Begone

Please leave me be.
I have had enough of you.
I need no more of this torment.
Begone from my Past,
my Present and my Future.
You are not wanted now,
nor have you ever been.
You have plagued me long enough.
I need to believe now.
I need to love me now.
I need to stand strong.
Begone from my mind,
my heart and my soul.
I can be fine now.
Hold my head high now.
I will breathe deep.
I will shake you from my bones.
Shed you like a skin.
I am walking away now.
Not looking back now.
I will be myself.
Begone.
Leave me be.

I am Me.

I am Woman.
I am strong. I am brave. I am loving and nurturing. I am emotional. I am needy. I am afraid. I am vulnerable. I am a sweet kiss, a lingering touch. I am the romantic song, the slow tears. I am the heart wrenching sobs. Build me up and break me down, I am art. I am giving. I am generous. I am life. I am nature. I am dance, the spin and the leap. I am expression. I am frustration and anger. I am unpredictable. I am laughter. I am joy. I am bliss.
I am Me.

Ode to Fall

As the Earth yawns, Morning comes.
Like a tantrum; the late summer rains arrive without warning.
Autumn is golden, saturated in splendour.
Jack-O-lanterns belch passions into crisp evening air.
Trees mourn their leaves, naked in remembrance of Summer.