A Sense Of Clarity

Image source: Photo by Mike Wilson on Unsplash A sense of newfound clarity Moving through me With certainty This is what freedom feels like Freedom from myself From the limits of my mind My learned beliefs A new desire to move on, to create To be of service, to do Sharing with people that I care And hopefully, watch … Read more

Growing

Knowing me Is like knowing You When the sun hits the sky so blue I know I’ll be there for You When the tides of life hit noon I’m afraid I will look like a fool Carried away Just noticing life Watching it happen In the blink of an eye The wind blows And the … Read more

Be Here

Press pause Look for a worthy cause Feel my way towards it Then take a step back And listen Listen to the sounds Voices from inside They have nothing to say At least for now Just overwhelming, ever-present pain Only grasping my mind I am free Ian Altosaar

The Sweetest of All

I say a silent prayer I can hear the whispers in the air They are near Loving me Guiding me, My dear Not knowing yet Feeling so much My heart, the sweetest of all touches Lays deep within Caressing my soul It’s time to let go Ian Altosaar

Manifesto

Do work Meet openly Love fiercely Approach with curiosity Engage fully Embrace gracefully Sit quietly Share openly Enjoy tastefully Fall apart if need be Do Your best always Ian Altosaar

What Do You Want?

What do You need? What do You desire from me? These demons still sit beside me Haunt the halls I walk through Knowing, each time I step in They will be there And there will be pain, always Here I sit I don’t know how To face the howling echoes of these past traumas There’s … Read more

Sometimes

Sometimes I get lost in things Sometimes I forget what’s really important in life Sometimes I make mistakes Sometimes I forget to let go During those times It’s good to have friends To feel what’s unfelt To sit beside someone Who knows Who understands Who loves Knowingly holding me Until I’m ready To take on … Read more

With Some

But right now I feel a little empty Trying to find meaning In a meaningless world The sky is dark and grey Are we just fading away? Like water down the drain I hope not I hope I’m wrong That there’s some meaning to all this Now I’m done reminiscing It’s about time I start … Read more

The Road To My Final Resting Place

Image source: Photo by Michael D Beckwith on Unsplash Can I reach? The top of my lungs? Can I breach? The songs left unsung? Deep within me something unmistakably calling me To bring forth the secrets kept from sight A heightened sense of awareness My only companion on this weary road undertaken So strongly it calls me out To … Read more

Listening

Image source: Photo by Uljana Maljutina on Unsplash It all starts with simple things Simple conversations Glances that last for a short second That can turn into A lifetime of joy, love and happiness The defining moments Of my life Have all started with something small A calling from within Turned into action on the outside These roads have … Read more