Even though they worked hard today the results just felt inefficient.
Making tomorrow even harder to accomplish their goal.
But, they knew they couldn’t give up now even if they wanted too.
The time to do better was now or never.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
I swallow the words that want to come out my mouth.
For it is not the time or place to put you in your place this morning.
I just don’t understand why you have to make a scene.
I guess it’s because you want attention but, at what cost.
I walk way because I don’t want no part of the drama you throwing my way.
I don’t want to Swallow the words I know that need to be heard today and tomorrow.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Your voice is all I remember that day for it was too dark to see your face, the words you said to me.
Didn’t just help me that day they have been words that motivate me every day to do better to be better and, to not let the ugly of this world bring me down.
Because, yes I am different but that is not something I need to be afraid of or to hate because that makes me stand out more.
But, to be proud of who I am and to accept that one day someone else will see what you saw in me that day.
I don’t know who you were or where you went but, I just want to say thank you for taking the time to hear what I had to say and for giving me the best advice I have ever received.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Sometimes I wonder what’s going on in some people mind because the simple words seem foreign to them.
And they’re not hard to understand either, so I sit there repeating myself feeling like I’m not speaking English.
I feel like some brains are being wasted and when the mind is something you are taking for granted then what will the world become.
You have to slow down and think about things sometimes but, if you are not thinking about anything then the simple things like how may I help you begin to sound foreign to you.
Life becomes so much harder and that mind that could have been used and put to good use is wasting away in your head and you see nothing wrong with that at this point because you are way past saving at this point.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
The stories that I was told as a young child about this amulet and how powerful it was.
Everyone had different stories to tell about how and what the amulet did for them and their family for years.
I wanted to find it out what it could do and where it would be.
Maybe it was still with one of the many families that still lived in this area but, no one wanted to tell me.
Or they just didn’t know for the piece of treasure was lost and the pictures do no justice to.
But, it’s been years and no amount of luck is coming to me to find this amulet right now but I hope one day I will be able to find it.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Today I so wanted to be invisible so that all the annoying people couldn’t ruin my supposedly quite day.
No place to hide even though that’s all I wanted to do.
Keep a low profile and get through this already long day.
Not wanting to come in today, just wanted to stay in bed.
But, that didn’t happen and I don’t know what to expect tomorrow.
But, hopefully I can try to be invisible again and this time no one will see me as I creep around in the background.
In peace with a smile on my face and not a frown.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Every move we made that day was identical for we were moving in sync to one another because, if we didn’t the work would have not have gotten done.
We had to work together in order for everything to run smoothly for we didn’t want it to end like it had been lately.
The stress was overwhelming but together we took some of the pressure off of each other so that we could both survive this journey we were on now.
And for how long we both didn’t know the answer to that .
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
My favorite thing to do was make her smile and blush at my sometimes not appropriate jokes.
She always said I said the more sexual things in public and I should be ashamed of myself but, I just can’t help myself because it’s just too easy to get her to blush and slap my arm for embarrassing her.
These moments were always my favorite, that’s why I never did them when I knew she was in a really bad mood.
For that would only turn her against me in those moments and seeing her sad or really pissed off because of what I did was never fun.
She always came around when I apologies and told her I would do better and well I have improved and I know tomorrow.
She will blush and she will cry and in a happy way and that is the only way I want it to be when it comes to her.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Everyday my patience is tested and right now I can honesty say someone days I know that I lose and they win.
But, more than likely they lose and the temper comes out and the nasty words come flying out their mouth.
And they try to hit you well you’re not looking for they want to break you and they want you to give them what they want.
But, the truth is you have had a enough and now as the words come pouring out of their mouth you just ignore it until it goes away.
And as their empty threats are thrown at you, you just want to tell them you just don’t care and they can go stuff all their negative shit where the sun don’t shine.
But, in the end you just stay quiet and you let them walk away and you just move on to the next person who is just waiting to get what they need next.
The cycle repeats its self almost daily and you just have to have patience during the long period of times when you feel like you are being hit from all sides with no end.
You want to crumble and let it just smash you into non-existent but, you realize that you too deserve better and you too are human and just work for the man.
The frustration shouldn’t be pointed at you but, you are present and so you become the victim and the target for whoever wants you to be right now.
So patience is all you can have because in the end, it doesn’t matter how many ways you explain something someone who wants to be right all the time is not going to hear you.
So be the bigger person and act quick because if you don’t end it now it will go on and on until you get sucked up in the mix of crazy.
And trust me this crazy is not the crazy you want a point of now or ever.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Am I waiting and thinking things through or am I just acting on things so quickly that the idea of what I want is half-baked.
I don’t want to always end up with half-baked stories and poems because I didn’t think it through because I was in a rush to get it done and move on.
I really want to sit on these idea and make them right because at the end I want it be successful and walk out of this mess.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Sometimes the wrinkles in life just have to be accepted.
And not immediately ironed out to keep everything nice and neat.
Sometimes you’re in a hurry already and so you don’t want to bother ironing.
Or you’re getting older and you want to not have so many wrinkles or none at all.
To age gracefully and use products that do no harm to you is fine.
But, let’s not let wrinkles ruin the face God gave to you just for a little more lime light.
You are beautiful with all your wrinkles whether you wear them on your face or here or there on your clothes.
For we were not made perfect but imperfect so that we can grow from our flaws and mistakes.
Or accept those flaws and use them to do better.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
He tried to provoke the storm of anger brewing inside of me.
And I so wanted to just let it out for I was tired and just not in the mood to deal with all these people.
But, I stood my ground and let you go on your way without letting my storm not just destroy any mean bone you had in your body but I mine as well.
I don’t want to regret snapping at you but, I know I can’t let you get to me.
Like you get to everyone else in your life, I won’t be your victim.
You provoke me to do better and put up a better shield that doesn’t let the things from simple-minded people get to me.
You can’t touch me with your sad words for I know and see you for who you are.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
All around me I hear noises and all I want is for the noise to stop.
Just one moment of silence is all I’m begging for.
Even when the moment comes the phone rings or someone is in my face asking so many questions.
I feel like I will break before I get a break from it all.
I try my best to do and be my best but, my mind and body are somewhere else.
I know I will crash soon but right now I just got to keep going.
My time to rest is only a day away and yet it seems like a week away.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
I stand there about to give you the paper back to you when you just reach out and snatch it right out of my hand.
I can’t believe that you would do that and I’m mad that you think that is okay to do to me.
I want to say something but I’m so pissed that I just say have a nice day and move on with what I need to do before I do something I will regret.
I try to forget your actions after you walk away but, the thought of what you did seems to run through my mind as the day slows down and I think over all the moments of my day.
You seem to have grabbed that happy mood from me and turn it into something ugly and I know I shouldn’t let your action affect me so much.
For out of sight out of mind sometimes works for me but, you always come back in my life and so the memories that make my blood boil really seem to be happening more and more lately.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
I was captivated by your voice as I listened to your new song
each word making me love to listen to this song over and over again.
So many songs and yours is one of my favorite this week and I just can’t stop listening to it as I try to relax a little before I have to wine down for the night.
This song reminds me of what life can be like when it is good and the bad things don’t outweigh the good things at the end of the day.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
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