend, struggling, I see her hands trembling, her loneliness growing, I see her eyes swave trying to hold back anxious tears.
I see that boy and girl walking holding hands, young love it must be but why don’t you just slow down a bit, hold their hands & teach them how it should b, no young innocence should be lead astray.
So you better stop running and slow down a while, look beyond the horizon, coz it may look peaceful, serene & pure but what’s beyond it is what matters. Jus slow down a moment and look around you, it will only take a minute.
Colors of orange and blue,
Cascading through,
A calm and pleasant,
Balancing hue.
The pleasure running through me,
Can very easily,
Take control of me,
Stealing our energy.
Creativity falls below,
Disrupting the flow.
Then duality,
Throws another blow.
Emotions start to grow,
Into an energy overload,
I'm about to explode.
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A sensual anxiety,
Is objectifying society.
All pleasure and aggression,
Our constant obsession,
And not learning the lessons.
Creating a fantasy,
To escape from reality.
Clinging to everything,
Cause feeling is addicting.
A Mind so numb,
You'll feel like quitting.
Rigid, detached,
The Coaster's fallen off track.
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There's been a set back,
Take a step back.
Fade to black,
And attack.
Adapt,
You're not trapped.
Utilize its energy,
to Strengthen your ability,
Your sensory receptivity,
Growing emotional stability,
And increasing agility.
Flow, and flexibility,
Guiding the body.
Now flowing freely,
through the complexity,
Of the Third Density.
Sometimes we have to stop chasing the good things we desire and give those things a chance to catch us.
Stop. Breathe. Take a step back. Give yourself time to enjoy the moments. Allow space for the Universe to enfold you with blessings.
Let the good things chase you
By Michelle Morris
13/08/2023
Today I stop
Today I breathe deeply
Today I embrace
Everything the
Universe is
Offering
I close my eyes
Feel free and
Fearless
Embrace the warmth
Expanding in my
Chest
I open my hands
Extend my arms
Wide and high
Feel the sunlight
Pierce my armour
Brightly
I give myself
Time
I give myself
Space
I allow the
Universe to fully
Embrace me
To bless me with
Abundance and
Healing
Joy and
Happiness
Hope and
Peace
Allowing my
Faith
To be
Soul reflected
My love
And light
Forever blessed
Let my peace
Let my hope
Let my faith
Let my love
Let my energy
Ignite yours
Stop
Breathe
Take a step back
Give yourself time to
Enjoy the moments
Allow space for the
Universe
To enfold you with
Blessings
Breathe deeply
Remain calm
Close your eyes
Feel free and
Home
The Universe has your
Back
Let the good things
Chase you
We are all
Connected
This is the truth
© Michelle Morris, 2023
i guess the thought has really never occurred to you?
i could cry,
i could scream,
i can lay it all out, plain and simple.
the idea wouldn't even cross your mind.
maybe, just maybe
love is more than condition
it's more than orders to follow
or instruction manuals to read.
love is survival
it's sacrifice
it's standing between heaven and hell
always knowing where you are.
love is life
it's breath
it's the ground beneath your feet
the air in my lungs
the look in my eyes.
i often wonder
did you ever really know what love felt like?
it's indescribable to be loved without restriction.
with conviction.
i'm almost sure
i've never been able to receive that from you.
there's always a catch
or a "gotcha!!"
and you could say all the words you want
they're meaningless
you don't back them up.
get on your soapbox and shout it to the world
that's fine.
if i asked you for just a second to take a step back
breathe
be here
in the this moment with me
could you do it?
take responsibility?
apologize.
not make me feel guilty?
i'm always the villain
or i always come second
for you this is a competition
i'm an unwilling contestant.
i love you.
with everything i have.
you can't love me unconditionally.
honestly
i feel sorry for you dad.
"To love at all is to be vulnerable" ~ C.S. Lewis
You may think that "The One that Got Away",
is a yarn of coincidence and fate,
but that there are reasons for what happens -
in the story that I relate.
I count four girlfriends, along with two wives,
and that is just a start.
There are those I obsessed and longed for -
tales that would wrench your heart,
but I'm going to take a step back
and take a closer look.
It's not bad luck I'm dealing with,
that has me hanging from this hook.
I've always chosen the best of friends,
but I didn't roll the dice.
Yet, the cause of my checkered love life
could be my honing device.
What do I think might be the problem?
It's "fear" I will assert.
By picking partners of unequal investment,
I subconsciously avoid getting hurt.
If I'm in possession of the upper hand,
I'll be in the clear.
If it's the other way, I can see it coming,
and I don't have to shed a tear.
There have been good opportunities -
good women, I've passed by.
When lucky enough to encounter them,
I didn't even try.
As my example for this exercise,
Arleen is the one I'll choose.
I was her friend back in the dorms.
If I tried for her, it would hurt to lose.
She was a pre-law student, so intelligent,
pretty as can be.
All the guys on our coed floor liked her,
but I think she liked me -
in fact, a friend told me just that,
but I did not act.
Instead, I chased the silliest of women,
That's the simple fact.
Arleen was kind and approachable,
with merits by the trayful,
she was disciplined, yet adventuresome,
and had a sense of humor, playful.
I took her to a revival movie,
Rebel without a Cause,
She wanted to go up to my room,
I declined! I ask myself, "because...?"
Because I was a stupid idiot.
You might have a better word.
Now, isn't that the saddest story
that you have ever heard?
Perceptions of the world around us,
are shaped by what we’ve lost or found in the
dusts of membrance, trusts of memberment
busts of everEssentialEssences
bodies of discernment
In every person, there’s a story
A deep, complex and vivid glory
Some see beauty, some see pain
The same landscape, yet not the same pane
We view the world through coloured glass
And some may see a rose,
others thorns en masse
of briared walls
of no escape, of the impasse,
razored maws agape
Perceptions can be joyful or bleak
A kaleidoscope, that’s ever unique
We love, we hate, we laugh, we cry
Our emotions, reflections that lie beneath,
ripples of watery eye, the deep rings
of being a being
Yet, if we could just take a step back
And see with the eyes of a love we lack
Our perceptions might just change
And the world could be transformed
in brilliant range,
back to a pleasing view the eye feasts to see
In the end, it’s all we’ve got
Our feelings, perceptions, and our own plot
of coordinate directions aloft
So, let us cherish and embrace
The beauty and the love,
with no trace of hate and have it all,
instead of the have nots
For when we see beyond ourselves
And feel the pain of someone else
Our perceptions broaden wide and far
And love can heal the deepest scars
So let us walk with open hearts
And see the beauty in all parts
For in this world of joy and strife
We all deserve to live a life-
Where love and kindness reign supreme
And hopes and dreams can always gleam
Let's shift our perceptions, just a bit
And make this world a brighter, better fit,
for a better place for dreams