never lose hope

sometimes it's hard 
to keep the faith
you feel overwhelmed 
defeated
but if a flower
can grow
after a ruthless winter
anything is possible
never lose hope

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still winter

it's cold
but not as icy
as the blueness
of your eyes
looking away
as you say goodbye

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ordinary love

it isn't the stuff
of romance novels
or the happily ever after

it's in the here and now
constant, albeit rare
perhaps underrated

it isn't flames & roses
but inextinguishable 
and unwithering

it's just a quiet
understanding
a comfort zone

it isn't a Neruda poem

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Waiting for Normal

I have been waiting
for Normal
to knock on my door
But alas, it's gone
like a lost lover

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reflections

I've been silent
as if words have failed me
as if love has found a way
to fool me once again
that old feeling of loss
masked as a new experience 
so many questions
gone unanswered 
life as we know it
a distant dream
in a world that's divided 
and uncertain 
I cling to 
a shred of hope

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find the wind

it looks like
a perfect day 
to find what
you're looking for

somewhere
on the horizon
it's still within
your grasp

if only you let go
of what's
holding you
back

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stillness

there is a certain stillness
towards the end of summer
as if frozen in time
memories linger
intertwined with daydreams
while I waver between
moving forward and
looking back

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here & now

I loved you
as if the world
would end
after each embrace
but I'm still here–
without you

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in the distance

I wonder what lies
beyond the horizon– 
sometimes the truth
is obfuscated by the clouds
of deception & confusion 
but I reach for the sky–
nevertheless

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looking for sunshine

I have been searching
and searching
for sunshine-
a kind word
someone to trust 
completely-
a shred of hope
solace & contentment 
and today I found it-
in a field of dreams

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