“Everyone sees me differently now,
and that’s ok; I am different.” ~M
We grow
We change
We seek to rearrange
We become
We resolve
We at last evolve
We hope
We fear
We manage every year
Until
there are
no more
© 2025 Michelle Cook
*Happy New Year to my wonderful WordPress family!
May you all grow and change into who you strive to be
and live out your passions each and every day. Love, ~M xoxo
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Well, it’s New Year’s Eve, so hard to believe.
This year passed by in the blink of an eye.
The world feels the same; I’ve only myself to blame.
I should’ve done more for those I adore.
Thus, regrets sit like a pit as my stomach throws a fit.
It feels like it’s time to get it right as my body puts up a fight.
So many things set me back, yet determination is not what I lack.
The key is finding the right combination, but the lock is my frustration.
Will I ever get things correct or will I always be a reject?
There are some who think I’m great, but my own brain can’t relate.
This self of mine has a skewed perception; I’ve always carried this misconception.
There is nothing much I can do; nobody can change your thoughts but you.
And now, a new year is just about here, time to get my booty in gear.
No excuses anymore; there is always a path with an open door.
© 2024 Michelle Cook
Brilliant blue skies
and oceans sparkling black
you’re the only reason
I never went back
It all turned to feigned brilliance
and murky seas
I wish I’d seen sooner
the truth in these
Realization comes
when sparkles dim
and I finally figured out
all the trouble I was in
And now I’m never going back
to that place of false hopes
Back in those days
I was at the end of my ropes
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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This life…
It’s full of hardships
and battles we never see coming.
One minute, we’re going along
doing our thing
and the very next moment
we’re left perplexed by the audacity of others.
I like the little bubble I’m living in
but it periodically breaks
when the wills of others smash it to pieces.
I try to hold things together
and stay within the confines
of the happiest place I know.
Maybe others just want to get inside
and dwell in contentment too.
Sadly, there isn’t room for the whole world.
I let some people in
and some I hold captive for a while.
Others stay with me
because they don’t wanna be anywhere else,
and they can never imagine leaving.
Those are the ones I hold fast to with all my heart.
They’re the ones who keep me alive
and save me when the battles begin.
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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When the world starts to fade away
And we are mostly forgotten
You will still be here with me
And I will still be there with you
In heart, soul, and mind
We will forever stay entwined
This is our endless love story
Our hearts unseen by others
A picture only known to us
© 2024 Michelle Cook
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