Healing

We are not alone in our anguish
Many have traveled the same lonely path
Many more still to come
Retreat to the deep part of our souls 
where heartbreak cannot follow
embrace the solitude
breathe, slowly purposefully,
until the pain dissipates
then reappear stronger, wiser, intact
ready to try again,
that's how we know we are alive
we keep trying
we search only for ourselves

Naked and Fearful

Naked her soul trembles before you

Possessing compassion and unmatched gentleness,

Yet fearful of her own inadequacy.

Her kindness, mistaken by others as weakness,

Hides the strength that furnish her determined steady resolve,

Naked her soul trembles before you.

In her heart she carries those she loves

And protects them with the ferocity of a tigress,

Carefully hiding her own inadequacy.

Her existence, though wrought with struggles

Triumphs over adversity, her constant companion,

Hopeful her soul trembles before you.

Her spirit, not embittered, but affable

Determined to see only the goodness in all

Overcoming her own inadequacy.

She dances passionately with allies destiny and blind faith

In her quest to find her heart’s desire

Naked her soul trembles before you

Yet fearful of her own inadequacy.