There’s zigzags and byways and dark shifty alleyways What do you get when you can’t find your way? Found? Or left to run astray? I don’t know what comes between those two things but I sure know you’re going to find all the things you’re meant to you’re not behind just make sure youKeep going.Continue reading “Keep Going”
Category Archives: Poetry
Rules
That wall kisses my wounds shut growing pulsing That guard rail warms my heart numb without a beat That field left open feels like home Saschia Johnson
Inspiration
She’s going into the dark with a clasped hand a a heart that bleeds she’s all mind and a walk on the beach Saschia Johnson
Stop Giving Up on Yourself
There are so many times we are just at the edge of a breakthrough and we walk away. It’s funny, we sit here and say, “I want to reach for the stars. I want breakthroughs.” But when the time comes to sit through the pain, we can’t take it. We step away. We find somethingContinue reading “Stop Giving Up on Yourself”
Paradox
The future gawks at me empty brained the past fat and tired watches on jumbled with dreams and reality my source of energy and inspiration lies inside me rests in the present like a flower in bloom Saschia Johnson
She Danced
She took a deep breath (it smelled like roses and vanilla) and then she took a step toward the field across the street from our town cemetery She turned to be sure I was coming And I was Then she sped up and danced in the moonlight as if not a soul could see herContinue reading “She Danced”
Don’t Forget, You’re Valuable
There is life in the smile you share truth in the thoughts you share. There is hope in the dreams you tell and inspiration in the life you live Don’t forget about how much value you bring to this world Saschia Johnson
True Colors
I let my tongue hang and wiggle symbols I wear comfort in stilettos and my heart on the doorknob There’s no real wild it’s just real human expressed everyday and in so many ways I feel left out I feel eager I feel purpose and hope I feel so many things Why leave these piecesContinue reading “True Colors”
Drift
Drift with me through the night Listen to the waves of insight I’ll hold your open hand Drift away with me Saschia Johnson
Cleared
The sky clears it clears for her it clears for the future the stars look down in awe at her Saschia Johnson