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Saturday, 31 January 2015

What if today you chose kindness?

(Frida Kahlo, Self -Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940)



What if you were kind to one person today?

What if that person was you?

What if you said 

I'm enough



What if you allowed yourself to believe 

That perfection is but a lie

And imperfection the masterpiece

That the things don't matter

That the what if's

And the if only's

Are the sleight of hand we use to hide the truth




Lies are told

By the empty sages who howl at the door




The musts

The shoulds




False prophets yell from street corners 

To tell you the wrongs

The failings

The disappointment

The bruises and the hurts

Delivered and delivering.




Empty words 

Bleat incessantly

Beat you down into submission

Ease in agreement

False beauty with talons

Acquiesce and be torn apart

Momentarily placated

Before

The goal posts move

And

Conflicting commands

Come from new corners.




Close your ears to sirens

Bind them

And fill them with daisies

Hold the silence

Listen for the first whisper of truth

Let it grow





The rhythm of the heart writes on the stone

Slow and steady

While the world around ebbs and flows

While beasts scream and claw

And clamber to cover and obscure




It continues below. 

Waiting to be recognised

Waiting to be found




Feel

Vibration and resonance

Know 

That it belongs





The song plays

While the mosquitos buzz

Hear the breeze 

Gentle caresses on leaves above

Eucalyptus to cleanse

Hints of rosemary 

For remembrance and clarity

Scent and sound.

Wipe the oils on your brow

And wrap the leaves round your heart. 






Focus on the melody

Let the words rise





Enough 

Worthy

Okay




Believe.




What if today you chose kindness?





Michelle





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9 comments:

  1. Anonymous1 February 2015 at 00:45

    Love it.

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  2. Unknown1 February 2015 at 05:33

    Michelle. That is beautiful. X

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  3. Brigid2 February 2015 at 10:30

    This looks to me like a series of poems - and the combine to make a whole.

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  4. Brigid2 February 2015 at 10:31

    This seems to me to be a series of poems combined to make a whole. Lovely!

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    1. Michelle Roger3 February 2015 at 14:05

      Thanks Brigid. I think you're right. My mind is a bit haphazard at the best of times. So sometimes what I right is small parts that fit together, though I notice it more in things like this as I haven't had time innt he 30mins to polish out the joins. :)

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  5. Princess Kate3 February 2015 at 16:36

    Beautiful. Just want I needed to read today.

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  6. Hayley Cafarella17 February 2015 at 09:57

    I needed to read this today. Lying in bed at 10am feeling down and grumpy with myself for being so behind on blogs and out of touch with friends...I needed it and here it was at the perfect time, waiting for me. Thank you xx

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All who are lovely enough to comment should be showered with cup cakes, glitter and macarons. I promise to use my spoon bending mind powers to try and get that happening for all who are lovely enough to share their words. Those who go the extra step to share posts should really get a free unicorn. Or at least the gift of finding the shortest and quickest line at the supermarket on a regular basis. xx

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