“Poetry is the heroine of the soul; she fights the worlds injustice with grace, strength and vision.”
With grace and love, shine within these pages. Inspiration is already within you, your job is to find it.
Some breathe air to survive, others find their oxygen in the places they thrive. Poetry is my oxygen, may my breath give you new life.
Perfections Misconception
Difference unites and divides within the space of a breath, Without compassion we rise but limit our depth. Be kind to difference and be understanding of others; For all we have is one-another so learn to love my sisters and brothers. Be brave enough to shatter your own version of perfection, or face a lifeContinue reading “Perfections Misconception”
Angel In Beasts Clothing
The hurt we feel is not an excuse to walk away from our values unless we allow it;We are all human and we are all imperfect – we react, we hurt and make mistakes all in the name of self protection. Can you separate the human from the beast in your mind? JX Or youContinue reading “Angel In Beasts Clothing”
Obeying Graces Shadow
You are stronger than you know, sometimes our resilience is disguised within our weakness. JX For more content, subscribe:
Preacher?
Get in the arena but do not follow the orders of the crowd – they may wish you favor but they cannot understand what you need in order to survive! Train with the gladiators and learn from the veterans because once your foot graces the floor of that arena you are on your own. IContinue reading “Preacher?”
Without Care
Never base your worth off another person’s arrogance. You may not be experienced, you may not know it all, but if you choose to listen to them it is a fail not a fall. Stumble, hurt, feel your way by making mistakes and allowing yourself the grace of compassion. You will find each moment holdsContinue reading “Without Care”
The Underground Story
Be fearless and always be the underdog. Comfort will tell you, you need not go further; but it is you that must decide where your heart resides. Push forward, there’s another level for you – you just have to believe it is there! JX
The Whole World Within Her Vision
Within the heart is a resilience that we cannot begin to understand, may you come to see the truth of others without discrediting the truth of your own. This builds on all that we are and creates all that we will become. Strive to find the world within your vision and with fear do notContinue reading “The Whole World Within Her Vision”
Twisted And Hurled?
Control what you can, control yourself. You are capable of more than you know – make a commitment to yourself and you’ll always grow. Lifes triggers allow for us to show up in a different way – a way that reflects who we are in this current moment. Do not be hard on yourself, acceptContinue reading “Twisted And Hurled?”
F*** You Cancer
Hearing the words you have cancer is one of the most surreal moments one may experience. There is nothing more terrifying of the unknown and its vices. One thing I’ve come to know as truth, the outcome will never speak to the strength of the fighter. For those reading this and experiencing cancer using everyContinue reading “F*** You Cancer”
And So, The Adventure Begins…
Congratulations K & L!! Todays the day to celebrate the life you have created together with integrity, trust, consideration and unconditional love. May you both continue to grow yourselves and each other. Love you both. JX
Loves (Per)versions
Jollyoddbods, there is a difference between loving a person and being in-love. I wish that I had more to say on the topic, but all I know is it is near impossible to be in-love with a person who treats you badly. You might choose to stay in the situation because you love them (orContinue reading “Loves (Per)versions”
Uncomfort Rises, Brokenness Falls
There is a simplicity to life that many cannot comprehend, our lives are like incense burning until the end. We may choose to be the ash that falls and we can choose to be the mess, Or we may burn with purpose and honor the process. May you be giving and bless others with reminiscenceContinue reading “Uncomfort Rises, Brokenness Falls”
Souls Ambition
May you come to realise that you are your craft; and may your take your time to master it. Your world will change with every choice you make;You need not venture out to change the worlds of others because it is the way we create our own world that inspires change. Jollyoddbods, be the bestContinue reading “Souls Ambition”
Frozen Queen
