​It was the turn that turned me
The ending of serenity
You changed my skin to vapor
You turned my body to ash
You awoke
A sleeping
Goddess
And I will not go back
To a normal human existence
After discovering
All that I am.
Love has transformed
My body into want
My heart into light
And my mind into night.
But I would rather be
Suffering
For the loss of us
Than go back
To the tame and tempered
Girl I was
Before I met the one
Who would initiate
The greatest change
That has ever taken place
In me.
And love hurts sometimes
Much like
The pain you feel
If you've ever touched
The edge of death
And then decided
To return to life
But it feels so damn good to be truly alive ~
And can we be?
Without this desire
Without this definition
Without this experience
Without this transformation?
Can we be truly alive
If we have never died
At least a little bit
For the sake
Of what
We love?
~Charity

TO LAND

She’s not like others
You can’t own her
Just borrow
And share a moment
If she wants it.
But she’s a ghost
Unseen
Unknown…
And she travels
Too occupied with
Making the most
Of exploring this universe
To be taken and kept
She’s not like others
She’s a spirit
Fearless
Wrapped in skin
But living in
The earth
The Dirt
The sky
She’ll fly
And rest in
The eye
Of a storm…
And you
You’re it you know
The only one she ever wanted
Badly enough
To land
For a moment.

-Chatity

It was still so dark this morning as the sun came up that the bottom of the photo is blurry, but I like it! I think it goes well with the poem. The image to me shows that sometimes everything is more clear when we look up... :) And some of us are happier flying than landing ;). ~ Charity

Don't make excuses for your emotions
Tempers and passions ~
Be you.
Feel
Need
Want 
Love 
Express.
If you are angry
There is probably a good reason
Don't ignore it
Look deeper 
Understand it
Accept who you are.
You are not here 
To fit another's mold
You are not here to 'behave'
You are not here to walk quietly at the back of a line
Not even questioning 
Where the others will lead!
You have a heart
A soul, a mind
You have as much right to follow your passions as anyone who ever
Existed.
You were not born to follow
Anything or anyone except your own
Inner guidance.
And your inner guidance is good!
It is so very good.
Within you is the knowledge and understanding of all the ages.
Trust yourself
Love yourself
Feel your feelings
Be exactly, exactly, exactly you.
No matter what anyone else says or thinks 
It is imperative to be your true self
Because no one else can be that person
No one else can be exactly you!
And the universe needs you 
To be you. 
But more importantly
You 
Need you
To be you!!!

~Charity