How comforting bathroom tiles can be,
When my tears need a place to sleep.

This quiet brings me solace,
As my palms press against the ground.

All I can focus on is my breath,
Heaving in harmony as tears splash down.

I can feel my chest quivering,
Heart aching out of my breast.

But my swollen eyes,
Only want to rest.

So I count the seconds,
Between falling tears filling up this space.

It's late now, my tears are tired,
Bathroom tiles feel like my only escape.

Hold out your palms
Close your eyes
Take a deep breathe in…
Here is the surprise  

You decide your world
You select your thoughts
Stop chasing someone else’s dreams
Follow your own hearts thoughts

Happiness is well within reach
Simply extend your hand
So you can see

Turn your palms up
Facing the sky
Do you know what you failed to realize?
                                 God never leaves your side
Exhale now
Don’t shed a tear
God loves you, so rise without fear

Release.

Because when you fell, you didn't just fall.
It wasn't graceful. It wasn't serene.
Nothing about it was pleasant, dignifying,
honorable.

It was a tangled pulsing thunder that ended in a silent scream.
Rumbles of disgrace.
Tremors of fear.
Echoing humiliation.
Tears bleeding shame.

But the clock...
Life is moving on.
Handfuls of broken glass, shift through the past.
Streaming red, stinging, lost - now which way?

With a bruised heart and battered knees, pick yourself up. It's time now - breathe.

Welcome change.
Because it's waves are crashing at your door.
It is rushing in.
This is beyond your control.

So let it flow right through you.
Surround you.
Engulf you.

Surrender.

Though we cannot change what tomorrow brings...
...we can still live with grace today.

Between your lips.

...that is where heaven and hell is.

In each new wave of life you followed me to shore
Finding ways to crack open my heart, just leaving sores

With each new wave I fought to swim away
But with the tide you dragged me astray

Giving me grief, misleading me with your eyes
I never really felt I had anywhere to hide

Each time you come around you feed me a lie
I'm so tired now, I can't even cry

Just let me go.
It is time to give this up, as you already know

Let me have some relief
Quit following me, and my drowning will be brief