If I was a tarot card
The Knight of Swords it would be
Even my name, Gladys
Is reminiscent of the gladius blade
The knight and I are of quick wit
Sharp tongue
And posses a low tolerance for stupidity
We have something to say
And you must listen now or miss it
To your own detriment
The truth is our shield
Logic our blade
We understand the time is now
And no one and nothing will
Stop our message
Some may think us
Too blunt
Too cutting
Too opinionated
Too unfeeling
But that is because they do not
Understand the urgency
Carpe Diem my friends
The day is yours to lose
The opportunity of now
Will not return again
-gws
What is No longer serves me I glance back over my shoulder Setting this place and time Into my memory to honor The weight of this moment This chapter has ended Though I may be the only One who knows it I shoulder my bag With deliberate movements And a deep sigh It’s time to find out To discover To move on and move forward With a step I let go of what was And turn toward a path I know Will be paved with the opportunity For enlightenment and discovery
VI of Stones (6 of Swords) – The Dark Crystal Tarot
The long night arrives at dawn
How long was I in the darkness
My escape is almost complete
The journey from my hardships
Nearly done
A better life awaits
On the horizon
-gws
I throw open the window And bathe in the light of the new day Infinite possibilities await me I dance to the bird song I breathe in the fragrance of Newly bloomed flowers I am excited to greet the day As the fresh start it is The day’s adventure awaits
The sound reverberates in my ears It vibrates across my skin As the applause rolls out of the Blackness beyond the spotlight Time slows As a radiant smile stretches Across my beaming face I bow once Twice I bring my hand to my breast As I appreciate the accolades For my dedicated performance
Two of Pentacles (2 of Pentacles) – Lune de L’Univers Tarot
I got this I can balance career and family I got this I can plan the birthday party And bake for the PTA fundraiser I got this I can drop one kid at dance class And drop the other at karate I got this I can cook dinner And help with homework But a little help once in a while Would be nice
Tears paint salty paths down my cheeks Blood rushes in my ears Like the sound of hard rain beating down Violent sobs convulse me It is all I can do to breathe I am immobilized by my devastation
Why me? Why now? Why this way? Why at all? What have I done to deserve this fate?
My life has walked off a cliff And is now decimated on the sharp rocks Espoused to the violent sea There is no place lower than this There is no pain deeper than this
I raise my face to the sky It is painted in the softest, light-kissed pastels Rays of the setting sun arch up from the horizon The beauty delivers me from my inner torment Long enough to remember this pain will not last forever This trauma is not an end of me But a door into a new beginning for me
I am reminded that to appreciate the beauty of the light One must experience the depth of darkness And when I'm ready I shall emerge a new version of myself Scarred and tender But wiser and smarter for it
Words Wishes and Wisdom 