Inner strength doesn’t radiate when a person is most proficient, It’s displayed in the moments when we are most inefficient. They will strive to demonstrate their competence, But strength prevails when enduring impotence. Finality may appear to be the prize, But it is the journey that assists you to realize. Take the time to knowContinue reading “Inner Strength”
Author Archives: Astrid's Words
A Bottle of Soda
A bottle of soda, Capped externally to preserve my splendor, Sitting in darkness and cold, Life passes by when I don’t meet needs. Sometimes picked up, Sometimes pushed away, My bubbles await a chance to be free. If lucky, I’ll be picked up with enthusiasm, Given a small shake, And the confining cap lifted. IContinue reading “A Bottle of Soda”
Another’s Life is a Variance
It’s hard to understand what one cannot experience. Compassion opens doorways but doesn’t travel, Others present opportunities to expand. Sometimes, we can only observe and marvel, It’s hard to understand what one cannot experience. It’s a mystery how life chooses to slowly unravel. Externally, it’s difficult to understand, There’s always the choice to not travel.Continue reading “Another’s Life is a Variance”
Find Balance Within
Energy changing Connections pulled asunder Find balance within With the seasons changing and the weather feeling unpredictable, uncertainty fills me as I let go of what I thought I knew. It’s time to draw from within and rebalance my person.
Experience
Avoid pain, Void experience. Challenges strengthen your resolve, Embrace what is, Experience. Discomfort, Heightens the senses. Opens crevices once unknown, New discovery, Experience. I wrote this poem reflecting on the pain I’m tempted to avoid feeling in my left foot but know I must get used to. It made me relate to all times ofContinue reading “Experience”
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