St. Theresa’s Prayer

May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly
where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities
that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and
pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you
are [...]

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Pregnancy changes you

I have always heard other women say that having a child changes you. Being pregnant changes you. Since conception I am different. I have so much love for this little being growing inside of me. I can’t even express it. This poem does it nicely for me (its a little [...]

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Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou

Keeping with my pro-women theme. Here is one of my favorite poems.
Phenomenal Woman
Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I’m telling lies.
I say,
It’s in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The [...]

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I am the sky

I always thought
the
sky’s
the
limit
I was a tiny bird
flying high
to reach the sky
Wings beating,
Chest heaving,
Neck straining
Always climbing higher and higher
Until I was surrounded by mist and blue
Never realizing
I was the sky
Because if the sky’s the limit
Then I must extend and stretch parts of myself
to reach that limit
I exhausted myself,
taught myself,
gave of myself.
I [...]

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Just Once

Just once I knew what life was for.
In Boston, quite suddenly, I understood;
walked there along the Charles River,
watched the lights copying themselves,
all neoned and strobe-hearted, opening
their mouths as wide as opera singers;
counted the stars, my little campaigners,
my scar daisies, and knew that I walked my love
on the night green side of it and cried
my heart [...]

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Right

right, write
words
tap, tap, tap
{space}
think, thoughts
energy develops
provoke
more words
generate, action
must be
click, click, click
backspace
save, publish
erase
start fresh
start over
renew

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Rollercoaster Girls

Like sisters
one and seperate
attached at the hip
Highs so high
and
lows so low
Hang on girl
you are in for a thrill
We start to climb
to the heavens
only to fall
so far from grace
emotional and raw
we get through
we always will
deep down
and
up above
laughing and crying
balancing the inside
with what is on the outside
Bodies on fire
we are like Phoenix
rising from ash
We start to climb
we [...]

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More

There is an ache
a need
I think I fill it up
but it gaps back at me
I don’t know
How to satisfy
I wonder if this
is only felt
by me
I want
more
More of everything
to be
to be
to be
to be
to be
to be
more
I want it all

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Only you

Finally with him
Everything else desolves
There was only one need
The need to be with him
I felt, and kept feeling
He made me feel
He has power
over me and
my body
Without him
I would flit away
My anchor
My everything

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Move

Thoughts are dulling
Feelings are numbing
Finally
Its been a while
I know I am still stuggling
This is like a fog
The edge is there
and I am light
I can hear the wind
It is blowing strong
A freight behind me
Wind pushes me
I turn to look
Nothing
Just branches blowing in the wind
I will come out
on the other side
There is still pain
Isn’t there always?
I am [...]

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