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Survival of The Fittest

Even a tree

must struggle to survive,

tossed and torn

in the wind and rain,

yet it grows stronger

and begins to thrive,

becoming greener

for all its pain.

Light of Love

In Spring flowers and morning dew,

In falling stars and rain

I see the light of God shine through

and what a sweet refrain.

In baby's smile and mother's voice,

In darkness of the night,

I see the light of God shine through

and it fills me with delight.

In suffering and happiness,

In comfort and despair,

I see the light of God shine through

To let me know he's there.

In solitude or in a crowd,

In hopelessness I know,

God's light will always shine for me,

for he promised it was so..

Life-force

If my fingers become

gnarled with pain and my

body withers away,

if you do not recognize

the music that I sing

and the words that emerge

seem a hollow refrain,

even then

do not take away

my ability

to write poetry.

For if I can not muse,

if I can not use this gift

you may as well take away

my soul.

Turning Point

For years, my life

was a dreadful song

and I danced an agonizing

dance of self-destruction.

Now I realize

that I deserve serenity.

Now I choose a different song,

dance to a different beat

and the music,

the sweet, sweet music

replenishes my soul

and I can dance

and I can dance.

Poems From My Wounded Spirit-May Be Triggering

Musical Lobotomy

If I could purge

that part of my brain

which stores pain,

I would replace it

with a gentle refrain;

Bach, Beethoven

or simply rain.

Perpetual Cleansing

It is time once more

to scrub every exposed pore,

every wretched, weeping wound.

Steam rises like a magical potion,

surrounds me like a sanitizing rain

that purifies all that was stained.

Salty tears trickle upon tiled floor,

fuse with fetid pieces of the past

until my soul is clean once more.

Still, tomorrow

I will begin the ritual

all over again.