Wake up!

Wake Up!

Eyes are closed. 

Every sound you hear is background noise.

Birds chirping.

Children laughing. 

Wind blowing.

This is life.
Open your eyes and ears and WAKE UP!

Every day you get out of bed.

The world will be here if you get up or not.

Don't wait for the world to wake you up.

You need to wake up the world!

If you stand still.

The world still moves.

If you don't like something.

You are the only one who can change it.

Get off your butt and WAKE UP!

Life is full of mysteries waiting to be discovered.

And the discoveries are not planned.

The greatest days of your life are not the ones that are planned.

But more the ones where you least expect greatness.

Walking around in a sleep state.

Days go by and the only thing that changes is the date.

It's up to me WAKE UP!

Demons

Demons

The demons in our mind we have created on our own,

Through constant negative thoughts they are fed and have grown.

They have many different names.

Faces.

Voices.

And you have provided them with them all.

They might represent past scars.

Or future fears.

Bottom line they are your demons.

Fear.

Depression.

Loneliness.

Sadness.

Might be some of the names you have given them.

Demons know when you are most vulnerable, and that is always when they attack.

When you are alone.

Just thinking.

That is when they get you off guard.

When you have no defense.

Or no offense.

Bottom line they are your demons.

Demons are here for a reason though,

True they are darkness.

But with every darkness comes light.

Once we learn to conquer them we become stronger.

But as well our demons remember our tricks and will try to trick us in other ways.

That's why we must never stop fighting them.

Because as soon as you put down your sword.

You are done.

Bottom line they are your demons.

Life is too short to have enemies.

Especially when it feels like your greatest enemy is within.

You can learn to control your demons.

Turn fear into determination.

Depression and sadness into eternal optimism.

Loneliness to your time.

And past scars into lessons learned by life.

Bottom line they are your demons.

And I promise once you learn to conquer them, you will love them for what they truly are.

Lessons.

How strong you are

This is a poem that needs to be written right now.  I have a lot of friends graduating and growing up, and others that are going through a ton of #$%^ and neither realize how strong they actually are.  My mother asked me how I write what I write, and it's simple inspiration.  Everywhere I look there is inspiration in life, others, victories, and failures.  And the gift I was given was being able to express that inspiration through words. So I hope my writing has helped you in either realizing how special you really are, got a good laugh out of it, or just pure enjoyment.  Those are all winners in my eyes.  So without further ado....

How Strong You Are

Life is the gym we leave when we die.

What happens in it makes us stronger if we allow it.

Growing up is the same as increasing your weights.

If you wanna get stronger and grow it must be done.

You must experience life and live and grow.

Only then you realize how strong you are.

Things happen for a reason.

The people we meet are not on accident.

Everything and every person has a purpose.

Your friends are there to spot you in life.

Your family is there to make sure your heart grows stronger.

But sometimes you must do it all yourself.

Only then you realize how strong you are.

Whether you raise kids.

Or raise weighted dumbbells.

They both take a lot of effort to raise.

Only those with the strongest of hearts can raise children.

All it takes is arms to lift  weights up and down.

Helping others get back up when they fall down shows one true strength,

 A strong body is nice on the inside.

But a strong heart will make you a superhero.

When you know this is true.

Only then you realize how strong you are.

When you step away from the bars and look at how much weight you just liftted up and down,

Numerous times.

Throughout life.

Putting yours and others weights on your shoulders.

And coming out with a strong heart and a strong life.

Only then you realize how strong you actually are!

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Redemption

To Change for the better.

To let the past fuel your future.

To be at peace with yourself.

To be proud of being the person you are, because of what you done.

There is one word for that.

Giving the middle finger to all who said you couldn't do it.
Hugging and showing love to the ones who knew you would always succeed.

Living out your dream.

Shutting up the demons.

There is one word for that.

To free from harm.

To allow the pain and move on.

Seeing the lessons in the troubles life gives you.

Always remembering love.

But never forget what you hurt you.

There is one word for that.

Being who you were born to be.

Showing the world that yes you are good enough.

Loving others.

Hating few.

Smiling at your enemies.

There is one word for that.

Only you know you were born to be.

What you were made to do.

Life shows you who to trust and love.

And who to forget and ignore.

And once you figure out all the above.

There is one word for that.

Redemption.