Each one of us holds a darkness somewhere deep within our heart. Do not waste your energy and debate whether it is there. It is there. We merely decide the contrast. Does one show strength by proving themselves? OrDoes one become strong and be themselves? Jollyoddbods, the choice is yours, will you add more lightContinue reading “Frozen Queen”
A Reason Not To Change
Would you bow down and grovel at the feet of a person that chose to kick you? Decide how you want others to treat you and then teach them. My beautiful sister sent me this quote last week:“When you’re not used to being confident, confidence feels like arrogance. When you’re not used to getting yourContinue reading “A Reason Not To Change”
I’m Sorry
As we grow in wisdom we come to learn that our choices reflect our world views. Indeed a person will show you who they are within the first 10 minutes of meeting them and we as individuals respond based on our current view of the world and ourselves. Take a minute to reflect on that.Continue reading “I’m Sorry”
Life (And Deaths) Tournament
Jollyoddbods, what do want to see in your world? What is your desired end-game?Peace?Prosperity? Kindness?Consideration?Respect? Create your own rules based on the best self you can be and not the self that you are. Then step into the arena you created and before long you will become that best self. It is wise not toContinue reading “Life (And Deaths) Tournament”
Pray To Scream
Jollyoddbods, rise to the callings that empower and do not hide from them. That feeling you get when your in the gym and ‘that song’ comes on, you know the one that makes you feel like taking down the next opponent with a one punch knockout.. or run the treadmill forever – or, at leastContinue reading “Pray To Scream”
Venture Within
The dimensions of ones soul will forever be more expansive than an endless blackhole. Yet, as divisions begin to unfold it is our minds that seem to lose all control. Overload descends when too many buttons are pushed;Forced under pressure by a cascade of immeasurable ambush. The profound is often born after an experience withContinue reading “Venture Within”
Dodge the bullet
——————————————————————————————————-Please note: Although the content below is purely hypothetical it may cause distress. Discretion is advised. If you find yourself triggered please seek support. ——————————————————————————————————- The guns have been loaded and the children put to bed,Wounds of a decade are soon the bleed but the tears have already been shed. You now hold my wristsContinue reading “Dodge the bullet”
The Fighter Within
Raise your fists and do not drop them.Release your thoughts or be the problem. You’ve trained for this moment since the day you opened your eyes.Of course you didn’t know it then, but now you see lifes prize. For, each hit to the chin that you take, Creates a thirst that only blood can forsake.Continue reading “The Fighter Within”
I Am Her.
At night I would cry because I believed in the boogyman;Alone I would scream because I stopped believing in you. The fight was not lost, you surrendered,and so my resentment grew. You taught me how to haunt myself until the shadows of my own mind became the only thing that didn’t scare me. Mourning theContinue reading “I Am Her.”
Cheap Fuel
Our feelings are automatic, although, they do not simply change gear.Yet, when we deny our feelings we surrender our right to steer. Constantly checking the mirrors and taking our eyes off the road,Is to travel backwards in a reckless and dangerous mode. A well-oiled machine is as valuable as the wheels in which it leans,Continue reading “Cheap Fuel”
BEtrail
Follow the path until it betrays,Lose the trail and find yourself inside this lonely maze. Your thirst heightens and your madness peaks,you’ve barely reached the summit but reality speaks. The choices before you are grim but they mean survival,Will you turn back the way you’ve come or preach denial? Every moment amplified by the sunsContinue reading “BEtrail”
Lifes Equation
Lifes equation is an accumulation of sequence, patterns and cycles. To thrive within lifes formula one must connect to their own principles. How many times will you go into yourself to avoid your own division?Explore your vigour and secure your own provision. This life you own will add in subtractionsAnd there will be people whoContinue reading “Lifes Equation”
Years Farewell
Another year passes by the eyes of the exhausted, whilst another reflection passes through the mind of the wise. Hope that nothing will take the memories from the living and pray that nothing will take the moments from this life. Seek opportunities and the power to not only see such openings as miracles but asContinue reading “Years Farewell”
Salty Heart
