inspirational
Inspirational poetry is just the thing to lift your spirits or rejuvenate your creativity.
After Light
erse 1 My life split open the day you left, Into the before and after of you. I hold the past like a fragile thing, But the after asks me to move. If I reach down deep for strength again, Crack my heart just enough to feel, I might let a little light come in And find a way to heal. Verse 2 I walk through rooms you used to fill, Soft echoes trailing behind. The love you carried doesn’t fade, It settles warm inside my mind. And I know you’d want the after-days To shine instead of break, So I breathe you in and let you be The light I still can take. Chorus So I let the after-light in, Let it fall where the shadows have been. You’re the glow that steadies my hands, The reason my heart still stands. The before is a precious, sheltered place, But the after is mine to write. So I open the door and let you in— You’re the after-light. Verse 3 I’m learning loss is not an ending, It’s a turning of the page. The story keeps unfolding still, Even through the grief and age. You’re woven through the quiet nights, The mornings soft and bright, And every step I take from here Is guided by your light. Bridge When my life flashes past someday, It won’t be the sorrow I see. It’ll be the laughter, the gentle days, The way you lived in me. And I’ll know the after wasn’t dark— It was where I came alive. Chorus So I let the after-light in, Let it fall where the shadows have been. You’re the glow that steadies my hands, The reason my heart still stands. The before is a precious, sheltered place, But the after is mine to write. So I open the door and let you in— You’re the after-light.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior11 days ago in Poets
A Million Different Stars
[Verse 1] You make a careful heart forget its rules I lose my balance just standing near you Every small kindness cuts deeper than truth I carry the words, but they stop when I do [Pre-Chorus] I rehearse your name behind my teeth Then let the silence cover me [Chorus] I want you more than I know how to say Love you in a thousand hidden ways Desire keeps pulling my hands through the dark But I lock every sentence inside my heart You make holding back feel impossible Still I’m scared to let you know it all [Verse 2] I study the space between your replies The half-smile you give when you catch my eyes If I cross the distance, what will I lose? The safest lie is that I’m fine without you [Pre-Chorus] I rehearse your name behind my teeth Then let the silence cover me [Chorus] I want you more than I know how to say Love you in a thousand hidden ways Desire keeps pulling my hands through the dark But I lock every sentence inside my heart You make holding back feel impossible Still I’m scared to let you know it all [Bridge] If courage is a door, I’m leaning on the frame One breath from the truth, one step from your name Maybe tonight I’ll stop guarding the spark And place what I feel in the open at last [Final Chorus] I want you more than I know how to say Love you in a thousand unguarded ways Desire is burning straight through every wall I’m done pretending I don’t feel it at all You make holding back feel impossible So I’m telling you now: I want it all [Outro] I want you more than I know how to say I love you—please don’t look away
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior11 days ago in Poets
