A Gem

Image source: Photo by Blue Ox Studio from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/aerial-photography-of-green-forest-695299/ If laughter follows This is a good sign Try not to whine Or drink wine Instead be kind Unwind with good deeds Give others and Yourself good feels See when others are blind Find the best in them They are truly a gem Ian Altosaar

A Little Shitty

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photography-of-wet-leaves-913807/ If things seem bad They probably are a little shitty As long as the pain is still lingering in my awareness There is hope Hope that things will change Maybe Just maybe I will find my way Ian Altosaar

Your Kingdom

Image source: Photo by Peter Spencer from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/green-field-and-white-and-black-concrete-structure-during-sunset-663487/ From the hearts and minds of men The earth will we reborn again Gladly reawaken the tales of mystics Be a vessel for them to shine through Know Your place in the world Be it boy or a girl Or fully grown men or women Do Your … Read more

The Inner Workings of a Man

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/high-angle-shot-of-desert-mountain-885746/ When the inner tension is pervasive The outer world seems to explode The energy with which we have to work with Is teaching us a humbling lesson Can’t hide from Myself Sometimes the reflection looking back Seems a little dark and full of hate In all honesty, I’m jousting with fate Can’t … Read more

The Deeper Knowing of Your Own Commitment

Image source: Photo by Juhasz Imre from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-high-rise-concrete-building-888317/ It is painful to experience rejection The heart breaks and the mind wonders Chasing rabbit holes Where the rabbit cannot be found It takes time to mend a broken heart and mind It truly takes a while Building new concepts and beliefs Seeing the world anew … Read more

Yourself

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/purple-leaves-889084/ Darkness reveals many things Tiredness can seem like darkness often Looking for answers then You have to know the right places Because You see the world itself Speaks many tongues A variety of perspectives All not fitting Your cause in the moment Then You must look at Yourself Deeply and kindly Fiercely … Read more

A New Piece of Solitude

Image source: Photo by Irina Kostenich from Pexels https://www.pexels.com/photo/selective-focus-photography-of-blue-dripping-water-895231/ It is scary to be scared To hold on to some old threads But we must forge on A new pathway is clearing Undoubtedly this requires healing Of all aspects of the mind, body, and soul Realms never seen, places we have never been We need to … Read more

My Lady and Me

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/aerial-photography-of-mountains-889243/ Although we sometimes bicker We always seem to find that blood is thicker I express my love to her And look her in the eyes, the whole world Stares back at me I like that she waits for my arrival It is nice to be received that way, instead of fighting for … Read more

A Betrayal

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/pink-jellyfish-on-water-837500/ To delve into the mystery that is Your own wounding and pain Means letting go And knowing Yourself Where does pain stop? And integrity begin? Which is which? Are they intertwined? They must be Because one must reconcile With the first And then the latter will become into existence Cold blooded this … Read more

Literally

Image source: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-reading-a-book-256546/ In striving for something new Some resistance from the old might occur Before that even blatant ignoring of our efforts Make no mistake, this will discourage You And underestimating the forces of those against You Will do no good Clear-sighted vision is necessary Pure thought and an even perfected inner knowing can come … Read more