Internal Blue I want to ask you something Where do I begin? I want to share with you Something from within But my fear is here Inside of me Clutching, holding tight Do I dare share what’s within? For fear you might not like I want for you to understand My good and bad […]
Tags: acceptance, blues, depression, fear, gifts, internal blue, pain, personality traits, turning positive to negative
I miss who I was I’m not who I am I left her behind Buried in sand I gave up my dreams I kissed them goodbye For the wrong sort of love From the mistakes gone by She feels lost in the ether Lost from my face I struggle to reach her To pull […]
Tags: alcoholism, domestic violence, drug addiction, finding myself, goals and dreams, healing, losing oneself, Ocean, physical abuse, rebuilding my heart, regrets, Sand, verbal abuse
My heart hurt and then I met you I gave it away, wrong thing to do I wish I had waited, at least a few But my body spoke louder and gave in to you Over the years, my pain grew and grew What I thought was love, meant nothing to you The bruises, […]
Tags: broken bones, courage, domestic violence, foolish, nerve damage, physical abuse, regret, soul mate, truth, verbal abuse, young love, youth
Trial Run Mistakes last forever I don’t want to know What you’re doing now Just give my mind a break From the nightmares in my dreams The unforgotten screams Still rip thru my memories The fists against my skin The fingers on my neck Sometimes I wonder when I will finally forget How you […]
Tags: bad memories, domestic violence, emotional abuse, nightmares, physical abuse, PTSD, regrets
Sweet Dreams Out of darkness comes the night Quietly leaving stars so bright Peace engulfs the last of day Sweeping cares and worries away Wrap yourself into your mind Let your body mold to clay I will keep you in the moonlight Your Guarding Spirit Dream away… July 8th, 1997 I have had nightmares most […]
Tags: dreams, Guarding Spirit, moonlight, nighttime
A.G. I look into your heart, and see the pain and anguish there I want to pull it apart, to save you from your self despair But the pieces that I find, would never fit for me You must rebuild yourself, to set your anguish free! If you want a friend, to hold some pieces […]
Tags: AA sponsors, alcohol, betrayal, distrust, drugs, liars, sober, sobriety
Kindret Another time, another place, A different land, a different space, Yet, a special love meant to be shared, A touching moment of how we cared. More then a friendship deep in my heart. Bound kindret spirits, we’ll never part. October 1997 Written for Maarten, a Dutch kindret. Proving land and language are no barriers. […]
Tags: domestic violence, healthy love, kindred spirits, kindret, Maarten, special love
“What will i do when i get older?” said the little girl. “Take one day at a time”, said the older one. But i’m scared! Have faith in your dreams. Will i be alone? Only in your heart. Will you hold my hand? Every time I pray. ~ June 23, 1985 ~ Written to […]
Tags: friendship, healing, hope, prayer
Traveling Broken Broken is the heart of summer Desperate cries in mid-July Clouds of pain begin to hover As I search my restless sky. Quietly groping through my memories Deep within my numb struck mind I rest upon that blessed December When Wyatt caught my husband’s eye. I let myself begin to wander […]
Tags: airplane, death, dogs, Golden Retriever, grieving, travel, Wyatt Burp
There’s moments in the sun When the worlds truths become undone When magic reigns and folly dances When the glint on the ocean floor is mystic madness And in these moments I spread my wings I fly to places in my dreams Here the possibility of all is true Including my undying love for […]
Tags: Arthritis, beach, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, healing, maarten andriessen, poetry, sun, sunshine, Ulcerative Colitis
