Trapped being perfect and letting others down caught in the lies of performance until I almost drowned Hearing a commotion from further down life’s road a woman shouted back at me: I’ll tell you what I know You’ll slip-up in this life and want to hit the break – don’t be so hard on yourself it’s okay to make mistakes I’d never heard ofContinueContinue reading “Mistakes and Grace (with audio)”
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Two Wrong Notes (with audio)
Image found here on Pinterest One wrong note at a time a fumble of loud mistakes too noticeable to cover up too obvious to pretend it didn’t happen One stumbling scale after another I should be able to play better than this Is there any way to incorporate wrong notes so they sound purposeful? One heart trying striving to improve but effort doesn’tContinueContinue reading “Two Wrong Notes (with audio)”
Internal Wars
Original image by Japanese artist Avogado6 Swarming, Swarming Crawling inside me My thoughts scratch along my veins Becoming chains. Drowning, Drowning Underneath all my failures I’ve been in this place before So insecure Looking in the mirror The pressure is so severe, Time to eliminate those thoughts Before I disappear; I will not hold myself hostageContinueContinue reading “Internal Wars”
Golden Skies (with audio)
Golden Skies audio by Secret Thoughts Within I wish I lived in golden skies– In that beautiful hopeful moment when the sun lights up the clouds and rays of colour burst across blue. In the golden sky, all my dreams would come true. The impossible within my grasp. Hidden hopes would open up into red reality.ContinueContinue reading “Golden Skies (with audio)”
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