Living in the Past

Living in the past

though some memories be kind

keeps one from moving forward

leaving them behind.

It seems as when we dwell there

our lives are put on hold

and things today don't have a way

of escaping days of old.

It's seldom that we choose this

as it comes on naturally

but once we've sat and stayed too long

we've lost reality.

So step up now to the present

live a life that's for today

moving on to a grand tomorrow

as we cannot relive yesterday.

Looking Inside The Package

On the outside may be beauty,

a handsome devil you may see

but are they real is that the deal

are they as their looks claim to be.

Your eyes may play these tricks on you

as looks do first attract

but often what you see outside

can deceive and that's a fact.

For as lovely as you see someone

that's not really who they are

it's what's inside where truth is kept

you'll learn much more by far.

What is done and what is said

is where you'll find that truth

just close your eyes for just awhile

let your ears act as they're a sleuth.

Then listen very carefully

to see if there's a heart

if you do not seem to find one

then it won't be worth the start.

We Should Never Turn Our Backs

They're red and they're yellow

they're white and they're black,

and for these differences alone

we oft turn our back?

What's wrong with us people

is it that we just cannot see,

they're just common folks

they're like you and like me.

Some are gay and some straight

some disabled as well

and when they're not quite like us

it seems we often repel.

Some are skinny some fat

and some are not so good looking,

but if you look deep inside

you'll find something stunning.

They're just people like us,

inside we're the same.

We've all been born of a woman

and given a name.

We must give each a chance

from the very first start

looking past their outsides

and search for their heart.

The heart has a habit

that will often reveal

the innermost person

the one with appeal.

Forgive, Forget, Find Joy

Each day brings with it

a chance to start over.

To reflect on our past

as we lie upon clover.

To forgive and forget

evils done unto us.

For our spirits to have peace

and avoid all the fuss.

Forgiveness it seems

is mostly for self.

So as to clear all the bitterness

from off of our shelf.

Forgetting as well

is best if we can.

To make us once more

that harmonious man.

The peace and the harmony

can then lead the way.

To a joyful filled life

that will never decay.

Words Come as Emptiness Flees

Painful lack of words

writing becomes much too hard

where have our poems gone.

Words written in haste

now make very little sense

without any flow.

They are no longer

as a body without breath

alive for others.

Emptiness resides

in a heart without feeling

our words have no life.

Those words without life

failing to bless another

become of no use.

Why do we ignore

inspiration from nature

our muse is asleep.

Once it awakens

words return to the living

joy comes to our hearts.

The words that we write

from the very first start

do not come from the head

they begin in the heart.

Meant not only for self

but for those we don't know

to strengthen and bless them

in many ways, most untold.

So we open our minds

but mostly our hearts

we must let our inner words flow

for another's healing to start.

Feeling For You

Though I don't suffer the way you do

I’m hurting now just the same.

And though my troubles may be few

I sit here feeling your pain.

For you it's a physical anguish

while my heart it pangs with sorrow.

Praying that your pain it might vanish

hoping for you a better tomorrow.

If only there was something more

I could do to brighten your day.

It might offer you a little comfort

and chase any blues away.

So if even for just this one moment

a smile can form on your lips.

My job will be done with some pain forgotten

and our hearts will start doing flips.

Ministering to One

Ministering to one

or ministering to many

really makes no difference as

without the one

there aren't any.

When the help is needed

is for only just one

we shouldn't let that halt us or hinder.

In your heart it's appeared

and the pathway's been cleared

this time it's your job to help.

Whether body or soul

there's a need to be made whole

that's what your ministry's for.

So hungry or cold or empty of spirit

when this person's been given to you

there comes one simple fact

it's time now to act

a special blessing is waiting for you.