Slow Down

Slow down

Don’t skip to the end

Take a breath

Do not fear

Make plans

Do not stress

Plans fall apart

But that is ok

Live in the present

Put the past behind

Don’t worry about the future

It will be all ok

Jo Anne Kennedy

August 2019

Scrambled

I am tossed

I am tangled

Not sure which way is up

My brain is busy

My heart is heavy

Am I inside or out

So man emotions

Entangled with my thoughts

I am going stir crazy

Is it wrong?

Or is it right?

What is the lay of the land?

I am confused

My head is scrambled

Like eggs on a plate

What do I do?

Nothing is the answer

Am sure this will go away

The voices in my head,

Are arguing with each other

Please give me peace

Jo Anne Kennedy

August 2019

Am I Wrong?

My mind is so active

So many thoughts

Many of them destructive

Then I think of you

And guilt starts to rise

I should have acknowledged you

But guilt is wrong

As I should feel no shame

I am standing my ground

I wonder though, am I wrong?

Because it brings out fear

Fear of being ignored

But I need to remember

That it doesn’t matter

And I should not care

I will live my own life

I don’t need your selfishness

Clogging up my space

Jo Anne Kennedy

August 2019

Flitting

I go from one world to another

Flitting between place

Not content in one area

I meet many other people

All who have a different story

One I am eager to know

I help catch a killer

I roam the streets of London

And I help break the chain

I walk from town to town

Immersing myself in the surroundings

Getting lost in the scenery

It is an educational experience

I have so much to learn

In every place I go

When I finally get home

I tell others all about,

The wonderful places I have been

Then they can follow after me

And enjoy the wonderful experience

Of being lost in another world

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2019

Words You Say

You may not realise

But the words you say

DO HURT

You may think you are funny

But actually the truth is

You are not

You are hurtful

The words are spiteful

They are like verbal darts

You throw them out

And manage to hit bullseye

And the words hurt the heart

You think you aren’t mean

But I beg to differ

Due to how you treat others

It is not just the words you say

It is your mood swings

And the looks you give

I don’t know what the problem is

But it seems to me that you are in pain

And you are unable to cope

You take your pain out on others

And make them feel bad

So you can feel better

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2019

Personal Hell

The awful memories

Which cause you pain

The images in your head

Which cannot be unseen

The noise of their curves

From the torture you caused

These are the things that haunt you

But you cannot walk away

You are sitting all alone

In your own personal hell

A hell which you created

You have only yourself to blame

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2019

You Must Remember

You must remember

That I choose you

It was me that asked you

To come to me

I saw you and wanted you,

To be mine and only mine

To turn to me

And give me your heart

So if you choose to walk away

It will be your doing

As I would never push you away

Because you are too precious to me

I will always be waiting for you

To come back to me

I will grab you in an embrace

And never let you go

It is not about you

It is about us

Individuality is good

But connection is even better

Don’t think what they can do for me

Instead, what can you do for them?

Sometimes it is better to think

Of others before yourself

Life can be lonely

So it is important to reach out

To show love and respect for others

And see the smiles on their faces

Don’t do things for your own glory

It may make you happy for a moment

But it will quickly fade

Like the sun at the end of the day

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2019

Need to Change

If you come back to me

Life will be different

As I freely forgive you

But you will need to change

Be a transformed person

In both heart and mind

You will need to submit to me

And recognise that it is me.

Who deserves all your love

I ask you to please,

Give me your life fully to me

And not look to others

For other people will hurt you

They will cause you to break

And to question yourself

They will bring you pain

And make you cry

And wonder why you are here

But I give you my whole heart

And promise to never leave you

And give you all my love

Because you are my all

You are the reason I live

For you, I gave a sacrifice

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2019

You Deceived Me

I walked into the room

And saw you together

It broke my heart

As you had deceived me

You said you loved me

You gave me your life

But yet here you are

Cheating on me

I gave you my life

I trusted you

And I believed in you

But you cast me aside

What hurts the most

Is that I still love you

And despite this deception

I will never leave you

Don’t get me wrong

Your unfaithfulness angers me

It crushes me to the bone

That you would even do this to me

I am deserving of all of you

For you, it is a choice,

Will you return to me?

Or give your heart to another?

Jo Anne Kennedy

July 2019