Run Away (poem)

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

Ina 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 any more

Provenance (poem)

Provenance

Your Source

Where you begin and end

Knowing the day will be a new

You get to start again

That time you loved in depth

In faith

The source of rivers grew

The smallest stream has beginnings

As does the ocean blue

The origin of first creation

You are made a work of art

Because everything was placed just so

A body grows it’s parts

Your heart and bones

All organs grow

Start from smallest things

We can’t see with naked eye

Working cells that cling

Mouths that speak

Ears that hear

Your eyes are noble kings

Sometimes to seek

Of something new

Sometimes to keep it in

To see not of

Them things unsaid

Rolled around in greed

The provenance

of taming wild

The breaking of the steed

Not one Immune to the

Great goodbyes

The cutting of a thread

Provenance

Of Everything

ALL things

Begin

then

End

by

arley cox

Teach (poem)

Teach

Oh Teach

I know it’s hard

And those littles need you

They need you so

A courage source

To show them how to get through

This is new

We see for sure

Such untethered ground

We know not what

To make of it

No signs to be found

The only answer

That I know

Your care gives gifts anew

Oh Teach

We need you so

You are our compass true

The strong point

That guides us on

When the seas are rough

Our center Mark

We look upon

To know we are enough

You cultivate

A space so safe

Held within your room

Courage heart

And bravery

We see you are the glue

Made of strong

And sticky stuff

You hold us all together

Because of you

We feel safe

Head to heart we tether

Oh Teach

We might fear

What’s around the bend

Through all the dark

And dreary things

You are our strongest friend

You hold the lamp

Way up high

To help guide the way

Your light protects

From the unknown

Keeps us from the fray

Oh Teach

Don’t loose hope

We need you so we do

Our Teach

With hope,

Faith,

Bravery

Our

Guide

That is

You

I’ve been having dreams lately

About all of my teacher friends.

I can feel the unease

It’s palpable

And I wanted to write this to tell my teacher friends

That you are all so important

You are our guides

And so many littles need you

And no matter what

Even though this is new and scary

You are

Loved so deeply

By so many

Keep being you

Keep being strong

Keep being the light

by arley