We’re the ones
who didn’t stay,
just kinda wanted
to go our own way.
Those who stayed
are still mostly the same,
and nobody really knows
who we became.
Cause when you don’t stay,
they just don’t know,
and who you were
becomes a distant show.
We took a leap
and found an open door,
and what we discovered
couldn’t be more.
© 2021 Michelle Cook
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I once was a child
Left broken and battered
Mostly locked away
As if I never really mattered
I once was a small girl
Always searching for a way
To be free from the shackles
That plagued me every day
I once was a young lady
Just wanting to belong
Only realizing my efforts
We’re pointless all along
I once was a grown woman
Looking for a hand to hold
But after a long, futile search
I discovered I’d become too old
I once was an old lady
Holding onto deep regret
Wishing the good Lord
Would just make me forget
And now I’m a crushed spirit
Dreaming of the past
The life I once knew
Just went by way too fast
If only I’d accepted
The life I’d been given
But instead I just looked down
Never really livin
© 2020 Michelle Cook
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It’s easy to feel lost
In a world so grand
With thousands of people
Who cannot understand
We’re just one small speck
In a universe so vast
The memory of our lives
Will someday be left in the past
So be all that you can
In this brief life you’ve been given
And don’t ever forget
To spend each day truly livin
Always remember this
It’s never too late to start anew
And try to give everyone in your life
The very best of you
© 2018 Michelle Cook
Stretch out your hand
Pull me in
Feel the measure of my love
From where it begins
Set deep in the backdrop
Of a brisk autumn day
My love awaits
And it’s there to stay
Once you grasp hold
Never let go
The boughs may break
But I want you to know
That in this life
You can reach me on a breeze
Always there to comfort
And put you at ease
So don’t ever forget
This promise I give
Now take hold of my hand
And begin to live
© 2018 Michelle Cook
I see you in all there is
Your glory abundant in countless ways
And even when I feel so lost
You brighten up my darkest days
I’ve tried my whole life
To turn from the path you laid out for me
And on days like this I remember
You’re the only real truth that I can see
© 2018 Michelle Cook
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