Poetry
by Brigette Hass
Poetry
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A STRANGE AGE
One minute I feel the 20-year-old in me
The vitality strength and vigour
Rushing through my veins
The enthusiasm for every day
The unbelievable zest for new
For being alive today -
Yet the mirror tells another story
Gives away a certain age
A weather worn face sometimes
That speaks of experience
Pain and grace
A heart that has endured worked through
And understood
And then at times there is a feeling old and worn -
So tired - tired to the bone
Exhausted nothing left to give -
I wonder - is there enough breath
To carry on and live.
Hardly
Enough will to bother with the day
Just sleep as rescue -
From activity and will.
And then another day begins and
Rosy cheeked
Energetic - alive I dance walk converse
48 going on 30
In the middle phase
In the midst of everything
And yet clearly in my own space
Full of life altogether all feelings and faces
Express through me
Express who I am.
I remember that heat inside me
That passion
And feel thankful
For your and my existence.
Depressed?
Lift your spirit
I don’t jest
Lift up your spirit
You are meant to sing
Lift up your spirit
You are the light
You bring
You bring light into the darkest night
Lift up your spirit and fly
You make life feel worthwhile
Lift up your spirit
Up
Lift
Your spirit
You are the one
Like a breath of fresh air
You are laughter and light
You are love
And delight
The First Step
Be honest with yourself
Follow your heart
Be honest with yourself -
It’s not giving up
It’s what you really need
To fuel you life
Be honest with yourself -
It will give you the strength you dearly miss
As you fight - and hold down
Your love
Be honest with yourself
And things can be different than you fear
Say what you need and let the passion fill your heart -
Let it flood your whole being -
There is always another way
Love is not pain
Love is an action
Love fuels your life
And makes everything possible -
Be honest with yourself
That is the first step
You can tell me many times
That there is no relationship -
No future for you and me -
But how can I believe
Even the calm contained you
If I feel your wandering thoughts resting on me
And at times your whole being with me.
I feel alone
A little lost
Abandoned
Just myself at home
With you in my heart
I felt so strong
Invincible
With a purpose to live
With a reason to go on
With a light to guide me
Why do I need You
In physical form?
Why does it reassure me so
Why do I need to feel
To trust?
It’s not fair
I do not ask a lot
I was not asking for much
I was asking to have a little time
Just to be your friend
Just to see you once in a while
I know you and I enjoyed it a lot
Why not?
Nightmares - restless thoughts
Trespassers of sleep
Uncertainties - agonies
Companions of the day
Trespassers of my calm mind
Passers by you are -
As I let you go -
You disappear
Into the night and into the air
Nighmares and restless thoghts
Vanquished with the help of a brilliant sunny day.
Returns
Does confidence and calm
The certainty
That all is well
That all can be
And all will be well
The certainty -
That not withstanding
There is more magic in the air
There are more opportunities
More possibilities -
You are given the time and space
There is the trust and the confidence
That
All is well
Dialogue
Wait for him?
But why? Nothing is as much fun
Not true - that is -
But I feel that love so strong
Then give it to everyone
Share it with all
Let it - this love -
Let it breathe and grow
Don’t hide it it’s not only for you
Don’t hold onto it
Because of this love
You are more awake and alive
Express what you feel to all
His was just the seed
It is not for storing
It is for expressing
This love is for manifesting