The midpoint is here and I must admit
I surprised myself quite a lot this year,
so far
I’m still grateful I left
I gained new perspectives
And welcomed needed shifts
I still try, I still yearn
I’m mostly still winging it
With a 50/50 success rate
Then I go for long walks
And enjoy small talks
People still scare and amaze me
At equal measure
I still am me
Still in awe
Despite the rough
Edges and misses
Still clinging to the spark
The bright, the hope
The melody, the miracles
Abound and within.
(c) Artherese, 2024
Category: poetry
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Midpoint Stills
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Quiet Courage
I thought enough noise
Will drown the worries
And the overwhelms
But the better anchor
Is, in fact, silence
For to listen is power
You need not run nor jump
Just breathe then respond
And care to still hope
Have courage to still feel
And face what’s here.
(c) Artherese, 2024
Written June 2024
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Hello, Butterflies
I don’t know
If what’s in my stomach
Is purely butterflies
Or something else
The caffeine
Or the adrenaline
But amidst the anxieties
I find solace in the fact
That I showed up
And will continue to.
There is peace
In movement, in action
Even in chaos
Of thoughts, emotions
It’s never without hope
I’m never without hope.(c) Artherese, 2024
written May 2024
Artherese 