Doubt

With a whisper

it embraces you

With a roar

it engulfs you

A Sensuous slithering

promise 

A tantalizing tease

A tempting torment

It hides in the darkness

it embraces the light

there is no escape

No gentle reprieve

when the storm 

winds blow

No hope for tomorrow 

when troubles

blow in

Whispering promises

within your mind

Tearing at your very soul

 Distraction, destruction

Disbelief

Blowing you off 

your dreams

yet keeping you 

glued in place

Awash in sea 

Doubt remeans

@Shauni

Joy

Listen to the tap, tap, tap 

of the rain

Listen for the whisper

of the wind

Listen to the birds

as they sing

Listen to the chug, chug, chug

of the Cars as they go by

Listen carefully for 

that lonesome whistle

of the train

or the clackety clack of 

it wheels

Listen to the world around you

Hear the music

Do you feel the joy

Do you hear the dance

Tap your toes

spread your arms

Reach for the heavens

and Dance!

Day to day

the music surrounds us

If we listen 

there is always a beat

If we absorb it

honestly

truthfully

Joyfully

Life is sweet

@Shauni

Rejoice in Today

Whether in a mountain meadow

or on a sandy beach

in a crowded city

or alone in the country

The sun rose today

Light has once again

conquered the 

darkness

Rejoice

in what we have 

been given

Rejoice 

that tomorrow 

has come

Rejoice 

in the fresh light

a new day brings

Worry not

about the struggles 

you may have to 

bear

Fear not

about the trials

that come your way

Instead Rejoice

Today has potential

and Promise

A chance for rebirth

regeneration

renewal.. 

A New Day!

@Shauni

Dancing in the Rain

There is no shame

In Dancing

In the Rain

The feel of the

Water

Slicing across your skin

The puddles splashing

as laughter 

spills forth

If you let yourself 

Dance

There can only be Joy

A lost moment 

of childhood

A sacred thank you

No matter the whys

Just take the time

To dance in the Rain!!

@Shauni

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