10/8/09

days like today


on days like today
when the roads are wet
the sky is grey
when rain and snow fall upon my world
i am trapped inside a mood of melancholy...
my thoughts and feelings don't spread far outside the feelings of
lonely
sad
"hungry"
for attention, love, hugs and snuggles.

on days like today
it's funny how a sweet sadness;
a romantic depression
sweeps over me
and i feel a hurt and a comforting excitement all at the same time.

on days like today
i crave my house
i crave you,
i crave you with me
in my home
in front of my fire place
under a blanket
and being completely wrapped up in you.

on this day like today
you are absent
BUT
i still have my fireplace
i still have my home
and i have plenty of blankets
to keep me warm.

on this day like today
i plan to medicate my mood with tea,
hot chocolate,
classical music,
fuzzy socks,
my favorite sweat pants,
and a book
....i may even paint something else turquoise...
and do my very best
to enjoy my day like today.

10/1/09

the "me" tree


Imagine me as a tree
a beautiful tree
that stands proud
weathered
but still strong with roots that run deep.

As my leaves change colors
and become loose of me and my existence
i feel relieved
i let them go
watching their new "colored" beauty
fall
and spin
to the ground
and blow in the wind.

I can feel each leaf detach.
Yes, i will miss each leaf
each and every one of them
as they were a part of me
like memories, they only existed because i did.
They were my leaves.

Although winter will find me
bare
cold
and lonely without my leaves
i will remain uncovered
and vulnerable
knowing that to place all things that were,
all things that used to be "me"
and "mine"
won't make me any warmer.
To put back on me my leaves that have died
to hold on to the things that no longer thrive
doesn't bring life back
or offer comfort...
only pain of the constant memory of what USED to be.

My only option
my choice
is to wait for "spring"
a new season
and allow new growth
new experience
and new life to start growing on me
not to replace the old
but to continue my journey of change
my evolution as a tree.

Happy October everyone. XO