Fight or flight?
Sink or swim?
Future successes,
Often look grim.
Shall we give up?
No, never a smidge.
Just got to find,
That golden gate bridge.
© 2018 Michelle Cook
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encouragement
June Ann
I have a new friend
And her name’s June Ann
And oh what a joy she really is
She sends me plenty of thoughtful notes
And I laugh as she boasts
Cause she tells me what a good writer I am
And there’s nothing better for my self-pride
Than to have a friend come along beside
And give me the encouragement I need
So thank you June Ann
For offering me your sweet hand
And being an example of how a true friend should be
It’s people like you
Who keep the rest of us from being blue
Because you’re there when we need you the most
© 2018 Michelle Cook
Dedicated to my friend, June Ann.
This one’s for you…
For the one who’s imprisoned in so much darkness that they can’t see through
For the one who’s lost in a sea of emptiness trying their very best to make do
For the one who is laughed at and ridiculed daily, and long ago withdrew
For the one who feels alone because heartfelt loving words are long overdue
For the one who feels worthless and ashamed because of a life of blame, it’s untrue
For the one who feels unloved and unaccepted and just wants someone to run to
For the one who’s dying inside and desperately hoping that God is really true
For the one who has hopes and dreams and is just waiting for a chance to breakthrough
This one’s for you…
Never give up and never forget that you are worth so much more than you could ever imagine.
God loves you more in a single moment, than anyone else could love you in a lifetime.
© 2018 Michelle Cook
Originally Written, January 2016
Just…
Just pray
These are the words I hear you say
Just hope
These are words which help me cope
Just love
These are the words sent from above
Just trust
These are the words I know I must
Just live
These are the words I need to give
Just try
These are the words which make me sigh
Just be
These are the words which set me free
Just let go
These are the words I still don’t know
© 2018 Michelle Cook
Originally written, January 2017
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