Lessons In Life

In
Retrospective
I shouldn’t have
SAID the things
I did
I should have known
Better
Than to DO the things
I did
But words once
Spoken
Can never be RETURNED
A lesson that has
Taken
So much pain
In order
For
Me to LEARN

You made me…..DO it!
You made me…..FEEL
This way
Were only a few of the
EXCUSES
I
Used
I didn’t want to take
RESPONSIBILITY
I wanted someone
Else to PAY!

For my insecurities
Well
Till
Even
Stubbornness
Had to shout out
“I’m gone….”


You see
In this life
If only’s
Are for those who
Cannot get beyond their PAST
I can’t(s)
Are for those willing
To settle for wearing MASKS
Hiding discontents from
Those who love them
The MOST
Just because the pressures
Of becoming a failure
Keeps them at bay
Just in case
Any man
Should BOAST
About the pleasures
Life can bring

I’m now taking STOCK
Of life’s
INVENTORIES
Sharpening my TOOLS
Having a total
Make over
And I’m about to Make
My ENTRY
KNOWING the lessons that I have learnt are far from
ELEMENTARY
No school teacher to instruct
No chalk boards to copy off
This time its EXPERIENCE
That will decide
If I make the grade or NOT!


Elitha©2007

Caught In A Lie

I don’t know have an excuse
I ran out of them
A long time ago
There is no reason
Why
I acted the way
I did
If there is it’s become
Camouflaged
In my ego

I

Lied

Because it was the easy
To do
Didn’t think it would
Hurt anyone
It wasn’t my intention to

But

I

Did

Didn’t think
One small lie
Could cause so much
Harm
And now that it’s all in
The open
I guess I was
Quite alarmed
At the reactions of
My friends
Who took a
Self-righteous stance
All because they haven’t
Yet been caught
In the grips of a lie’s
Arms!

But yes,
I digress
It was not them

But

Me

Who

Lied

And all I want
To do
Is to run away
And hide

No longer able to look
You straight
In the eyes
And for this
I do
Apologise
Cos trust doesn’t

Live

Here

Anymore

I’ve now learnt
Its doesn’t matter
What others do
Just because they
Say it’s alright
Doesn’t mean
I can get away with
It
Too!
Being gullible is
Not a pretty dress
To fit
Into
But as I said
Earlier
There is really
No
Excuse

I lied

The problem is with
Me
And not with
You!

Elitha©2007

TRAVELLING LIGHT

Travelling Light


This is the best thing
I have ever done
Unloading the necessities
Of the by gones

I’m traveling light…

No longer responsible
For any one else

But

Only

My

Self

I’m traveling light..

I have no problems
Admitting
My mistakes
Learning and reviewing
Changing my thought
Process
In order to
Accommodate
The never ending struggles
Of a heart
Trying not to become
Overweight
With
The cares
Of
This life

I’m traveling light….


It’s a dichotomy
For sure
As journeys always require
One to be equipped
With everything
You could possibly
Need
And more
But this time
My mind tells me
No!

The more cares you take on
The more burdens
You will endure
So
Excuse me if I don’t
React
In the way
That I did
Before

I’m still here to
Listen to you
Laugh with you
Even be someone you
Can hold

On

To

But I’m unable
To
Store
Up those emotions
That has a tendency
To reside
Taking so much from me
Making it hard to be objective
Losing my perspective
Only seeing as far as
My physical eyes will let me

Its time to travel light…..

You are more
Than welcome
To travel by
My side

Elitha©2007

SEIZE THE DAY

SEIZE THE DAY
LIVE IT
AS IF IT’S YOUR LAST
FOCUS ON
YOUR NOW
INSTEAD OF WORRYING
ABOUT YOUR PAST
SAY GOODBYE
TO HEARTACHES
OF FRIENDSHIPS GONE ASTRAY
OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN(s)
IF ONLY(s)
SEND THEM ON THEIR
MERRY WAY

RELEASE YOURSELF FROM ANGER
THE KIND THAT COMES
FROM UNJUSTIFIABLE PAIN
DENY BITTERNESS’S CONTINUAL REQUEST
TO COME AND STAY WITH YOU
AGAIN AND
AGAIN
AND
AGAIN
DESPITE ALL HURTS
KNOW YOUR SELF WORTH
GO ON……

JUST
SEIZE THE DAY


LINGER NO MORE ON
MISSED OPPORTUNITIES
WITH OPTIMISM
REPLACE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS
RETURN NO MORE
TO BROKEN PROMISES
WHEN YOU’RE REMINDED
OF THEM
JUST SIMPLY IGNORE

SPEAK LIFE INTO YOUR
DREAMS
STRIVE TO BE THE BEST THAT
YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE
DON’T LOOK AT WHAT YOU
DON’T RECEIVE
BUT INSTEAD LOOK
TO SEE WHERE
YOU CAN GIVE
MORE

WHEN YOU GIVE OUT
OF YOUR HURTS
IT HAS A TENDANCY
TO CAUSE
THE VERY THINGS THAT
WANT TO HOLD YOU
BACK
TO COWER IN DEFEAT
AND RETRACT
SO

PUSH THE HOLD BUTTON
OFF DELAY

RIGHT NOW

THIS VERY MINUTE

SEIZE IT

IT’S YOUR DAY!



ELITHA©2006