I will not open my heart to hate
I will fight against that fate
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Sometimes it is You
Careful Choices
Choices come at us every day
that is just the way life goes
decisions cause ebbs and flows.
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Comma
When you start to slide into drama
all in the name of good health
call a time-out, take a breath,
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Every Year a Feather
Every year we earn a feather.
Every ten years our feathers weigh a pound.
At age 10, our 1 pound of feathers are weighty but we have enough energy we don’t notice.
Continue readingDon’t Push Out the Wrong One
A sad tale told a time or two –
some do their best in any case
to build their walls and fill their space.
But some of us keep the wrong few
and push out those whose love is true.
Continue readingNot All Came Home
We sent our boys to fight a war
and then we sent even more.
The cause agreed upon was liberty
to keep us living in the land of the free.
They returned with battle wounds
but if the scar could not be seen it was assumed
their life should simply restart and be resumed
and any pain or hurt should not be shown
because not all the boys came home.
Continue readingFighting the Storm
Not much you can do
when the storm rolls in.
If you try to fight it
you’ll spread yourself thin.
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