January 3, 2009

Somedays there will be much posting and then there are days when it will be minimal but I am going to try my best to write everyday. Have decided this year will be the year I pop my literary cherry and perform @ an open mic night. Came across a list of places that I am going to look into and then just go do my thang! It's time! Well off to make good on one of my resolutions of "being open more"!

Have You Ever?

Have you ever met someone who made your soul feel like it was on fire? Made your heart skip a beat everytime you saw them or heard their voice? That their presence drew you
Into them and when they are gone, it's as if they took the sparkle with them? Have you ever wondered that that person could be you having that effect on someone else. In someways this kind of person either pulls you in or scares you because it's unique compared to all your other experiences. As much as you try to escape it or understand it, the more it seems to consume you. Is it possible that this is the person who completes you, the ying to your yang, the shine to your sun? Of course fear can get in the way and make you doubt what is staring you right in the face. In retrospect, the heart to me is usually the best guide but choosing to follow it is always hard to decide.

January 1, 2009

Love. It seems like a simple word but somehow is complicated. Many of us desire it, need it, have it, want it, or run from it. Sometimes I find myself running from it but still desiring it but not quite sure how to always maintain it. When it comes to family and close friends, I have no problem but when it comes to the opposite sex well "Houston we have a problem"! You'd think by now I'd have it all figured out and know exactly but seeing as how I'm constantly evolving and discovering new things about myself, the idea of it changes. I guess in someways that's a part of life but it's something I very much desire so I am gonna work harder at not running from it. Not expecting others to fill in the voids that I have created myself and not filled in. To not be afraid when it is staring me right in the face. To be more open, honest, and sincere of my needs and desires. I only live once so why not live life to it's fullest potential and let love be my guide! I want to visit New York this year and somehow I wanna make that happen! My birthday would be an ideal time but it's kind of close to Fall and I'd like to experience New York in the summer. I'm gonna work on that! Simplicity is another one of my resolutions that I will try to work on. Every day I will write something. It may be long or short but I will stick with my writing.

And So

It's the last day of the year 2008 and some people are on their way out to party or spend time at home with loved ones or that special someone! I only make minor resolutions that I feel I can keep. Those are love more, care more, be open more, create more, and most of all try to live each day as if it were my last cause tomorrow isn't promised and yesterday can't be today. I'm gonna spend as much of my waking and free time writing. Of course this is during the time my family isn't taking up my time because they deserve it more than anything! So next year has a promise of being better than '08 if I make it so.
Happy New Year!

One Day

One day you're gonna look back and remember how good I was to you
By then it'll be too late
I'll be gone in the wind
And only a faint scent of me will bring back memories
Memories of all the things we use to do
Of all the times I was good to you
Sometimes life has it's little bonuses
Me as a memory
One that you can't quite bring back to reality
I'll be there somewhere
Tucked way back in your subconscious
Trying to escape
Only so that you can forget about me
So you won't have to wonder where I'll be
Wonder why you can't remember me
I wasn't meant to last for a lifetime
Only for a few seconds
To bring your world sunshine
Shelter you temporarily from the dark clouds that lay ahead
The wind blows
You catch a faint scent of my memory
One day
You'll remember how good I was to you
But by then it'll be too late

~soulgroovy

Poetry Pieces

Poetry Pieces is a few poems that I have written and feel the need to share. They have been written at different times in my life, mostly this year and I am trying to learn how to share them with others instead of keeping them bottled up inside so here goes.........

~Time On My Side~

Sometimes time has a way of getting in the way

Delaying what wants to be done

Speeding what needs to be done

Time passes us by without a second thought

Still we go on with joy and laughter

~As One~

Is it possible to be one with someone
Not knowing their beginning and your ending
Is this the start of the something beautiful
That everyone talks about
Is it really all that matters
The ying the yang
The beginning the end
The start the finish
Time tells all
Though it won't stand still
To allow a moment to enjoy the moment
To feel the newness of possibly
maybe
something wonderfully beautiful
I speak from my heart which is a direct connect to my soul
The treasure I hold
only belongs to one soul

~If Only For A Little While~

And so I saw your face for the first time
In a long time
My heart began to melt
Only for a moment
The sound of your voice
Sent chills down my spine
And still I wonder
How all this time
It has only been for a little while
I wanted to hold you
Comfort you
But that was someone else's job now
We just had to know if only for one last time
If it was really meant to be
We are living in the past
Of how great it use to be
But the reality of now
Is that it isn't so
We have grown
Each in our own way
Still seeing your face
Makes my heart melt
The sound of your voice
Sends chills down my spine
And if only for a little while
I can pretend that
You are still mine

~soulgroovy