I am woman, warrior of my
own existence, gathering strength
of courage and power of mind
everyday.

I fuse together thoughts of wonder
casting all metals earned to the
wind.

I soak in all what life has offered
me, with love, gratitude, patience
understanding, to except what must
be excepted, without weakness of
mind, becoming a warrior, strong
in spirit.

I am woman, warrior of completeness
lover of the universe, believer
of goodness, peace among men
united with love, through all worlds
of God's creation.

I am like the mighty tree of life
my branches grow intertwining
together with strength, power
and determination.

I am woman, I am love, I am in
perfect control of my life's precious
Treasure, called life..

(Live life to the fullest! You only have
one chance)




By Derena
© 2018 Derena (All rights reserved)

It’s hell.
You’re living in hell.
Every day your hallucinations and delusions carry you futher and futher away from reality till one day you’re totally engulfed by them.
You watch yourself fall deeper and deeper and then you crash.
And it’s like you’ve never existed, nothing has ever existed.
You’ve become this empty vessel controlled by your demons.

You                                          
should   know                                          
that        not  ­       all                                        
that       glitters        is                                        
gold                                        
♡                                      
p                       ­     
e                    
r              
f      
e
  c    
     t              
         i                            
o                          
n                              
♡                          
i                
s    
♡
        a
               n
            ♡
        i
  l
  l      
u              
s                  
i                
o      
      n  
            ♡

                                                 ­  I
                                                 know it
                                                  can be hard
                                                    but be true to
                                                    you
      ­                                             ♡
                                             y
                                    o
                                    u
                          ­                       ♡
                                                            a
 ­                                                                 ­ r
                                                               ­       e
                                                        ­          ♡
                                                     ­       b
                                                     e
                                             a
                                     u
                                         t  
                                                    i  
                                                            f
  ­                                                              u
 ­                                                          l
                                                   ♡

Your      
life      is        
comprised  of        
    many         lovely          
        hues            
♡    
t  
        h  
         a
        t
     ♡
g  
l        
i          
t        
t  
       e
           r
        s
♡
a    
n    
d
     ♡
             d
                  i
             m
   s
♡      

                              We
                     ­          all have
                              to    handle
                     ­          life's beauty and
                              pain
                          ­    ♡
                          a
                   ♡
            b
    l
   e
          s
                   s
                           i
                     n
              g
    ♡
a
   n
           d
                    ♡
                              a
         ­                       ♡
                                 b
                             u
                       r  
                d    
         e  
             n
                       ♡

Don't                                                  
fall  ­  in                                                
line      with                                                
S­ O C I E T Y ' S                                              
scope                                                
♡                                                
e             ­                                   
m                                                        
b     ­                                               
r                ­                            
a                                      
c                                            
  e               ­                                       
♡                        ­                      
a                                      
n                                
d                                      
♡                       ­                     
h                                                  
  o         ­                                     
  l                                        
d                   ­             
  ♡                                    
  o                                            
n               ­                                 
t                                          
o                   ­             
♡                            
y                                  
o                                        
u                     ­             
r                        
♡              
s        
u                
     i                            
♡                            
g                      
e            
n    
    e
          r
         i
   s
♡      
p            
a                    
l                
e          
  t    
         t  
    e
♡    

So                                                             ­                   
pick up                                                               ­               
the paintbrush                                                       ­                       
and paint a better                                                           ­                     
day                                        ­                                        
♡                                                               ­                   
l                                            ­                              
o                                                               ­   
v                                                          
e­                                                      
    ♡                                                           ­   
y                                                                ­  
o                                                             ­       
u                                                               ­ 
r                                                      
♡      ­                                    
v                                    
i                         ­           
b                                            
   r                                                        
a                                                    
n                                          
c                                  
y                           ­ 
♡                                  

                                  There
                       ­         is         a
                                B  E  A U T  Y
                               in   all  shades   of
                                 life  
                               ♡
                                      d
                       ­                       a
                                        ­          r
                                                     ­   k
                                                       ♡
                                                   a
                                           n
                                 d
                         ♡
                  l
              i
                  g
        ­                  h
                                t
           ­                              ♡
                                              p
               ­                                    h
                                                 y
                                            s  
               ­                    i
                             c
                               a
                                       l
                                               l
                                                     y
                                                    ♡
         ­                                 e
                              ­     m
                            o
                    t
           ­      i
                       o
                                n
                             ­        a
                                      l
                       ­           l
                           y
               ♡
          a
        n  
          d
                 ♡
                          m
                                e
 ­                             n
                       t
                a
         l
l
       y
                ♡

left my phone unlocked
on the taxi’s back seat,
won't be the last time

called it a few times
finally, the driver picked up

he had a fare immediately after mine,
and was now headed way downtown,
and would call later
when fate returned him nearer my office

and so it came to pass,
very shortly thereafter,

we met on the street,
he rolled down  the window
and with the greatest smile of pleasure,
as if he had won the lottery
beaming,
handed me my phone

I had two $20's to cover any expense he might have incurred,
neatly folded in my hand  
and offered it right up, right away;
but the driver repeatedly pushed my hand away
as I insisted,
saying:

"No sir, no no, not necessary!

Allah sent me a fare
that took me soon back close to you, so,
  no loss of time did I suffer,
so your offer is kindly unnecessary!"

to which I replied,

"exactly!
Allah sent you to me
so I could reward you!"

and with an equally, beaming smile I continued,

"our ride and meeting today,
together was pre-ordained it was

Inshallah!" ^

something he could not dispute...
or my knowledge thereof and it’s
proper pronouncement,
nor
his amazement,
to disguise!

  we parted ways
   each believing,
   each receiving,
a heavenly check plus,
each, credited with a mitzvah^^
on our
respective trip logs,
our humanly divine balance sheets,
kept by the
single
supreme taxi dispatcher