THE PUZZLE OF MY LIFE

Don’t worry how others live their lives

Or how their life should be,

Let their pieces fix themselves

That is their worry, their destiny.

The broken pieces of your life

Like a jigsaw puzzle, confused,

Trying so desperately to fix it right

Can’t think, how your mind is fused.

But we think we can repair the damage

Of another person’s life,

That we are experts to tell them

 How they should deal with strife.

Don’t even try, it’s impossible

With THEIR lives you have NO control,

Your puzzle pieces, so broken

It’s YOURSELF you need to console!!!

Take each piece and feel its shape

Each curve is your journey long,

Turn it to fit inside the puzzle piece

Bit by bit it will make you strong.

A puzzle has many pieces, crooked, curved and straight

And the only pieces you need to fix are your very own,

Each intricate piece eventually, will fall right into place

When done, smile and see just how much you’ve really grown.

Written by Mary Graziano©

February 25, 2013

Watercolour Painting, title and some words

Belong to Michal Madison

www.michalmadisonart.com

SHADOWS OF THE PAST

Don’t hide in the Shadows of the Past

You don’t live there anymore,

Your destiny is yours to create now

Leave the past, and close the door.

Look at the now, come into the light

Feel peace, tranquility unfold

Embrace your spirit, reach out and love

The past is dark, relentless and cold.

Rejoice in your new found happiness

Find your solutions of the present and grasp,

Hang on, the light is astounding

You’re no longer in the Shadows of the Past.

Written by Mary Graziano©

Title and some words belong to

Michal Madison

www.michalmadisonart.com

face the darkness of the past ~
and focus on solutions in the present!
live in the light~
create your destiny

feel free to share
~michal madison
www.michalmadisonart.com

NEW HAPPY ENDINGS

I am the future of my dreams, my anticipations

No-one can go back and start a new beginning,

It’s my chance to shine, to move on and resume

To continue on today and make a new ending.

I am willing to make my dauntless journey

Not into the yesterdays, but the tomorrows,

To see and feel the potential that can arise

The beginning is gone, that chapter now closes.

We have the power to create our yesterdays tomorrow

Be free to be driven, your abilities transcending,

To finally see who we really are

In conclusion say, “Here’s to new happy endings.”

Written By Mary Graziano©

February 23, 2013

Artwork and some words and phrases by Michal Madison

HOW CAN YOU!!!

NEWS REPORT “A CHILD HAS DIED!!!”

Beaten black and blue, was the only abuse he knew,

His cries unanswered, no-one cared enough

How can you ignore, is there not something you can do!!!

A heart so broken, love was never felt

Only words that hurt, how her ears did sting,

Her eyes over-flowing with so many tears

Wishing an angel would sweep her away on her wings.

How can you ignore, turn and shut the door

How can you ignore, and pretend it’s not there,

How can you ignore, can’t you envision the hurt

How can you ignore, do you really not care!!!

So many screams can be heard, so sad!!!

So many intense feelings they have nowhere to run,

Afraid to be hurt, they retreat in fear

Emotional, Physical, the damage is done!!!

How can you ignore, if you see abuse happen to a child

How can you ignore, bruises so unexplained,

How can you ignore the look in their eyes

How can you ignore, their bodies so drained.

We can’t ignore the sadness they show

We can’t ignore the reports that we hear,

We can’t ignore, we can’t shut that door

Speak out!!! Reach out!!! Wipe away a tear.

NEWS REPORT “A CHILD HAS DIED!!!”

Written by Mary Graziano©

January 25, 2013