Leaving

I have to go, I said
I don’t want you to, she replied
Please don’t go, she asked
I gave her a hug
Felt her soft shiny hair
Looked into her blue eyes
Turning around
I walked out the door
To a pain in my heart
And tears unspilt

Injustice

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It is not funny
When words are said
Deliberately to cause pain
It is not funny
When injured by those
Who could be showing love
It is not funny
When a country turns off
Lights because there is no power
It is not funny
When denied a job solely
Based on the color of your skin
It is not funny
When there is no work
For a younger generation born
It is not funny
When all around is pain
And death and rape and suffering
It is not funny
Why would anyone want to laugh?

http://m.news24.com/fin24/Economy/South-Africans-learn-to-laugh-at-load-shedding-20150416

Farewells

Farewell Tea

Farewell Tea

Farewells are always hard
Ripping my heart and leaving me
In a state of vulnerability, wanting
To cling and never let go, but time
Passes, and there is nothing that
Can be done, but to wave goodbye
As the heartache is felt

Nowhere To Go

Breaking Up By Phone

You’re the inspiration
For the words that flow
For without your love
Cut off from your arms
I have nowhere to go
Have only these lines
To express the sorrow
I feel, with no escape

Feeling Life

In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Gut Feeling.”

If an instinct is a feeling
I follow my instinct all the time
For every day in every way
I allow the feeling to lead and guide
If I am in doubt over what to do
Some quietness to get in tune
To what I feel, and never question
How I feel, because therein lies the truth

I have ended friendships, been married, given birth, moved countries, changed jobs, remained at one for many years, I have authored a book and a blog, learning design and soon mobile development, I have questioned others when they have not liked the questions, or the answers or the reply, and I have paid the price of doing so, following one’s instinct is not always the easiest thing to do, there is sometimes pain and pain some more, but it is the only way to go

I live my life by feeling
I write to give my feeling life