Poetry

To love

Is to be carried away by a throne of butterflies to a place so beautiful words can’t explain it.

And even when you try to, no small words will be powerful enough to express its justice.

And so you don’t try to as you keep loving and letting out so much light that your love catches on like a spark.

Until it’s reached so many people that you let them keep spreading the love, and you watch as your kindness goes the distance.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Here I go

Again feeling the chills run through me

As you come near and my heart is pounding so hard inside my chest.

And I don’t know what to do as you begin to say something to me.

Should I react, or should I walk away and keep my distance as I know the dangers that lurk behind your words.

Or hope this time will be different as I know the truth and can spot a lie from you a mile away.

Or is the risk just too significant, and second chances aren’t for us all.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

What am I

To do when no one listens to me.

I only speak out because I care and what is going on isn’t right.

There is always going to be someone not playing attention and trying to set you up in life.

But always taking the high road will get you somewhere in life and maybe it’s time to get away.

It’s time to clean out the old memories and allow room for new ones.

As I want to be heard and I want to see results and not be pushed back into the corner where no one will look for me unless something big happens and they then know who to seek.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Imagine

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You didn’t give up on anything you wanted

Would your life be more meaningful and fulfilling?

Or would you still want more for we consistently growing and craving the need to keep learning.

So much is still unknown but to imagine so much more for ourselves is what we should be doing.

So that giving up isn’t something we think about.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Sto

Poetry

Here comes

Fall as the leaves change around me and the temperature drops, and the air is crisper than before.

And you get excited as the change comes, for it was getting pretty hot out there and no relief in sight.

Now there is a slight chill, and you can relax and drink some tea and think of all the things that will come back as fall comes around.

As fall is one of your favorite seasons of them all, and you look forward to all the colors and apple cider and just being able to be outside a little longer.

Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes