Saturday, June 27, 2015

I Am Going Out Tonight

I am going out tonight,
Even though I don't feel like it.

Changing and primping,
All to look as close to a princess as I possibly can.

Even though I don't feel like it.
Even though I might rather read.

Because I am an extrovert,
And have trouble turning down social invitations,
Especially with the right friends.
Although one of them already bailed.

Maybe I can fake it.
Maybe it will be well.

I don't know,
But I sure hope so.

Because I am going out tonight,
And hopefully I will look better than I feel.


Thursday, June 25, 2015

As It Is

As it is,
I wonder and fret about friends.

As it is,
Linz and I appear to be done.

As it is,
I am possibly slightly depressed.

As it is,
I kind of wanted alone time with E
But then J joined
And really it was all about E anyway, not me.
Since she's the meltdown one tonight,
And totally invited me in the first place.

As it is,
I go to my job week after week,
And some days I like it,
And some days I don't.

As it is,
Mondays are always bad with the twins.

As it is,
I still don't know what I want to do with my life.
Job wise and impact wise.

As it is,
I fail so much.
I fail at loving my friends.
I fail at loving my family.
And I don't know the correct balance for anything.

As it is,
I read a lot.
Partly to escape life.
Partly because it makes me feel accomplished
When I return the books to the library.

As it is,
I do not know where I am,
Or where I am going,
Or how to figure this thing called life out.

As it is,
I am 28 and still undecided on so many things.
I thought I would be more together at this point,
But it seems life's big secret is that adults aren't put together either.
In fact, kids seem more decisive, more secure.

As it is,
I don't know what to do about anything.
Except go to God.
And even then,
I don't know what to expect, what will change, what should happen.

As it is,
I am a scared little girl who is lost.


Wednesday, June 10, 2015

I Carry All the Hurts

I carry all the hurts in my heart,
Hoping it will help me not get hurt again.

I anticipate new ones using the old ones.
Hoping that if I do something different, it will end differently.

Sometimes it does.
But most of the time it just bogs me down.

This is not a healthy place to live.
Last time it turned me into a bitter person.

I don't know what it would do to me this time.
But I know that I need to learn to let go.

And let Him handle all the pieces.
If only I could learn to give them up.