jewal-myors
American
I have lived many lifetimes within my current incarnation--reinventing myself is part of my Journey. Poetry has been a love since childhood, mainly due to my Grandmother's passion for words. Recovery from toxic substances and behaviors is my present focus: Rigorous honesty, both with myself and others, is vital to this becoming.
Sitting along the highway, all alone
I spied a well-worn, beat-up
brown leather shoe.
Pondering its journey,
I questioned whether it, too
mated for life,
as geese tend to do.
What happened to its Other Half--
Could it be far away?
Or did the two shoes have a spat
And decide they should part ways?
...or maybe there's a foot somewhere
Looking for its shoe--
or could Cinderella still be waiting
for her Charming Dream Come True?
I wish I knew the story of this
lonely leather sole;
I hope it finds its way back home
so it won't be alone.
Aug 28, 2014
Aug 28, 2014 at 4:56 PM UTC
The world of things
was not your world;
the world of games
and laughter was
the world of simple
pleasures reigned
above all else:
your World was Real.
You cared about
what was Real,
ignoring things
one leaves behind;
Your life was Now,
You dared to feel--
You were yourself:
Your World was Real.
You've taught me this
and much, much more--
You gave Yourself,
your Heart, your Soul
You are my Mom
whom I adore:
I love your World,
for it is Real.
Feb 5, 2014
Feb 5, 2014 at 1:28 PM UTC
I am a little girl,
Pure and innocent,
untouched by human flaws.
I talk to invisible friends
in a language understood
only by me.
I am free:
I am free to love
I am free to feel
I am free to be me,
and I feel so alive.
I am a little girl.
I see my mother's frown
and I am afraid.
I hear my mother's anger
and I am afraid.
I am held hostage
by others' wishes,
and I am afraid to be alive.
I am a little girl.
I find refuge in a tree.
I find peace in Solitude.
I find God in the World,
but I let him slip away,
and I am still afraid.
I am still a little girl.
God is by my side
Love has replaced fear
Beauty has touched my Heart:
Freedom comes to me--
Freedom to be me,
and I feel so alive.
Jan 19, 2014
Jan 19, 2014 at 4:32 PM UTC
The Wisdom of the Universe
speaks through me;
I become One with All that Is.
"Who am I? ", I ask...
And the answer comes:
"you are ageless, deathless, timeless
born of Love, created to Love,
here to share your Glory,
your piece of God with the World.,
to live on this plane we call Earth...
to laugh, to be joyous, to create
to BE...
to add to the evolution of the Universe:
Your thoughts and acts are
indelibly inscribed in the
memories of the Universe,
there for Eternity,
to learn from and grow:
They belong to All;
the All which is One."
Jan 17, 2014
Jan 17, 2014 at 12:54 PM UTC
You have no heart
you have no soul;
you sold them to the devil
years ago--
you sold them for things,
you sold them for "dough",
you sold them to feed
your voracious ego...
But what have you got,
now that you're rich,
besides millions of dollars
and a great market niche?
You've got little love,
you've got little joy...
your life is empty,
save a girl and a boy
who crave the love
that you can't give
who hope like hell
that you will live
long enough to see the Light:
What matters most, is Love in Life
Jan 17, 2014
Jan 17, 2014 at 12:46 PM UTC
You came into my life
all shiny and bright--
you were my Knight
in shining armor...
But you faked your way in--
you knew how to win
my heart and my
favor forever
The Knight disappeared
but your armor remains
concealing your pain
and your fear,
It gets harder each year
to be as you appear
when your armor
has lost its veneer:
What good is this mask
when it becomes
such a task
to keep it all shiny & bright?
Look inside, my friend
to discover the end
of your misery
and internal plight!
Jan 17, 2014
Jan 17, 2014 at 12:41 PM UTC
Filled with anger and pain
She moves through the World
destroying the peace of those around her:
She is disconnected from herself
and does not recognize that
what is in her Life
is her own reflection:
She is watching her demons
come to Life
on the Big Screen
and does not know
these demons are her.
I struggle to understand and
forgive her,
and it is not easy--
Her drama has included me in a
co-starring role
which I unconsciously accepted.
I wish to resign my position and
let her be
the sole actress,
But the ties that bind me
are too strong, and are
keeping this "contract" in place.
I know the only way to let go
of this "agreement"
is through Love and Forgiveness,
but my stubborn ego insists
on reacting over and over again,
keeping me trapped
within the drama:
I pray for Love and Forgiveness
Jan 16, 2014
Jan 16, 2014 at 3:47 PM UTC
Why do I still mourn your loss?
We haven't been together for years...
Amazing what our minds create
About who people are:
I idolized you--
I put you up on a pedestal
and I wouldn't take you down...
You had to fall on your own
But I still couldn't see
That what I wanted us to be
Wasn't meant to be.
We used each other
to point out our faults
and then blame them
on the other...
Until we had only ourselves
Left to blame--
We couldn't wake up together,
So we woke up alone
Jan 16, 2014
Jan 16, 2014 at 3:31 PM UTC
I am lost, without a rudder
spinning in circles
on this sea of hypocrisy,
this ocean of fear,
wondering who the
crazy one is...
We have turned our world
into a prison
of our own device--
where forgiveness is
considered weak,
where punishment is "just",
where it's you against me,
them against us;
defending ourselves from
one another:
When will we wake up and see
that we are One?
that when we forgive others
we forgive ourselves?
that there is nothing to defend,
nothing to fear?...
that there is no "enemy"?
Jan 15, 2014
Jan 15, 2014 at 7:57 PM UTC
I remember a time,
not so long ago
when our eyes would meet
and exchange hellos;
when we would talk on
endlessly
until dawn floated in
unexpectedly...
and our World was a Haven.
Now we utter
shallow hellos--
without our eyes,
empty echoes
They beckon no more
for loving arms,
They share no more
each other's warmth:
Please touch me again
with those warm hellos,
with those knowing gazes
from years ago
Before I forget
Jan 15, 2014
Jan 15, 2014 at 12:47 PM UTC