Sometimes,
you might feel like
hurling yourself
at the moon.
Others times,
you might wanna
just sit quietly
under the stars.
But no matter where
you find yourself…
Just know
that the stars
will never forget
the wishes you made.
And the moon
will never misrecollect
that crestfallen look
upon your face.
Because even when
the world disremembers,
the cosmos still counts
every tear it ever created.
© 2023 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/light-stars-moon-atmosphere-4499109/
Alone is a place
I know so well
It’s the place I dream
The place I dwell
It gets dreary in here
And I get scared of the dark
But my flame isn’t extinguished
You should see my spark
People pass by
But they cannot see
All the color of life
Right inside of me
Come take a look
You’ll see that it’s true
I have a heart
Just like you
© 2023 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: @Lanazi00
Look out your window;
what do you see?
Certainly, birds must be chirping
so cheerily.
So why can’t you
do the very same?
Look up at the sky
and adjust your frame.
Focus on the view,
take it all in.
Find the joy
where it’s always been.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/photoshop-young-woman-sky-field-4405807/
Do you ever feel
like you can’t reach out,
like nobody will understand
what you’re all about.
Do you ever feel
like you don’t fit in,
and you wish you could change
all your thoughts within.
Do you ever feel
like the world waves you away,
as if you don’t matter
like you’ve nothing to say.
Do you ever feel
like you’re doing it all wrong,
and no matter what you try
you still don’t feel strong.
Do you ever feel
like you’re hopelessly lost,
but you still try to continue,
knowing what giving up costs.
Do you ever feel
like a failure or mistake,
going through the motions
even when your enthusiasm is fake.
Do you ever feel
like you just can’t get things right,
but you know you can’t surrender;
not without a fight.
Do you ever feel
like you shouldn’t say a word,
because everyone might think
your words are just absurd.
Do you ever feel
like you hold back all your grief,
and you wish in desperation
for a minute of relief.
Do you ever feel
like nobody will understand,
and you wish for somebody
to come along and hold your hand.
Do you ever feel
like someone should listen,
but at long last, you realize
you are no magician.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/girl-lonely-sunset-sad-loneliness-5560212/
Why does happiness have to be so fleeting?
We think we can hold onto it, but it’s ever taking flight.
Happiness can morph into madness in an instant
or be extinguished in a sad, unexpected moment like a moth to a flame.
If only I could hold it always and keep it safely cradled against my chest.
But happiness always finds a way to elude me.
I’m watching right now as it inconspicuously floats away.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/heart-balloon-sky-love-red-balloon-1046693/
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