Fragments of the heart
left at the doorstep of an unfulfilled soul.
Unable to breach the padlock
unwittingly bolted to the mind.
Disjointed moments of hope
stymied by incoherent ramblings of despair.
Scratching at the entry
but unable to soothe the incessant itch
of confidence denied,
or fear unabated.
Stop!
Breathe.
Look.
You have the key.
You have the balm.
You are all you need.
Soothe the itch with every step you take.
Turn the key with every word you write.
Welcome to completeness.
If only for a moment
Now take another breath, collect the fragments,
and make another moment.
All you need is one at a time.
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Cathy holmes
Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.
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Comments (16)
"All you need is one at a time" so very true. Beautiful my friend. Your words hit home.
Fabulous job! Very inspiring piece Cathy! Awesome work!
"Consider the lilies of the field...." One day, one moment at a time, living in the now & allowing the next moment to work itself out when the time comes for it.
Ahhh, I LOVE this piece so much, my friend! Such a journey from the start, and then the middle has such a powerful shift leading to a beautiful realization. We have "the key, the balm". All we have is this moment, and this one, and this one, so just keep putting one foot in front of the other. I took a lot from this piece!
Sometimes it just gets to overwhelming, y'know. So yea, I get what you mean. Step back and breath. Then collect the fragments. That's excellent advise!
Thanks for the inspirational words. I find myself juggling many things at once and mostly I do it deliberately, to keep the voices confused, but every now and then It's good to stop and look around and breathe. I think the madness of Christmas time is when we feel the need to slow the wheels.
One at a time. I'm suffering from all at once chaos here, so thank you.
Ramblings? Nice! Stop! Breathe! Look! Some of my favorite words for myself!😉😊💕
Good poem, Cathy.
I love how this withers away and then "look" and a phoenix surges! Boom. ❤️
Love this!!! Fragments can piece together beautiful moments!
Inspirational & motivational!!! Superbly written!!! Loved it!!!💕❤️❤️
Very nice! Important to know we have self-control.
beautiful flow, love this inspirational piece
What a beautiful message. "All you need is one at a time."- love that line.
Such a lovely message x Perfectly written -we definitely all need to take the breath sometimes! 🤍