As we unwrap the apparel of self
And begin to look outside ourselves
As well as inside ourselves,
May we look at the changes
And the awesome ways we begin
To see and feel the beauty
Of self,
And start to begin to shine
With color, originality and the warming
And welcoming of the glow inside.
Just like some of us
Feel happiness and appreciation
For the ways our trees
Start to change color and develop into
Such individual shapes and sizes
Of red, brown, orange, yellow, white
And some shine as the sunshine or clouds
Reflect off their leaves and we begin
To start the new season and reason
Of this autumn.
This morning some of us look
Beyond what could be or should be
Without looking at ourselves
And what might be right in front of us
That has been put on the shelf for so long
That we might have numbed the possible
Emotional, spiritual, physical, intellectual or sense
Of our natural surroundings
That brought some of us
To this point in time.
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Thank you to Debra Freed for helping my three poems that were posted on 11-13-08, 11-20-08 and 11-27-08 to be published here on this website. This is a personal testimony that recovery and growth is possible while having a mental illness such as depression. This only allows me to continue to be passionate about doing what I can do to change the horific stigma that still plagues persons with mental illnesses. We do not choose to have these illnesses or do we choose all the outcomes that some of our behaviors that were left behind in piles of rubbish all over some of our lives. Some of my family and friends see my life choices as defects of character that they seem to see as personal choices that have affected their lives in ways of disappointment and failure for their lives but they did not live my life and see how parts of others played into some of the outcomes and trash that lies behind me. So today I move up and beyond yesterdays and look at today and for each and every day that lies ahead of me.
Thank you to YOU, Carol, for inspiring people with your beautiful poetry. You are helping to change lives and make our world a better place!