the walls kept moving
in so tight
my feet kicking and shoving
looking for light
till I was wrung out
strung out
nowhere to go..
the bright dimmed
realizing there was no win
I gave in..
my time got small
haunted by the past
searching for things that couldn’t last..
letting go to the innocence i once knew
I dare my soul not to break
compulsive and chronic
I’ll attach it to hope..
desires and daydreams
pull me upstream
taking me to that place between sleep and awake..
mind is lit up
addictions renewed
love is my anchor
I’ll no longer hate..
inspiration
All posts tagged inspiration
My cup…
Published May 19, 2021 by lamarrwenrich
it runneth over
trickling down
sweet nectar is found
releasing its’ crown
cleansing & healing
creating new sound..
truth from noise
the bitter from sweet
lighting the dark
grounding my feet..
it’s sorrow
It’s joy
eternally linked
like day & night
both equally sweet..
every last drop of me
bows at your feet
It’s beauty
It’s wonder
my cup runneth over
there is no defeat..
soul like mine..
Published November 19, 2019 by lamarrwenrichsoul synced with mine
Oh the secrets it could tell
Tall tales pursue us
we live them well..
soul that looks at me
without saying a word
Telling me everything I’ve never heard..
how could you know
what do you see..
With its’ eyes I’m hypnotized
With its’ breath
I’m whole
A life of its own
we have sown..
All of you embodied in me
All of me in you
I see
a soul like mine
hearts devine..
Unstuck
Published April 6, 2019 by lamarrwenrich
dare to be different
changing our hold
bold in what we know
the older we grow
wisdom is ours
Ours to behold..
bend like a willow
strong like an oak
Life will be peaceful
as we lighten our yoke..
You leveled the play
in that way of yours
jumbled my heart
got me to stay..
Door is wide open
Hinges remain
Haunt me please
Leave your stain
Distinct and different
I’ll not be the same..
Not a given..
Published February 11, 2019 by lamarrwenrich
The seconds that tick
dissipate unaware
giving way to the day
creating moments that are rare..
unparalleled – unequal-
unique to their own..
not a given but a
gifting
your time like fine wine..
Take it in slow
savor it as it goes..
for if you’re lucky enough to see the value
of the time that entwines you
to those all around you
then you’re free to know
There is no hold
There is no goal
There is no premium on the giving of your soul..
Feathers and Steel
Published February 6, 2019 by lamarrwenrich
For a moment
For a day
Show me the way..
bring me home to the place I wish to be..
I bleed every time I choose to lose..
my heart has quieted down
no longer wishing to drown..
last fight with my twin
the enemy within
not giving in
victory is my win..
The wrinkles on my soul have made me whole..
I’m strong, I’m weak
I’m right, I’m wrong
I’m all mixed up
But I belong..
Feathers or steel
why not both
They make me real..
Days of old..
Published September 24, 2018 by lamarrwenrichanticipation is
running strong
Thoughts and memories of days long gone..
nerves and excitement fill the air
while some walk around to shy too share
others are living, walking vibrant stories
waiting to unfold with friends of old..
Father Time we can’t rewind — yet the past is vibrant in their minds..
we see it dancing in their eyes – the joy spills over and for a time
past and present intertwine..
It’s good, it’s right
their hearts delight and they let themselves get lost to the magic of the night..
And the days of old become moments of gold..
Stepping Stones
Published June 18, 2018 by lamarrwenrich
Stepping stones
to where we’ve been
To all we are
To all we aren’t
To where we’ll be
And all we’ll see..
For life keeps going
and we’ll keep growing
as each step holds us up through the badder and the worse; pushing us on to the better and the good..
Unsaid words sung in my heart
Remind me of our once upon another time when I made you mine..
Write me something beautiful was all I could say..
Because I was touched right from the start —
your markings are etched on my heart..
so let’s keep stepping on each stone that’s raised
never losing sight
even in the haze..
moving on toward that special goal where the love of two makes us whole..
Crookeds and Straights
Published December 27, 2017 by lamarrwenrich
zig zagging..
crooked or straight
Lines
created from life..
past & present
join, intersect and form us..
binding us tight
The memories
What we hold near&dear
become our truths..
what we see, what we feel, what we believe to be real
Is how we deal..
it can grow us or
ravage us
choices to be made..
It is ok and sometimes
it is right to live in the crookeds..
There will be no finding the straights..
For there to be a shadow
There has to be light
let your focus be on the bright..
Stitches..
Published November 19, 2017 by lamarrwenrich
Burgeoning, flourishing, alive..
each moment budding into a better person..
Awakened..
suddenly aware of how much life is in each moment;
lived or wasted by choice..
the trajectory of the moments changing..
sending me flying into orbit as I discover the many shapes of me..
My heart – a geometry of sorts..
Lines curves and angles all intersecting..
an arrangement of the parts of my heart all stitched together into a beautiful symmetrical love..
