IF I WERE YOU

IF I WERE YOU

IF I WERE YOU

IF I WERE YOU,

I WOULD WEAR A WARM SCARF

A COMFORTABLE JACKET,

A SENSIBLE PAIR OF SHOES

I WOULD TAKE A WALK TO

WHERE THE SUN RISES

AND LEAVE MY TROUBLES THERE

AT THE WATERS EDGE

I WOULD CLEAR MY MIND

REST MY THOUGHTS SO

THAT MY SPIRIT FINDS COMFORT

MY STRENGTH HAS BEEN RENEWED

AM I AM GRATEFUL FOR A

MOMENTS PEACE

FINDING BEAUTY IN THE SMALL

THINGS LIKE LEAVES FALLING FROM

THE TREES ON A COOL AUTUM DAY

IF ONLY I COULD BE YOU.

Tears To Many

Tears To Many

Standing here
 on the shoreline
 of my life
tears dried out
 by the rays of the sun
the light in my eyes
 grows dim
I can no longer see
 the forest
for the trees
my hands reach up
to muffle my silent screams
no words to speak of
just a aching voice
carried on the wind
battered and bruised
by my ineptness
in trusting my
intuition
my strength is waning
In  need of a lifeline
presently all my offers
have been declined
Living here in the
ladder of my life
two steps forward
one step behind
Sitting here at
the close of day
feeling lost and
can’t find my way
my hands reach up
to muffle my silent screams
my words cannot convey
the sadness that has
filled this day.