Hello Darkness My Old Friend

Face to face with my shadow self I fall humbly to my knees. I see that the expectations I set for myself were so high that a darkness awoke within me – a “by any means necessary attitude.” My soft …

Mirror.Mirror.

The farther away we are from something the bigger it’s shadow is. When we turn our backs away from something or someone out of fear and begin to run away from it then it’s “shadow” too becomes larger… But the …

Heavy in My Arms

I don’t want to leave you in this mess
But you’re getting too heavy to hold
The clouds thicken as the storms roll in
I hate to appear cold

But the longer I try to carry you
The more I realize its no help
I’m standing too close to the flame
I myself am beginning to melt

I must gently place you down
You must conquer on your own
My heart splinters as I step away
My feet are as heavy as stone

I love you to the end of the world
That will remain always true
I must leave you now to grow
But I don’t want to live without you

Metamorphosis

Once a caterpillar,
I’m now enveloped in a dark cocoon.

Hidden and alone,
I begin my metamorphosis.

In time I will emerge a changed creature.

My wings will spread and I will rise
above the shadows of my former self.