I’ve never sought fame,
and I’ve never searched for fortune,
even though the hand I was dealt
was such a small portion.
But when you’re used to having little,
brimming isn’t what you need.
Your life becomes humble,
never filled with pointless greed.
So, I’m thankful for my lot in life;
I’ve been doing just fine.
Meager but abundantly happy
and wonderfully resigned.
© 2025 Michelle Cook
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Being separated from the ones you love is a lonely place to be.
I suppose some may never understand what this is like, but I believe most will know this feeling well.
I have had enough of this torture to realize that we don’t get to decide how or when we will be separated.
There are even those we love who will never be able to grace our paths no matter how long we yearn.
The distance from those loved ones may as well be a trip to the moon.
These are life’s true tragedies, and the heart cannot comprehend why this is the way it has to be.
It’s especially difficult during a dark night, one void of loving arms and reassurance.
We cannot then comprehend the reality of our circumstances.
That’s when the heart realizes how truly alone it is and suffers in silence as it mostly always has.
These are the sad truths that often live inside us all.
Few speak of these sufferances, but that doesn’t make them any less painful.
The only way to survive the distance is to reach out as much as you can, sending deeply felt “I love yous” and sincerely honest “thinkings of you.”
© 2025 Michelle Cook
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Insecurities are pointless,
for you’ll never be forgotten
by someone who is meant for you;
the attachment goes far too deep
to be severed by passing fancy.
And inside the heart of every heart
one knows their true intentions.
Thus, nothing will ever fall away
when it is destined for your life.
Simply trust your intuition
as every soul reveals its secrets.
In actions so clearly displayed,
the final test resides so assuredly
within the eyes of those we seek.
© 2025 Michelle Cook
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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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