Life's harsh lessons are to make us because stronger but sometimes they end up destroying us.

we are meant to be leaders, Warriors and Healers. The lessons we endure help make us become the best versions of ourselves. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Ghosts haunt us.

They live inside us.

we see them everywhere in everything we do.

they are truly never dead because we keep them alive in our memories. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

I forgive you for what you did to me.

because I cannot live with hatred in my heart any longer for if I do not forgive it will destroy me and I'll turn into a bitter hate-filled snake that you wanted me to be.

alive but never living. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

It's cozy and filled with love.

It might not be big or glamorous but it has everything I need it's my home.

My own little Paradise and it is filled with more love than Cupid arrows.

It is the only place I can still see the loving memories of my past and the ones I cherish them with. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

I go from hot to cold in seconds.

All I want to do is go back to bed I feel like I ran a marathon in my sleep.

I'm wobbly and feel like I could drink water like a fish.

All I want to do is rest.

So goodnight world I'll see you when I'm good once more maybe chicken noodle soup will be my miracle cure. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Living in this house full of pressure and negativity has turned me into a volcano that will erupt at any second and when I finally blow my top.

it'll be too late to say I'm sorry.

“Because” I will be permanently gone to the land of insanity.

“As” my rage destroys everything in sight. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Sugar & Spice and everything else in between.

Will make a recipe that cannot be seen but only felt with your heart.

The sweet and firer emotions that you hold inside are like a work of art. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Constant like the star's in the sky my love for you is never-ending it's always flowing like the Nile into the ocean.

A real treasure worth a thousand kingdoms. It is priceless and worth every ounce of my energy and courage to protect it.

because it's a part of the very thing that complete me. poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

I feel trapped on this roller coaster we call life.

so I'm going to break away and no longer let the strings bind me to a world full of chaos and drama.

I'm going to make my own path and shoot down every bit of Chaos and drama that comes my way.

And never be ruled by a outside force ever again. poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Illusions are what our minds and hearts make up.

when we are on the verge of desperation and need a spark of hope but unfortunately like a trickster illusions show us what we want and then ****** them away from us with a twisted smile. Poems by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Sacrifice is the meaning of motherhood. When you sacrifice for your children.

It is the way of showing your love.

Your children are your heart and soul they mean everything to you so sacrificing anything for them is the easy thing to do. poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Shadow's in the corners of my mind are filled with spiders and cobwebs and demons that creep through my mind without leaving a trace but always taking something with them. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

The future is like a maze you never know where your path may lead you. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Life Goes On even when death has taken the ones we love and paralyzed Us in pain.

The world around us still moves forward even when we are stuck in place mourning the ones we love.

Life never truly stops. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Forever lost in the Embrace of Darkness waiting for the 'knight' of light to save me from my own insanity. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Like a thief in the night you came in and no one knew you were there.

Until you started running through my mind and took my heart away with you and now I am lost in everything that is you. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Looking through the window of Life what do you see?

I see soulmates walking hand-in-hand and evil dictators ruling the lands.

I see good I see evil and I see everything in between. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

I once was told that the night sky was a reflection of Heaven and all the stars were really Souls that shine bright and a shooting star is really a angel coming to Earth To save us from ourselves and the demons that lurk right around the corner ready to pounce at any given time

They're just looking for a weakness or a desire of something that we truly want.

So they can stab us in our backs or ****** us in the dead of night

But we won't fall for their tricks we will fight until the last of our light leaves our body and our soul returns to our true father who will Embrace us with open arms and show us we should never fear death because he will be waiting. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Romance is beautiful.

Romance is simple.

It is dancing the night away and a dozen wildflowers you picked just to say I love you. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

I went up to the bank and pulled out my 45 and ask for all the money.

She said baby doll Why are you doing this?

I got babies at home that need to be fed.

Life ain't free hell it ain't even cheap.


I need the money to help set us free. Again she said baby doll you got bag's under your eyes when was the last time you slept.

And I said I'll sleep when I'm dead because there's no rest for the wicked. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Driven mad by time.

Sometimes when you need the answer's that you seek the ticking of the clock can drive you insane when everything you hold dear is on the line.

A minute turns into hours inside your mind.

It makes you crazy with anxiety and when the answer finally come you feel like the world has been lifted off your shoulders and you can breathe for the first time. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Hope is a spark of light that shines in The Dark of night.

A flower that blooms in the coldest and darkest of winter.

This is something we hold onto to keep us moving forward when Life drags us down. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Rewind time and choose A New Path maybe this one will be less bumpy Down The Road Less Full Of Heartache and regret.

Less pain and suffering more nights with beautiful shooting stars and a Love For Life Alive in your heart. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

I believe that the world is filled with magical creatures that we cannot see we cannot see them because we have lost our childlike Wonder.

And children are the ones who believe unconditionally with all of their hearts.

Maybe we should look through eyes of a child once more and we will truly know what it means to believe. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Death is never the end it is just a new life.

You have transformed passed your physical form when death takes you.

You're now part of the universe and the universe is a part of you.

Your truly now enlightened because you now know that death is never the end just the beginning. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Joy is an emotion that we feel in the best times of our life.

When a newborn baby is born and you hold them for the first time.