I tested the waters and crossed the depths, to discover a world that cannot be kept. Over the waters and beyond the seas, lies a buried treasure that would bring me to my knees. Unable to see the litter that cluttered once pristine shores,I believed in the sun that shone through your pores. The seagullsContinue reading “Salty Heart”
Screams Within Silence
You hold back your personality; you await for that perfect moment to show them the real you. You hide your smile and silence your song only to disempower yourself, so that others may hide too. Desire burns your throat as you hold yourself back because you are not enough; This simple lie has manifested intoContinue reading “Screams Within Silence”
The Breath Of Life
In the midst of your darkness pray the you are enough.Do not fear life and follow the path so rough. Create the light your soul craves and yet you’ll still see darkness;And as you take in the darkened breath, hope to see the blessing and exhale the duress. Open your eyes, for each day youContinue reading “The Breath Of Life”
Angels Be Free
The world feels colder on this day,a world in which 6 angels no longer play, Today the sun shines but the world seems darker,for an unimaginable grief has been created for us to conquer. Sense cannot be found in the midst of tragedy,Many search for meaning and others lay blame – yet all hearts loseContinue reading “Angels Be Free”
Narcissists Hallelujah
Blame it all on me;For it is you that they will never believe. You’re a narcissist in the thickening darkness. A darkness in which each hallelujah turns to certain failure. You may never look back and see me thrive;Just as I don’t care enough to turn back and watch your soul die. Conceptually your heartContinue reading “Narcissists Hallelujah”
Sedation
It feels as though I am experiencing every emotion, yet feeling none.Every ounce of hope I had, has left me feeling numb. I’ve spent my life completing a sentence that I am told to withstand.The storm that wells inside of me, I am trying my best to understand. The moments in darkness in which IContinue reading “Sedation”
The Darkness We Create
Kindness is often lost in a world of deprivation and despair; Warped and misplaced in the minds of the broken, whilst their numbing reality continues to tear. We have created a world in which games are necessary to survive;We have created a world in which the broken with power thrive. The difference between cynics andContinue reading “The Darkness We Create”
Abandonment never leaves
Bright eyes glisten as the screams drove you away.Lost, alone and confused I became my own minds prey. The day you left and never came back,I abandoned myself and my heart turned black. Since that moment, the issue I findis each and every day you show up in my troubled mind. I might as wellContinue reading “Abandonment never leaves”
Nemesis
Once love is lost it can only be found;But if you only choose to focus on what you had, you will lose the profound. Build yourself, create hope and dare to be free,For no-one has had the best of you – it’s a shame if you a disagree. The fortress you’ve created was built toContinue reading “Nemesis”
Choose love, choose pain.
Love is the only this that can break a heart,For love exposes the soul like masterful abstract art. A heart without love has already been broken,With some hearts making the decision to overdose and never be awoken. Cycles and cynics create that of the same,For some choose only to reside in the midst of theirContinue reading “Choose love, choose pain.”
Objectify yourself
Have you ever stopped to wonder what it is that you would beIf you were an object, what would others see? Depth is found in every shallow and every thing has meaning, Get creative with your thoughts but do not be demeaning. If I were an object, I would be a simple bar of soap;Continue reading “Objectify yourself”
Freedoms Torment
Spirit was never made to be broken; Embrace the challenge to seek the healing in order to be awoken. Ego has certainly taught you well, It has shown you pride for its purpose, yet it is us who create our own version of hell. Screams bellow from an underworld created by demons of the mind,Continue reading “Freedoms Torment”
Internal View
Some say that the stairway to heaven is paved in gold, Others believe beyond heavens gates you will find treasures untold. I believe heaven is the world in which we live, We’ve limitless chances opportunities to thrive. Imagine if only for a moment that you are all that is, all that was and all thatContinue reading “Internal View”
The journey of inwardness
