Strength to Strength

My feet touch the crumbling ground
My knees tremble like never before
My stomach churns over and over
My heart slows down to match the ticking clock
My hands shake like a feeble branch in the eye of the storm
My head hangs low leaving my mouth parched and dry
Yet my ears hear a soothing song
And my eyes sparkle like a million stars
My tears renew my spirit
And my feet pave a new path moving from strength to strength.

Does it...?

Does it change?
Does it ever change?

This swirly feeling inside
Like a whirlpool
That can't decide
To remain cool
Or churn a savage ride.

Does it get better?
Does it ever get better?

The moment of truth
Hangs like a hangman's noose
The motions remain
At snail's pace
Or at the Deafening sound
Of a stallion's hooves.

The spinning top
Needs just one nudge
To find its sweet spot
Or its control to become naught.

The shadows hold stories
Of the past
And of the present
But reflections
Spur forth the now
Unto the future.

Curds and Whey

In all honesty...

What we do
Is all...
Curds and whey!

Expectations
Is what determines
If the curtains are raised
Or the blinds stay.

the other way around

If the sun shines through the rain
Would you chase my blues away?
If the teardrops flowed down my cheek
Would you wipe them away?
And if the memories clouded my path
Would you turn the world upside down,
To switch my frown the other way around?

Olay!

If ever there was a day
I didn't whine
Or complain away
I would say
I'd found a gold mine
And shout - Olay!

Our Secret

The voice inside her head
Screamed
Just two words...

Tormented 

By the shrillness

Of the screech

Alarmed

By its proximity

Down

She fell

On her knees

Hands over her ears

Eyes shut tight

Her lips muttered

The same phrases 

Over and over 

Again and again

"Chaos of my mind
Be still,
Be kind.
Kindle not
These wicks
Of another mind."

Her sight blurred 

Tears her did overwhelm

Her hearing rang

From thunderous booms

Of these very same words

She never spoke

The feeling of 

That frigid touch

Which made her skin crawl

The darkness
Wove
Its shiny black strands
Through her aura
Like a succubus
Drained all.
All the joy,
All the strength
And most of all
All the innocence.

Her body left limp

Without power

Yet her will,

Her Will

To survive

Took her higher,

Higher 

Than the highest tower.

The air
Trapped
In her lungs
Burst forth
In one glorious breath
She emptied it all.

"Our SECRET

This is no more,

I will not quit

And you Will Destroy not

My inner CORE!"

She reveled 

In victory

And in light

One Star above

In particular

Beamed

With unparalleled might.

For each drop 

She had shed 

Blood and sweat

She realized

Life ended not 

Just yet.

The Creature's Dismay

I left the light on
Listened to a song
Drifted away
To a land never to stay.

A face approached
Reminded me of a roach.

I wondered why

It was all because...

He had ravaged my sunshine,
Broiled my mind inside-out,
Stewed my smile
Turned it into a pout.

Why was he here? Again?
I did not want to know
I wanted not to remain.

My dark days are over.

I WILL not writhe in pity
I will NOT let him be the Smithy.

Inhale...
Exhale...
Thoughts of blue skies
Must prevail.
"Power from within
Heed me over his din!
Strength we must combine
To dispel this foul bile."

The flames heard my melody
And with a vengeance
Scorched on in harmony
Until he was reduced
To ashes
Much to the Creature's dismay.

The Spirit within
Declared
The victim herein
Was simply
A plague,
A pest,
A Parasote
Named
PAIN!