poetry
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Believe in Belonging
What is belonging really? To find people Whom say you belong Who always smile at you Welcome you with open arms Is belonging a home A church A place in the world Belonging has always felt So fleeting to me I’ve rarely felt it By those measurements Not that I have never been Welcomed Or Continue reading
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You are my Home
I look for home In so many places So many faces Sometimes I almost feel it A child smiles A friend embraces A sunset alight They warm my soul They take me somewhere Some unknown A place far away And yet so close It’s fleeting But beautiful Yet it’s not the person The action The Continue reading
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Gratitude
Gratitude Is not just an attitude It is a choice To take it all in To soak it up And treasure it As a famous one said To suck the marrow Out of life To not just walk outside But gaze up At the white clouds Against the crisp blue sky Not just to wake Continue reading
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Confession of a People Pleaser
When I was young I looked for someone To call me beautiful I held my hands out Waiting for someone To hand me my value I left every conversation Hoping I’d left an impression Desperately wishing I’d be significant Remembered Special I waited for phone calls I longed for approval But as I grew older Continue reading
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Narrow Path
Sometimes I ponder The path I walk Which at times Is strictly bound I find it narrow And hard to travel Then I can’t help But look upon The other paths They have such ease And smoothness Such broad roads And many of my desires Are like flowers Easily picked and enjoyed But on my Continue reading
About Me
An obsessive journaler who loves meeting others along their journey and giving them a hand to hold through pieces of writing. I write about the heartbreaks of life and the joys, the ups and downs, and I often learn my greatest lessons and miracles from nature.
Joyful Ruins 