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Poetry

I know

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there will be times when my weaknesses will overpower me and I won’t be able to see my strength.

But, I can’t give up so easily just because things are not going my way this week or that day.

I try to keep my problems to myself because, sometimes you just don’t know who you can trust these days.

Life sometimes feels more like a job then something we grateful to have a lucky enough to continue living each day.

Yes, there are things we have to do but, there is moments when not doing anything is good for one’s soul.

Sometimes I see that giving up would be the easy way and probably the best situation too.

But, what will you learn if you don’t fight until you are too tired to keep going on or until you know for sure this situation is not the right one for you.

There is no moment better than the present to change everything that you can about yourself and live a life that feels good to live, one that leaves you with less unanswered questions.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

We hadn’t

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expected this little bit of snow to appear on this day of the week.

For it just didn’t feel that cold out for snow to fall or for it to stick either.

But, here we were as we looked up from all the rushing around the shop this morning to see the little flakes falling from the sky and lay so nicely down on the pathway between each store.

It looked so nice as if it belonged there and we have no say in the matter, but we all agreed  as we had so hoped that winter was over and spring would soon appear.

But, the cold was in the air again and we soon begun to bundle up again and leave early so that we wouldn’t have to rush when the weather got so bad that traveling would not be likely or safe.

Oh how we know winter looks nice in a picture but is not so fun to be in the moment when it throws all your plans off and makes you not want to go out for freezing your butt off isn’t something you want to accomplish this season at all.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Every moment

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that I feel you near me is breath-taking and every smile that appears on my face is because of you.

The day is long but I am grateful for the moments that we get together and I don’t think about how tired I am at the end of the day for the day was great.

Every little piece of me that I give to you will not be regretted later on in life even if things change between us.

I know that in these moments I am living with no fear and no worry that something will be missing if things just don’t be the way we want it to be.

There are moments that we can’t control and I know in those moments spent with you that I am okay with feeling like I’m falling so fast that you couldn’t catch me if you tried.

I know that there is so much going on but I know that with you the darkness just doesn’t seem to exist.

Because all I see is the light shining around  us and anything bad or evil seem at bay when it is our time to be one.

Our time to be what each other needed the most and not just for a short time but for as long as we trust that things will work out in the end.

Rather we are more than friends or just friends because I know now that both our lives won’t going anywhere fast apart.

But, now we are moving so well that things will truly be something to tell in the future to our kids.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

It’s hard

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sometimes to let the light win when there is so much darkness around.

But, I rather shine in life than fall for the darkness that leads to nothing but dead-ends.

I stand here not trying to say that my way is the only way to go because we are all on our own paths.

Some paths are long and some are short but, it’s time to move forward and see where the light can shine for me.

I know that I let a lot slide past me because I don’t want to do something that would be bad but, how much longer can I make things look so good.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

If I’M

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going to choice to let my fears go and not hold any more power over me then I have to do the things I don’t want to do.

So as I sit down and write this I know what I have to do for I know holding on to something that I hope will get better over time.

But, the truth is  were at a stand still and I’m not giving it any attention or care and so today I’m just completely letting it go.

I know my emotions maybe all over the place but, I know with time this will be the best decision because holding on has done more harm than just letting go.

I embrace the feeling of being vulnerable for a little while and know that it’s okay to be sad  but, it’s not okay to hold on to something that is not making the present or my possible future better.

If I’m going to walk away I’ve thought about all that I could say and what I will actually say to you and then I do it.

I saw the sadness in your eyes and realize it was in mines too but, it was time to walk away from the past and focus on my new present that felt so much lighter with the less stressful.

If only you had done something sooner but, tonight our story ends and my story of just me continues on.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

You

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always stood out in the middle of the crowd with no doubt in my mind that you could overcome so much.

I admire you for always standing your ground even when the people you were standing up to didn’t deserve your patience or time.

You always seemed to be able to sense what was to come and you never gave up on the things you knew would carry you to the end.

Sometimes you said you didn’t like all the attention for it just was annoying when the wrong crowd would look at you and judge you without knowing who you were on the inside.

You are beautiful and unique and even though the world can see that they sometimes forget that you are so much more than that, if only they took the time to get to know you.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

It was

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a cold day that lead to a day of snow and staying inside.

 With no worry about having to go anywhere because yesterday was all about stocking up and relaxing afterwards.

