Sex… love… lust
A piece of me
Joy… peace… intimacy
A piece of me
Heart….soul… God
A piece of me
Grace… loss… sadness
A piece of me
Pages… paper… pen
A piece of me
Take a piece of me
And keep me in your pocket
When times get rough
Put that piece in your heart
And I’ll put you back together again
Like a puzzle
Like a wordsearch
I will find you
And show you
My heart
Hard things come
Hard things go
Try your best
Live your life
Do the things that light you up
See the people who bring you joy
Love yourself
Love others
Live with intention
Follow your dreams
Accomplish big things
Be grateful for this life
Cherish everyday
Make time for some play
Rule the world
Little girl
You wake up
Sun streaming through the window
Curtains just a crack open
You take a breath in
Turn off your alarm
Another day
You get up and stretch
Coffee brewing
A sweet aroma fills the room
You smile and sit at the table
You sip your coffee in silence
Thinking of things you are grateful for
Calm
At peace
You take out your journal
Or maybe 5
And write out your morning thoughts
Your affirmations
Your dreams
And you brush and floss
Wash your face
Do your makeup
And smile in the mirror
Looking at the reflection
You see beauty
You are happy
Smiling
And you realize
You want to feel this way
Your whole life
Confidence
Happiness
Calmness
Relaxed
And you realize
This is you
And you don’t know when
But you’ve arrived
To where you thought you dreamed of
Just yesterday
Lazing on a beach chair
Reading a book
Thinking about life
The dreams you have
The promises you made to yourself
And you know
You can come through for yourself
You can step up to the plate
And change your life
Because you deserve
A beautiful life
Who is THAT GIRL?
She is you
Appreciating each day
Living each day
Doing the things that make you grow
Noticing the little things to be grateful for
Who is THAT GIRL?
She is me at the gym working out
She is me writing
She is me journaling
She is me walking
She is me relaxing
She is me in a hot bubble bath
She is me reading… in bed, on the couch, on the beach, in a coffee shop, at the park
THAT GIRL IS ME
THAT GIRL IS US
THAT GIRL
We can all be THAT GIRL
Through authenticity
Through leaning in
Through loving your life
Through generosity
Through gratitude
Be YOU
Be HER
The quiet magic of my day
Silence surrounding me
I sip my tea
I think of you
I sip my tea
I hear the oceans waves
I sip my tea
I ponder life
I sip my tea
In the silence of the night
Alone
In a quiet room
Thoughts are still
Memory is deep
And soon I will drift
Off to sleep
Pain
Pain makes you stronger
Pain makes you resilient
Pain is a part of life
I’ve come to like pain
I’ve come to appreciate pain
I’ve come to realize
I can overcome pain
I’ve come to realize
Pain isn’t the end
No pain, no gain
I sat for months in pain
Injured back
No movement
Just me
And pain
And tears
And it made new pain more tolerable
It made me realize I can tolerate a lot of pain
I can push through the pain
And come out the other side stronger
I push through the tough workouts
I push through the physical aches
And I live
Stronger
Happier
More resilient
And that pain
That I had to endure
Made me brilliant
Snowflakes
Changing Leaves
Budding Flowers
Birds and Bees
Soft wind blowing
Through the trees
Orchids
Tulips
Dandelions
Morning Dew
Sunrise
Day break
Start anew
No one can control us
We make our own choices
We carve our own path
We live the life we make
We can’t control what happens to us
We can control how we react
We can control what we do with what life gives us
And you can turn something ugly and make it yours
“Bring it on”
You can do hard things
You can push on
You can survive
And live
And see happy days again
You can smile
You can laugh
You can let it roll off your shoulders
You can shrug and say
“So What?”
Just another day
And you choose how you will live today
You choose how you view life
Negative?
Positive?
A choice
I choose life
I choose me
I choose to smile
“grin and bear it”
Sometimes I will cry
Sometimes life will get me down
And I’ll spend the day in bed
But I will get back up
And choose life
I choose life
I choose you
It’s just a moment. A moment in time. And you are mine. Hold me closely. Palms touch. Cheeks blush. And I say I love you. A finger wrapped around mine. Our hands intertwine. Your lips touch me. They touch my skin. And I feel a hum. I feel a sensation. Deep in my skin. A burning desire. Your eyes like fire. Gaze into mine. And my blood pumps through my veins. Heart beating faster, with every touch. I love this rush. This rush of blood.
And I pump the iron. I feel my muscles tense and grow. The pump makes my blood flow. Each step faster then the next and I can feel the heat radiate off my flesh. Up, down. My arms are all around. Lifting weights. Pulling, pushing, pulsing. And I think of you. Your body. Just us two. Adrenaline rush. And I have to lay down.
The aching of my muscles, wake me each day. An ache I long for. And I turn over to see you. Graze your your back with the tips of my fingers. See you awaken with a smile. And with you each night I walk a mile. A mile here, a mile there, 2km, we walk everywhere.
And I stand on my tippy toes. My lips against your nose. And you love me with your warm embrace. I finally found my saving grace. I found it in a sunset. I found it in an ocean wave. I found it in a blade of grass. I found it looking the other way. And I changed my life. Not for you but for me. And I look in the mirror. What do I see? Strength, beauty, a white hair. Into my eyes I stare. Growing older each day. And my cheeks glow. A glow I feel from my heart. A glow I feel from deep within. This feeling, deep within my skin. And thinking of you I come undone.
Nights
Looking for you
On the street
Hiding from the world
Sitting in a dark room
Lyrics that speak to me
I’m the wrong girl
I’m the light fading away
I’m the one that got away
Away from the devil
Away from the dark
Away from a black heart
Black black black nights
A love affair or two
Finding something
While I was waiting for you
Finding darkness
Pleasure and pain
Finding myself
Writing in vain
Broken to pieces
Shattered on the floor
Picked up one at a time
Creating a door
A door you came to
And opened wide
A door you took
With every stride
You strode into my heart
Even though we spent years apart
I have years now with you
I write about us two
How you take my breath away
How I see you everyday
First thing in the morning
Last thing at night
My heart flutters
I know this is right
And in the darkness
I come through
A new version
And now
I’m with you
Happily Ever Woman 