The birds search for seed At dizzying rates But we, we all Leave food on our plates The squirrels bury And ration their food But we, we all Eat without gratitude Some people worry About when next, they’ll eat But we, we all From our diets do cheat Forgetting it’s a privilege To have… Read More Hunger is Real
Living in the shadow Of gods and men Are nameless and faceless Women and men Giving of themselves Again, and again Living in the shadow Of gods and men
Born from the rhythm Of a beating heart Emotions can only Tell the story in part The brain will edit What the heart knows is real Assigning words For what the heart truly feels Yet, words lay dormant On the tip of a tongue Waiting to be empowered By breath from the lungs That… Read More Intention
Tired feet shuffle Down worn dusty paths Not knowing where they’re going Not finding a way back To the place, they used to know To a time, they weren’t so tired When the road that lay ahead Was swiftly traveled and admired With a lightness of step On a path barely worn When feet… Read More Tired Feet
Feelings come And feelings go Most with little Action to show That they’ve been Received Or if they’ve only Deceived The poor soul Who truly felt them; Still, feelings attempt To open blind eyes To see the truth Before the lie So, the poor soul Can tuck it away Hide it inside Where truth… Read More Enlightened
Sometimes fate Is hard to bear When life grows heavy And seems unfair But roots run deep When left to grow Hidden anchors Hard at work below Sending nutrients From the ground Up to the branches Where fruit abounds The branches bend Under the weight Fruit is picked The tree fulfills its fate Feeding the… Read More Deepest of Roots
Some are hurting And in need of a friend That person in life Whom they can depend To extend a hand Though they may not take it Choosing to push past Annoyed and jaded By all of the times They needed someone Only to reach out And see their help run Smaller and smaller A… Read More A Hand
Texas Special! That’s how the dog rescue described her. We knew rather quickly that their description sure was right! Callie, a petite light brown cutie, resembled more of a fawn than she did a mixed-breed dog. Since she was indeed a member of the canine family, the rescue had no choice but to label her… Read More Getting to the Heart (worm) of the Matter
It’s hard to see details Moving too fast Those special times That never seem to last Round and round Our lives never stop spinning Only to end Back at the beginning Unaware that time Has gone by too soon The sun has set Under the last new moon The fountain of youth Now fills but… Read More Spoon
Just yesterday I forgot where I’d been Asked where I’m going If not now, when? ~ Only Today I turned another page Counted lost seconds And continued to age ~ Maybe tomorrow I’ll find out why One day I laughed Then another day cried ~ In moments replayed Behind closed eyes
Jessica M. Collette 
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