Unrealized Potential

His thoughts came and went
Before they could fully form
Like threatening storm clouds
Full of unrealized potential 

-gws

No Right Time

There is not right time
No one will give you permission
Reach for the dream
Start learning something new
Say the thing you want to say
Grasp the chance
It's better to try and nurse the bruises of defeat
Than befriend the bitterness of regret for life

-gws

War Paint

I have worn my tear stains like war paint
The flush of agony, despair, and rage, too
I have unleashed keening so potent 
The gods stopped to answer
With a path to deliverance 

-gws

Rather

Even in the deepest darkness 
You will not reach for the light 
You would rather drown in your pride
Than consider you may not be right

-gws

Accomplishment

Some days
Getting out of bed
Putting on my adulting pants and
Mechanically doing what needs to be done 
Is an accomplishment 

-gws

Unfolding

I used to try to force my day to unfold according to my will.
Now, I try to allow the will of the day to unfold me.

-gws

Bedtime Stories

Tranquil stories
Woven into a tapestry
Of sweet dreams and 
Hopeful musings

-gws

Nothing to Prove

When the truth comes out
It's quiet
No pomp and circumstance
The truth has nothing to prove

-gws

Tell Your Story

Tell your story
Detail your plot twists
Describe how you penned your own ending
How you dreamt your next prolific chapter
You are proof that dragons can be slain
Villains can be outwitted
That the condemned can become the hero
Be the light that illuminates someone else’s
Pages through your inspiration
Show that soul their narrative can be altered
Show that soul their misery can become triumph
Because you have told them it can be done
Because you have shown them it was done

-gws

Tea

I wish to walk the rest of my life with dried lavender and rose petals beneath my feet

Sprigs of chamomile and orange blossoms tangled in my hair

And warm, tea-colored afternoons in my heart

-gws