Heart and Mind Speak

Remember Me

When you begin to feel aloneRemember me When you are confused and unsureRemember me When your light starts to fadeRemember me When your surrounded by people but nobody is thereRemember me When you can’t remember why you’re here or how you arrivedRemember me When you are scared and feel stuckRemember me Remember every step you…
Please, Open Your Eyes

Please, please open your eyes Look around and see all the lies Please, please lift up your head The world around us is failing, it’s all turning red We still have a chance if we can all just look Look past the screens, look back, look forward, look into a book There is poison all…
My Safety

You are the dim light breaking through The one is who is the wisest and most true You stayed with me through every long, dark night You lifted me up, gave me strength, told me to fight You were the only one who heard my screams, dried my tears You placed shields around me, you…
A Woman in Business

Eyes bright, heart open, mind sharpWe enter this new world ready, ready to rise all of the way We are sold on the amazement of making it, in awe of how far we’ve come,And told to honor others who paved the way with gratitude We are told we are the lucky ones and to work…
Coming Back

Days and days go by, with darker clouds formingThe world gets smaller, scary, the lights dim There is no space for feeling, you’re overwhelmed in fearYou are struggling and reach for safety, but it falls short You’re drowning, you’re panicked and need to be saved, but nobody comesYou are noticed, but as you are seen…
One Word

Confidence on the floorDon’t recognize me anymore A shadow looking back at meWho is this person that I see? Cracks and curves brake in reflectionStrength gone, no more protection Thought I was stronger than themCaught in the fight, I let them win Now the dust of old me settles in placeCant see her radiance across…
When Good is Scary

Smile returning to my face,A lump growing in my throat Eyes opening, brightened upMouth tightens, and tension grows Bursts of laughter and smiles ear to earFear is creeping up deep, so deep within Joy is like a dam breaking freeAnd my senses highten, ready for the drop Happiness scares me, and thriving is terrifyingFor me,…
Quitting, Out-loud

Somewhere out there, there is a lonely, desperate failureSitting in their quiet home, longing for a savior Spending hours on end combing through others’ successObsessing over each in jealousy, life at it’s best Studying what grabs attention, for others to noticePreying on the struggles of those fighting in protest They are protesting the wrongs of…