I wish I could be laughing
Like her today
So carefree and happy
As she moves to the beat of the music
The colors are so lively, like her, the very spirit of women with a live purpose.
To be deep in her culture and the joy of moving to the beat of life and joy so much that you are so full of happiness you can’t but share it.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
To do but where do I start?
Well, maybe getting out of bed would be a good start
Then maybe taking a walk and then eating breakfast
Ahh, now I’m doing it
But what next
For I don’t feel like doing it all now that I’m fed, maybe I’ll go back to bed.
And cuddle up in the sheets and watch a movie instead.
I know I have so much I could be doing, but why am I stressing so hard when my body says rest instead?
Oh, how the hype of getting ahead is intense, but sometimes I wonder why I can’t just be satisfied with what I already have instead of trying to be more.
But the truth is it’s not me who is in control, and sometimes I want to disobey for living in my comfort zone feels right to me.
Even though I know if I don’t do something, I know I will regret it for you see I’m meant for so much more.
But sometimes, the need to continue to juggle it all is well becoming like a second job, and maybe I don’t realize that is what I signed up for, and now the time I have to relax and so much less, but I’m alive and so why am I still complaining.
Instead, I should be doing what I signed up for in the first place, and when it’s all said and done, maybe then I can tell if it was worth it.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
My all to you, god, as things become clear yet unclear.
But the unclear is not your advice, but others, and the feeling of facing my fear is strong.
God, how did I not know you were there guiding me and how, when my frustration disappeared so quickly, it was you.
But then you would show me what I needed or a reminder through someone else, and I would see it was you, my protector.
Even though things are different and going at a slower speed, I realize now that this speed is correct, and I’m giving it all to god, and I know it will work out, for I will do the work.
I live in this peaceful bliss and feel so good that my Word of the Year is faith. It seems to be serving me, and I couldn’t be happier.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Of self-doubt and uncertainty wash over me, I fear the unknown.
Like the raging wind outside, I feel all the confidence and faith of being ready in time ripped out of me.
And I want to give up and throw in the towel as the fear of being in the spotlight overpowers me.
Then God wrapped his arms around me, and I felt peace again, and hope soared through me.
And I remember what my life coach said: self-doubt is the devil, and I feel it is trying to discourage me from becoming a better me.
But also, I’m not becoming a coach for me but to help others because that’s all I’ve done and love to do.
So, as I sit here confident that I can do this and know how it feels to lack confident in myself and my voice and it suckes.
But I also know how beautiful it is to have confidence in myself and my voice and how it feels to have something to say and say it.
I want to help women be confident and find their voice because doing something different is scary on your own, but doing it with someone else feels unstoppable and alive.
For the walls that come down and the ear that listens will care, and in that moment of change, maybe you too will hear your calling or at least feel that hiding isn’t something you need to do anymore.
So I hope you all have a blessed night and I know whatever happens on March 8th with me coaching someone or not, it’s not the end, but I hope that I won’t lose faith but hold strong because my journey maybe bumpy and first I know it will smooth it’s self out eventually.🙏🏽❤️🙌🏽
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
I can stay hopeful
But things are Quite frustrating right now
As uncertainty knocks me on my butt again.
And I wonder if I bite off more than I can chew.
The endless cycle of the unknown is there.
And I want to know the outcome of what’s to come as I turn around and realize there is more I didn’t check.
Will I have the energy and joy when all is said and done? Hope feels so much farther away this time.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
I am sitting here with my eyes closed, trying to center myself.
As self-doubt tries to sink into my year.
And I know now that I can’t let this fear eat me up.
Especially now as I walk down a path that feels right and light and beautiful.
I can only see the smile on my face and the tears going down my face as I cry for the happiness I will get after facing and conquering that fear.
I may just be getting started, but I’m here, and I’m not going anywhere.
My drive to be present at this moment is more intense than the feeling of fear trying to quiet me and make me turn away.
But I can’t and won’t, so as I keep my eyes closed, the battle will be won.
And the calmness and confidence I need to get through this will come, and I will overcome it all.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Bloom like the flowers in May
Or may I say what I have to say and be at peace
Or may I do things out of the kindness of my heart, and you accept who I am
Or may I call you out and show you where you were so wrong
But the thing is, maybe I don’t need to tell you everything because I feel the truth before I hear it.
Why may I even think about what you want or think?
When all I want to do is survive and maybe see a movie or two.
I read a book or three and feel like Maybe I can stay
But maybe I’m not meant to talk and tell you all there is, and perhaps someday I will grow with the strength of someone who will make it no matter what.
But I may get the chance to tell you how it is, or maybe someone else will, but today, I may walk away and be okay in my little cave of survival.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Not change, but what I’ve realized these two years of changing.
Being more open or a better version of myself isn’t any easier.
Because the need to hesitate is still there, but I realize the need to be open and vulnerable is scary.
But I do it anyway because I feel alive. Which helps me not have the feeling that this is all I’ll amount to. After all, the lord guides me, and when I hesitate, he urges me along so I keep moving forward.
