“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” ~Rumi
Power
You cannot destroy me.
I hold my own power.
You may try. You may take away every thing I own.
But, you cannot destroy me.
I hold my own power.
The power to love & experience heartache.
The power to fall & get back up again.
The power to make my own choices.
The power to love myself, no matter the options of others.
You cannot destroy me. 
Home
I don’t know,
maybe I’m fucking crazy
But I swear I can feel the trees in my veins,
they are begging to take me home.
The wind is starting to become a part of me,
making love to my soul.
Maybe it’s fucking mad
But the birds keep talking to me,
they think I’m one of them.
My feet in the soil and I’m disappearing
No.
I’m returning.
I don’t know how much longer I can stand this,
the river might just take me home.
The only thing I ask,
is that you come with.
When I’m gone
If ever you wake up and find that I am gone,
I beg you not to ask that I come back.
And when you miss me so much that your heart starts to ache,
you can find me in the rivers and I will teach you about change.
When you’re lost and needing direction,
follow me in the wind and I will guide you through the darkness. Help you learn how to let go.
When you feel trapped and it seems that there is no way out,
see me in the birds. I will show you the only way to be free. To trust the beauty that is in your wings.
When you look around and see nothing but death,
I ask you to seek me in the trees. I will teach you to about life and how to appreciate your every breath.
If ever you wake up and find that I am gone,
know that I only went home.
Self Love
I trembled as I begged.
Forgive me.
For not knowing better.
For talking to you like you are nothing.
For the spite. The guilt.
Forgive me for not giving you what you deserve.
Forgive me for hurting you.
For making you feel small and unwanted.
For the pain. The constant doubt.
Forgive me for the put downs.
For the times I told you that you weren’t good enough.
For the worry. The lies.
I stood there
sobbing.
Desperate.
Alone.
And as my reflection stared back at me
I begged one last time
Forgive me.
that night
that night
she told me of the birds
the way they tell her stories
whisper to her soul
she told me about their wings
feathers soaked in tears
sobbing
she said they hold her secrets
and fly them overseas
it was madness and i knew it
but
that night
i needed her.
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This Moment
Today I feel at peace. With my past. With my future.
I am in love with the present moment.
The sun. The wind. The trees and the birds. I am overwhelmed by the beauty all around me.
I am grateful for everyone who has come and gone. You have all taught me beautiful lessons.
I have learned to love and to let go. To give and receive. I’ve learned to be vulnerable.
Some days fear and sadness comes washes over me like an enormous wave. But I’ve learned to appreciate the darkness. To accept it.
To overcome my fear. To choose happiness.
All I know for certain is in the present moment, I am filled with gratitude.
Freedom
If you see anything great in me I hope you see the freedom in my eyes. I hope it sets your soul on fire and makes you wild with passion. With desire. With hope.
I hope it inspires you to let go. To live and love fully. I hope it teaches you that in true freedom there is no ownership. No judgment. No control.
I hope it fills you with a childlike wonder. A new curiosity for the world around you. I hope you allow it to open your eyes to magic. To miracles. To beauty.
I hope it makes you question everything you thought was real. I hope you see that freedom is a choice. A feeling. A statement.
It may scare you, maybe make you shake with fear. It might make you go mad to find that true freedom cannot by be tamed. Controlled. Taken.
Still, I will give you all I’ve found to be real.
And I hope that you will let this freedom change you.
kaylynnteal 