With a sterile needle and thread, I sew up the wounds that once filled me with dread With a freshly damp cloth, I clear away the red Dissolving all the reasons for which I once openly bled I carefully pluck out the staples that formally held together my heart Lightly brush off the decay and polish this organic part The scar steadily beats in tandem with the muscle blending into a work of art It’s time for a fresh start I...

Today, I celebrate life. After I found out I had cancer, There was a time When I didn't know if I would Live to see tomorrow or another year. I could have died and left you sad and alone. But after months of treatments and a year and a half later. I received the news I longed to hear... No more cancer you're all clear. Today, I stand before you To let you know that I celebrate life. By the grace of God I am a survivor And...

It may be fifty years since we got married, but it only seems like yesterday. Half a century has gone in the blink of an eye. Five decades of happiness and woes, triumphs and failures, laughter and tears. Memories come and go, but one day I will always remember was our honeymoon. We didn’t have a lot of cash at the time, so we took any deal that was offered. It being winter, we hoped for a flight to somewhere warm. Alas,...

She puts her sewing down and leans over lifting her sweater from behind.  "Here, before I sit down, put your healing hands on my back." Rubbing his palms together, warming them, he finds the bad spot where the pain is. She sighs, "That feels so good, hon." Some things help. Medicines. Mattresses. Operations. Shots. What often works best is the simple gentle touch of a pair of hands.  "That's the place. Touch me, please."...

Butterflies and bees danced under the summer sun as Gail walked to the raspberry patch. The heat was increasing as the day wore on but was still bearable. With the lake as her pool, the heat did not really matter to Gail. She would re-apply sunscreen and go for a dip later. Finding a bush with plenty of ripe, red berries, Gail started picking. Her husband Michael was grilling a trout he had caught for dinner. The berries...

“I will gladly endure pain after pain after pain if it means being happy in the end. Unless of course, it kills me, in which case I have not earned that happiness.” “That’s the definition of insanity you know.”“We’ve already established that I’m insane.” This was taken from a recent conversation I had with my best friend, who is going through a breakup with her boyfriend of 3 months. I’m…in the same situation as her, hear...

She was the only one that ever made this behemoth feel small. She was the only one that ever made this behemoth feel safe.Demons clawed and chewed at me while I slept. Malintent their only joy. My waking hours were spent confused at the wounds inside.Till one day, I no longer recognized who I thought I was.What painful visions before her eyes, as I teetered on the wire. High above an abyss of no redemption and no return.I...

Sounds in my mindReal or just pathologyMy family tries to be kindPatience wears thin in summer heatBed is my refuge where I find peaceNo need to talk, interact or eatSleep I slip into and refuse to wakeEpisodes that repeat, I'm sick of nowI'll rise and pretend, for my family's sakeA tunnel with no end, just curves and cracksWorth fighting for, my life, this time not sure howAdvice, suggestions, coddling, tough loveI've he...

At last, I am home after months away,Long months that at times have seemed more like years,When home and comfort were just a mirage;Hard months living out of an old rucksack,Battered and worn after years on the road,Much like me, I suppose, old and worn out.As an aid worker for a charity,I thought I had seen it all, South Sudan,The West Bank and Gaza Strip, Lebanon,So many places, so much suffering,Faces prematurely aged,...

You must put that photograph away! What you had was once lovely, but Tomorrow is always another day. These feelings you have for her are ugly. Time heals wounds they say, Memories are what one has had. These feelings on your heart do weigh, You both took different paths. You need to stop trying to pretend, That you'll ever get her back again, Face the facts, it's at an end but, There's that photograph line again... You ca...

Goodbye to my cyber friend, It's officially now over.Kind of happy, it's the end,We were not meant to be lovers. In the end, I saw your nasty ways,I need a lot of time to heal.I won't be talking to you everyday,This was never the real deal. You can now leave me be,I don't want to mend this.Please don't talk to me,This is not happy bliss. I kind of feel like I lost time,That I will never get back.It was once sublime,Now it...

It's the worst feeling in the world, to have to sit idly by while someone you admire, care about, and respect goes through hell. Constant pain, you can't take for yourself. Heartbreak, you can't sew together. Loss, you can't fill. Mental torment, you can't stop. Constant emotional battering, they feel they deserve. Yet to the bottom of your soul you know they are the least deserving of this agony, and yet there isn't a si...

The dark cloud circles, lower than before.I feel like they surround me and I can't take it anymore.The only thing that guides me is the circle of your light.I keep it in my vision and I wonder how you shine so bright.My heart is broken, torn up inside,the pieces stab the pain I hide.But you see it, you see me.you see the good and bad.You make me feel special and wholeto see me smile is your only goal.I wonder why you want...

It is burning brightUnderneath the canopy. Leaves hide it from sight. Drifting in her thoughtsThe searcher seeks the lost dream.Misfortunate find. There is the delightTwinkling to beckon her near.Trusting the unknown. It happens once moreShe accepts the offered light.Her cheeks glow with hope. Brightness can be darkComing from an evil soul.Consumption begins. How often they ripThe pride from her seeking heart.It happens a...

You take my hand and lead me gently I follow along quite contently Taking me firmly by the hand You lead me to a brand new land You take me to places unexplored I follow you of my own accord Down life’s path, forward moving Your faith in me doubt removing To a place where I have never been Inside myself beyond my ken You lift me up to take my place To dance in the light of your merciful grace Believing in me without a dou...