Finding the Light

Darkness abounds

this pitiful soul

Lost in the shadows

deep in the void

Silence surrounds 

this lost heart

A silence so loud 

even the heart's beat is lost

And yet

Deep in the void

Hope survives

A beacon shining

proclaiming 

Safe haven

No matter how dark

No matter how silent

A single Candle

can brighten 

No matter how afraid

No matter how alone

If you seek, you will find

There is light

In the morning sun

There is power

in a single lightening strike

There is hope

at every sunrise

Find the light, 

Wash away the darkness

Rejoice

@Shauni

Lost in the Darkness

Lost in the darkness

of my mind

never finding a way 

out

Afraid

Alone

Lost in the imaginings

of what has become

Ever darker

No peace

The branches clawing

My fears growing

Life destroying

Hopeless

Each step taken in fear

Am I going deeper

Or is there light ahead

escape

Deeper and Deeper

Ever Darker

Afraid to leave

Afraid to Stay

@Shauni

Defining Me

How do I define

Who I am 

Who I want to be

How do I dare 

to stand alone 

and Say

I am...

I am not putty

for you to mold

I am not a doll

for you to dress

I am not a dream

for you to live

I am not a disappointment

for you to claim

I am me..

My struggles are mine

I am me

My dreams are mine

My existence defines me

Not you

My choices, my failures

are mine, not yours

You can no longer have me

You can no longer claim me

You can no longer dream my dreams

Because I am taking them back

Reclaiming them

Demanding them

I may fail

I may succeed

I may get stuck in between

It matters not

What matters is

I will fail

or I will succeed

Not you..

@Shauni

Dare We Dream

What Dreams do Die

When we fear to let them Free

What Hopes collide when 

we insist on letting be

Dare we let our dreams escape

Or must we hold them close

tight to our heart

A secret lost, a forbidden host

Dare we Dream

Dare we Soar

Dare we allow our flights of Fancy

Dare we Roar

Or must we ever plod on

solidly stuck in reality

No brighter tomorrow

Lost in negativity

Dare we Dream

Dare we fly?

Dare we see 

The Midnight Sky?

Or do we sink

into mendacity

No Hope, no light

No laughter, no originality?

@Shauni