Expend

Sacrifice can be okay
but should not rule every day.
Resentments will find their way,
at times they linger and stay.

Give to give, never to take,
do not make pure actions fake.
Hear silent cries as they shout,
fulfill needs without a doubt.

No one gives what they don’t have,
assisting, cutting in half.
Provide fully, then grant more,
selfless life or endless chore.

People do what one allows,
form boundaries, draw them out.
Take a stand, find inner voice,
proving acts come from free choice.

Search within, find the right words,
sing them loud, so they are heard.
Stand up straight to take a stand,
let heartbeats dictate commands.

Expose true self, feel secure,
self-acceptance is a cure.
Confidence makes each step sure,
deeds are clear, intentions pure.

– Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy

September 15, 2021 38

Self love

Self-preservation.
Self-care should not feel selfish.
It’s necessary.

– Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy

September 15, 2021 43

Secured

Exhale self-doubt.
Inhale self-assurance.
Balance inner thoughts.

– Grace Y. Estevez- Reddy

August 29, 2021 27

Inner Flow

I tap my feet
to my own beat.
I move around
on solid ground.

I step on land
not on quicksand.
I make mistakes
but never break.

I form techniques
for what I seek.
I do not speak
words that are bleak.

I catch the ball
my goals befall.
I hardly wait
or hesitate.

I try to touch
but not too much.
I expand grace
but do not chase.

I search inside
follow my guide.
I emit light
make dark paths bright .

I like to live
life judgments free.
I know that you
are one with me.

I build a life
with my insight.
I choose the views,
paint joyful hues.

– Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy

July 19, 2021 39

Night lamp

A moonlit night sky,
carries a silent rhythm,
felt as the breeze blows.

– Grace Y. Estevez- Reddy

July 18, 2021 27

Maintain

Running on empty.
Self-preservation is key.
Stop to drink and rest.

-Grace Y. Estevez- Reddy

July 7, 2021 27

Changes

It starts from inside,
I am often told,
try hard to control
the space that you hold.

Dig deep from inside,
to release all cares,
becoming aware
of everything there.

Change happens inside,
perceptions transform,
cradle all ice storms,
turn cold into warm.

Balance from inside,
removing extremes,
extracting old scenes,
then sewing the seams.

Feel free from inside,
let all the bad go,
your pure smile will glow
all joys will then grow.

Find strength deep inside,
grab hold of pure light,
all day and all night
it always shines bright.

– Grace Y. Estevez-Reddy

June 10, 2021 30

Enjoy

Needs are always there,
wants are often pushed aside.
Treat yourself, indulge.

– Grace Y. Estevez-Reddy

May 20, 2021 7

Dive

Letters flying
circle quickly,
create new words
that swim swiftly.
Making statements
as they combine,
so I can choose
which ones are mine.

Words are floating
around my head,
blurry visions
that go unread.
Painting pictures
within my mind.
playing scenes,
scripted inside.

Motioned pictures
rapidly show,
things I never
knew I know.
Opened wise eye,
logic thought blind,
seeing answers
details defined.

Answers arrive
before the questions,
knowing all facts
and intentions.
Helping me find
all keys I seek,
feel vibrations,
in words, I speak.

– Grace Y. Estevez-Reddy

April 19, 2021 12

Self Sacrifice

Entangled by an alluring dance,
oblivious to its mute romance.
Entrapped and captured, soon seduced,
by knots so tight, they can’t come loose.

I toss and turn, try hard to sway,
the more I move, the more I stay.
My helpless heart stands still in place,
gives into loss, no will to chase.

But sacrifice is not my name,
refuse to play these worthless games.
Calm all my nerves, search through my mind,
tasting the hope that I soon find.

Open my eyes and come to see,
my captor has always been me.
The ego side, afraid to live,
realizing this, makes all knots give.

– Grace Y. Estevez-Reddy

April 16, 2021 17