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Woman in Black

21 Saturday Sep 2019

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black, dance, dark, doubt, hope, Johnny Cash, love, Morrissey, music, poem, poetry, progress, relationships, rock, romance

Today I wear black

not to show darkness

but to mute the doubt

that I’ll see your back

 

For I stand solid strong

sure in your protective arms

even at a distance,

singing our song

 

Notes of hope advance

a comforting melody plays

inviting the next stride

of our love’s dance

 

a single step back

does not disconnect

but rocks you forward

leaning onto me dressed in black

 

 

September 17, 2019

Countdown to Valentine’s Day: Everyday Fairytales

07 Thursday Feb 2019

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fairytale, love, music, Taylor Swift, Valentine's Day

Mega hit pop star Taylor Swift notoriously writes songs about love, and they’ve held universal appeal since her debut as a teenager. Her song on the Valentine’s Day movie soundtrack “Today Was a Fairytale” makes no exception. The sweet ballad holds a simplicity in its love story. Life gets heavy, and so does love. However, the sweet small details surround us. Take a moment today to remember the people who love you, who “told me I was pretty when I looked like a mess.” Feel that magic in the air as love notes travel miles, love songs hit the airwaves and loved ones call just to say, “I love you.” We need not live in a fairytale to experience the loving details of one.

Chester Bennington

26 Saturday Aug 2017

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belonging, Chester Bennington, depression, faith, hope, hopeless, hopelessness, life, light, Linkin Park, mind, music, poem, poetry, sad, sadness, success, suicide

listening back now

seems so hard to miss

that deep felt desire

for life more than this

 

so how did we not

see that darkness filling

what light was left

as hope went spilling

 

radio plays nonstop

an endless tribute stream

what now seems proof

in that musical scream

 

let us not forget

the reality of those songs

as hopelessness expresses

it feels it belongs

 

success matters not

when the mind does miss

a light, a hope, a faith

to make life worth this

Flashback Friday: “Closer” by Ne-Yo

19 Friday Dec 2014

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Closer, conversation, desire, Flashback Friday, human, interaction, love, music, Ne-Yo, people, relationships

 

Ne-Yo’s upbeat song “Closer” reminds us of the basic need for human interaction. Not only do people crave love on a deep level, but they seek simple connection. Even the music video shows that the singer can’t spend all his time alone. A wonderful link, or even a lack thereof, can trigger drug like responses in the brain.

It seems common knowledge that falling in love has its euphoric side effects. Ordinary conversation can produce similar reactions. As Ne-Yo describes the draw of the woman he sees at some public establishment, “I just can’t pull myself away.” Neither can anyone from society. A quick exchange at the grocery store reminds the customer and clerk that they live in a world where they serve each other. Talking to a trusted friend delves deeper to give each the opportunity to let their thoughts flow freely. Without sharing, people only crave interaction, leading to potential stir crazy actions. Yet most would share Ne-Yo’s sentiment that “I just can’t pull myself away/under a spell I can’t break/I just can’t stop” as they can’t last long without seeking out another person.

This song in particular captures the positively addictive powers of love, but it hits the basic need for human interaction as well. The more one gets, the more one wants, as they discover it “shines just like a star.” Like the shining woman, interaction owns the world.

Your Love Is A Band-Aid

29 Monday Sep 2014

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breakup, healing, heart, heartbreak, love, lyrics, music, poem, poetry, relationships, romance

I’ve got a heart that beats

But it’s making a mess

A red pool growing bigger in time

It’s the beat of our song

 

That love pours forth

Red drips on the page

Our story forever alive

Part of our hearts and in the books

 

You patch me up

I wait to heal

Your love is a band-aid

A mere temporary seal

 

Love stabs, love wounds

But the blood keeps pumping

Through my body and through that hole

Yet I’m still alive

 

These words make scabs

Flesh covering flesh again

To keep myself whole

Where a scar remains

 

Love scars, never gone

For once united, always a part

A dead X marks the spot

Of a buried seed, growing inward

 

You patch me up

I wait to heal

Your love is a band-aid

A mere temporary seal

 

Love stabs, love wounds

But the blood keeps pumping

Through my body and through that hole

Yet I’m still alive

 

Cage behind heartstrings

Our love stays captive

Two hearts together

Separated in new reality

 

Arms outstretched we see

A new embrace outside

That hugs the free

And the chamber stays deep

 

You patch me up

I wait to heal

Your love is a band-aid

A mere temporary seal

 

Love stabs, love wounds

But the blood keeps pumping

Through my body and through that hole

Yet I’m still alive

(Alone) In A One Man Army

27 Saturday Sep 2014

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alone, depressed, depression, music, poem, poetry, sadness, solitude, trapped

Pushing away my last line

I’m left truly alone

Past my last defense

It’s a one man army

 

Attacked from the outside

The beats are caged

Not allowed to leave

Only spill their remnants

 

