Month: March 2019

Poetry

You

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Want me to do more and get out of here and expand the beauty of where I am now.

To see something other than the four walls around me.

I know I need to live a little more and be in moments where joy and excitement is all I feel before exhaustion takes over.

I need to see more rainbows and less rain storms and to find something amazing at the end of my day.

Take the time to experience things that are great and entertaining.

Moments that show all the many sides of me.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I knew

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I needed this vacation more now than ever and as I arrived in this place so beautiful with such relaxing vibes all around.

I knew the feeling inside of me would be healed and hopefully by the time it was time to head back things will be easier and better for me.

But, on my last day there as I walked down to the ocean to just feel the water on my feet, I felt the emptiness in my heart return and I realized that no matter how far I run away if I don’t fix the problem soon the sadness will be all that consumes me.

All the things that I love to do will be not even a thought away and all the time spent reading or walking outside to just feel the breeze on my face will not be something I will want.

For by then laying in bed and keeping the light out will be something I need more than ever and the truth is I don’t want to go back to that feeling again.

I just want to feel relaxed and excited for the little things in my life and look forward for the new things to come my way.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I only

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have a limited time to get there and yet as we walk up I don’t want it to look like I’m so desperate for this sale that only comes around so many times.

I know in my head I know what I need and where each item will be, I just have to make the right move so we can get in and get out without having to deal with all the stress of a crowd.

The time is near and I think I am ready to shop.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Only now!

Poetry

I

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should let it go for this issue is not worth fighting for anymore.

I’m frustrated and tired of saying the same thing again and again at this point in my life.

I will work hard for me and not for you,for it’s just exhausting to keep up with the bullshit you spit out into the world.

I won’t judge you for I don’t know how you were raised or what you’ve gone through.

But, your action speak louder than your words and right now I see you.

And I’ve tried to give you a chance to show me its more than being lazy.

But, each day you prove me wrong and I end up doing more and more.

Until I feel wore out and used for your glory and I begin to think when did you become the Lord.

For my lord gives and doesn’t just take and the love he gives carries me not drag me along.

You are human just like me and there for you are not above me or under me.

We are equal and what may be my strength could be your weakness and so on.

But at the end of the day I will help you and I know you won’t do the same for me.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Come

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with me and lets travel from place to place

in hope to find some great moments to capture together.

So many we will take in and so many we will snap pictures of in hopes to keep around for a long time.

Maybe we will put them all in a book and make a couple for both of us to look back on when we are not together.

Being outdoor in such fresh air and seeing how warm and green everything is as our surrounds become more beautiful than the one before.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Come with me!

Poetry

Going

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through so many hoops

just to get back to what feels right again.

Trying to keep moving forward because going back is not an option.

I will hold on to what I feel can help me get to the top and out of this place

that feels so full of darkness.

The pull to get to somewhere that will make me happy and content with the decisions that I’ve made.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Is this

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what I wanted to play out here with this spot light shining down on me

or did I just want to play and let my music speak for me the things that I’ m going through.

Will I lose my way when the lime light has become too much or will I out shine the light and stay true to who I am this time.

For its me who has to live with this decision for much longer than that light is shining down on me on the stage that night.

 

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I stand

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Here fighting for what I’ve been raised and born to do.

I’m meant be a hard worker and to not give up when things start to fall all around me.

I try so hard to get it done but, I’m only one person trying and fighting to get it all done.

But, lately it feels like I’m falling short every turn that make.

Nothing can help me from making this mistake as I’ve already stepped into a role I didn’t need to own in the first place.

To stubborn to just admit that this isn’t for me and move on from where I am at right now.

Instead I stand here dragging others down with me as the stress and complaining from me  keep coming my and your way.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

When

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I see something as different as her 

I see the  beauty that is her and the beauty of the art on her. 

I see someone like me just trying to express one’s self and not 

worry about the outcome that comes with someone else’s opinion about what I can and can not do. 

I see someone strong enough to go through the sessions after sessions to get each tattoo on her body. 

Someone who took the time to decide where each piece will go and not stopping just at one. 

Someone who took the art of putting something on paper or a canvas and made them the artwork that gets more views from simple walking down the street or riding the metro. 

The kind of beauty that has a story behind it all and this story will touch you in one way or another. 

It will make you want to get to know her and to treat her the way you want to be treated and in the end you will always stand up for her because everyone just wants to be accepted and protected. 

 

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

So

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as I close my eyes and try to focus on the things that are going on inside of me and those that are going on outside of me.

For they seem distant me from what I truly need to work on inside of  me right now and not later what it feels like a better time.

I can’t put it off any longer and as I get deeper in my thoughts and emotions a simple calm comes over me and I am free from the pain and the burdens that I’ve kept around a little to long this week.

I am free to believe that if I keep pushing myself in the things that make me happy and excited to do than I am always going in the right direction as long as I keep taking guidance from God and not myself when it comes to going down the right path in my life right now.

 

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes