Pain
Playing hide and seek in my body
Sometimes here
Sometimes there
Always present
A reminder
That
I am
Alive

Sometimes
Sleep just doesn’t come
And I lie awake
Unable to quiet my mind
Or body
And even tossing and turning
Doesn’t seem to help
To bring a stillness
So
Tea is my go to friend
And quiet and solitude
Seem to bring forward
A tranquility
Of spirit
Life can be tough
And
Quiet and solitude
Seem
To
Help

I used to be
Alone
Living by myself
Taking care of all
My own needs
And then
We met
And things were thrown
Off balance
And
I wanted to make it
A forever time
And we did
And now
As I lie beside
This wonderful
Person that I love
I wonder
Who I am
As this new relationship
Grows

I lie awake at night
And listen to him
Snoring softly beside me
And wonder
What my role is
As friend
As partner
As a life couple
Nothing is ever
As easy as it looks
And performance
Is not the same
As action
Coming
From love
I ponder
And feel
And react
And wonder
Again
Relationship is not
Easy

I see with new eyes
And hear with new ears
All
That is about me
And in me
In an expression
Of outer
And inner growth
And knowing
And
Wisdom
And I
Am but a puppet
In
It’s
Expression

Creativity is a process
That begins
In the thought
And ends
In the expression
Of life