Your eyes they pleaded in earnest with me
To forget about the sordid past
The look was so forlorn and wearisome
Such that my heart seemed to break at last
I felt I had betrayed you
With the truth my heart and soul had spilled out
And I walked away feeling regretful
Fraught with unease and plagued by doubt
Written by, Michelle Cook
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My love for him
Was like no other
He touched my life
And was as close as a brother
We visited fascinating places
In imaginary worlds
And deeper feelings for him
Were soon unfurled
He was a friend to me
Like I’ve never known
Someone who was there
When I was completely alone
A true treasure of a man
Full of faith and love
Sent to be my devoted friend
From heaven above
Written by, Michelle Cook
Poetry prompt: My love for him was like no other, he touched me in places I never knew…
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So many words
You’ve quietly said
Now swirl around
Inside my head
Beautiful words
Filled with hope
Keep me going
Help me cope
Loving words
Flood my heart
With the reassurance
Of a brand new start
Difficult words
Wisdom that hurts
Often feeling
Cold and curt
Secret words
Between you and me
Comfort my soul
And set me free
Written by, Michelle Cook
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Do you know how worthy you are
Well, just look about you
Look close, look far
You’ll see trees, lakes and mountains, the sun, moon and stars
That, my friend is how worthy you are
Know in your heart, that this paradise golden
Was created for you, in times so long ago, olden
And there was no test you had to take, to know if this, your home, you should make
For the Creator, knew the master plan, that the space needed to be oh, so worthy of man
Yet, there are times, in this space, we feel so lost
As though we haven’t the money to cover the cost
Of the splendor around us, those vast open spaces
We long to retreat to our hide away places
We want to punish ourselves for we think we are less
Than all that surrounds us; with all we’ve been blessed
And then we get to feeling smaller than small
Worries and burdens loom so very tall
It’s hard to remember to simply close our eyes
And go to that still, small place inside
To find the peace and love that we truly seek
And grow beyond the illusion of being weak
For you are the container for the world’s greatest riches
Held together without staples or stiches
You were entrusted with a glorious spirit, a beautiful soul
Which are more valuable than all the world’s gold
More perfect and awesome than all we can see
For you were blessed with the opportunity, just to BE
Life is the most intoxicating of perfumes and you, the finest of jars
And that, my friend, is how worthy you ARE!
©2017 Annette Rochelle Aben
For more inspirational writings by Annette, please visit her site at:
http://www.annetterochelleaben.wordpress.com
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~Catch Me If You Can: The True Story of a Real Fake” by Frank W. Abagnale, Stan Redding
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I really wanted
To give up today
And for a moment I believed
It was the only way
I couldn’t see past
The end of my own nose
When suddenly a problem
Abruptly arose
And since then
It’s been eating me alive
I just don’t know how
I will ever survive
Yet days like these
Are the ones which make us stronger
So I will try my best
Not to dwell on this any longer
I must hold fast to my faith
For it’s where my heart resides
And trust that the good Lord
Will stay close by my side
Written by, Michelle Cook
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Oh motivation where have you gone?
Will you come back soon to where you belong?
Oh motivation where can you be?
Are you lost in the vastness of the wide open sea?
Oh motivation do you really exist?
I honestly need to know, I must insist!
Oh motivation will you give me a sign?
Can you please help me to free my mind?
Oh motivation what is your goal?
Are you lost in the mind of a tired old soul?
Oh motivation can you please tell me the truth?
Are you ever coming back to me, or have you moved to Duluth?
Oh motivation am I being too impatient?
What should I do, wait until I’m ancient?
Oh motivation are you really as important as you seem?
Are you really of any value, or just a fanciful dream?
Oh motivation are you really gone?
Don’t you know that without you I am not very strong?
Oh motivation can’t you see?
Without you, I am not being me.
By, Michelle Cook
Originally posted: August 27, 2015
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Originally posted: December 5, 2015
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Originally posted: January 27, 2016
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Originally posted: November 20, 2015
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Originally posted: February 7, 2016
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He was a man who radiated compassion, and when he spoke, everyone listened intently to his every word. He was the person who taught me the importance of God’s word and the key to life’s success (Joshua 1:8). He exuded more wisdom than anyone else I have ever met. He was the kind of person I wanted to emulate because he knew how to genuinely love people and he loved God with his whole heart. He was a man who I always suspected was really an angel, living out his life as a human.
From our last phone conversation, here are the passages of scripture he asked me to read. I invite you to read them too!
Lamentations 3:21-26
Psalm 1:1-3
Matthew 11:28-30
Proverbs 31
2 Corinthians 1-24
The book of Daniel – The prophecy book!
1 Corinthians 13 – The Message (MSG)
1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
2 If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing.
3-7 If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.
Love never gives up.
Love cares more for others than for self.
Love doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.
Love doesn’t strut,
Doesn’t have a swelled head,
Doesn’t force itself on others,
Isn’t always “me first,”
Doesn’t fly off the handle,
Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,
Doesn’t revel when others grovel,
Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,
Puts up with anything,
Trusts God always,
Always looks for the best,
Never looks back,
But keeps going to the end.
8-10 Love never dies. Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
11 When I was an infant at my mother’s breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good.
12 We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!
13 But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly, love extravagantly. And the best of the three is love.
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For the one who’s imprisoned in so much darkness that they can’t see through.
For the one who’s lost in a sea of emptiness trying their very best to make do.
For the one who is laughed at and ridiculed daily, and long ago withdrew.
For the one who feels alone because heartfelt loving words are long overdue.
For the one who feels worthless and ashamed because of a life of blame, it’s untrue.
For the one who feels unloved and unaccepted and just wants someone to run to.
For the one who’s dying inside and desperately hoping that God is really true.
For the one who has hopes and dreams and is just waiting for a chance to breakthrough.
This one’s for you…
Never give up and never forget that you are worth so much more than you could ever imagine.
God loves you more in a single moment, than anyone else could love you in a lifetime.
Written by, Michelle Cook
Originally posted: January 15, 2016
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Tagged creative writing, darkness, depression, encouragment, God, heartache, heartfelt, hope, life, love, poem, poetry, thoughts, truth, writing
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