Amen

Amen

Nothing breaks my heart like seeing you in pain.
Lord, forgive me, so many blessings but I still complain.

Most of all, I hate the days you lose hope and come undone.
Darling, such little was lost, there's so much to be won.

I hope with all my heart that the home you seek, you find somewhere!
And wherever this place might be,
To God I pray there's peace and happiness there.
Oh look at the things your love does to me,
I begin to write a poem, it turns into a prayer.

~CC

Magic

Magic

You don't always get to say your piece
or do your thing.
But patience pays, let winter go,
wait for spring.

At a finer time, in a brighter place,
You'll have your turn,
Be much better prepared.

The universe has magic!
And so you'll see,
Everything you truly want...
is already meant to be!

                                                                           ~CC

Farewell!

Farewell!

I wish that the happiness that's evaded me 
all these years,

Finds you, forgives you, and follows you...

Wherever you go.

And in doing so,

I hope that happiness,

Unlike unlucky me, stays with you, 

And just like me, becomes forever yours.

~CC

Escape Velocity

Escape Velocity

You said it once,
You said it twice.
Spinning around in circles
Isn't for the wise.

More dead than alive I was but
I did what had to be done.
The door had to be shut,
With all my might, I had to run.

I hope now you know,
That hearing is believing!
Darling, you can't ask someone to go,
And then blame them for leaving.

~CC

In the Guise of Empathy

In the Guise of Empathy

Pursuing curiosity
is risky business.
What you find,
may taste like rewards
or sting like regrets.

You say you're a seeker
and wish to know...

But, darling.
Even if I told you
all of secrets,
you wouldn't be able to
put them together
to feel like I do...

Would you?

~CC

Win or Lose

Win or Lose

I loved you
even before I saw you
You lived in me 
and I lived for two.

Sweet sixteen now,
"Mama, I like that boy", you say.
So I'll tell you now
what my mama to me one day.

"Love yourself first,
for you are yours,
little one, now and forever.
Don't lose yourself
trying to win someone over".

~CC

❤

❤

All of the world's


treasures
are
trash


if you haven't got love
to go with 'em.

~CC

Trust with Caution

Trust with Caution

For silver tongues

are not always fueled

by golden hearts.

~CC

Procrastination? Check!

Procrastination? Check!

I'd like to save more and
spend less.
It's about time I do more and
say less.

I promise myself longer walks and
shorter naps.
I vow to choose healthier bites and
fewer snacks.

Maybe I won't light up another lung cannon,
or gulp down magic liquid
with suck reckless abandon.

I'll keep an open mind and a guarded heart.
Be a good girl and play the part.
But this misbehaved voice in my head,
it had to ask!

"How about tomorrow?"

~CC

Lunatic

Lunatic

Oh! How many things I'd tell you.
So much I'd have to say!

If only you could hear me,
Rotten luck! You're too far away.

The waning-waxing cold blue devil,
you are, it's true.
But I like being alone, together
with you.

~CC

Superlative

Superlative

It was
The best day of my life.

And it made me incredibly sad
to have to give up all hope
of ever a day any better
than

It was.
The best day of my life.

~CC

One at a Time

One at a Time

When you can see your goal clearly,
as gruelling as the journey may be,

don't let prying eyes or
heads full of doubt
make you forget why you started out.

Let nothing lead you astray.
Be sure to stand your ground.

All you've got to do today,
is make today count.

~CC

Wanderlust

Wanderlust

With all this talk of travel

of places to go and

sights to see

of experiences and memories

found only in new territories.

I wondered if you would

grant me this one wish

and take me someplace

that doesn't exist.

                                              ~CC

91 Days

91

They say there's a time and place
for everything.
It matters not, my love
that now isn't ours and
here is not to stay.

Because for 91 spins of the earth
and forever as a souvenir,
you were and will be
my favourite combination 
of space and time.

                                             ~CC  

Almost

Almost

The crescent moon.

Only two balmy weeks of June.

Half a magical day.

I-love-yous you don't have to say.

A half-eaten cookie

saved just for you.

Incomplete things 

can be beautiful too...

~CC

Hindsight's 20/20

Hindsight's 20/20

Reason lost when passion won.
Gather what you can salvage.
Rise from the wreckage.
You knew it all along.

Shed no more tears now
over the hurricane in your heart.
What else did you expect and how?
When you threw caution to the wind
right at the start.

                                                   ~CC

Solutions

Solutions

Of all the things
I want with whiskey
all of them involve you
none of them involve clothes

                                              ~CC

A Narcissist's Woes

A Narcissist's Woes

I am the one I think wisest,
I am the one I know best.
I have so much love for me,
I delight in my own company.
I never need another,
I am my grandest lover.

On cloudy days and moonlit nights,
when into the looking glass I see,
I'm overcome by such admiration,
that I kiss my winsome reflection.

The heartless mirror, however,
it doesn't kiss me back. No. Never.
Frozen cold against my lips,
the devil laughs as it quips.

~CC

If Only...

   If Only...

      

I poured my heart out to you,
on paper, of course.
Folded it and slipped it
into the envelope
of my deepest vulnerabilities.
Sealed it with a hundred kisses,
perhaps, a hundred wishes.
          
And you...
impatient you, ripped it open.
I would've lived, my darling,
lived through the gashes & tears,
if only you had read
more than words.
         
On paper, of course,
I poured my heart out to you.

~CC

Okay is an okay place to be...

Okay...

If, bless you, you've been through a hard time 
recently or a while ago...
and find yourself looking for yourself,
decide now, to be kind to "you".

Decide that you will give yourself time 
to heal, to recover, to gain your strength.
Then use this time for YOU!

Don't stress... don't talk down to yourself. 
Small steady steps. Be good to "you".
Find what you love. Do what makes you happy. 
Don't rush to joy.
Baby steps... stumble... fall... get up!

Sometimes... you just need some time... 
until then... just for a little while...

Okay is an okay place to be...

~CC