Sometimes Life hits HARD too fast to react too strong to take too much to bear and I have to stop and rest When I do I realize I wasn't ready Life was worse than I thought it'd be

It's so easy to become jaded to assume Life will always be this bad

Sometimes Life surprises me it's soft and calming, gentle and kind, warm and loving Life is looking out for me I realize Life was better than I thought it'd be

It's so hard to take Life one day at a time But I still have those moments of kindness to remind me

That Life isn't always as bad As I thought it'd be

#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #Life #Hope

When life is too much When it hits too hard It helps to know That I can stop and listen to the sounds of life

Close my eyes Take deep breaths

Listen

Birds Piano Guitar Drums Laughter Song Happiness Rain Love

Life goes on All around me And I know I can listen And remember that I'm not alone

#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #Life #Nature

It has taken years and years and years To see myself As more than my mistakes To love myself Despite the times I didn't think I didn't know I didn't understand

If that is all YOU see If you cannot accept That I am NOT perfect Then all YOU are doing is holding ME back

and I deserve so much better

#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #NoToxicity #SelfCare

I've held on to so much for so long

So much pain So much regret So much resentment

I never knew how to let go But it's time That I start learning

Deep breaths Open my hands Let go

It's finally time To let it all go

#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #SelfCare #MovingOn

Today my mind is for ME

Not the world's problems Not my friends' problems Not my loved ones' problems ME

They are all so important But if I worry about them I'll be consumed By tending those flowers I'll forget all about my own

It's not that I don't care It's that I DO care too much

So today my mind is for me I'll take my time Focus on being me And taking care of me And loving ME

#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #CareTooMuch #SelfCare

When I look at a flower I see past her petals I see a seed that grew from nothing beat the harsh indifference of nature grew into a beautiful array of color

She gives others hope She's a token of love and loss Of new beginnings One of many performers in the great symphony of nature

That's what I see That's how my mind works Seeing a piece of the world that only I will ever see

I'm like that flower Blooming with my unique colors Daring to be different And that is a wonderful thing

That is what I see when I look at me

#Poetry #SelfLove #MyBeautifulSky

One of the many tools I have available to me is the breath in my body

With a deep breath I can return to center Calm my mind Restore my energy

I know No matter how scared or angry or stressed out I happen to be

I can take a breath Hold it Let it out Hold it

Return to center Return to stability

And everything will be okay

#Poetry #Life #Calm #MyBeautifulSky

Why must they hate us? We only want to be ourselves To exist honestly To show who we are We choose our names We tell people what to call us Yet they refuse They insist that they know better But they don't How can anyone know us better than ourselves? Why must we be afraid To introduce ourselves To wear the clothes we want To have the bodies that make us comfortable That's all we want To exist To be who we are Why is that so much? Why?

#Poetry #Trans #MyBeautifulSky

I sculpted this mask Carved and decorated it Slaved over every detail Then I wore it around other people And they all loved me

I was always hopeful Happy and kind Lighting up everyone's lives That's who I am But not all the time

The real me cries and cowers needs love and affection gets worked up, talks too fast, slips up Most of all She's not perfect

That's the real me I'm tired of meeting their expectations I don't want to wear this mask anymore I only want to be me

#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #BeYourself #SelfLove

I will listen to all of your problems offer support the best I can but you must understand that there will be a point at which I reach my limits and I must take care of myself

It is possible to care for you while caring for me and I will find that balance so long as you are fighting your fight too I will not be the only soldier in your army

I will follow you as long as you lead I will help you without doing it for you I will love you while loving myself

#Poetry #MyBeautifulSky #SelfCare #SelfLove #CareTooMuch