Enough

Exhausted,

I made a choice to simply stop.

I was making things

Harder than they needed to be,

And it was

Time

to

Stop.

Now I just breathe in and

Listen.

I listen without thinking of

Anything

Except what is being said.

I exist

In the present moment and

Fully give

of

Myself.

Surprisingly,
this is not exhausting
at all.

It is enough, and

I am

Fulfilled.

The Camera Doesn't Lie

A picture from the past

So deceiving.

Smiling wide, no hint of doubt or confusion.

Looking back, there can be no regrets; she couldn't have known, and there was no warning.

Well, almost.

But to see this picture today

She smiles differently:

Smiles with perspective, with confidence gained in an interim

of hopelessness and uncertainty.

The picture today is much clearer.