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

Dance to the Rhythm of the Rain

Inhale

Find your moment

Pause

Then let it all go

Dance to the rhythm of the raindrops

Rejoice in each splatter

Listen to the joy around you

Make your worries not matter

Find the time

Take a moment

hear the dance

take your chance

Let the rain

Wash away your fear

Release your pain

Cleanse your tears

Inhale

Look through the storm

Pause

Then let it all go

Dance in the rain

Share your story

Release your fears

Dance out your worry

Find the Freedom

in a single dance

Find the joy

Take your chance

And when the dance is over

When life must resume

remember the dance

Sing the tune.

@Shauni

Beauty

A Quiet moment

A slow inhale

A silent scent

A heart detailed

When our world is fallen

Our heart destroyed

When hope stumbles

And despair employed

Search your world

find that place

where God has spoken

And shown His grace

Seek the moment

When perfection reigns

Allow it to cleanse you

Remove the stains

Find the beauty 

In the world we've been given

Seek out the glory 

In this world that's hidden

Find the Beauty

In a forest glade

A child's smile

A warrior's blade

Find the hope that 

Surrounds you

Find your center

To thine own self be true

Rejoice in life

Rebuke the despair

Open your soul

To the anointed heir

The Gift

Once not so long ago

I was alone

I had been abandoned 

Betrayed

Used and tossed away

I was grieving

Feeling unworthy

yet determined to 

not give in

Then you came 

and showed me your hands

open and giving

holding a box

all wrapped and true

This box is yours

you said

A present from me

All I ask is you 

let it be

Don't Open it

Don't question why

Just take the box 

and Put it aside

I accepted your box

It was hard not to peak

but I kept my word 

and didn't seek. 

Pandora I am not

I keep my word 

but I must admit 

That box could be heard...

Every time we speak

I think how lucky I am

that you came to give me

that box

Your friendship astounds

your grace amazes

My luck has changed 

I am in constant dazes..

At times the box is forgotten

In all that you do

In the way you treat others

While just being you

I was surprised when you 

Said. Today is the day

Take the box from the shelf

and rip the paper away.

I grabbed that box

that seemed way too lite

Ripped off the paper

and revealed to my sight

An empty box

There was nothing I could see

And then you said

The present was me. 

@Shauni

Happy Easter

Waiting on Tuesday

What wonders exist

What promises made

What comes from the mist

What exists on display

Sometimes we wait

We pause

We worry about life

With no cause

Sometimes we dream 

Of what can be

We pace ourselves

Refuse to be Free

Sometimes we let the world

Make the call

Stifle our choices

Cause us to fall

We draw the boxes

We limit our choices

We freeze our hopes

We still our voices

Wait.. Wait.. Wait..

This is not the right time

Be patient, no longer

This time is Mine!

No longer will I wait

No containing my dreams

No longer will I wait

I celebrate Tuesdays it seems

Rejoice in the everyday

Seek for the light

Honor my dreams

Make my life bright

I no longer recognize

Your right to proclaim

What life consists of

How you tend to defame.

No, for me, for now

There is Tuesday to rejoice

Today I choose

To take back my Voice!

@Shauni