TheWanderingPaddy

Shelby Leigh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

These I Can Promise by Mark Twain I cannot promise you a life of sunshine; I cannot promise riches, wealth, or gold; I cannot promise you an easy pathway That leads away from change or growing old. But I can promise all my heart's devotion; A smile to chase away your tears of sorrow; A love that's ever true and ever growing; A hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

“Life’s too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right, forgive the ones who don’t and believe that everything happens for a reason. If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said it’d be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 I saw a young mother With eyes full of laughter And two little shadows Came following after. Wherever she moved,  They were always right there Holding onto her skirts,  Hanging onto her chair. Before her, behind her— An adhesive pair. “Don't you ever get weary As, day after day,  your two little tagalongs Get in your way?” She smiled as she shook Her pretty young head,  A...

Letting go Tonight I don’t want to be strong, I want to be soft and vulnerable and just want to be held, strong and tight in a way I know I won’t break, because you won’t hurt me. I want to be saved and I don’t want to feel ashamed or feel less of a strong woman for wanting so. I don’t want to be Wonder Woman tonight, running a house, single mum, working full time. No. Tonight I want to be just a...

Someone made you feel so small, They stole your voice away. Made you sorry for being you. Made you feel that the black eyes and purple evidence of pain that mark you, are all your fault. All your fault.  You were the one that made them hit you, hurt you, beat you black and blue, they say. They put their virulent-veined faces too close to yours and screamed until spit splashed your face. The l...

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Thoughts of you…Saturday Morning in March Our bodies fit together like a certain madness , like fingers intertwined and hidden under covers On ‘we’ve no plans yet’ Saturday mornings when rain crackles— like beach fires against the windows.. we lay there, just outside of anxiety’s reach. Ours would be a beautiful sadness it’s already there in your eyes for now-- we fit at least and the rain doesn’t...

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Donna Ashworthy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Epitaph by Merrit Malloy Original Language English When I die Give what's left of me away To children And old men that wait to die. And if you need to cry, Cry for your brother Walking the street beside you. And when you need me, Put your arms Around anyone And give them What you need to give to me. I want to leave you something, Something better Than words Or Sounds. Look for me In the people I'v...

Jessica Urlichs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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RM Drake Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May you never steal, lie or cheat. But if you must steal, then steal away my sorrows. And if you must lie, lie with me all the nights of my life. And if you must cheat, then please cheat death, because I couldn't live a day without you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I have always believed that love lives in the details.  penciled between life lines of poetic existence;  tiny messages of hope.  faint sometimes-- but left there by a former me,  one who knew-- that someday I would come looking,  and now I'm seeking.  I'm searching for reminders that love lives here.  sketched in graphite,  tattooed in blank pages tattered...

Dawn Lanuza Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

WHEN I GO When I go, don’t learn to live without me, just learn to live with my love, in a different way. And if you need to see me, close your eyes, or look in your shadow, when the sun shines , I’m there. Sit with me in the quiet and you will know, that I did not leave. There is no leaving when a soul is blended with another. When I go, don’t learn to live without me, just learn to look for me i...

If you can keep your head when all about you       Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,    If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,    But make allowance for their doubting too;    If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,    Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give...

One day, you’re going to kiss the love of your life good night… after a day of mundane activities, But you are going to feel soft, and at peace inside, Because, you get to do those things with your best friend.   You'll realize that the version of you that said… you would never love again… is gone, because now you look forward to the days you get to be here, loving someone fully, and receivin...

Shelby Leigh Poetry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

raw with love Little dark girl with kind eyes when it comes time to use the knife I won't flinch and I won't blame you, as I drive along the shore alone as the palms wave, the ugly heavy palms, as the living does not arrive as the dead do not leave, I won't blame you, instead I will remember the kisses our lips raw with love and how you gave me everything you had and how I offered you what was lef...

JLynn Poetry A poem on social anxiety, anxiety, depression and avoidant personality disorder Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Mirrors of Time" This is a piece from @barbara.gianquitto.author new book Awakening of the Heart released today, link is in her bio. I will be narrateding this book, it will soon be available on Audible! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1739588002/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3H31VEQCXWK87&geniuslink=true Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.