wanted to pay tribute to hockey legend johnny gaudreau who died very recently in one of the few ways i can, quote is from him

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“I’m not a grinder

I’m not a gimmick

And, in general, I’m just not a big guy

But I don’t need to be

I’m a hockey player”

it’s always been there

in your mind

hockey stick in hand

before you could walk

thinking, “i was born for this”

it’s a mantra

it sticks with you...

“I hold my issues up for all to see like show and tell.

A lotta people know me but, not a lot know me well.”

I write poems from the dark corners of my bedroom and post them where the world can see

Do my friends read them? no

Does my family see them? no

I write under the cover of darkness when the house’s deep in slumber and my demons are a-stirring

I leave bits of me in all my writings

Bits a...

“Are you ok?”

The kindest words

Anyone’s said to me,

In my opinion at least.

Sure I said yes,

Wanted you to think I was at my best

But I felt a little bit closer

To you after that.

Thank you for the memories,

And the new ones we’ll make,

Because we both understand

That true friendship won’t break....

Life isn’t about your final moments

It’s about the moments that led up to them

The moments when your heart stopped

When you realize that you’ve lived a happy life

Moments that make you smile so much you can’t stop

Moments when you question every choice you’ve ever made

Choices that shaped your life, that gave you love

Moments with your soulmate, whoever they may be

A passionate love, filled with ...

As granny used to say; “You kill more flies with honey than you do with vinegar”

What does that mean you may ask? Well it’s taken me 30 years to truly grasp what this means - you know when a loved one tells you old quotes like this and at the time it’s like “yeah yeah, they’re on their usual tandem” but as you mature and grow older you start to realise the significance of it? Well this is one of ...

"Never let others set your limits for you"

The words sliced through my chest,

Like a dagger getting stuck in truth.

The realization struck me

So powerfully

My eyes were opened, I've been freed

Their words cannot define me

My chains have broken

I've been freed

Eyes open wide,

Pen flying across the page,

Wild words flying high

Creativity unleashed

Imagination loosed

I've been freed

Who cares wh...

“Don’t open your eyes too wide,

Or you’ll never be able to close them again”

Words spoken by a short man

On a rooftop during a sunset

At sixteen you think you know it all

Passing time both slow and fast

Wearing words like my favorite robe

Dripping over every inch of skin

Trying to find their way in

An invisible tattoo that brands you

Altering the meaning

Until they’re something

That feels br...

I read in the good book accounts of His grandeur

the heavens declare his glory

and in this divine love story

the earth is His spoor

In the towering mountains and the trails that I pace

His creativity enshrined

and in this intelligent design

are traces of his grace

When my restless feet meet the dirt below

though I’m prone to wander

I hike and I ponder

the one who calls me home....

"Maybe I like her, we'll leave it at that"

My nevers shake and I ache to read his reply

After my bestie spams him and all that

"IK you like her,"

"Man up"

"DO YOU LIKE HER?"

I blush

I don't really care do I?

My hopefulness comes in a rush

"Yea"...

Your life isn’t yours if you constantly care what others think

You are beautiful and perfect - you don’t need to grow or shrink!

A smile is the prettiest thing you can wear

And, guess what, it’s contagious! Wear a smile to share!

A beautiful day starts with a beautiful mindset

So think up something positive and stick it in your head!

Happiness isn’t something you can buy

It blooms from within ...