Surprising News

This is a poem I wrote on June 29, 2009. It's a poem from the point of view of someone who has learned that a celebrity has died.


Headlines blare across the internet
That someone famous is now dead
I don't want to believe it, yet
I know it's all true in the end


It makes me feel shocked and surprised
I wish it was all just a dream
The news just leaves me mesmerized
I can't take my eyes off the screen


And yet I know that life will go on
And that the sun will rise and set
I'll always hear him in the songs
And I know I'll never forget

Stressful Life

This is a poem I wrote on March 22, 2010, and it's about being stressed out and just wanting life to slow down.


I can't believe all of this stress
It almost makes me want to second guess
What it is I want out of my life
I just need to make it through this strife


I beg you, world, please slow down
So I can find a way to end this frown
To catch my breath and enjoy the day
And to have some time to work and play

Sprout Your Wings and Fly

This is a poem I wrote on September 7, 2009. I wrote this poem a couple of days before my youngest child started going to preschool.


You're growing up so fast. baby girl
You're getting ready to head out into the world
Right now, you're about to start preschool
But before we know it, mom and dad will no longer be "cool"


And I'm trying so hard not to cry
But I know that you're going to sprout your wings and fly
And though your schooling has just begun
I know that you'll be making lots of new friends and having fun

Soon This Will Pass

This is a poem I wrote on December 27, 2010. It's a poem where the speaker is reminding themselves that life isn't always bad, and that things will get better.


Step by step, the days start to get longer
Although there still seems to be a lot of darkness
I just have to hang in there
And realize that things will get better


And things aren't always as bad as they seem
I just have to keep on going and believing
The gloom won't last forever
And before I know it, spring will be here

Something New

This is a poem I wrote on February 8, 2010, and it's about trying something new.


Today, I'm going to try something new
And see if it's something that I like to do
Sometimes, you have to take the chance
To see if you can do the dance


Today, I'm going to try something new
Perhaps it's something only done by a few
And so, maybe then I will know
If it should stay or it should go

Some Pondering

This is a poem I wrote on December 1, 2008, and it's from the point of view of a speaker trying to make sense of life.


I sit here, pondering curious things
Trying to make sense of the world
But no matter how hard I try
There are no answers that I can find


Is this wondering just a waste of time?
And is this the way it should be?
But I just wish that I could find
All the answers somewhere in my mind

Sick

This is a poem I wrote on September 22, 2008, and I wrote it while I was sick with a cold.


I feel so miserable
Just want to hide under a table
This illness was an uninvited guest
Now I need to get some rest


Everyone, leave me alone
Because all I'll do is cough and moan
And I think it's best to follow my terms
I don't think you want to catch my germs

Shadows From the Past

This is a poem I wrote back in the early 1990s. It's from the point of view of a speaker trying to move on with their life after going through something tragic, but memories of the past come back to haunt them.


Shadows from the past have come back to haunt me
They flicker on the wall
They've come to remind me
Of what I used to be


Over the past year, my life's changed drastically
Since all the darkness came
A change came over me
Not who I used to be


Oh, how I wish these shadows would let me be
Don't want to remember
I'm now a whole new me
After the tragedy


Shadows from the past had come back to haunt me
They flickered on the wall
They came to remind me
Of who I used to be...

Self Imprisonment

This is a poem I wrote on August 25, 2008, and it was inspired by a situation that was going on at the time with someone that I know.


I have to make a difficult choice
To free myself from self-imposed chains
If I don't do something
I'll only be stuck here again


But the only thing that binds me here
Are the memories of me and you
In order to break free
I have to move on without you


I take this chance and hope it pays off
Because I can't stay here forever
So I have to be strong
And pray that things will get better

Self Examination

This is a poem I wrote on March 29, 2010, and it's about stopping and examining your own life.


I need to slow down and examine my life
Take a moment to forget about the strife
Try to do what I can to renew my spirit
And to get myself back on my feet


I need to find a way to empty my mind
And to see what is out there for me to find
I need to re-examine my priorities
And figure out what is best for me

Saying Goodbye

This is a poem I wrote on August 10, 2009, and it's about saying goodbye to a friend.


