I have falter so many times
Blaming the world that surrounds
Runny away from reality instead of facing it
Thought everything would be easy
The pressure kept burdening me
"What a wonderful sincere and hardworking girl you are!"
It didn't feel like me
It didn't feel that I was worthy of being called that
Worthy of being me, being my parent's daughter
What was everything for?
Why did I feel what I felt?
Running away just makes it worse
Its as if the shadow of it clings to me every second I move
Blinding me from seeing something beautiful
As beautiful as life itself
How messed up everything was
As I looked outside ,
The shinning rays of sunlight fell upon me
Highlighting me in this very darkness
That I can do better
It's never too late
It’s never too late
to figure it out
The meaning’s in the moment
of that, have no doubt
Never too late
To make new
Friends in our
Lives
Because we
Just have
A few friends
And we want
To increase the number
Of friends
We are going
To take our
Time making new friends
Because we feel that
We should not rush
Making friends
Yes we need to
Chose our friends
And hope that
Our friends will accept
Us the way we are
We are choosing
The middle class
People to be our
Friends
And not the rich
People
Because they
Hate the middle
Class people
It's not too late to be that lassie,
who speaks out loud and is some times sassy..
It's never too late while one has breath,
to take that chance, preserve what's left..
It's not too late to be restitute, in a quest
for fairness, to share one's truths..
It's never too late in a land with freedoms to
appeal to it's people to reflect and to reason..
It's never too late to turn that page,
with hope and love for a better age..
At no time say never- that it is too late
fulfilling accomplishments you've left undone.
At times, what you long for is not met by fate;
Must tend to those wishes yourself- to be done.
I, married with children, had turned thirty-nine;
two went off to college, the other, soon too.
A gap in my life at this time seemed just fine
for me to reach out, a new venture pursue.
It took six long years- although what a great ride!
As a part-time student, in college, I bloomed-
with English BA, Business minor, my side-
rewards in my writing and work status zoomed.
At the graduation, my heart filled with cheer!
With summa cum laude, Nineteen eighty-four,
I walked on that stage with my family near-
all praising my courage for growth to explore.
At times, what you long for is not met by fate;
at no time say never- that it is too late.
Anapestic Tetrameter -/--/--/--/
I’ve been stuck in this bad place for most of my life
I can’t imagine a worse place for me to be.
More than anything, I miss my kids and my wife.
I wonder every day when I’ll be set free.
For sixty-three years, the routine has been the same.
It’s hard to believe one mistake was all it took.
There’s no one in the world but myself to blame.
I wasn’t any good at playing by the book.
Though my life was about to go down the wrong path,
I guess someone upstairs had a different plan.
They knew what was coming and saw the aftermath.
Her name was Fate, and she was not my biggest fan.
I was about to commit my very first crime
When Fate stepped in and took my life another way.
But I’ve paid my dues and certainly done my time
With my family by my side every day.
After such a long life of being trapped inside,
I was ready to start living my life once more.
I stopped being afraid and would no longer hide.
I awoke from my coma and charged out the door.
You are a creature of purpose
Therefore empower yourself with what is already yours!
Passion and the power of your vision
Can be displayed in your life
All you need is that decision and
You can enhance the precision in your life.
Procrastination might be wrong!
In this century
Now is the time to live strong
Accumulate the thoughts you have left behind
Because the theft of your potential remains in the future.
Do not let the cemetery rob you of your potential
Fulfillment of your purpose is essential to your life so
This matter of persistence is certainly not inconsequential.
Believe in the steps of time or else
The crime of procrastination will follow and
You will live a shallow life
The theft of your potential remains in the future
Therefore empower yourself with what is already yours!
It is never too late to be what you were born to be.
Mark Frank
Copyright 2022
You are a creature of purpose
Therefore empower yourself with what is already yours!
Passion and the power of your vision
Can be displayed in your life
All you need is that decision and
You can enhance the precision in your life.
Procrastination might be wrong
In this century now is the time to live strong
Accumulate the thoughts you have left behind
Because the theft of your potential remains in the future.
Do not let the cemetery rob you of your potential
Fulfilment of your purpose is essential to your life so
This matter of persistence is certainly not inconsequential.
Believe in the steps of time or else
The crime of procrastination will follow and
You will live a shallow life
The theft of your potential remains in the future
Therefore empower yourself with what is already yours!
It is never too late to be what you were born to be.
Mark Frank
Copyright 2022
Reborn here now without baggage
I move hesitantly into the sun
From the door of my new apartment in a new city
Ready to start over.
The person I used to be no longer exists
Reborn here now without baggage
Because I finally took control of my life
And left a spiraling situation, swirling the drain.
No more yelling, no more hiding
No more cowering in dark corners
Reborn here now without baggage
I feel the sun gently warm my face and smile.
It’s never too late to start over.
Don’t ever let anyone tell you that it is,
For I am proof it can happen as I stand
Reborn here now without baggage.
It is never too late to sustain a difference.
Leave the cocoon of unhappiness.
Learn the labyrinth of facets of your life's mess.
Restore your broken appearance.
Rewrite your story with a new face.
The breeze carries your broken voice.
With mysteries hidden in its lances
Your tears have dried after sun incipience.
Its early radiance entices.
Please, love, display the valance.
It is never too late to enhance.
Written: September 18, 2021
The beauty of life's song is in between the silence of the notes
If you don't stop to listen you'll never hear what was wrote
Appreciation has a purpose and it's meant for the beholder
Like when a father asks his son to give only to hand more over
Loving life is just the start comprised of building up another
So love your neighbor practice patience and be like a brother
After all we're all in this together and noone gets out alive
Lead by example and work together your community is like a hive
Have understanding for one's anger and someone in tough times
That understanding will shine a beacon of trust for all that see to find
Indecisiveness doesn't exist in a world defined by character traits
So be someone revered, upright and just leading with Love to Golden Gates
Do not mock
the traveler who starts out late
on her journey. She carries
the burden of decades
and the weight of missed opportunities.
Her first step
is as significant as yours was,
but it costs her more courage
to challenge her beliefs
about who she is: it calls
her entire life into question,
and she wonders
whether it is already too late.
But do not pity her, either.
Cheer her on in her quest.
Tell her that growing
is brave and beautiful,
and that it is never
too late.
From my new collection "The Eden of Perhaps" (Spartan Press 2020)
First published in Gyroscope Review, Fall 2019
I whisper in twilight
Wishes sent to you
As I face darkness of night
I hold what I feel is true
Like another life or fate
Inspiration carries me through
It is never too late
To spread the word to you
Heidi Sands
1/8/20
It's Never too Late
To love others and fully express it!
To give , more than you get!
To say, "I am sorry" and clean up your act.
To realize, that you can be more....
Even when you don't think so.
There is much truth we do not know!
To see beauty in all people..
To forgive those who have hurt you.
To never compromise integrity for popularity.
To watch our mouth in all we say!
To thank God we had to live this day
To be able get on our knees and pray.
December 3, 2019
I welcome you all to the start of the show
I will tell you everything you want to know.
There's no place I would not go
As long as it's not deep down below.
I want everything that you all need in life
Money, a home, kids, and a lovely wife.
I want life as high as a kite
Everyday will be great we'll never fight.
We all know life isn't always great
But we should never believe that is our fate
We should never live life behind hells gate
Just believe it's never too late.
One day you'll find your number one
She'll make life nothing but fun
She will give you, a lovely son
And you will be happy until life is done.
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