life lessons – PenAndPaperStories

Forgiveness

Pebbles and rocks Rivers and sand People and places Fantasy be damned… And over the edge Where fantasies live No hunger or suffering Just something to give…. And numb as it was Alive was inside Not for what was lost- But for what finally had died.

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I am Rich!

Today I turned 41! Crazy! I still don’t feel 40 – so it’s hard to believe I am a year older than that. As I look at my life now I see many struggles. BUT – I also see I am rich. I am rich because I have had 4 children and have never known […]

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Unraveling

A moment after momentsUnraveling to start againAnother beginningBefore knowing the end A final tugTo fall apartNeatly balled upTo protect the heart And now the matterTo start it allDown the laneAnd up the wall. And when said and doneI’ll purr once moreHopefully a little betterThan those days before

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Life

The whisper of knowledge is profound Whether in our bodies Or on the ground. The sound of silence is loud and plain Whether ignoring another Or enjoying the rain. The presence of sleep is noise Whether in the plants Or that death employs. The sound of peace is foreign Whether in the news Or deep […]

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Life Test

Numb the thoughts Numb the mind Find a purpose Seek and find Blind the eyes Block the tears Learn now Shed the years No it all Knowing nothing Build belief While finding something Dry the cry Quite the scream Block the masses Build a team Quit it all Try your best It’s simply life Pass […]

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We Knew

We know so much And so little too… Until we learn What we thought we knew. And then we scramble Like generations before And learn again What we chose to ignore. Sure some lessons But great moments added And a little more even Once all is subtracted. Yes we knew it all And I guess […]

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Running Behind

No matter the learn – world turns

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Human Connection

I want to talk And ignore you too I want to agree But still I stew. I want to imagine Just to forget Know the moment Acknowledge the threat. I want to change What I think I see… I continue to fight In the hopes to agree. I want to stop Before I go… It’s […]