It makes me realize if I inspire just one person, I have shined my light into the world, and the more I let myself shine, the more I get to see the beauty of the world.
And receive my blessing and know the wonders I always dreamed of. This year is just a new beginning of experiencing something new, but imagine all I do this year unfolds something even better next year.
So here’s to hoping I keep embracing being more me and sharing it and confidently walking into 2024 as the new me and knowing if I keep moving, I can’t hold myself back.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Real and it’s coming at me full force
And I know I have to embrace it because I want it.
But resistance and fear are real, too, and they all want my attention.
I’m trying to stay afloat as I sail for my goals, and I’m trying to listen to the voice that says it’s time for you to stand up and stand out because you can’t afford to hide anymore.
For I’m needed, and even though some say to play it safe, that luxury was okay for the old me; the new me can’t stand it.
So here I am, trying to be on top, yet I feel like I’m standing behind a curtain, and they’re calling me on stage, but I can’t seem to come out.
But at the same time, I feel myself growing stronger with the need to go on that stage and say what I have to say from the heart.
But today isn’t that day, but maybe tomorrow or the next day. I know I will get up there soon enough.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Standing here, not hating this place but seeing it for what it is and knowing I am blessed.
Because not everyone gets this opportunity, and even though it’s excellent, sometimes the uphill battle is too much.
I realize I could be bitter, but what is the point of that?
As I walk back into this place after being away, I see it differently, and a part of me isn’t just letting certain things side anymore.
I am here for a reason, and so are the others, so I know until I walk out that door and not come back again.
Everyone around me will do some work, and hopefully, their moods will change, too, because life is too short to be miserable.
Especially when so many others are going through it, and my path isn’t as tricky, so humbly stand here hoping for the best and realizing there is light at the end of this tunnel and as long as I believe everything will work itself out.
I never want to be entirely negative about life as it gets you nowhere fast, and the outcome is living in the darkness and missing out on the light in life that God has to offer you.
And trust me believing things will get better and being in a good mood goes a long way when life tries to trip you up.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Little surprises
Always come when we least expect it
But when they happen, I can’t help but smile and be happy I didn’t let them pass me by.
I am so scared of uncertainty that I sometimes fear it all as I let my mood control how I show up.
But not today. I jumped into the water and smiled before returning to the reality I would be facing.
Because at this moment, nothing could steal my joy or hope that everything will work out for me.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Isn’t true as you say those words to me
The words that could break me, but I’m not that weak anymore.
I know what I am capable of and what I can do, and I know my value.
So quickly, those words could have thrown me into an endless loop of how they could say that and whether they ever believed in me.
But the truth is people say what they want to say, and I don’t judge another artist as being better than me.
Because the way I do art is just great for me, and some of us are stronger in other topics, and I love a powerful piece.
So I always give credit where credit should be given, and so as I let those words fall to the floor.
I still am disappointed in you, and even when you say it’s a joke, as someone creative, we never want to feel like we suck at what we live and breathe for.
Creating art in any form isn’t easy; I hope you see that one day, but today, I’ll just let you be, for I’m moving forward and working and creating for me and those who like and love the way I deliver.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
Are we to get to see you smile another day
To be able to join in on your joy
To be able to say hey, you’re not alone
To be a part of your growth and your journey
To know we are one of the many reasons you are smiling all the time.
For your joy and light shine so brightly that even on my darkest days, I see the light and the hope in the world.
Because of you, I am more robust, wiser, and braver, and I won’t quit now.
For my friend, let’s keep shining and sharing our light with the world.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
To live in the light
But you kept seeing how great I was
And so you used me until I became a shell of myself.
Now, the darkness is where I stand, even though there is still some light in me.
I can’t call on it for help anymore, for I saw the good in you, and what a fool I was.
Now, I barely have compassion or care for anything or anyone.
And now, when I see you, I don’t see a human but the devil himself, and I can’t help but feel nothing for you.
I blink at you and walk by you, and it’s like you don’t exist anymore.
I know you’re there, but my sense of cutting you off because toxic and liars have no place in my paradise.
And as I stand in the darkness and see the reflection of the light maybe one day I will go back but for now, I feel safe here in the dark where you seem to not notice or care for me.
And for the first time, I’m happy being left alone.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
You support me when I am sad
I can always lean on you for support when I need it the most.
You never complain when I soak you with my tears.
When I am tired, you are always there for me to lay my head on.
And because of you, I sleep so much better now.
You bring me comfort and peaceful nights.
With your satin case, you are so soft and dependable, so much better for my skin and hair.
I’m grateful to you. My body feels so much better since I got you.
You’re always there.
And relying on you, my sleep quality has improved, and the discomfort in my body has disappeared.
Your consistent presence when I return home is much appreciated as my head caresses you tonight.
As soon as I turn off the lights, the best sleep covers me like a thin blanket on this scorching summer night.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2024 By Deirdre Stokes
This poem was written five months ago as a writer’s block exercise, and now. I want to share it, and I know it’s a silly poem about my pillow, but it helped me write that day.
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