One more shot

A hopeful new start
Second chances are okay
Avoid the patterns

– Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy

January 18, 2022 16

Will Be

Concentrate on what will be,
how to make each day happy
Analyze the life you live,
make a change, take what you give.

Create a world, then rejoice,
happiness is made by choice.
Become what you most admire,
ignite forces towards desires.

Learn from lessons, remove drama,
dissolving unwanted trauma.
Do not feed dark, let it starve,
instead heal life as it carves.

Form a future everyday,
feel the words you choose to say.
Visualize what you expect,
living what your heart reflects.

– Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy

January 17, 2022 33

Beauty

Pretty butterfly,
fluttering effortlessly,
showing off her wings.

– Grace Y. Estevez – Reddy

January 17, 2022 22

Distinct

To be deranged
is quite unique,
standing alone
for all to see.
Different ways
lead to a thought,
no telling how
or why it formed.
Out of the box
is how we think,
oppressed by most
making us shrink.
Never afraid
to speak our truth,
for words expressed
we gather proof.
Otherwise facts
are seen as lies,
no tainted words
instead stained eyes.
Our views may be
misunderstood,
instead of seen
as clues for good.

If uniformed
is not your way,
keep your head high
pave your today.
A peaceful poise
can hold your hand,
bringing you hope
without demands.
As confidence
becomes your friend,
a newfound voice
in you extends.
A self-belief
will guide your path,
igniting hearts
with light-filled baths.
An inner strength
will take control,
marking your words
making you bold.
Self-love increased
confidence too,
in a rare world
made just for you.

– Grace Y. Estevez-Reddy

Originally Published on March 18, 2021

January 16, 2022 29

Support

Petty or severe.
Problems are all consuming,
for the possessor.

– Grace Y. Estevez-Reddy

Originally Published on February 15, 2021

January 16, 2022 25

Self Aware

Frustration grabs a hold of me.
It shakes me till I can not see.
While blocking off my clarity,
a forceful negativity.

Day dream of days when all was fine.
Realizing flaws were in my mind.
The things I longed for, I now have,
yet some how still attract contrast.

A voice in me scolds my dark side,
outlining why it should subside.

“Be grateful for the gifts you own,
and miracles you have been shown,
remember there is nothing owed,
mere bleak attempts to veer your road.”

Unbinding me, now feeling calm.
Unblinding hope, held in my palm.

I take a step to breathe deeply,
in efforts to release freely.
Regain my positivity,
bring myself back entirely.

– Grace Y. Estevez-Reddy

Originally Published on January 29, 2021

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