The Beast Inside

I am not afraid
Of the thing under the bed.
I am not afraid
Of the shadow in the hall.
I am not afraid
Of the creature in the closet.
I am only afraid
Of the beast inside.
I am not afraid
Of the ghost in the mirror.
I am not afraid
Of the figure in the window.
I am not afraid
Of the phantom in the corner.
I am only afraid
Of the beast inside.
I am not afraid
Of the fangs in the night.
I am not afraid
Of the monsters in the lake.
I am not afraid
Of the serpents in the pit.
I am only afraid
Of the beast inside.
I am not afraid
Of the voices in dead silence.
I am not afraid
Of the eyes in the dark.
I am not afraid
Of the demons in the shadows.
I am only afraid
Of the beast inside.

Quiet House

Quiet house, closed doors,
Empty beds, clean floors;
Sweet silence--is it worth it,
When the house is quiet?

No footsteps, no distressed cries,
No little ones to let in flies;
Sweet peace--are you worth it,
When this house is quiet?

Imagined voices keep me up,
A thousand days is not enough;
Sweet calm--is it worth it,
When my house is quiet?

Watching the passing years,
The tender hearts and loud tears;
Sweet hush--is it worth it?
Time goes on, the house is quiet.

Do Not Apologize

Do not apologize for being sad;
It's okay, I understand.
Sadness is normal,
It's human.

Do not apologize for being human.
I'm a human, too,
And I have a heart,
Which is happy.

Do not apologize for being happy
Even if others are not.
Being happy is good,
Though the world is scary.

Do not apologize for being afraid.
Fear keeps us alive.
We need it as a shield,
So we survive getting broken.

Do not apologize for being broken;
It's okay, I understand.
It's normal and how we grow.
It's human.

Do not apologize for being human.
I'm a human, too,
And I have a heart.
So do not apologize to me.
It's okay. I understand.
You're human.

And so am I.

Exist

You exist because of love.
You exist because you are the stars
You are the sun, you are the moon.
You exist because the universe sees you.
The universe loves you,
Because it is in you as you are in it.
You exist because the eons passed by,
And time turned on, slowly, carefully,
Crafting a work of art that resulted in you.
You exist because you are a thread
In the tapestry of eternity,
A piece of art worth a million souls,
Impossible to weave without you.
You exist because the trees, the rocks, and the flowers
Sang together, a harmony
To split oceans and move mountains,
Only to create you.
The universe laughs when you laugh,
And it cries when you break,
And it does all it can to put you back together.
It fills the cracks with gold and love,
A spider's web of change turned glory,
And it admires you all the more.
You exist because the universe loves you;
And because I, another thread,
Need you for my pattern,
Like so many others
Whose lives you help weave,
Hold together, and shape.
And we love you all the more for it.
You exist because of love.
And love exists because of you.

The Man in the Moon

The Man in the Moon is angry tonight.
He watches all we do, all we say,
Bathing us in harsh, soft white.
He knows how cruel we are,
He knows how unkind.
He knows what we did tonight,
And he frowns, glaring with light.
The Man in the Moon thinks we're broken,
And I think he's probably right.
The atrocities we commit are stupid,
And we perform only to prove our might.
The Man in the Moon watches us,
Seeing our wars, how we fight.
With weapons and with words,
We send out serpents to bite.
The Man in the Moon is angry tonight.
He watches all we do, all we say,
Bathing us in harsh, soft white.