Shifted in me the moment
I accepted my past and my future
And started to live in the present, truly
With little fear standing in my way, I felt unstoppable.
I can see myself in a new light as the world moves around me.
I no longer feel trapped by this unknown force.
I can see how I can go far and take action to get it done.
I’m no longer standing in my way, and every day is hopeful for me.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2023 By Deirdre Stokes
But I am
And what does that mean
Does it mean anything
Or does that mean I have so much left to do
And will I waste the opportunity you gave me and run out of time?
Should you have given me so many chances, my friend
Or should you have given up on me like everyone else?
Who am I now that you are gone
Will I ever know, even as I make a name for myself
I know it won’t be the same if you were the only one rooting for me!
You knew when I was good and when I was okay was just a lie to get by in this world.
You not here, but I know now you never wanted me to end up like you.
And every day, I will fight my demons to make you proud, my friend.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes Copyrighted ©️ 2022 By Deirdre Stokes
Away and float around this lake taking in the clear water and fresh air.
finally, feel free enough to breathe it all in and appreciate everything around me without fear of getting too close.
To live without fear and allow the calmness of the lake to wash over me and wrap me up safely to see another day.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes
reach to the sky, a rainbow appears,
lighting up my day, and I praise the lord for another great day ahead of me.
For nothing can ruin this moment that lights me up inside and has me skipping through life like no puddle is too big for me to handle or walk through.
That even if it pours, I will still have this memory to look back on and know that I can make it through the storm once I can make it through it again and again until the lord tells me it is my time to let go.
But for now I will be caution and try not to be so reckless while living with so much risk and love and good energy for I’m on a journey where I’m not ready to let go and I just want to keep going up and to never feel like I’m falling again.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes
How things will go next makes life hard sometimes, but it is not a reason to give up.
For it is not the time to settle for right now. This fight is not over, but it has just started again.
Because you are doing more and more and this time around, you won’t give up even when you slip up.
For Slip up is not a reason to just accept that you have failed again because there will always be slip-ups in my life and your life.
So let’s embrace them and keep going even though we never done this before. I know that I’m tired of saying what I want to change and nothing changing in the end.
I’m ready to say it and deliver it and then look back and say settling wasn’t an option this time, just action and following up on everything.
For I don’t want to be the reason I’m holding myself back anymore.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes
Like a flash you’re on your way
to new things and better places.
You’re gone so quick sometimes
I wonder if I imagined you.
Your focus and quick decisions
let you accomplish so much
in the blink of an eye.
You have achieved everything
in so little time; and yet
I just wish you’d just slow down,
and appreciate what’s happening
all around you, right now.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes
what to say tonight but I’m craving to reach out and say something.
But the truth is I’m holding myself back for I don’t know how this is going to go
and what if I speak too soon and things get worse.
I don’t know why I’m holding back because it just seems like were going in circles too many times before.
I know tonight is the right night to let it all flow out and as I hit send I know there is no going back this time and I am okay with that.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes
They said to me on this beautiful morning.
So much to look forward to.
Until I realized I had so much to get done and so little time to do it.
So walking away from a beautiful sunrise to start my day was well hard enough.
But the ability to get up from the warmth of my bed to deal with the cold outside.
It’s like waking up from a nightmare and realizing it wasn’t all a dream.
And no matter how many times you try to reclose your eyes, it’s not going away.
And that sunrise that woke you up and shined some light on your day can’t save you from every moment of the day.
For the cards that have already been dealt for you, and the outcome is still not care to us.
But soon, you will have to face them head-on.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes
You think things would be different with her this time around.
Was it the blue eyes or the red hair or the freckles that got you this time around?
I could have told you that she wasn’t up to anything good as she eyed you like you were the winning prize at the local fair.
She didn’t bother to get to know you, but somehow you let your guard down, and now I’m chasing her away to save you before it’s too late.
And you are stuck in a situation you don’t deserve to be in as you would give up your world to save someone else and give them a better life.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2021 By Deirdre Stokes
Not fall on your sword because you want to make me unhappy too.
I will not listen to your words.
Because you seem to know it all
I will not blindly follow you through a storm I do not believe in just to feel like I fit in.
I will go down my path and sometimes leave it to say hi and see what else is out there.
But, this path that I am on is the only path I will stay on.
Until he detours me to the path that leads me to my final destination
Then I will see and hear and do what feels right for me.
For my life on this path is only as successful
as long as he allows it to be.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2020 By Deirdre Stokes
100 Word Wednesday: 168
really even matter anymore
when it feels like no matter how safe you try to be things can still get you.
That no matter how you tell people do not do that
That they do it anyways.
Life is what you make of it and we are all born and we will all die.
But, what we make of our time here on earth is what matters.
But lately how can one go about doing that when people make life seem like a party
and in having fun you are endangering the ones you love.
For the sake of having a good time but will it matter that you had fun if you kill all those that loved and trusted you.
Will it matter that you can say this year wasn’t a complete waste because you enjoyed the dangers and came out of it but, did the other people around you come out of it too?
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2020 By Deirdre Stokes
( I pretty sure this is over 100 words but it was such a good prompt I couldn’t help myself!)
I knew what was to come
was a foolish move for me.
For this situation is unknown for me
for every step is a surprise and I’m worried
I might get carried away to a place of unknown
And I’m not sure I’m okay with that but only time will tell.
What will be the outcome but I’m not putting too many of my eggs
in this basket for life is just so unpredicted especially when it comes to my luck or well my lack of luck.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2020 By Deirdre Stokes
100 Word Wednesday: 163
sitting on our log looking out into the night has always been my favorite time.
As we caught up on each others days or weeks since sometimes seeing each other were more spaced out then before.
But I know that if I ever needed anything you would drop everything to make sure I got what I needed and more.
And I would do the same for you with no questioned asked and accept the circumstances that might come with this territory.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyrighted ©️ 2020 By Deirdre Stokes
This week we are “writing away, and having a play, with rhyming words for you today” with Rhyme Time.
Our rhyming words this week are:
She was saved by God
so that she could be brave
enough to go into that cave
and to wave
to everyone she loved and gave
her supplies to survive so that she wouldn’t end up in a grave
that day.
Written By: Deirdre Stokes
Copyright ©️ 2020 By Deirdre Stokes
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