Words Matters
Minds are empty Slates What we write on them is what manifests in our lives Words do matter © Norma Bobb-Semple 2016
Tag: life
Knockout
Photo credited to Unsplash Chest tightens Breaths are slow and heavy You are frightened It knocks the wind out of you Didn’t expect the unexpected Was it truly a ruse Do you feel used The writing was on the wall You ignored it word for word Can’t complain The sign read: “Beware, deceit […]
Appetite
Photo credited to Unsplash When appetite controls our actions we transform into roaming wild horses stampeding down mountains We can’t be satiated Like a tiger we are on the hunt It is a feeding frenzy destroying whatever gets in our way No remorse It is all about feeding our inflatable ego It is […]
Life
Life is a transition It moves through hills and valleys Cascading like snow down mountains The road is long and winding crisscrossing over rocky terrain Your inner sight is your only light You are on a trail blazing through fire and hail Your only cover is your faith When all else fails […]
Pantomime
Life has no play book There are no decks of cards No suite of Kings and Queens Spades Diamonds Hearts or Clubs Whether dealer or loser It all revolves around our currency Money Hatred Greed or Envy Like a hoarder of goods greed and avarice becomes one’s bedfellow and then we bellow not […]
Bamboozled
When what you say is echoed back to you There is no debate It’s all yea, yea It is a set up You know that When you are told what you want to hear You believe it because you feel it is sincere It is a set up You know that Like the […]
Weight
Weight can weigh you down If all you think of is the scale There is no middle ground Your idea of weight distorts your gaze Weight is weighty words It is written with precision No waning or waxing It is all predestined There is no place for fallacy Weight can be your legacy […]
Romance and Love
The romatization of love is like the light of a candle It flickers on and on until it extinguishes and the flames are gone True love is love that is nurtured within not dependent on external circumstances or claims of love from someone else This love is the only one that lasts forever There […]
Love Letter
I am writing you an open letter to remind you of how grateful I am to you. Thanks for your patience and your love. For waiting on me, cooking for me, helping me through the good times and the bad times. For consoling me when you need to and for caressing, hugging and kissing […]
