Christmastime blessings
Magic is oft found
Neath blankets in firelit rooms
Christmastime blessings
© 2022 Michelle Cook
*The drawing was done by yours truly. I think the practice is helping. Merry Christmas everyone! ~M xo
Christmastime blessings
relationships
Silent killer
Silent killer,
invisible threat,
wrapped around my heart
like an all-consuming net.
Tugging, squeezing,
barely able to breathe,
this is the reason
why I endlessly grieve.
The elephant in the room
gets heavier on my heart,
feels like my insides
are being ripped apart.
Loss is a thing
I cannot seem to bear;
still, the weight of it
follows me everywhere.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/waterdrop-grief-trauerkarte-4447343/
I can’t live without you…
If only everyone were like you,
but then you wouldn’t be so special to me.
It’s your uniqueness that makes me adore you,
and you’re all that I can see.
There isn’t another I’d rather spend my time with;
nobody else will ever do.
You’re the one I want to share my whole life with;
I just can’t live without you.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/love-word-heart-text-seem-red-771009/
Stuck in a divide
Sometimes time away
does us a bit of good
when we’re made to feel sad
or misunderstood.
Rejection is hard,
but being misread is worse;
makes me feel like
my insides might burst.
Sometimes the world
gets me so down,
but then there’s that one friend
who can turn it around.
And thank goodness for the days
when we’re given a little lift;
the burdens get so heavy
as we begin to sort and sift.
I always start to wonder
why warm fuzzies are so fleeting;
I suppose it just depends
on those who you’ve been greeting.
One friend can be a blessing,
but then another can be a curse;
I guess being without anyone
would probably be the worst.
I think we need the right balance
and to be careful who we let inside
because one wrong decision
and then we’re stuck in a divide.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/woman-dock-lake-outdoors-person-1868559/
I live for the moments…
I live for the moments,
the rare ones with you,
sacred and special,
even though they are few.
And I hold on to those times,
keep them close to my heart,
so whenever you leave,
we’re never really apart.
I live for the moments,
the days that we share,
living and loving
with your smile right there.
And I’ll never stop wanting
to keep you close by my side;
the best times in life
are when we collide.
I live for the moments,
the times we’re alone;
we may not get them often,
but you are my home.
And I love you more
with every year that goes by,
you’re the reason I live
and the reason I sigh.
© 2022 Michelle Cook
Photo credit: https://pixabay.com/photos/love-couple-family-sweethearts-2055372/
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