Limits are an illusion to capture and incarcerate the weak, until strength is found in the vices of unrelenting darkness. Loss will hold the victim who chooses his station. The victim will forsake his God and scream that it was he who has been forsaken – for man cannot see his own madness. To dreamContinue reading “The journey of inwardness”
Change the game
Look beyond the world that you choose to see,Be a better person than they wish for you to be. The world will tell will tell you what you needto support their own version based on greed. Choose to open your eyes and to be fooled by no one,or just keep them closed to lose faithContinue reading “Change the game”
10 minutes
10 minutes and you will show me who you really are; yet, I can choose to ignore the clues and willingly lower the bar. Time is of the essence and there is no time for games. One is a liar when they preach respect and call those without use names. If space is only createdContinue reading “10 minutes”
From the inside
Give a little light to your brother;Give a little love to your mother. The time has come for you to lower your defenses;Crush and crumble each memory that tenses. Let go of the trauma of home,because deep down you are better off alone. Let go of the haunts of pressure, the past can no longerContinue reading “From the inside”
Provisional Love
Lost is the moment when I said that I cared.Gone are the times I could say I’ll be there. Your heart is forsaken and your soul is in exile;There’s a pathetic look on your face that screams of pure denial. I briefly created a space for you in my vision.Yet, the truth is this loveContinue reading “Provisional Love”
Stupefied
This was a love turned cold with pride, Hollow stares and angry words formed our disastrous divide. I’m not sure I ever love you but God knows I tried. I got used to defending you against the world whilst you would run and hide. Boy, was I messed up to think that your lips wereContinue reading “Stupefied”
Conditions and contradictions
Below your smile I could not see,We were always bound to break this publicly. You lost faith in my determination, All I could see was your deterioration. Life was always simple until I had you in it,Boy, I’m sorry, but I don’t miss you one bit. I lied for the truth was on my lips,Continue reading “Conditions and contradictions”
The roses may be wilted but the memories remain…
One year went by, then ten, then twenty. The moment I lost you Nan my world filled with empty. You taught me to be loving, you taught me to be kind;You showed me a world bigger than myself – bigger than ego and pride. I begged and pleaded with the Lord to trade your placeContinue reading “The roses may be wilted but the memories remain…”
Wonder-less
Open your eyes and you will see,without your mind you will never be free. Further down the rabbit hole, step by step we tread.We feed the cycle of belief – whether it hope or dread. The wonder within this land is the magic you create.Rely not on diamonds and hearts – for you will onlyContinue reading “Wonder-less”
You are dumped!
Your budgie smugglers stole my heart, a tidal wave of chemistry set us apart. Boy, I almost drowned in you, every word, every touch I’d surrender to. I dived into your ocean without seeing the swell, it wasn’t long before I realised I was surfing straight to hell. Baby, you’re the storm that eroded myContinue reading “You are dumped!”
Home
Without a loving home they cry to the unknown for forgiveness, their cries for deliverance they are yet to witness. Pleas of mercy have long been forgotten, their crown of thorns is all but rotten. Hope is an illusion seen only by the weak, words of faith they can no longer speak. The soul ofContinue reading “Home”
Small changes, new worlds
Lost are the moments that create a lasting distaste for what the world calls sanity. The prize for being broken is no longer aspired to; the time has come for the esteemed ruling has expired. The pills that protect and destroy have become illicit; hearts once taken and minds once lost no longer overdose onContinue reading “Small changes, new worlds”
Beyond grace
Beyond grace there’s a moment that takes the breath from the lips of the faithless. Beyond grace there’s a gesture that defrosts the soul within the frozen heart. Beyond grace there’s a belief that transcends the truth that has created every lie. Beyond grace there’s a life that awaits the soul of the broken andContinue reading “Beyond grace”
Monster of creation.
I will start by saying although I connect to the content within, these words came from an experience beyond my own. Mum, if you are reading this I love you for all that you are. The smile you wear can fool the world but the sickness within it won’t fool me. Long ago the hateContinue reading “Monster of creation.”
