“Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.”
James Thurber
I saw a post once that said dwelling in the past was depression and always looking ahead was anxiety but enjoying the moment brought peace. Having both I can see the correlation. Take the time to be in the now and find all the good it has to give.
Past letters …
Since you died
I have been condemned
To be alone
No one can match
What we had together
We had our troubles
But through all of it
I only wanted
Your happiness
And when your demons
Took control of you
I fought so hard
To release you
From their grip
But I failed
And now I look
For a reprieve
From my sentence
And hope for mercy
A moment of friendship
A glimpse of potential love
Someone who will
Stand beside me
And make me feel
Whole again
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – reprieve
Gazing into your brown eyes
I see my future
Lost in the warmth of your smile
I see happiness for us
Held in the embrace of your arms
I feel safe and at home
Every time I am near you
I am lost in a sea of emotions
A visceral feeling so deep is my love
I feel complete when I am with you
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – visceral
I stand still Looking ahead I see A crossroad waiting for me I move forward Just to the deciding place Where a question I must face I look left and right Unsure of my life Hiding from the strife I strain to see ahead Is it good or is it bad Can’t be worse than what I’ve had I close my eyes Focus on my inner desire Look for solutions taking me higher I take a deep breath Turning to the road to the right The future may now be in sight I take the first step Down the road to my potential My dreams and my happiness essential
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – crossroads
Again and again
The same thoughts
Run around in my mind
Asking myself
What about tomorrow
Will I be happy again
All the same worries
Like a broken record
Or MP3 on repeat
What about tomorrow
Will I be happy again
Repetitive thoughts
Like a hamster on a wheel
Run back around again
What about tomorrow
Will I be happy again
Just when I think
They may have quieted down
The echoes start again
What about tomorrow
Will I be happy again
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – repetitive
There is a spot on my heart
I can feel it throb sharply
Whenever you’re near
And I don’t know if I can take it
When you smile and look at me
With those wonderful blue eyes
That spot it does remind me
Of pain from the past
But holds hope for the future too
I guess for now I will endure
And wonder what is going on
Behind your blue eyes
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – spot
I wander through the house
The last remnants of you now gone
It is now mine, really mine
I know it always has been
But I felt you assumed ownership
From the first moment you came here
Now I can breathe the fresh air of hope
And change the things you did
That never were run by me
The pieces of my past
You so casually threw to the side
I now begin to find a balance
Between who I was and who I’ve become
Bringing this home to life
With fond memories and a bright future
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – remnant
Take some time for yourself
Generate happiness within
If you find the peace
You’re looking for again
You can find new joy and hope
Then the future you want will begin
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – generate
I close my eyes so I can see
The future lying in front of me
There is a love who’s not quite clear
But I know from him there is nothing to fear
I can’t make out if I am happy or sad
I guess to know all the future is bad
So I will dream and visualize
With hope not fear in my eyes
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – visualize
Living life to the fullest
Have a hunger for what’s ahead
Be on the lookout for your future
Don’t live a life of dread
The past can no longer hurt you
The future is your dreams
Keep pace with the present
Love is everything it seems
This time you can win
If you grab life with zest
Stay filled with desires
True love really is the best
Written for Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (FOWC) – zest
Leigha Robbins 