do what it takes

Knock, knock, knocking outside the open door

A gateway, an invitation to think outside myself 

To take the time to ponder what really matters 

When the day is done and everyone goes home to be alone

Time for becoming what you already know you need to be

A call to action to feel about, find, and put your feet

On the footpath of the future before the future finds you 

Unprepared and scared, like a little girl 

Who just wants to be happy but seeks no recourse to 

Change the narrative

Speak up, stand up

Do what it takes to 

Be unafraid;

Do what it takes to 

Be truly free, and 

Seek God's face. 

wasted

wishing on those stars

bathed in warm purple moonlight 

now—complete strangers

take responsibility

Where does your mind go when you are all alone? 

Does it meander to and from the best of things? Or—

Do you let yourself believe you are safe from poison that stings? 

What stays on your mind even when you are occupied with other things? 

Are you letting intrusive, self-abusive habits rule your days and nights? Or—

Are you taking care that what is running in the background is filling your cup? 

Who is taking space in your heart causing you to keep going or want to give up? 

Do they bring you joy and rejoicing or anger and resentment? Or—

Are you remembering that you alone are responsible for your actions and feelings? 

intrusion

worrisome actions

draining, habitual (bad)

life lessons abound

learning light

Taking a little time to slow the march and 

Cool the tempo and calm the mind

Reaching into center to find what is here

To learn how to soften the edge of fight and fear

Standing on the lively shore of life to 

Watch the ripples of change go out to 

Watch the tides of change come in

To learn how to silence this ever present din

Learning, leaning on love, for and from others

Loving self and forgiving the past and present

To see how we all can reach a point together 

In the future—with light and truth resplendent