Deprivated mind
Leave your thoughts of me behind, for I only exist in your desperate mind. I let you go and set you free, without care I will turn and leave you be. Humanity is lost on me, for I aim to see you deprived, truth has become the path from which I have derived. You cry,Continue reading “Deprivated mind”
The Longest Moment
Eyes close for one final time, thoughts release themselves from the chaos of the wired mind. For the longest moment, you hold peace. For the longest moment, you believe nothing yet understand everything. For the longest moment, you become the story of all you’ve ever known. At the beginning of your longest moment who didContinue reading “The Longest Moment”
The Fight Of Life
I walked through those doors and like the drums of war my heart embraced its beat. I am ready to fight the greatest demon within as I take the steps towards the poison of salvation. As the gracious flow enters my veins so does the fight of life. May the drums of war echo andContinue reading “The Fight Of Life”
11. Embrace the flame within
To embrace our experiences and own the path in which you travel is to honor all that you have been; to see all that you are; and to trust all that you will become.One of my favorite mantras is ‘within my power I stand within integrity, act from conscious intention, speak with Love and FearContinue reading “11. Embrace the flame within”
10. The weak become the strong
Strength doesn’t lie within the name, it lies within the moment. Two years ago shaving my head for the Leukemia foundation I felt liberated, strong and confident; empowerment ran through my veins, I was changed from that experience and haven’t looked back. Everywhere I went people would comment and tell me how wonderful I looked,Continue reading “10. The weak become the strong”
9. Cast your shadow
As we walk through life we experience the rawness of duality and what that brings to us. Rarely are we encouraged to embrace the shadow within. Instead, we are encouraged to ‘perform’ for society in a way that ‘satisfies’. Unconsciously, running a race that has no end. Eager to win, to please, we run –Continue reading “9. Cast your shadow”
8. Breaking in silence to find purpose
Within moments of breaking, seeing past the next hour or minute seems impossible. The future doesn’t seem to matter because you can’t see it. Falling from grace kills a piece of you, take your hope and leave nothing in its place, deepening the void. Within this raw state we feel the cut of emotion; although,Continue reading “8. Breaking in silence to find purpose”
7. Truth behind beauty
*To protect privacy, patient names have been changed in this story American author Margaret Wolfe Hungerford once wrote ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’. I believe this is true. Beauty can only be defined by the one experiencing it’s magnificence. To me, this quote speaks of external value, how others see us, until theContinue reading “7. Truth behind beauty”
6. Explore the depths
In the moment that we break, we experience true reality. There is nothing that can take away the rawness of our hurt, our grief, or our anger. We feel fear as though it is all we have. This cancer experience for me, changed my life as I knew it. I’ve been lead by a strongContinue reading “6. Explore the depths”
5. Be the fool
Falling from grace holds us in a position of questioning and realisation, if we chose it to be so. The Truth is, we only have now. We are promised nothing other than the present moment we are in, and that is our blessing. One of the greatest challenges we can experience is allowing ourselves theContinue reading “5. Be the fool”
4. Hair we go
Empowerment is a product of choice. We have a knowing and understanding that we are safe.Every single one of us is entitled to empowerment, choice and safety.Cancer and it’s treatment dictates. We are told what it is we must endure in order to ‘win’ or gain ‘victory’. Choice is power. Choice is freedom. Choice isContinue reading “4. Hair we go”
3. Empowerment within the scars of change
As children we see our bodies with curiousity and wonder; at some point this changes and we start to see the world through societies scope. We become obsessed with others. Obsessed with what they can do, what they look like, what they have or haven’t got. Our energy is spent comparing. Our energy is spentContinue reading “3. Empowerment within the scars of change”
2. Smiling and feeling joy on a foundation of quicksand
The truth that had I spent most my life running from is: Life is not meant to have a solid foundation.Never will we wake from sleep and know what to expect from the day to come. We may think we know what our experience will be that day; it may occur, but, it may not.Continue reading “2. Smiling and feeling joy on a foundation of quicksand”
1. Dance within the light
We wake in the morning and we begin making choices. Some emerge from a place of conscious desire, and others are a commitment to our subconscious. The beauty of this life that we hold dear is: Freewill. We have a voice, we can use this voice to speak words of Joy, Anger, Empowerment, Concern, Justification,Continue reading “1. Dance within the light”
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