I Give You Everything

I give you everything I got

My heart has no fears

All is based on how it feels

...and it feels great

About you 🐝

Cautious thoughts 

Scared and fearful

But knows heart is right

Head sits in the back seat

Whispering to itself

About me

Queen Bee

Depression

A dark thought 

Invited black fog

It found me quickly 

Pinning me down

With an almighty force

I can't breathe

In this hellish place

Nothing but despair

Fills my mind 

Darkness is upon me

Bloodied and bruised

Naked and used

Vulnerable and exposed

Get me out of this

Lifeless hole

Distract my thoughts 

With life and love

Feel the warmth return

I need the light

That feeds the sun

Starting Again

Time to start walking

Destination unknown

It's a big wide horizon 

Best you get going

Phenomenal Woman BY MAYA ANGELOU

I love this poem  It inspires me to keep going regardless of where I am in life.

Phenomenal Woman

BY MAYA ANGELOU

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.

I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size   

But when I start to tell them,

They think I’m telling lies.

I say,

It’s in the reach of my arms,

The span of my hips,   

The stride of my step,   

The curl of my lips.   

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,   

That’s me.

I walk into a room

Just as cool as you please,   

And to a man,

The fellows stand or

Fall down on their knees.   

Then they swarm around me,

A hive of honey bees.   

I say,

It’s the fire in my eyes,   

And the flash of my teeth,   

The swing in my waist,   

And the joy in my feet.   

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Men themselves have wondered   

What they see in me.

They try so much

But they can’t touch

My inner mystery.

When I try to show them,   

They say they still can’t see.   

I say,

It’s in the arch of my back,   

The sun of my smile,

The ride of my breasts,

The grace of my style.

I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Now you understand

Just why my head’s not bowed.   

I don’t shout or jump about

Or have to talk real loud.   

When you see me passing,

It ought to make you proud.

I say,

It’s in the click of my heels,   

The bend of my hair,   

the palm of my hand,   

The need for my care.   

’Cause I’m a woman

Phenomenally.

Phenomenal woman,

That’s me.

Red Hot Pokers

Perspectives

Lake of Despair 

Swallow me in

Take my memories

Of happier times

Take my pain

Of past hurts

Take my life

Stop my breath

Before I go

Let me sigh

One last time

Now I'm ready

Swallow me in

Lake of Despair

Horizon of Hope

Shine your light

Upon the path

I now walk

Take my fears

Of what awaits

Give me strength

To go forth

Should I falter

And grow weary

Pick me up

Lead the way

Shine your light

Horizon of Hope