Day 143: “Wake”
Death isn’t the end of life
For those left behind
It’s not the end of sunshine
It clouds things
But the sun does come out again
It’s not the end of joy
The end of light
The end of levity
It’s not the end of love
Of closeness
Of connection
It’s not the end because there are memories
There is the remembrance of joy
Of love
Of lightness
There was the laughter
That comes back again
When you remember
There is immeasurable pain
That’s for sure
But there is always love
Day 142: “Each Poem”
Each poem I write
Is a love letter to myself
It’s permission to explore
To dive deep
To be unapologetic
To be myself
It’s a chance to try something new
Write something new
To go back in time
To look to the future
All while being completely in the present
To escape into this moment
To know myself
To get to know myself
To have fun
Be fearless
Put myself out there
Be okay with putting myself out there
To be silly
Carefree
To learn to relax
Not take myself so seriously
Poetry is a magic wand
A powerful tool
I wonder who I’ll be when this is done
Day 141: “Ginger Ale”
The mountains, the porch swing
The breeze as the sky gets dark
You come, scratch my back
Sit next to me
We look at the stars starting to become visible in the sky
We sit in silence
Admiring the beauty
The closeness
After a while, it’s cold enough that we go inside
Surprising for Arizona
You ask if you can get me anything
I think of all the treats and treasures here
Peanut M&Ms
Rice Krispies
Icebreakers
But I say, “Ginger ale, please”
You go to the other fridge
The one by the garage
And come back with two in hand
We sit on the couch, drinking ginger ale
and watching Shirley Temple
You scratch my back
Day 140: “Authenticity”
Authenticity makes you the coolest person alive
If you’re authentically you, there can be no one else like you
You’re cool
Effortless
Unapologetic
I get inspired
By authentic people
It makes me
Want to be authentically me too
Day 139: “The Power of Art”
Art is subjective, yes
But that doesn’t make it less powerful
Something doesn’t have to make sense to others
For it to be meaningful to you
And something doesn’t have to make sense to you
For it to be meaningful to others
Art has the power to transform
And horrify
Move
And offend
It can bring out emotion
And indifference
What a powerful thing
Day 138: “Guided Meditation”
Starting a new path
Can be scary
Doubts creep in
Fear threatens to take over
But no
Stop
I can do this
I can chart my own path
Wake up
Create
I have something meaningful to say
To write
Chart the course
Stay the path
Breathe
I am an artist of life
Day 137: “Life in Death”
Knowing that we’re all going to die
Is actually really comforting
We’re all in this together
The human experience
We can’t escape it
Confronted with our own mortality
It’s actually the only certainty there is
We’re going to die
Instead of letting that be scary
Maybe it could be really freeing
Live now
Because that’s all we know we have for sure
Try to leave the world a better place
Because no matter what
We will leave it
Day 136: “Let the Rain”
The rainy days
Make me feel calm
Remind me to relax
Take it easy
They remind me that change is beautiful
Everything gets washed
Renewed
Spring is coming
Day 135: “Hours”
Sometimes it’s as if there aren’t enough hours in a day
And sometimes there are plenty but I waste them away
Day 134: “In My Body”
I’d like to approach life
Out of my head
And into my body
Feeling my feet on the ground
My heart in my chest
Allowing my body
To do its thing
And quieting my mind
Living in the moment
The now
In my body
Grounded
And grown
Awake
Alive
Completely trusting myself
To do what I know how to do
I want to quiet the noise
And live
Why is that so hard to do?
Faking It Made 