Sometimes goodbye is the hardest word to say
Even though you know it will happen someday
The time people have together is fleeting
Which you sometimes know upon first meeting


The time has come to go out separate ways
And we hope that we will meet again someday
For now, the time together is at an end
But we know that we will still remain friends

Rose-Colored Glasses

This is a poem I wrote on October 29, 2007, and it's about disagreeing with someone else's point of view.


You seem to think that nothing's wrong
That everything in the community is strong
Well, I've got news for you and the masses
You're looking at the world through rose-colored glasses


You look at those who want a change
And think that they and their ideas are something strange
You stand with those who have authority
And you're just stuck in your small town mentality


The view from your stained glass window
Must be a thing of wonder to truly behold
I wish I could see from your point of view
But, unlike you, I have been jaded with the truth


Unlike you,
I don't hide behind a pair of rose-colored glasses

Road Of Life

This is a poem I wrote on February 15, 2010, and it's about being there for someone as they go through their life.


You're traveling on the bumpy road of life
Where sometimes you will encounter some strife
But if you can face it head on
In the end, you will come out strong


But you won't be traveling all on your own
I'll be with you, so you won't be alone
Take my hand, and I'll see you through
And know that I believe in you

Revolving Door

This is a poem I wrote on February 16, 2009, and it's about how people come in and out of our lives in a manner that's similar to a revolving door.


Is it just me,
Or does life seem to be
A series of hellos and goodbyes?
People seem to walk
In and out of my life
As if they're moving through
A revolving door
Perhaps, one day
I will see once again
Some of those people
Who have walked away

Redundancy

This is a poem I wrote on May 4, 2009, and it's from the point of view of a speaker who feels as if their life has become redundant.


I wake up to another day
That's just like the last
Just as I have in the past
I feel as if I'm a hamster
Running on a hamster wheel
And not quite sure how to feel


I keep on spinning round and round
But when will I stop?
Feel like my head will pop
If I don't manage to slow down
Hope this will be my final lap
So I can go and take a nap

Questions Of Life

This is a poem I wrote in the early 1990s. It's a poem I wrote after I lost a close friend of mine to suicide during my junior year of high school.


I've wondered why
People come and go
No matter how hard I try
There are things I'll never know


Now what went wrong
In my best friend's life?
I thought she could remain strong
Guess she couldn't take the strife


Since I'm alone
I break down and cry
Now my heart is one of stone
Why did my friend have to die?

Pondering

This is a poem I wrote on May 31, 2010. It's a poem that was inspired by a spate of celebrity deaths in the news at the time that I wrote it.


It was a dark and dreary day in May
When I heard the news man say
That another celebrity passed away
What is going on in the world today?


It's times like these that I have to wonder
And I take time to ponder
Why is everyone ending up six feet under?
In the end, all I can do is wonder

One Year Later

This is a poem I wrote on July 27, 2009. It's a poem I wrote on the one-year anniversary of the death of two people we knew.


One year has passed, one year has gone
One year later, the memories still remain strong
One year later, the ache remains
One year later, and nothing has stayed the same


And here I am in this same place
It's one year later, and I can still see your face
And why you left, I'll never know
Only God understands why you had to go

Once Again

This is a poem I wrote in the mid-1990s. It's a poem about having to deal with pain that you thought had gone away.


Old wounds have been ripped apart
Once again
And I must try to heal
Them now
The pain comes rushing back
To me
Swallow my pride and try to face
The past
As it stares me right in
The eyes
And there's no turning away
From it
So now I must try to
Stand tall
And make the pain
Go away
And heal my wounds
Once again

Nothing Seems to Be Going Right

This is a poem I wrote on April 7, 2011, and it's from the point of view of a speaker who is going through a tough time and hopes that their situation will get better.


It's times like these I want to cry
Or, if not that, at least to sigh
Nothing seems to be going right
And there's just no end in sight


I want to believe things will change
But it can be so hard some days
And I just need to remember
That this won't last forever

No Plans for the Night

This is a poem I wrote on February 21, 2011, and it's from the point of view of a speaker who has reached the end of a long day and has no plans for the night.


I can hear the rain against the window
As the sun in the sky sinks so low
Another day draws to a close
And what the night may bring, who knows?


So I don't have any plans for tonight
But in the end, I think that it's all right
There's not much to do, anyway
Except wait for a brand new day

New Horizons

This is a poem I wrote on August 17, 2009, and it's about heading in a new direction in life and feeling confident about where that direction is leading.