The day of your wedding when you say I do to the love of your life.

On those type of days we are filled with unlimited joy and happiness like no other. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Visits from nowhere and unknown creatures coming across the sea from unknown lands just for me.

they wish to teach us the magic that they hold inside and show us how to truly open our eyes and with opened eyes we will see the greatness that truly lies within us. poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Twisted love is what we had.

You took a young naive girl and Twisted her up inside and gave her scar's on the heart.

You tried to destroy The Light Within her eyes but you failed you just gave her trust issues and she learned to guard her heart with a wall of Steel. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Faith is 'believing' in something greater than yourself without having proof that it is real.

And when you believe with every fiber of your being that there are no limits in life then you are truly free from the shackles that bind us to this world. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Every day, I wake up fighting the demons with inside my mind.

You know we are Our Own Worst Enemy.

Hearing their negative words seep into our soul.

Trying to fight it every day. Trying to stay strong trying not to give in.

but it's like a dungeon of our own making trapped inside never be able to get out. And other people's hurtful words are like bullets in a gun just waiting for the demon to pull the trigger.

No matter how many times the people who hurt you says they're sorry you still hear their hurtful words in your mind especially when the demons are awake and are looking to drive you insane.

It's like you are in a never-ending War do you fight or do you give in?

And Your surrender only goes to two paths your death or to your insanity. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

If I could fly I'd never come back down.

I would live in the sky for all eternity free as a bird never needing a cage to hold me down. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Time is a fickle thing. It is never on our side of course it's never against us even though we feel like it is sometimes.

Sometimes we feel like it moves too fast when the ones we love have vanished from our lives and other times it moves too slow when we have nothing to do.

but time is not against us or for us.

It just does its job Counting down the hours The days the months and years. Its job which is to move forward that is all. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

I am the Seeker of the finest treasure in the world.

It is rare and hard to find.it is the most precious thing that life has to offer.

Only few people have found it but even fewer have kept it.

it is true love a soul mate who will travel through this world with you. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

The rain comes and washes away the worry of the day and refreshes the world around us it makes the world more lustrous with every Rain drop and increases the beauty of Life all around you. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

They are kind they are sweet they love unconditionally.

“When” you are sad they cuddle up to you trying to soothe the pain with inside your heart.

And when you're mad they make you laugh.

They are your best friend.

They are your pets. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

What Hurts the Most is waiting and never knowing what could have been.

Could he have been your end game?  

Would your love been so strong it would be written in the star's?

These are the answer's you'll never know and that is why it hurts so much as he walked away. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

When you came into my life it's like the light switched on in my heart and I could see for the first time and all I could see was the fact that you and I were meant to be. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

The writing on the wall is plain to see.

Just look up and see from a New Perspective.

They are the answers to all your questions laid out in front of you.

It is simple as pie all you have to do is try And the world will be yours to conquer. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

The good in me is strong and pure but the evil Temptations in this world try to ****** me in to being bad.

It is like a siren song trying to pull me in and turn my soul black as Night but I will stay towards the light and on My path and the darkness will not touch me. poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

The meaning of life is simple it is to live.

It is to enjoy every step you take and Every Breath You make.

It is to enjoy spring in the flowers that it brings, it is to enjoy Summer and the Sun that shines, it is to enjoy fall in the howling wind that blow and The leaves that change their colors like they been painted by God.

It is to enjoy winter in the snow that falls and in the new year that has yet to come. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Eternal flame of love that shine so bright. My love never will I forsook you.

You are the air that I breathe that fills my body with life and my soul would never ending light. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

The colors of my mind are the colors of my Soul bright colorful and dark and elusive.

They can be bold like the sun in the sky or they could be mysterious and dark like the bat in the night. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Tears roll down the face of Mother Nature as the pain of the world seeps into her soul filling her with pain of our reality.

Maybe one day if our love is strong we can outshine the pain and she will become full of sweet life once more. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Nothing left but a shell of a human being that is what you left.

One day you walked into my life back then I was like a star I shine so bright.  I was full of life, passion and Endless Love.

But just like a fire you smothered me out until nothing was left but darkness. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Lift the Moon up high in the sky where he belongs with all the stars.

In this realm he is King just looking for his lonely Queen. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

True Friends are like tears of a phoenix rare, beautiful and hard to find. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Every day, I wake up and put a smile on my face trying to be happy

I say to myself this is going to be a good day but of course that is when the demon called depression comes around and causes me pain and it knows it is hurting me.

Because it can see the pain in my eyes which happens to be the window's to my soul and my soul speaks my unspoken words it does this because my heart is too bruised to even try. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Rain falls and nourishes the Earth and as it falls it's like a lullaby to our soul sending us off on a River of Dreams. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Yesterday always comes and goes the future will always be a mystery full of challenges and surprises.

There are ups and downs but I can always say life will never be boring.

It will always be an Adventure just waiting to happen. Poem By Shelby Kathleen Nightingale

Longing for tomorrow so we can meet again. The day is near and my heart is filled with love.

I'm happy to know I will get to say hello once more for the last time we met my eye's filled with tear's thinking when I said goodbye I would never get to say hello again especially to you.

The one who holds the key to my heart. Poem by Shelby Kathleen Nightingale