TODAY

Today

I will remind myself

that I am worthy to be loved

Today

I'll remember

that I let go of

the old baggage I carried around

and in exchange I have found

what it feels to be free

Today, I found me.

Today

I will remind myself

to ultimately seize the day

Today

I'll remember

to never waste away

keys will be cut and chained

to doors once locked and framed

opportunities greeted with a smile

an upbeat step, I walk this mile

Today

I will remind myself

to live with no regrets

Today

I'll remember

there are no safe bets

I'm all in, or not at all

no matter what, I'll face it all

my future shines and warms my face

this is my life, there is no fate

Today

I embrace the seeds I have sewn

I weed out what threatens

and tend to my own

this is my life

this is my way

this is my future

this is my Today

Written by

Elizabeth Taylor

May 8, 2012

You cannot hold me down, 

or convince me that I can't fly, 

I am not a beast of burden, 

there are no limits in the sky. 

I'm not a boar who wallows, 

a glutton for one's own sorrow, 

I thrive on the fact of knowing, 

that the sun will rise tomorrow. 

and like the sun, I'll also shine, 

and darkness will disappear. 

Out of the ashes I will rise, 

a Phoenix with no fear. 

You'll cast your eyes above, 

your eyes full of wonder, 

yet I won't let you judge me, 

or tear my name asunder, 

for what you are unaware, 

is that the stones you've thrown at me, 

is what has pushed me here. 

And for what your ignorance has done, 

those malicious sticks and stones, 

that were meant to break my bones, 

will only weigh you down. 

So now you can watch me fly, 

now you can watch me soar, 

I am the blazing Phoenix, 

burning those self prison bound..... 

Written by, 

Elizabeth Taylor 

Feb, 2012

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