The Two Hundred Thirty Second, August 20, 2011

mirror mirror on the wall
what a major pain you are
you keep showing truths
but I don't want those

these lines under those eyes
surely cannot belong to me
and the gray hair I see there
must be fog on the glass

your face looks so tired
as exhausted as I feel
but that cannot be me
after all, I am only 25!

oh mirror, I know that look
you do not believe what I say
you strip away the veneer
giving a cold hard reality check

I really don't like some mornings.....

The Two Hundred Thirty First, August 19, 2011

I am not silent
merely unheard
the dark private thought
behind every word

I am the truth
you do not reveal
that secret you keep
locked with cold steel

I am the lie
you've told for a while
conveniently covered
with well polished smile

I am the nightmare
causing cold sweats
haunting your sleep
and fed on regrets

I am your past
and you cannot hide
a constant companion
along for the ride

I am the unknown
that no one can see
but for those stories
that you tell of me

I am what I am
immune to all change
the ongoing story
you can't rearrange

you need to accept me
as your lessons learned
each time you laughed
as well as got burned

I am your foundation
I can be weak or strong
if you try to deny me
we won't last too long

it is your choice
on which way we go
we can climb high
we can sink low

embrace who we are
the good and the bad
but what ever you choose
I like what we've had

The Two Hundred Thirtieth, August 18, 2011

isn't that the always way?
need it done by yesterday
will tell you tomorrow
give you the tools next week

isn't that always the way?
ask you for your help
never answer questions
expect you to read minds

isn't that always the way?
tell you how to do your job
watching over your shoulder
so why did they call you?

isn't that always the way?
the sale was yesterday
we just ran out of those
that item is discontinued

isn't that always the way?
when you need it its lost
you don't want it theres tons
and its either way its your fault

isn't that always the way?

The Two Hundred Twenty Ninth, August 17, 2011

comfortable in variation
accepting of contrasts
content to be different
observing divergences

life is meant for sharing
giving of ourselves
but we need to receive
or we will not learn

let me learn who you are
and I will teach you me
and then we will obtain it
the miracle of understanding

The Two Hundred Twenty Eighth, August 16, 2011

its all those little things
that often bring smiles
making the heart light
giving the day a glow

like working it out
finding the answer
solving the big issue
without calling another

like finding the blend
of this, that and those
that gives the results
making a masterpiece

like knowing the what
even the how and why
for someone's trouble
and waiting to be asked

the greatest part though
you can share that smile
with everyone you meet
little thing becomes big

Share a smile today, make the world a better place

The Two Hundred Twenty Seventh, August 15, 2011

the world needs communicators
but we end up with just talkers
not many seem to be listening
have we heard too often before?

The Two Hundred Twenty Sixth, August 14, 2011

time to take a moment
and step outside the box
gaining new perspective
on the same old things

not needing that much
perhaps something small
like the tilt of the head
presenting a new angle

or closing one eye slowly
observing the changes
playing simple little games
keeping the process fun

the how is not important
it is the what that is key
discovering the changes
giving the chance to grow