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Legacy

Legacy

Each of us is gifted
A life in which to live
It is our path to follow 
What legacy will I give?

Some of us will value money
Achievement and success
We'll work hard in passing on
The legacy of best

Some of us will value little
And our spirit, will be poor
To be endured, yet not embraced
The legacy of chore

Some of us will value power
Lord over others' souls
To hide our fears and shame
The legacy of control

Some of us will value nothing
To thine own self be true
And answering to no one
There's no legacy for you

Some of us will value others
But to ourselves will give no pause
Healing wounds and mending fences
The legacy of cause 

Some will value reputation 
Set peception by what's shown 
Masking up and putting on
The legacy of being known 

Some of us will value fame
Infamy, if need be
Always seeking out who's looking 
A legacy to see

Some won't know their value
A gift gone unreceived
Never know their innate worth
A legacy unseen

But...

The wise will value everything 
Yet, also nothing at all
Will live inside the moment
The present be their call

They will find the value
That dwells in everyday
Each word, each thought, each action
In mindfullness we pray

They will find their peace in solitude 
Inside the sacred space
To grow toward our unity
And understand our grace 

They will see miracles in moments 
And beauty in each sight
Live in wonder through the daylight
And in dream, throughout the night

They will hear eternity among them
In laughter, song and story
Engaged in every moment
Each experienced in its' glory

Their legacy will be a life lived
Beyond the wordly measures
Just a life expressed fully
Embracing pain and pleasure 

A legacy of life
With love given and received
Simply shared and taken
And a peaceful faith believed 

Each of us is gifted
A life in which to live
It is our path to follow 
What legacy will we give?

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Last Night

Last night, I closed my eyes to sleep,
As every night I do.
To dream of stars and moons and sky,
And to fly away with you.

Last night, we flew among the clouds,
Above, below and through
We moved among like shooting stars
Of the billions, only two


Last night, we sailed through time and space,
The stardust made our sea.
To no direction were we bound,
 Not one place to be.

Last night, my dreams became my wake,
My consciousness set free
My soul became the universe, 
You and I no more, but we.

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Shame

I don't remember meeting you-when or where. I do remember my life before you, but the memories are  few and vague-like a happy dream I can recall-but nothing more.

You came into my life without me noticing. You entered silently and secretly. I was too young to know you were even there. You spoke softly then-just whispers. Sowing silent seeds of doubt in me each and everyday. 

 As time went on, you got louder. You couldn't hide as I caught on to you. I got stronger and tried to fight you-it was all i knew to do. You knew I would fight harder, the louder you spoke. You tricked me into drowning myself. 

Over time you took my body, my mind and you almost took my soul. You slowly and deliberately turned me into someone else. Someone I couldn't love-a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
But no more. I've learned not to fight, but to love.

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The Way

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The Way

I stumbled through the darkness
Throughout my living years
Wandering, staggering, running
Possessed by all my fears

I hid amongst the shadows
There I tried to make my home
Yet, never could stay settled 
Bound in life to roam

I searched the whole world over
High and low for what life means
As I closed in on the answer
It was never as it seemed

One day a road revealed itself
Appearing different from the rest 
I thought I'd found an easy path
But I'd actually found a test

I journeyed without trouble
I ran excitedly in haste
It was the path I had been seeking 
I had little time to waste 

The newness of adventure 
And the dreams that I had planned
Kept me moving onward 
I had the future in my hand

But the days grew into months
And still my journey carried on
The excitement faded quickly
And my passion all but gone

The years passed into each other
What could all this mean?
I'd walked and crawled the countless miles
And nothing had I seen

I'd chased my dreams up mountainsides
My hope to the valleys below
Where was this road leading me
My soul, it ached to know

I marched on through the heat and cold
I braved the wind and rain
The closer to my mark I got
The more it felt in vain

When I finally made it to the end
I was back where I began
I was no further than before 
The path revealed no plan

Then an inner voice spoke loudly
And I listened to it say
The meaning is in the journey 
In the walk of everyday 

Contentment is not found
At the end of any road
It's found within your labours
Your joy is in the load.

You don't find peace tomorrow 
By wishing for it today
You find it in the here and now
That is the path-the way.

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Morning

Before I even open my eyes
There you are to steal my joy
You're in my dreams, in my body
My first thoughts, my first feelings 
Telling me I'm not enough 
Telling me I don't deserve it
Telling me these moments are not mine
Telling me my joy won't last

But I rise...

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You

I've ached to be rid of you
I've longed every day
I've been fighting since I can remember 
I've been pushing you away

You made me think that you were me
And everything you said was true 
I didn't know I had a voice
You made me believe that I was you

You made me think that I was nothing 
You mired me in my shame
You told me I wasn't worthy
And you gave me all the blame

My best was never good enough
Why would I even try?
Noone was going to love me
And my worthlessness was why

You've stripped me of my dignity 
You've taken me so low
Endlessly questioning who I am
And still I do not truly know

But now I'm beginning to see you
For all that you are
I now accept you being here
Because you are my scar

You represent my healing
My growth, my peace, my call
I know you will still keep talking
But your voice will now be small

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Alone

I saw you in my dream again
You never look the same
You always feel so close to me
Yet you never have a name

I follow you through different worlds
You never seem to slow
You keep coming back to me
But always letting go

My heart feels like you're part of it
A missing piece of me
You're everything I think I need
But you never let me see

I spend my days in longing
Wondering if you're real
Am I onto something 
Or am I just prone to feel,

Alone, forever?