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Hazy
I woke up this morning
Things weren’t what they’d always been
Felt a little hazy
Like a distant Autumn dream
They say your purpose
Is where you find your heart
But sometimes purpose
Can tear your life apart
You pour all emotions into the notion
That you’re doing something right
You keep very busy
Working well into the night
You enter a darkness
Living under clouds that block the sun
Not feeling any satisfaction
With the things you’ve said and done
It’s time for change
Try turn the page
Pave the path to better days
Don’t wanna feel this way forever
Feeling hazy…..
Feeling shaky….
Like a stranger to myself
Don’t wanna be this way forever
It’s time to focus on myself
See this world is changing
And with every day we grow
I’ve strived for perfection
Now it’s time to take it slow
Focus on my children
Enjoy the moment for a while
Leave the future for another day
Realise the beauty of a smile
It’s time for change
Try turn the page
Pave the path to better days
Don’t wanna feel this way forever
Feeling hazy…..
Feeling shaky….
Like a stranger to myself
Don’t wanna be this way forever
It’s time to focus on myself
Don’t wanna feel this way forever
Feeling hazy…..
Feeling shaky….
Like a stranger to myself
Don’t wanna be this way forever
It’s time to focus on myself
Comments
Candlewitch
Sat, 2023-02-18 07:55
dear Kat,
I hope that you will be happily comfortable with your decision and that all good things come to you.it is only good karma that this should be yours!
*love & hugs, Cat
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Ekaterina Alexa...
Sat, 2023-02-18 10:46
Thank you!
Thank you so much my dear friend. I'm sure everything will work out. I trust the universe Xxx
Alex Tanner
Sat, 2023-02-18 09:42
Number one
Look after number one, learn to say NO as often as you can even if it makes you feel guilty. I am a very selfish person, I have always put myself first and because of this i have great relationships with my wife and children who take me for what I am.
It's ok to worry about the future but it is never as bad as it seems it may be. Good Luck. Alex
Ekaterina Alexa...
Sat, 2023-02-18 10:48
Thank you!
Thank you so much for your words of encouragement! Saying NO is exactly what I'm working on.
Rosewood Apothecary
Sat, 2023-02-18 16:06
Great job
Look I had hammer once (this is a parable). It was a good hammer and I accomplished a lot of work with it. Then one day out of nowhere through means beyond my control I was forced to put that hammer down for good. For awhile it hurt. Everything looked like a nail and I knew the hammer was still there but I also knew it wasn’t good for me anymore.
So I sat. I wrote. I started to process. Then, a little at a time I learned to let go my hyper fixation over all these nails. I started noticing screws, twine and lashings, mortise and tenon joints held with glue and no fasteners at all…all these things.
I wouldn’t have come to find this site if I had stayed with my hammer. I wouldn’t have set to recording my musical catalog had I stuck with my hammer. I’m a working artist for the first time in my life at 44 (my original college path that I abandoned.) Got three books of poetry I need to get formatted for publication.
Sometimes you gotta let go. It’s a fucking trust fall but it’s my opinion that we get what we’re ready for and we don’t get what we can’t handle. Unless of course we’re unwilling to forget the goddamn hammer.
Good luck
Tim
Say it with me
BOUNDARIES
Ekaterina Alexa...
Sat, 2023-02-18 20:52
Thank you!
Thanks Tim, you are exactly right! I am excited to see what the future will hold. How cool that you are a working artist! You must love what you do Xxx
Seren
Sun, 2023-02-19 11:44
Dear Kat
There is always fear when we make decisions that are going to affect ourselves & our families especially when you have a family, I brought up four kids & every time I made a career change I was terrified I'd made the wrong decision, one thing? whatever happens move forward don't dwell on losses, learn from them, we all have them along the way we will all have losses & wins, focus on the wins and you will reach whatever purpose fate has in store for you.
I wish you nothing but good luck in the future, now to your poem I see nothing I would change its a self-reflective poem and these types of poems I believe should be left alone unless there is a glaring spelling mistake which I didn't see.
Well done!!
Love and big hugs Jayne x
“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats
Ekaterina Alexa...
Mon, 2023-02-20 21:29
Thank you!
Thank you so much dearest Jayne Xxx
Clentin
Fri, 2023-02-24 03:29
Expresses ongoing deep
Expresses ongoing deep feelings that I understand well. Sometimes we worry about what others may think or feel when we should examine our feelings and take actions that would improve ourselves.
Good job