I haven’t truly lost control of my words
of my heart, of my emotions, of my thoughts
running through my mind.
Am I imagining this right
now.
You smiling at me
time standing still.
Happiness floating all around me
like little bits of sparks falling from
above, oh what I beautiful sight
happening here tonight.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
I want to say that the words don’t keep popping up in my head
but they do and there isn’t a day that it doesn’t feel so sad.
There isn’t a moment when I don’t just want to say them and
it would be so easy and so freeing.
But, the timing is never right or the day just slips away and then
it’s to late.
The emotions bubble up inside and the tears threaten to fall but
I hold it all in and just think of it all and I wonder is it worth saying
out loud.
Or should I just keep it within me locked up like a box full of
secrets no one should know or just to precious to share.
Sometimes a little mystery is good, can’t let out all my secrets
Then I won’t have something to hide or share when the timing
is right.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
You dived right in
Like danger didn’t exist to you.
You came up for air with a smile on your face
So innocent you were that day.
That innocence I loved is long gone for
You now see the world for what it is.
A place where danger exist and fear grows daily.
But you know there are good things in this world
Too, like joy and laughter and love.
And one day you will dive right back in
again and come up with a smile on your face again.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
There’s nothing more that I would need
For I know I’m content with everything I have.
As I sit here and I close my eyes it all falls away and I’m content with what I have again for I feel your warmth God.
And you tell me to just let go and let you take over and as I let go everything falls into place.
My eyes open and I smile for once I feel like I choose to put my trust in you and believed it would all workout.
My mind is clear and I’m in heaven as my heart is beating to a new tune.
A tune of praise so beautiful it made everything else fade away, I’m soon swaying to the melody that stole my heart forever.
A feeling of true content in you God for my need always came from you so pure.
Written By : Deirdre Stokes
I feel like I’ve been missing me
And as the music pours in I’ve awaken.
From this fog called distraction that had me fooled that I was living to my fullest.
The days that seem so good, just seem like they could have been better.
With the light shining down on me, what a joyful feeling
As everything lights up and warms to the touch.
For I once was a dark forest that was too scary to approach.
Now I’m a grand garden that light shines down on and flowers bloom and birds sing.
And at night I’m full of lights that twinkle like the stars in the night and you come and sit by my side and you are not afraid that it’s nighttime.
For I’ve made you feel safe and peaceful day and night, an endless time of joy to come.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
(Seeing something I learned about and studied in school in its full structure was amazing. It inspired this poem.)
Being able to see you in your full beauty
was breath taking.
The waterfall that you were built on memorizing
I will never forget the amount of joy you brought me
that day a memory I will always remember.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
You are my strength, my heart, my dreams.
My passion, because of you I am me.
A blessing, an hope, someone’s child, your child.
Who are you?
You are my Lord, you gave up your son so I
Can be free, to be forgiven of my sins and to be able to have a relationship with you.
So that I can have someone to turn to
When my days seem so dark and my hope is low.
To be able to find myself in this big world.
I am grateful and I am honored to celebrate this day because of you.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
What started off so beautiful as the sunset
quickly turned so dark, and I couldn’t stop myself from walking right into the quicksand.
Soon it was dragging me down.
How did I get so far away from that beauty I once got so blinded by.
On a journey all on my own, I can’t let the darkness slip in through the
cracks of my life anymore.
So beauty when your ready to come back I will be waiting with my lights on.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyright ©️ 2016 By Deirdre Stokes
No matter how many times I try to explain to you
it never seems to make sense or maybe you’ve forgotten
what I’ve said.
It just seems to go in one ear and out the other
but yet you look at me like I’m not making sense.
And maybe that’s your way of saying you don’t care
and it’s time for me to just shut up and walk away
for your never going to get it.
And I refuse to stand here and waste my words on you.
So bye never going to get it, for I get it now and there’s no need for me to explain myself anymore.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
me like a book
each page will surprise, and shock you
the emotions will be all over the place.
But you will be so hooked, that you won’t be able to look away or stop reading.
As words appear on each page as my life continues to tell my story.
Series after series of how I have grown and what will happen and did it turn out the way I wanted it to.
And when it all comes down to the end of the book
you will go away with some tears down your face but you will also be happy.
For my ending will be so great.
Written by: Deirdre Stokes
I didn’t think this through,for if I did I wouldn’t be feeling so down
nothing seems to make sense.
And it’s all bubbling up inside, the emotions waiting to spill over
like a volcano it’s ready to explode.
Sending every emotion up at once and there is no stopping it.
It’s too late to run from all the things that have been bottled inside
even if you could escape.
You would have to pick what your running from, your anger or your sadness
your happiness or your peace.
Your passion that pours into your dreams and goals or your fears that hold you back from letting anything come true.
Or seem real, are you going to make the choice to keep it all inside or let it all out one at a time.
So that the possibility of ending up with your peaceful happiness that burns.
Bright from the passion that pours from you and your anger and sadness won’t matter anymore for you will be living the life you always wanted.
Without the fear of doing nothing is better than doing something and failing at it.
Life is to short to keep it all bottled up inside, let it out to explore the possibilities of creating something different.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
It didn’t know who you were
I had not heard of you before.
But then the words came flowing out of your mouth
and your begun to play your guitar and then the keyboard mixed in and your sound
flowed into me and you find a new fan in me that day.
Your sound was once a mystery to me and even though the mystery has been
solved your sound plays on and on wherever you go.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
The light and warmth I was looking for
I thought it would be found in a hot cup of tea on this cold day.
But I found it when I stopped looking for it
And as it shined down on me, I was at peace.
Nothing bad seemed to matter as the light shined down on me
and my day was forever changed.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Sometimes we need connections to get to one side of the escalator to other.
Sometimes we make connections for we want to get to know someone, and that connection may take a long time to build.
We need connection to grow friendships or network.
Connections are important and they may be the light at the end of your tunnel.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
I’m drifting away like a log down river.
And soon the current is flowing so fast that there is no going back.
So I let myself be pulled away and so I’m going over.
The waterfall is so beautiful on the way down.
I can’t believe I lived up there, down here is so much pretty.
I float around in the water trying to find the beauty in the new me for the old me is gone.
And even though she was great.
I’m ready to live on better terms and brighter days.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
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