I am not too much.
I am not obnoxious or
Inappropriate.
I am kind although
Complex, an acquired taste.
I do not exist
To please people, but
To help others and express
The words in my heart.
What I Am
Tag: self care
Tender Toes
When you walk through these
Nasty, mean streets, please
Protect your sweet feet
Perseverance
Tension wracks my body, slows
My steps, my breathing is in
Agonizing gasps; I live.
Kindness
Compassion needs no
Garnish, for it makes all it
Touches beautiful
Rebirth
Let my joylessness
Migrate elsewhere, that I may
Begin life anew.
Scratch the Surface
I never would have
Believed that someone like you
Was so insecure
Whatever did I
See in you? Redemption? A
Fantasy? Love, warmth?
Amends
May I wait to take
This step till I am cleansed of
Selfishness and pride
Companion
I can’t stand myself
Sometimes, so maybe you could
Stand with me awhile
Middle Path
My whole life I’ve had
To sink or swim. But now I
Strive to simply float.
Herman’s Hermitage 