POEMS

Peace is not to destroy the noise But to find a way to let it go Refuse to accept the voices That confuse ordinary with mundane To live...

Why would I need to be brought down to earth When I've spent a lifetime learning to fly Through what was said and left unsaid Told I was...

We fall Like clockwork The changing breeze Knowing it will happen Still surprised at the break What comes No control in where we land We...

I was asked what I have to be hopeful about In a world so cold and dark And there was nothing to say But that hope is not mine to possess...

All of us play the fool at times We start to believe closing down will shield us from being hurt again And sometimes it's true Sometimes...

Strength is at it's best in moments of mercy Power; more full when we humble ourselves Its not by chance These are choices Hard and...

When she smiles the world comes alive As if her laughter is both the rain and the sun Her power, more than survival, is to thrive In the...

In your life you will be both revered and reviled Given praise for things undone while accomplishments go unseen Life is a spectacle,...

Every time I hear your laugh I'm overwhelmed Surprised by how it takes my breath away Those are the moments that make everything...

Oh the magic in a little girl's eyes They see their father for all he can be Forgiving with splendor and grace To create a hero Faith...

Scrolling through the years The pictures of our life together The phantom smell of adventures I breathe in our time as if were today I...

I brandish my love for you A weapon against a world that tells girls they are not enough I fight for you Pushing back on traditions that...

I read you my poem today With such pride I shared the verse Telling you all the things you deserve to hear and know I worked to show you...

Theres nothing I wouldn't do To make you proud No trial too long No sacrifice too large No detail too small To make you proud I give...

Ohh how the wanderlust consumed me Always looking to escape To create a new story The drive for exploration ever present So focused on...