Hard

Why’s life so hard
I want to know
I’ve worked so long
But got nothing to show

And I want to do more
But can’t figure out what
This annoyance I feel
Is like a punch to the gut

Trying to decide
What comes next
But all my options
Seem too complex

A blueprint for life
Is really what I need
Without one I fear
I may never succeed

© 2024 Michelle Cook


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Take these dreams…

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Take these dreams
Which once were mine
And fashion them with
A new design

Turn them into something
Believable and strong
So that I might finally
Move along

I’m so tired of wishing
For things that can’t be
Open up my eyes
And help me see

A dose of reality
Is what I need
If ever I hope
To succeed

 

© 2019 Michelle Cook

Isn’t it true?

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Isn’t it true
There’s a writer in you?

Can’t you see
All you’re meant to be?

Why would you be here
If this weren’t true?

Best get to writing
It’s expected of you.  😉

© 2018 Michelle Cook

Fight or flight?

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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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