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In another life,
perhaps it was
you and I—
there, we laughed
a little more,
held on
a little longer.

But here,
we’re fragments,
familiar faces,
strangers in the heart.

We spoke of other lives,
but, I wonder—
do you see
we’re bound to this one,
with only one chance
to learn our way through?
This poem reflects the bittersweet notion of a connection that could have flourished in a different reality, a sense of longing for a love that somehow feels both familiar and distant. Inspired by the idea that while we may feel tied to someone across different lifetimes, we only truly have the present—this life—as our one chance to bridge that connection. Consider the beauty and urgency of living fully in the here and now, as we may only have this one shot to explore what could be.
Bekah Halle Jun 1
Live, right now,
You're awake,
And healing.
Everyday.
Live now!

The leaves change colour all the time,
All the time, all the time.
The leaves change, so live, now!

You're alive
And living,
Grab it,
Embrace it,
Relish all things.
Live now!

The leaves change colour all the time,
All the time, all the time.
The leaves change, so live, now!

Don't waste time,
Dwelling on the past,
When you weren't perfect;
They were wasted worries,
They added no life,
But subtracted,
From the promises of pure possibilities.
Live now!

The leaves change colour all the time,
All the time, all the time.
The leaves change, so live, now!

Live now!
And not in the future,
When you're a mother,
Lover, poet and peaceful.
Live now!
Bekah Halle Apr 3
Stillness is where it all begins,
In quietness and rest, you will gain life again.
In release and trust is where it continues.
In standing, with arms wide open,
In outstretching hands,
In exhaling,
In breathing,
In being,
In.
Be.
Aditya Dec 2018
Employing every ounce of air Within,
a Bellow to gather and Play,
Before a web was designed to Begin,
a count on friendship for Display.
Let Me Grow Up Once More

When rain was an Opportunity,
to create the storms for paper Boats,
Until the mind shadowed nature’s Beauty,
with swarms of worldly Anecdotes.
Let Me Bask In Nature Once More

The conflict between good and Evil,
resolved merely by action Figures,
Reality stirred a devious Upheaval,
the battle between Power Diggers.
Let Me Balance My World Once More

The excitement of long pants and a ballpoint Pen,
muddy hands and castles of Sand,
A new universe building in my Mind’s Den,
possessing the ability to make the ordinary, Grand.

Let Me Hop Skip and Jump back,
to Live My Innocence Once More
Notice the smile on your face and the sparkle in your eyes when you relive your fond childhood memories ?

That’s the real YOU — the one who is bubbling with enthusiasm over LIFE.

The child within you does not differentiate between small and big achievements, or count the number of friends, or sulk over uncontrollable worldly affairs, but simply accepts Life in all its reality to savor the only moment available right NOW!

Awaken the child within you to Seize the Day and live unperturbed by what you can’t control !

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