hope – Morrighan's Muse

one step at a time

Published on December 1, 2020January 26, 2021 by LizLeave a comment

what do you dream of
when you close your eyes?
do you see a future filled with possibilities
or do you see a past littered with lies—

the ones you told yourself
when you thought no one was looking
the ones that shaped the way you saw the world
making you believe you didn’t deserve anything?

where did things change for you?
when did they fall apart?
was it when they said you couldn’t do anything right
or was it when he broke your heart?

was it the day they promised you the world
but never came back?
will you believe me if i tell you
that you can get yourself back on track

to a place where possibilities are endless
where hope and joy spring from deep within
one step at a time, one win at a time,
all we have to do is believe… and begin.

dressed

Published on September 8, 2020September 6, 2020 by LizLeave a comment

dress for the occasion
no matter how bleak the day seems
maybe there’s a silver lining somewhere
just waiting between the seams
of despair and hope
one day we’ll learn to cope
and awake from this fever dream
unscathed and finally, seen

Steel Your Heart

Published on June 16, 2018October 14, 2019 by Liz4 Comments

Steel your heart
for these are hard times
Don’t close your eyes,
don’t forget their crimes

For things are no longer
what they seem,
And maybe they never were,
all of us lost in a dream,

lulled into complacency
as evil festered, undeterred,
the lines between good and evil
long ago blurred

So steel your heart
but don’t close your eyes,
know your truth–
don’t get lost in their lies

The World is A Mess

Published on December 12, 2017December 12, 2017 by LizLeave a comment

the world is a mess
a great stinking mess
where animals are dying their time
and all we do is protest
that it’s not our fault–
for it’s survival of the fittest
you can’t blame it on global warming, girl,
that bear simply failed life’s test.
But what do I know about the world around me
where deeds so dark
have become part of reality,
where a brush of a hand is now sexual assault
and forcing one to have sex with another
has got to be ‘their’ fault,
where children are no longer immune
to weapons that leave them maimed and dead
where the world turns a blind eye
to every bit of bad news they’ve read
for it’s too overwhelming when on days like this
I don’t know who to believe anymore
and sometimes, ignorance can be bliss
but I can’t remain asleep forever, I can’t ignore
the world is a mess,
the life that I once knew
is no more.

via Daily Prompt: Theory

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Reprieve

Published on May 28, 2017May 28, 2017 by Liz7 Comments

it’s a different world out there
a sense of darkness lingers in the air
where hatred and prejudice have claimed the day,
where humanness and compassion have lost their way

will hatred win and will love lose?
what now should our children choose
when words of hatred spew from everywhere
from mouths of leaders who do not care?

where courageous acts go unnoticed
indifference reigns, a sad prognosis
for the world that once was, nothing but a dream now
how do we move on? I no longer know how.

via Daily Prompt: Reprieve

book case

Published on May 8, 2017May 6, 2017 by Liz4 Comments

for my birthday, i want a bookcase
where i can live a different life
page after page
each treasured book a sweet escape
never one to lose my place

for my birthday i want a home
where i can live and not be afraid
like i always am
each day the same unflinching reality
another unfulfilled life on the lam

for my birthday i want to be happy
for life will be short
from here on
i’ve fallen far from where i started
but from this moment on, I’ll be reborn