Poetry – Barely A Blog

Letter to myself

January 16, 2022by Barely A BlogLeave a Comment

You’ve been way to hard on yourself for a really long time.

We are already everything we want to be and more!

Just look at everything we’ve accomplished in the past few years!
You have made a beautiful, creative, fun life for yourself.

All you need to do now is enjoy it.

STOP with the overthinking, over analyzing.

You have nothing to be afraid of

You know how strong you are.

We can get through anything

and it will get rough at times.

Those things happen, and that’s okay.

Really.., It’ll be okay.

It might not feel like it’ll ever end.

But those thoughts you get aren’t always true

and the feelings you feel are temporary.

They will pass.

Please know that you are loved.

And please know you need to love you for who you are inside and out.

Nobody else can feel exactly what you feel.

Be the person you need for yourself.

Be gentle to yourself.

You are amazing! You know that.

You just need a reminder to water your flowers.

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Easy way out..

December 28, 2021by Barely A Blog12 Comments

This can’t be from lack of sleep.

All I ever do is sleep!

I can’t enjoy a full day without getting sleepy and dozing off.

I used to think it was because I work the graveyard shift, have been for years now.

If that’s not it

Could I be depressed?

Aren’t we all if this is what it is?

I work so hard to fight this urge.

Urge to be mean, cold , bitter, more selfish than normal.

I fight the urge to cut everyone off and run away back to my shell somewhere in the mountains.

What is going on with me? Why can’t I figure it out- Why do I always wish for the easy way out?

Intrusive thoughts from a rough day.

xoxo
-Brittany❤️🌻

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Self-Sabotage & Regret

August 11, 2021August 11, 2021by Barely A BlogLeave a Comment

On a good day I enjoy life like a hippy.

I feel blessed with nature

the earth is trippy

animals are precious and innocent.

I wish I enjoyed life like this everyday

thankful for everything around me.

But things can’t be that simple for me

can they be?

I enjoy life but I also hate it.

I sit there wishing I could be doing this

Well, what if I tried that?

No!

You wouldn’t last.

Harassed by my past

My parents always told me

Don’t waste your time on dumb shit

And just like that

My day up and went

Self-Sabotage & Regret

A day wasted, I’ve spent

Countless years replaying the past

Overthinking is the forecast

Not anymore.

NOT ANYMORE!

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White Noise

June 25, 2021June 25, 2021by Barely A Blog3 Comments

I love the sound of the wind

struggling in the window as we drive down the highway.

Its loud, yes and some people might even think its annoying

but me, no

I think it’s calming, like white noise in the background

Like rain on a tin roof

rain in general

so soothing

like white noise

the smell is so calming.

The world is a beautiful place

I’m so sorry I couldn’t see it before..

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I know

March 2, 2021by Barely A Blog2 Comments

It’s a new month

March..

I feel like nothings changed

Although I know that’s a lie.

I know I’ve made progress

And I won’t stop

This year I know

I’ll try harder than the last.

Xoxo

-Brittany🌻❤️

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Blah

February 23, 2021February 22, 2021by Barely A Blog12 Comments

Lately I’ve been feeling blank.

Nobody’s home but

you can see a light is on.

Did you hear that!?

Endless days of war,

Tole to tole with head.

Good against evil

Today wasn’t good

Tomorrow will be better…

It wasn’t.

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Art of Dreams

February 18, 2021February 18, 2021by Barely A Blog1 Comment

Good Morning!

Did you dream lastnight?

When we lay our heads down to rest for the night,

Does your mind take you to a place of tranquility?

Do you have nightmares? Visions so scary you may never want to sleep again.

Do you dream about lovers? Past an present both alike for only one thing in common. You

When the sun rises and the birds awake, do you remember your dreams? Do you wirte them down? Do you share with others your experience?

Why do we forget our dreams? How do we train our mind to remember them as they pass and onto the other?

A dream is entertainment for the relaxing mind. Remembering a dream gets more rare as i get older in life, but when i do remember i charish it as if it were my very last.

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Selfish or incapable?

February 13, 2021by Barely A BlogLeave a Comment

I see her losing her energy day by day, she doesn’t bark anymore, she can’t jump to her couch or bed, she only eats when I forcefully put food in her…
Selfish or incapable?

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Neon Sign

February 4, 2021February 4, 2021by Barely A BlogLeave a Comment

I have many favorite colors,

its hard just to choose one isn’t it?

I love the colors of the mountains

when they meet with the sunrise, and sun fall.

I love the color of the ocean in Hawaii

Crystal clear you can see the sand at the bottom.

The reflection of the sky, white clouds soaring by

Where sky blue meets ocean blue.

I love the colors of a night sky

moon acting shy,

All the stars twinkling despite…

The city lights, beautiful by design.

No!

Nature can’t be compare to a neon sign.

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Daily Prompt Question

February 3, 2021February 4, 2021by Barely A Blog3 Comments

This poem was inspired by my Daily Prompt Question

What do you think happens after this life?

Afterlife

Nobody really knows what exactly happens after death.

Everyone has theories, stories, beliefs.

Still, no one really knows.

What happens after this life?

Do we turn into birds?

Chasing the horizon.

A bird, a new soul?

Do you think we will be able to look upon our loved ones?

Walk along our childhood streets.

Will they look the way we remember them?

I believe that after this life…

I am in my most sacred place I could ever think of,

and I watch my life as if in an interactive movie.

In paradise…

looking back at all the things I’ve done with this life.

Good, bad, everything, especially the moments forgotten.

The moments left unsaid.

The moments that loved ones cherish as well.

Nobody knows what happens after this life, but we all wish for the same thing.

Peace, and paradise.

This is a new thing I am trying to keep me focused on writing and posting everyday.
Daily Prompt Question.

Please, feel free to write your thoughts on the prompt. What comes to mind when you think about what happens after this life?

Leave a comment or email your response to: Barelyablog1@gmail.com

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Xoxo
Brittany<3