Starry Secrets

Hi friends,

It’s been more than a week since my last blog post. I must apologize. This past week a busy work week. But, I’m back and today, I’ve decided to share a poem I wrote once.

I was in a bit of a dark place when I wrote this. And I felt like I needed some sort of a reminder of some of the things that make me special. I’m not very good with words. I’m not the best at expressing myself using inspiring, beautiful, unique words and phrases. So I’m often ashamed of the lack of impact of poems I write. Despite how simple this poem might appear, I do hope it inspires you even just a little.

Don’t forget to Smile

Don’t forget that your smile is the light this world yearns for.

That even though you sit in darkness,

The world depends upon the upward curve of your lips.

Never mind that it feels an eclipse,

A mask that covers the shadows of your soul.

But maybe if you smile more and more,

Then some of that light will begin to turn inward.

Maybe your smile will begin to illuminate your heart

Once a fortress of shame and sorrow.

Maybe it will begin to warm you,

The way the world longs to be warmed.

Don’t forget to Give

To give to yourself as much as everbody else.

Don’t forget that you deserve receiving too.

That you’ve had enough deprivation from the gifts you owe to yourself.

Don’t forget to give yourself the love you yearn to receive, but never have.

Don’t forget to give yourself time to learn, time to grow, time to love and time to be loved.

Don’t forget to give yourself a chance

A chance to be happy

A chance to try

A chance to succeed

A chance to fail

Don’t forget that as much as you give, you deserve to be given to.

Don’t forget to Dream

Because your dreams are the space you need to create a world of your own.

They are your escape from realities that feel like plagues.

In your dreams you can find freedom,

No negativities for your mind to feed on.

Dream of life, Dream of love

Dream of joy, Dream BIG if you dare

Dream of today, dream of yesterday

Dream of tomorrow, dream that it’s here

Though dreams may be no more than a fantasy

Still, don’t forget to dream.

Don’t forget that You Are Beautiful

Your beauty transcends human understanding, and as such, their acceptance.

They are intimidated by you,

Because your beauty shines on the inside as much as the outside.

You are the one everyone else wishes they could be.

Don’t forget that you are perfection.

From the glow of your chocolate skin,

To the subtle invitation of your grin.

From the elegance of your mannerisms,

To the freedom in your rhythms.

You are the REALEST there ever was

And you are surely beautiful.

Don’t forget to Love

To love hard and to love unconditionally.

To love deeply because it opens up your heart.

Loving allows you to feel the heartache of another.

Loving allows you to be their hope, their brother.

I know it’s hard to love when you haven’t been loved.

You’re closed like a book that’s never been read, collecting dust on that bookshelf.

But there’s a chapter waiting for you, I promise.

A chapter that’ll show you’re the true Adonis.

And no, it’s not too distant I swear.

The love you give will return and pull you out of despair,

So don’t forget to love

Don’t forget to Breathe

Even though it hurts sometimes.

Even though not breathing seems more convenient.

Being easy on yourself is hard, I know.

I know you’ve always imagined that when you breathe your last breath

There’d be a host of angels waiting to embrace you

To carry you to a world free from all the pain, the suffering, the hurt.

But don’t forget there are angels here too.

Angels who want to carry you

Angels who want to hold you

Angels who want you to know that you can breathe now

So breathe.

Don’t forget to Cry

Don’t forget that your tears are the start of a new beginning.

That just like the world is cleansed by the falling rain,

Your tears flow to wash away your pain.

Wash away the past and the present

Start a clean slate for the future.

Remember to cry

Whether it’s to heal or just simply to feel.

Remember someone once said

That your tears are the worlds your heart wishes to express.

Remember that your heart has a lot to say,

So don’t forget to cry.

Don’t forget to Heal

Healing takes time, I know.

It’s hard to forget

The trauma, the shame

The betrayal, the abuse

It’s hard to forget the first hurt

Just as much as the second and the third

But don’t forget that to heal is not to forget

Don”t forget that scars do remain

As badges of honor, reminders that you have healed.

Don’t forget to Try

Try to keep going even when you’ve run out of breath.

Try to push through the sadness and all of your fears.

Try to look beyond the lines you’ve drawn in this fleeting existence.

Try to remember that you are strong enough, persistence.

Try to live

Try to laugh

Try to heal

Try to cry

Try to breathe

Try to thrive

Try to dream

Try to try

Don’t forget that YOU ARE ENOUGH

Enough for yourself and for everybody else.

Enough to rise above the burdens

That have held you down for the large part of a long time.

Enough to rise above the misery of failed expectations.

Enough for all who have met you,

And for all those you are yet to meet.

Strong enough to realize

That each and every piece of you is complete.

You, in all of your majesty and glory are Enough.

You, with all your scars and flaws are Enough.

You, in every story are Enough.

You, inside and out, deep and raw are Enough.

Don’t forget that you are enough.

Don’t forget that YOU ARE ENOUGH.

Don’t forget…