think about it

strip away the people 

and what they ask you to be 

the ideas they have of who you are  

and what they think you need 

Hezekiah

I cannot do a thing

relying on my own might

It is only with your strength

that I fight

Little Girl Adventures 4

chapter 4

they'd traveled far and wide

adventures were many now

they stopped at times 

when they were having so much fun

that they cared not that the time past or how

some places were really funny

and people wore silly clothes

and other places had the most fascinating creatures

that they had ever known

and still others made such delicious food

and they just had to follow their nose!

she learned so many new jokes

and how to laugh heartedly again

she wondered at the spectacular animals

they felt a lot like friends

and she and Bearbear cooked and baked

and cooked and baked,

because of savoring flavors there was no end

every moment became a gift

and make no mistake

it was a time for living 

simply for living's sake!

- Les'Nspired

backspacing

there are days I want to disappear

just so that others are at ease

plan my life around being out of their line of sight

to keep their inner peace

lord knows not everyone needs to love me

nor care to let me be

but how I wish I did no one any bother

just by existing

the call

At times I listen for a tender call 

It whispers in my ear

and a string tugs within my heart

and reminds me what is true.

so much

I have so much to say 

but I say it in whispers 

And who would ever 

come close enough to hear it?

les’nspired 

Written: January 26, 2021

⋟frayed

I once knew a boy whose heart belonged to a girl

before he knew what to say.

They bonded and relied on one another, building in 

strength every day.

sweetness 🍑

you know where the lights 

grow dusk 

and the shadows mark

the landscape 

when the blue hour sets 

and the evening is met 

with the nighttime humming

interlude 

holes

how can we be good friends 

when they lie at every turn? 

well-intentioned sure 

but you can’t believe a word 

focused

meet a wall 

bow to its height 

scale it only 

with God’s might 

exist amongst 

humbling means 

exalted for giving

all of me

comfort

i will go and sit upon your lap 

listen to your heart

ask you to hold me,

the comfort of this world 

is all found in your arms

and how tenderly they love me 

dust and hope

this body does its own thing

and i am simply trying to keep up 

treat it well

stop and listen 

and still 

still 

it surprises me 

lead it like a slave most days 

and it takes everything 

vertigo

put a blindfold on them

turn them in circles

let them go

the train rushes past

all your friends caught it

you stand on the platform

silly girl

silly girl

it was only for a bit

but it didn't matter

you felt it

and that's okay

life sometimes does this

but it doesn't mean

you are not worth it

hello again ♫

Welcome

Do come in

Let's speak of the obvious

and of the not quite so

Tell me 

How are things?

What has changed 

since we last spoke?

winter's winds

little one

you sit strong in wintertime

the winds blow

your feathers are ruffled

and still

there you are

full of life

and sweetness

you saw little of goodness

when you were chased

and then abandoned

your wings a little damaged

but look at you now!

healing

and observing

the sun through the clouds

even the breeze

feels like applause

and it is!

so, lift your head towards the sky

and when the time is right

lift your wings

and take flight!

those same strong winds

will only lift you high

and that, dear one

is right where you belong

-les'nspired

good intentions

He kissed her hand 

beneath the moon 

She tried not to wonder

It was a whimsy mood  

He gave her his coat

The wind blew 

He ignored it when she told him 

probably best not to 

probably for the best

stay sweet and tender 

don’t ever add stubborn and determined 

stay unsure and soft 

keep it in that tried and true hot and cold 

🐝 honey bees 🐝

i worry that every place i ever 

step foot upon, i will leave 

a trail of tears 

a person sure gets tired 

of moving along the same way

throughout the years 

heal

it will

happen fast 

it

will

it

will

and where will

you stand?

so

still

until 

tight

Fumble to catch it

before it goes

It races ahead

and they know

Hang my head

It is so

And for shame it was said

My face aglow

growing

i will stand up perhaps

in a different way 

facing the reality 

of what’s before my face

holding my value 

closer to my chest 

and closing my eyes to them 

letting my own heart rest 

Writing Practice 6: mother ii

she sat within a home of sorts  

for the first time she felt safe

she didn’t know herself yet 

but it was only the beginning 

Writing Practice 5: mother

when mother laughed on the phone 

her voice was shrill and careless 

and rubbed my insides 

like grated cheese 

Queen

Queen,

you already have everything 
you need 
to do the hard things 
and love yourself 
enough 

to be seen 

as it turns out

she just wanted warmth 
bacon and pancakes on sunday mornings 
chuckling at shared jokes 
the sun coming through the windows

she just wanted simplicity 
the normal days passing 
of a life lived happily 
the giving and the yielding 
arms steady and satisfying 

swallows

It was simple once

lovely and uncomplicated

Time flowed like swallows in flight

and I just coasted...

duel

I thought I knew. I laugh now for how foolish I had been.

To think the heart is ultimately at its core, the same.

Oh, no, not at all, for some just want to win

and think of only how to out-maneuver blame

distracted

What is the most precious

delicate thing you have ever held?

Think on it a bit.

It will come to you.

everlasting arms

run to your arms 

because that’s the only safe place 

i could ever live 

holding me up 

should i fall hard, the only way

i could ever love