Who else but…? — Make it easy for the recipient to understand You know what you know the context and the details She doesn’t When you talk, then speak her language in a manner that is easy to understand When you share your history and context of the message What you say is what she hears…

Life will be… — When I am happy with what I have Content At Peace And know this is enough Life is Simple An open space Time and place to ruminate ramble or write When a gentle breeze brings a smile As does a touch of love I know this is happiness right where I am All around me…

Again and Again! — I pick a book I read it I visit a place I click A restaurant I eat What if I can redo it? The book may remain the same But different lines now speak to me Much different that sections that appealed In the past I have changed As has my perspective And current challenges Resonance from the book…

Footprints … and sand between toes! — WHAT IS YOUR LEGACY? You take up something. Why? There was a purpose that is lost now buried deep somewhere or hidden by the next shiny object in front What do you stand for? What do you want completed? With all the scarcity and distractions around What do you want to leave behind? Not for…

Yes, that’s the question! — How do I want to die? How exactly? That’s a question that’s racked your brain Too Too many times Yet there is a fear A panic The possibility of dying alone Or a long, painful, protracted battle Troubling everyone around What a worry that keeps returning like a nightmare WHAT IF I FLIP THE QUESTION? What is in my control? …

It is true, whether you like it or not! — What is bravery Is it the bravado The increase in decibel levels An increase in speed The motion of doing something Or seem to be so Yet the question remains Unanswered It is an act Of putting on a face As if nothing could go wrong Ever A more practical…

Confidence. Being loud and in your face. Shouting, waving Excessive body language Doesn’t make you right It may intimidate some Push away a few Keep cronies beside Still doesn’t make it right Charm and such fake facades Last fifteen minutes After that You bloody well know something Nope, not right Confidence is not knowledge Nor is it any…

We are “it”! — A wave is still a wave Big or small It is motion That is poetic To the outlier For the doer It is that one small step Forward, and backward Let the lil ones Lick your feet Tease and play Imploring you to join In the fun The big ones challenge you A dare…