Put the phone down!
You realize what time it is?
Sleep is something you really should get.
It is down?
Good, go to sleep.
Wait, why do you have your iPad?
Saturday morning treats
Just like every other day
I get woken up by my furry friends.
One insisting in particular.
They have a different food brand
Which they do not like.
Catnip and treats thrown in.
I hear them munching.
I hope I do not have to do this everyday.
I need to wait until I can get them their regular brand.
Hmmmm, I think I just a mistake
And tomorrow morning they will be even more insistent.
Dark Grey Shawl
It constricts my shoulders.
Hunched before my computer
it slows my movements.
I can not remove it.
It merely stays there
and keeps me from being productive.
Dearth
Stress has shaken me up.
I have lost control.
My creativity and energy has fled.
I only wish to be useful.
If not to myself,
then perhaps some one else.
Let it Go
It was weighing you down.
You did not even know it.
It was not until you released it
That you realized the extent.
So watch it swirl away
As you press the handle in relief.
You Self
There is no wisdom wiser
Than a fool who knows he is right.
The devil may tempt us
But God gave us Country Music.
Kind
Observant.
Hard-working.
Fast learner.
Empathetic.
Clever.
Resilient.
Stronger than you think.
I only find it difficult to actually believe in this myself.
A little bit
It adds up over time.
Most of us are not patient enough to wait.
We all want it now!
I am trying to be patient
because I do not feel like I have any real choice.
At least not right now.
Hot Cold
The fever spikes.
Shivers intensify.
Blankets thrown off
Only to be grabbed again.
How many times
Does this temperature yo-yo mean to continue?
Another rise begins.
Despite feeling the freezing atmosphere
It is obvious the fever still holds on.
You know you are doomed
The ballista is wheeled out of the castle.
It takes down only a few of the giants.
When the opposing army
Breaks your front line
You are horrified to see
The giant reach down and pick up your ballista.
As it turns it around and uses it like a crossbow
You know even if you live
Your castle and it’s people are gone.
Too bad this is not just a fantasy story.
