You weathered a storm
Withstood all the heat
Even when you felt voiceless
Even when you felt weak
Yet there alone you stood
When you felt you had no power
Beautiful and radiant
Just like a sunflower

We all have our ways
Of staying afloat.
We may be in the same storm
But we are not in the same boat.

With every fall,
She picks herself up,
Finds an inner strength,
Reminding her she’s tough.
She walks on,
Never looking back,
Holding on to those words,
That hope dies last.

When all you see is storms
And grey clouds in view,
Know that this is temporary
For the sky will always remain blue.

Mum would say,
‘Don’t wish your life away.
It’s always I can’t wait for this
And I need to hurry for that’,
And suddenly years have passed by
All in a flash.
I should have listened,
Time wasn’t mine to bide.
Life is not about the destination
but the glory of the ride.

If time is a healer
Why has nothing changed?
I feel the pain of your loss
Like it happened yesterday.
If time is a healer
Why does it feel worse?
Another day without you
On this lonely earth.
Time is not a healer.
When you took your last breath
The clock stopped ticking
The very moment you left.

It was never going to take long
For the world to show us it’s colour
What was once blue and green
Just gets duller

At one point in life,
This is what I dreamt of.
I thought it all made sense.
So why am I here
Peering over the fence?

I’m so afraid that I’m not bringing enough to the table;
I need to do more for others to accept me,
Only then, I take a closer look at my table,
And realise it’s empty.

I look up to the sky
Are you really there?
Are you around me?
Are you everywhere?
Near or far
I just know
That I want to be
Wherever you are.

To you I’m too quiet
And you may think that I’m a bore,
But I chose my words carefully
And my company even more.