WHY ME?

Why me?
I go swimming every week
So my legs won’t feel tired or weak.
Don’t know why my legs have to swell.
A disease created in hell.

Why me?
A bigger nuisance there can’t be.
It makes life much harder for me.
Humidity is my enemy
As I cry out, “Stay away from me.”

Why me? 
I want to begin a day feeling well.
That’s why I have this story to tell.
Life has these hurdles we must overcome.
Most of them aren’t any kind of fun.  

Why me?
This question has no answer for me.
It is just the way things have to be.
My father suffered from this in quiet.
I will follow his lead and not riot.

THE PHONE CALL

I’ve been on hold

for a long time.

Years have passed

But I’m still waiting.

One day I will have

my answer.

One day someone will

speak to me.

But I will keep waiting

until the end of time.

GO AWAY LYMPHEDEMA!

GO AWAY LYMPHEDEMA!

Why me?
I go swimming every week
So my legs won’t feel tired or weak.
Don’t know why my legs have to swell.
A disease created in hell.

Why me?
A bigger nuisance there can’t be.
It makes life much harder for me.
Humidity is my enemy
As I cry out, “Stay away from me.”

Why me? 
I want to begin a day feeling well.
That’s why I have this story to tell.
Life has these hurdles we must overcome.
Most of them aren’t any kind of fun.  

Why me?
This question has no answer for me.
It is just the way things have to be.
My father suffered from this in quiet.
I will follow his lead and not riot.

THE PHONE CALL

The phone call.

I’ve been on hold

for a long time.

Years have passed.

But I’m still waiting.

One day I will have

my answer.

One day someone will

answer me.

But I will keep waiting

until the end of time.

THE QUESTION

What is reality?

Do we see what is

actually around us?

Or is there a another reality?

A reality that we can’t see;

that we aren’t ready to see yet.

Will it ever come into focus?

Into a clarity that will reveal all.

The reason for our existence.

The reason for the world

as we know it.

Look closer.

Peer through the murkiness.

Find your own reality.

THE PHONE CALL

The phone call.
I’ve been on hold
for a long time.
Years have passed.
But I’m still waiting.
One day I will have
my answer.
One day someone will
answer me.
But I will keep waiting
until the end of time.

TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH

Take a leap with me.
A leap of faith into the unknown.
Who can you trust?
Is there anyone in your life
that you can trust with yours?
A hard question to ask.
An even harder question to answer.

ON/OFF SWITCH

Wouldn’t it be easier if there was an
on/off switch for our emotions?
When life was going our way,
we could just leave the switch on.
If something bad were to happen,
we could switch to off.
But if our emotions were off, we might
not be able to distinguish the good from the bad.
Easier might not be the answer.

HUMAN NATURE

exercicesdestyles:

photo todd eberle
the palace of itamaraty, brasilia
oscar niemeyer, 1970

Why make something simple
as stairs into a complicated statue?
Why create a staircase with twenty steps
when it only requires four steps?
As human beings we love to complicate
everything around us.
We search for the complex solution when
the simple answer is staring us right in the face.
Simple can be just as elegant and rewarding.