Such a pretty cage I sit inside It is a gilded cage Built from my pride Sealed by my fear Constrained by my guilt No one draws near This prison I built My eyes shut so tight I white-knuckle the perch I deny the light My existence besmerched The jailer knows mercy She offers the key I must find myself worthy For my jailer is me -gws
And through the veil I see my life revisited All that was great and small I see how each choice Was threaded to each outcome How energy released returns I, at last, can visualize Divinity's had at play Ready to begin again Buoyed by the knowledge That all is right I make myself ready to ascend And begin the cycle again -gws
I have arrived where I began
The entry point of the circle
“Attagirl!” I think
I deserve this moment to
Pat myself on the back
I sit at the apex of this evolution
and as I gaze down from the summit
Taking in all I have accomplished
I take a deep breath and smile
-gws
How can we devastate each other so? How can we stand so close and yet There is a chasm of misunderstanding between us? If only you'd let down your defenses If only I'd let down my own Blast all of this confusion And fickle pride Loving each other should not be so difficult Bring back the times when you gazed into my eyes And there were no desperate questions No conflict of needs No accusations No misjudgments Let us not tarry too long in this mire We do not quarrel so painfully You and I So let us find the tonic that will heal these wounds Put away our vile clubs And set to right the wrongs between us So my enemy can be my lover once more -gws
Come, King of Coins Bring thy stability And do not forget thy prosperity Long have I awaited His Majesty To experience thy sensuality Thy thoughtful nature and reliability Thy friendly generosity (But please retain thy patriarchy) -gws
Picket fence With a sturdy tree Green grass And a tire swing Lavender growing by the garden gate Laughter and joy Abound in every corner Art on every wall Music drifting alongside The good smells wafting From the cookies baking in the oven Contentment Stability A home at last Well and rightly earned -gws
I lay out the evidence before me I examine the facts Contemplate the weights and measures I rework the figures I examine and cross examine It is the only way to be sure I leave no stone unturned In my quest for understanding I must know the cause To comprehend the effect My honor demands this work Only logic and reason can guide me To the fairest outcome The most balanced conclusion There is no room for bias No room for emotional subjectivity I employ open-minded objectivity To uncover the lessons Hidden in the bits and pieces before me No matter how pleasant or painful What is just and balanced must prevail -gws
Onward toward the horizon The time is now I may not know what the outcome will be But I know that I must away I shall follow my feet As I chase my dreams I know I am moving in the right direction And nothing and no one Can arrest my progress So hear me As I whoop my enthusiasm My destiny is calling Ready to be made manifest At last -gws
I feel as though I am the embodiment of Spring Possibility quickening in my veins I throw my arms wide As wide as my opening heart I brim over with blissful ecstasy I have hummingbird wings in my chest Thrilling and wild Ready to love and be loved Every part of me alive I am one with the world and the world with me I drink deeply of these feelings Joy Happiness Abundance Love I weave a crown of wildflower wishes And dance through reed and grass Laughing unabashedly With arms raised in elation To the watercolor painted sky -gws
Pennies from heaven Or so the song says I am gifted good fortune Which with you I do spread When blessings are shared All souls benefit Such kindness calls likeness Charmed threefold forthwith Not all are so lucky Not all boats do rise So please do be grateful Afore away fortune flies -gws
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