Look out over
The shimmering sea,
It’s the place
where you’ll find me.
The sea is where
my heart resides,
you’ll hear it as I stand
by your side.
I may only be
your invisible friend,
but I’ll always be there,
even in the end.
Reach out your hand,
and you’ll find mine.
Our hearts and souls
forever entwined.
© 2020 Michelle Cook
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We talk every day
About nothing at all
Nothing and everything
Depends on your call
We share the world
In tangible little bits
Rescuing each other
From the darkest of pits
We laugh and we cry
To help save our sanity
Sometimes spouting
A smidge of profanity
We listen and encourage
As often as we’re able
Even on the days
When we’re sort of unstable
We know each other well
Heart, soul, and mind
Friends like this
Are the very best kind
© 2020 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/field-girls-friends-nature-happy-981809/
Been caught up
in an expeditious experiment
A plethora of knowledge
And facts
These things whirl around me
Senseless things
Meaningless and trivial
Things I do not wish to know
And I struggle with mediocrity
Without the faintest idea
Of why any of this is important
Always falling short of my peers
This newfound lingo
Is just so discombobulating
Piercing my young flesh
With worthless
Uncreative filth
Feels like rubbish
Perpetually seeping in
Corrupting my right brain
Controlling my left
All nonsensical rigmarole
Yet fundamental to my worth
And I can’t see past
all these rudimentary devices
So what does that mean?
Am I somehow less brilliant
Because of my perception
of these uncertain
edifying truths?
Maybe my rationale is slanted
But I happen to think
I’m still somebody pretty great
And I may not ever be a superhero
Or even get a gold star
planted on my chest
But I’m me
and that’s pretty remarkable
I’m amazing! I really am!
© 2019 Michelle Cook
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*Inspired by a little bird named Auti. 😉
There are no shortcuts
Only resolve
But it’s love
That will see us through
© 2020 Michelle Cook
For a month of writing prompts click here: Only resolve.
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They scatter, fall
Lose their way
Their lives uncertain
Full of disarray
They’ve taken risks
Leading them astray
Every decision a regret
They’ll now have to pay
They can’t go on
To start a new day
Unkind words leave them
In misery and dismay
Their agony is contagious
So we keep them at bay
Then they vanish forever
As their souls fade away
We cry out in anguish
Looking for a ray
But they’re gone for good now
There is nothing left to say
© 2019 Michelle Cook
*I wrote this yesterday as I thought about all the people around us who suffer alone every day. We may not understand exactly what our friends are going through, or how to help them, but a simple word of kindness is all it often takes to make a difference in somebody’s life. So I urge you to reach out to someone today. You could be the one to save their life without even knowing it. I’ve had friends do this for me; they never even knew how much their words meant to me, but they were everything in those moments when I was lost and felt like giving up. Please don’t ignore your friends; they need you… ~M xo
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