Today is a day of new possibilities all from the comfort of ones home and you have no care to go out.

Besides cleaning off the car and sidewalks and then back inside the warm house you go where all you want to do is drink hot things and eat hot or warm things and simple not worry about the things to come this week.

This day is all about not freaking out or stressing out  and to finally take your life back into your own hands.

And it feels good and you are trying so hard not to let doubt in for that really takes the fun and determination right out the window.

Today is going to be a good day because you said it was going to be and you do believe it will be.

So don’t let today get away from you because we all know tomorrow is not promised.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I’ve

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always been like a fresh new book hitting the shelfs at a bookstore.

The outside always looking so nice and neat and bright but, if flip a couple of pages.

You will see me for me and sometimes the words are beautiful and worth spending time to read them and get to know them.

But, other times there is a sadness and darkness you are not sure you want to explore much farther than maybe a few chapters.

Before you have to step back and catch your  breath and do something to clear your mind if just for a second or two.

Like any good story there are great and sad moments and sometimes the cover doesn’t truly tell you how deep the story can and will go until you get to the end.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

 

Poetry

You always

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told me to wish upon a star and everything I ever wanted would come true.

Being with you was all I ever wished for.

As I stand here among the big star and the blue lights and stars on the tree.

All I can think about is the time I had with you because of those stars I had wished on every night that we spent laying outside on our blanket.

Just looking at the stars and not ever really saying much to each other for we didn’t have to speak to know what we had and what these nights meant to us.

Tonight you are missed but, I know soon we will spend more nights staring at the stars and knowing that sometimes wishes do come true.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

The Joy

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in me sometimes is hard to see.

But, when it comes out my laughter and smile is contagious and it’s just hard to not join along.

The joy that feels me up like a child on Christmas morning so excited to open up their gifts as if those gifts will be played with more than once before the next Christmas comes again.

The emotions of how good they have been and so Santa is just around the corner to unload the presents they so much deserve.

The moment of money and time it takes for a parent to buy the gift and at the time they are working hard to hope this memory of this Christmas will be something you store in your favorite memories for life.

Nothing to hold back the joy as the laughter and smile come out for the holiday and not letting anyone rain on your Joyful season.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I can’t

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see you anymore as the snow starts to come down faster as the minutes pass.

It’s hard to keep following you as the whiteness of your coat fades and blends into the surroundings.

I try to look down and follow your footsteps in hope that I am not moving to slow and soon your path may be covered up again.

I try to stay calm as the coldness and wetness of the snow is soaking into my coat and warmth I once felt in my gloves and boots no longer exist.

I hope that I can get back to the cabin before I freeze to death, I know that you are angry with me but I hope I make it through this storm to see your smile again.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I’ve always

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wanted to blend into the background and not be seen.

For I didn’t think I was worth being notice at the time.

I’ve never been the one to stand out and get attention even though sometimes I don’t know if I really want to be.

I wonder if I will always be  this girl who stands among the crowd but, tries with all my might  to not stand out when the opportunity comes my way for change is good but sometimes I’m not good at it.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

I don’t

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Know how much longer I can hope this friendship is worth holding on too.

Days and weeks and months go by with no words being replied to my text it’s like you have disappeared with no care.

But, the truth is you have not gone far but a simple hello is well too much to ask for when you’ve been away  so long.

I don’t want to think about the time spent when you are not around and when you are it’s like automatic response as if pre-typed.

I don’t want to get upset and maybe as time goes by I just car a little less and soon the tie to the bond we have will be gone and I will have to just let you go and finally walk way from another part of my past for good.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

Poetry

Oh

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How I’ve overcome so much because of you that’s why I don’t want to give up even when it becomes too much.

I know this battle has been a rough one but, I’m willing to fight some more if it means getting to the place I know where I belong.

Oh how cold it can get when you choose to go down the path alone and the warmth is not in sight.

 

Written By: Deirdre Stokes

 

Poetry

Listen

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to the sound around you this time of year and you will get lost in how beautiful everything around you truly is. 

Listen to the words as they tell you the story you need to hear this time around because you don’t want to repeat the same mistake again. 

Look with your eyes wide open and start to realize that things will workout you just have to believe and put a little work into it. 

For the hope that things are looking up are better now that you have not complained more about the things that are falling apart. 

 

Written By: Deirdre Stoke