Ganbaru

trials
hardships
tragedies
strife|
are a part of every life

do not succumb to the sorrows
do not yield to the blows
you have the incredible strength
within YOU
you only didn't know
tough times are not meant to last
you need to tough them out
with a tenacity
so perseverant
that you will stand tall, and
see through its end

GANBARU
be firm
do not give-in
do it more than your best, and
you will make it through everything.

Still & Silent

when turbulent times
made her decadent
she would adopt
stretches of silence
flying low
to the depths
of her soul
to listen to
the waves
surging within
light as a feather
not deafening
the quiet
yet stoic
in her stillness
she would see the she
that wasn't the she
she should have been

in the tranquility
of the still and silent
she would find herself again
each time. every time.

Child of destiny

an expression of love
filled with mirth
a seed of human
birthed on earth
an epitome of beauty
chaste, rare
a paragon of history
mystical faire
an alchemic artistry
of the almighty
a true child of destiny
was she

Rantings of my mind...

for years, I let
the weight of other people's
expectations wear me down
almost everything I did
refracted through judgements
which were not mine
much as I would like to deny
it afflicted my heart and mind

PAUSE

it took me long to learn
to burn the bridges
not meant for me
and, love the footprints of my feet
walking away into a newfound
rainbow of credence and ecstasy