a shining star

[Fern carle]

staring up towards a blanket of clouds i was mesmerized

they slowly parted just like the red sea

splashing the eye of the sky with a blinking neon message that helped set my heart free

"you can be a shining star if you choose

or a meteor if you choose to lose

it

lose the pain

you've got so much to gain

to give

if you give yourself permission to live

permission to set yourself free from the bondage of misery

that shackles you behind depressions door

locked tight                                                                                                                              air fright into a life that's a chore

never enough

always craving more

aching fir love to fill up your core

peeled and diced

sliced

so many times before flagging esteem mopped the floor

as anger steered in the direction of static fear

no longer

fear no more

true happiness lives in the depths of your core"

teary eyed the sky sighed

"forgive yourself for you've committed no sin

running circles in depressions race

soul worn thin

your destinations grim

there's no chance for you to win

by giving up before you try life passes by

dreams wither and die

be kind to yourself

give yourself a break

you possess all the tools you need to weed past the past

all the tools to sprout radiant

confident

without nagging doubt

free to be the person God created you to be

free to be exactly who you are

free to be a shining star"