You've won...

"You've won because you have the audacity to be who you are.  You've won because you tell the truth on yourself.  You've won because you demonstrate kindness and love then have it reflected back to you.  You've won with each step forward you have the gumption to straighten your back and hold your head high then step out into the universe to heed its calling.  You've won because you don't let life lessons slump your shoulders, break your spirit, and you look boldly at it with as much courage as you have in that moment.  You've won when you look down at those who want to take your joy and love them in spite of.  You've won with every breathe you take.  You've won just because you are..."

Poetry: "The Threshold"

With Time

Living past and beyond
people who raised you
is sad and at times, dire

Their essence falls into the universe
They become a memory

How do you keep them alive in people’s minds?
How do you let people know of their time here?
How do you tell people what they believed in?
How do you tell their stories to inspire others?

I’m learning

A testament to them
A way of honoring them
A way to keep them close

To Ask

Is this how you’d do it?
Is this what you believed?
Is this what you want?

Their voice will usher along the whisper of the winds
Telling you
Their truths will resonate in your soul
It will shake you
It will tap you
It will hold you

I wait

Along this threshold listening for their voice
Urgings from them - now, then, and beyond.

December 24, 2011

January 5, 2013