Run Away
Run Away
Within the thick
Of trying to say
What’s on your mind
And the invalidation
Starts
You can choose
To listen to your heart
And run away
Run away from the holding
Of what once was
Because all the new is
On the horizon
You can say thank you
And know
Deep down you will never be understood
But it matters not
Now because
You are good
You are good
All parts of you
Head to toes
You don’t need their love or their
Words
Cause you can make it
I know that you can
You don’t need their acceptance
In order to land
In a spot that feels safe
And ready to expand
You don’t need their opinion anymore
You are growing each day
When you grow in all ways
You don’t need to
Runaway
by arley April 12 2021
I found this one hiding in the corners of my phone.
Sometimes I get my eyes on them and can catch them before they run
Sometimes they are good
Most times they are not
That’s what practice is
My writing has quickly become one of my most favourite things to do.
I’m taking a bit of a rest from music
So I can sit in this new inviting place
Before the pandemic
My body was burnt out
I played and sang for hours a week with my students. And I loved every minute of that I played and sang on the weekends too at the pubs.
It turns out that 30 hours a week of playing does not a fine body make
My hands ached
My neck was outta whack
I had developed tendinitis in my elbow And my shoulders (rotator cuffs) were pooched
My voice was strong
But everything else was starting to get really tired. My body needed a rest...Bad
So I’m taking that rest
And my body is healing itself
With lots of love. It has wisdom and knowledge and it knows what to do
I’m going to continue to rest and strengthen it until it tells me to jump in again fully....It feels good.....
Thank you to those of you who always show up in lovely ways for me as I stumble around and practice new things.
It does not go unnoticed
I know in my heart I have to
Listen to my body. And before long We will all be back together again
Maybe tucked away in my cozy studio Or At the local pub
I can hear it and I can feel it
And I’m getting so excited