I'm sailing off to new horizons
Heading toward new beginnings
I'm finding the promise of a new day
With each and every step of my way


I'm saying goodbye to what has been
As I head toward the future
Right now, the future seems to be so bright
And I think the path I'm on is right

Never See You Again

This is a poem I wrote on February 9, 2009. It's about losing someone and not being able to see them again.


I couldn't believe it when I heard the news
It didn't seem right that you were gone
I just saw you a few days earlier
And when I saw you, I never imagined
That I would never see you again
And the one thing that I regret the most
Is that I never had the chance
To say goodbye

Mysteries Of Life

This is a poem I wrote in the 1990s, and it's about how life is a mystery.


As we go along day by day
Traveling along life's highway
We have no idea which way the wind will blow
Or which way we will end up having to go


Life can be such a mystery
Yet, there is just no way to see
All we can do is travel life's ebb and flow
And hope that we learn all that we need to know


Someday I know I'll leave this place
When I'm at the end of the race
And when that time comes, I hope I am worthy
To learn all the secrets of life's mysteries

Missing You

This is a poem I wrote in 1995, and it's about missing someone that you care for.


You've left me for a short time now
And I find myself wondering how
I will be able to survive
Right now, I just don't feel alive


Every minute I'm missing you
I'm constantly thinking about you
And sometimes I spend a while
Just wishing to see your smile


I hold on to a memory
Until the day you come back to me
Right now, that seems like a long time
All I do is break down and cry


You'll be back in three weeks
But that's three weeks too long...


I miss you

Mirror Of Memory

This is a poem I wrote in the early 1990s, and it's from the point of view of a speaker trying not to relive the past/


Walk into the room
Look into the mirror
See a montage of memories
Of a better time
Before tragedy entered my life
Now filled with sadness and despair


Try to wrap mental chains
Wrap them around my mind
But the memories just come back
Just like a floodgate
Bursting open, it can't be held back
The memories just flood my mind


The mirror shatters
Pieces fall to the ground
I grab a broom and sweep away
The shards of the past
Sweep them away before they can hurt
Me over and over again

Memories

This is a poem I wrote on February 1, 2010, and it's about looking back at memories from the past.


Looking back across the years
At all the hopes and fears
It's funny to realize how time flies
The times we laughed and the times that we cried


Reliving the memories
Through all this reverie
No one can take these memories away
They will stay with me for another day

Maybe Someday

This is a poem I wrote on March 2, 2009. It's about making sacrifices and putting one's dreams on hold.


I have to admit, I'm nowhere near
Where I thought I would be
At this point in my life
I had to compromise
And make some sacrifices
Over the years
I had to think less of myself
And I ended up
Putting many of my dreams
Up on the shelf
But maybe someday
I can take them back down
And see if any of those dreams
Are still worth pursuing

Make It Through

This is a poem I wrote on May 10, 2010, and it's from the point of view of a speaker who is admiring someone for how they are handling adversity.


Bad news came at you from out of the blue
But you're trying to hard to make it through
You fight this fight with the bravest fire
And with that attitude, you inspire


Don't know if I'd be strong if it was me
But I'm sure this doesn't come easily
Just keep up the fight and you'll make it through
Be sure to know that I believe in you

Make It Through Each Day

This is a poem I wrote on March 29, 2011, and it's from the point of view of a speaker who leads a busy life and is trying to make it through life one day at a time.


Every day, I try to find a way
To make it through each and every day
I try to find a way to keep moving on
Even after each day is done


I'm so busy, there's just no time to sleep
I have a schedule I need to keep
And I just have no time to take it easy
There is no time left for just me

Luck's Going to Change

This is a poem I wrote on October 20, 2008. It's a poem that tries to offer hope to those who may feel something is wrong in their life.


This one's for the broken-hearted
This one's for the downtrodden
This one's for the confused
And this one's also for the lonely


Relationships never work out
And you're unlucky in love
But don't you give up hope
Because one day your luck's going to change


Life just seems to be going wrong
You've lost your home and your job
But don't you give up hope
Because one day your luck's going to change


Life seems to have no direction
You don't know which path to take
But don't you give up hope
Because one day your luck's going to change


It seems you don't have any friends
To lean on when things go wrong
But don't you give up hope
Because one day your luck's going to change


Don't give up hope -
One day your luck's going to change