Triggered from outside

The holes flow both ways

Pain going in, emptiness prevails

No permanent visitor but lonesome blues

 

The melodies roll in

The words a kind rhythm

To pull me through

Cleansing drops emerge through gray

 

But when the songs end

And I lay down my pen

I sit on an empty couch

In selected solitude, alone again

Melodic Remedy

11 Thursday Sep 2014

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company, depression, melancholy, melody, music, perspective, poem, poetry, sadness, words

They try to knock it

The beauty in the pain

That the music shares

Better than I explain

 

But I’m not the first

To feel so low

And won’t be the last

To survive the blow

 

So I listen widely

To the company in melody

A kindred melancholy

Part of the remedy

 

Then my words pour out

An alternate perspective

That I let go knowing

My view has my directive

Middle Of The Moment

05 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by KaylasOnlyHeart in Journal

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city life, community, courage, friends, goals, home, life, Middle Of The Map, music, opportunity, weekend

I should be listening to live music at Middle Of The Map festival right now. I could bask in the wonder that accompanies a concert, spend quality time with a friend who loves the experience as much as I do, and take advantage of the music scene and writing inspiration offered by this city life. Yet here I sit at home. Alone (unless the dog counts).

Capturing the opportunities here rests solely in me. The designated people have already arranged and agreed to this festival. I am missing the music as I write. I have chosen this city as my new home for the potential it holds for the goals I have. Easing into it makes sense considering how long it has taken me to simply peek from my shell and how I have given myself considerable more change and adjustment. No excuse remains to keep me from joining the communities here though.

It’s time I find the times and places bands play, church groups meet, friends hang out, and more so I can build my home here. Those aspects accompany the physical act of maintaining my personal dwelling. At those events, I get to capture the memories that line my walls. I keep myself surrounded by what has significance to me.

Now I just have to get out there and keep building and maintaining my home, both literally and figuratively. The time has come. Nothing should hold me back.

 

From what are you hiding right now? What moments and opportunities can you seize from the world around you?

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Flashback Friday: “Bigger Than My Body” Above The Pavement

04 Friday Apr 2014

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Bigger Than My Body, change, dreams, encouragement, Flashback Friday, foundation, growth, hopes, John Mayer, music, risk, success

We all want to soar when it comes to life to dreams to love. In “Bigger Than My Body,” John Mayer declares, “Someday I’ll fly/Someday I’ll soar/Someday I’ll be/So damn much more/’Cause I’m bigger than my body/Gives me credit for.” Let us not forget that we have the ability to soar and that others possess this potential as well. Keeping this bigger picture in mind helps us reach our goals and encourage others as well.

Often times we hold ourselves back because, simply, it’s easier to accept the status quo. Most people understand that the rock stars we hear on the radio, the anchors we see on TV, the best-selling authors we read exemplify rare cases. Yet the poets who share their pieces with writing communities online also find success. They take the first step toward flight. Maybe it leads to a full-blown writing career. Then again, it might never lead to any published work. Emerging from their shell, no matter how slowly, marks the path to success.

Mayer points out the possibility that “Maybe I’ll tangle in the power lines.” Lifting ourselves from our foundation involves more risk. Obstacles surround us overhead, and the solid pavement remains below. It provides stable ground, but it also hurts as a landing spot after a tumble. The firm aspect serves as the core or the heart of the quest, the “more to learn.” We can always stand on this soil.

Then we can “shed this skin I’ve been tripping in/never to quite return.” For we continually change as we grow into our new found successes, even if that entails healing from scrapes or bruises along the way. Let’s stretch our wings as they allow to see how we soar. Remember there is always more than what meets the eye as we don’t see one’s full reach in one glance.

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Flashback Friday: Beautiful Day Every Day

28 Friday Mar 2014

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Beautiful Day, beauty, beginning, change, encouragement, Flashback Friday, music, seasons, spring, thankful, U2, uncertainty

I remember when I first heard this song. It’s on the Now 6 CD I bought over ten years ago. The U2 hit still rings true as ever as encouragement to not let the good in each day get away.

This seems like a good reminder for this season as we welcome the return of the green trees, pink and red flowers, golden sun. The days become more aesthetically beautiful, which makes it easier to embrace the beauty of life. We accept the change.

Yet that doesn’t mean the fresh growth is always easy. Sometimes we have to let go of people we love. Other times we have to tackle situations we didn’t expect. We can’t always predict how the seeds we plant might grow.

I have found myself in a new beginning in every aspect of my life, some planned others not quite anticipated. Sometimes it gets discouraging not knowing where my next home will be as I wait for a couple details to unfold. I still have my family, friends, and journal. What makes my house a home travels with me and will settle with me again.

No matter what, it’s a beautiful day. Some sort of flower always blooms. Take notice of the good and don’t let another day in your life get away unnoticed for its beauty.

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