I thought a lot of things about myself

I thought I understood who I was

So I couldn’t bring myself to ask for help

When I realized what I am not

I assumed the title of the smartest in the room

Despite the crippling weight of the crown

But resting now disappointment looms

Knowing I’ve let myself down

My peers think what they say are compliments

But instead a double edged sword

For I tread along a...

Hair and makeup

Not easy to do

Costumes to take up

Theater player are you

What’s in a comedy

Laughter and fun

The sad weepy tragedy

Death to someone

Shakespeare or Weber

They all are quite fun

No matter the weather

Rain or bright sun

But makeup and hair

Costumers beware

Tessa🦋...

Once upon a time I felt that I had done wrong,

I couldn’t hold back and the words just escaped me,

But after so long I found it hurts to bite your tongue,

My thoughts tumbled out into the world so thoughtlessly.

Then something happened: to my surprise,

I felt a release, an escape of sort,

After the storm I began to realise

After my outburst I had a thought

It’s better to be honest, be straight, ...

If given the chance

You would leave me behind

Not a slight backward glance

Nor a note left to find.

Should opportunity arise

You’d desert me again

Leave my watering eyes

Spilling into my hand.

When the option appears

You know you won’t stay

Confirm all my fears

By you leaving this way.

You’ve always been free to follow your heart

But if I’m not included it’s best we now part....

She said she loved me with all her heart

We were to spend our lives together

Now my world is falling apart

Emotions scattered like the wind blowing a feather

It all came out of the blue

One day happy the next day needing space

And now I have not a clue

And around this house I pace

“What did I do?”

I’ve asked over and over again

“What can I say to you

To get us back to where we began?”

But the...

Never ignore your gut feeling

Your intuition is talking to you

It is not your mind imagining

First impressions are often true

Don't dismiss it or shake it away

It tells you what you need to know

Some people don't match, that's OK

And you have to accept and let it go

Sometimes I try to be kind

I tell myself I'm being judgmental

It's a lie that makes me blind

Makes me miss on the essential

Some p...

The U.S. stops to observe the war

The Monroe Doctrine confining thought

How democracy shakes at its core

How European battles grow fraught

“Make the world safe for democracy”

Wilson’s encouragement clammers loud

Americans sense atrocity

Their opposition to war avowed

Washington’s farewell address looms large

Foreign policy, neutrality

Into American psyche surcharge

But Wilson’s words snared morali...

This might sound rash,

its not easy to hash,

but dolphins like classical,

and sharks like Jazz....

People come and go

New ones come and stay

You think that they’ll show

The whole of them in a way

You could say one was unhappy

Maybe it was me

I guess we’re all too snappy

You cut down a planted tree

Then one becomes a third wheel

While the others close in

This was never part of the deal

I never should’ve let them in

So go ahead and leave to have a flawless friendship

But deep down you should know...

With age comes wisdom

Goes the old adage

The consolation prize given

As our bodies decay

The lesson I’ve learned

In my time on this Earth

Remember how much

A good life is worth

The chances not taken

May feel like the safe bet

But will cost you so dearly

A heart filled with regret

Don’t be afraid to be authentically you

Live your life fully, deeply and true....