Flowers in Bloom

The flowers bloom and the sun does shine, but inside we act as though we are blind
This is not an attitude that is by design, it’s the reality of the day.
Inside, our egos swell and grow
And in the mirror our reflection shows
That our souls are remiss
And often lost to navigating a dark abyss
Where we find the limits of our shallowness
And reflect on the accomplishments of our day
In our mind’s eye
Thank you Shakespeare, but my confidence and faith where are they?
Are they obscured by clouds and soon they will appear.
The new apparitions are the affirmations that we choose to say,
“I’m stressed out, I’m oppressed, I’m not happy today.”
Our souls will deliver themselves to the place that we define
For our success and comfort in knowing that it is only by our own design.

Fortunately, there is a resource that you have become aware of inside —
The ability to create your own reality.
The testaments of time, the readings of great poets and philosophers
Will all tell you that life is merciful and grace exists in each and every day
For if you ever find yourself sitting up in the hospital bed
When someone could be above you pronouncing you dead
And if the attitude of gratitude is not within your heart
Maybe the calamity that you have formed within your mouth will really begin to start.

So here it is we intertwine our mysteries each and every day
Who should we choose to be? A celebrity and act in a special way?
How ungrateful we are when explore how far we’ve come
But what is it really that puts us on par?
Is someone saying you are my friend?
Those are the assets that we need to covet and become
Someone special so that we can see
What your life is giving you that they haven’t given to me
Yes, there are also things that say I am blessed to have sight this day
Along with two arms and two legs to send me on my way
Can I walk alone or does someone have to help me on my way
And even if they do let me not stop, for if I dwell too much
I might lose what I have
We are emotional creatures.
We are spiritual and we need to understand what it takes.

Emotions are shared and sold each and every day
By pimps, hustlers, charlatans,
They all reach out and spew them every way
They give you the story that you claim when they say
You should have mood swings and you put them in play
They tell you you’ll be happy, if you succumb and consume something material
In the course of your day
And you are trained to assume their position and follow the fray
And start to feel that predetermined and prescribed way.
They offer you food that doesn’t nourish
But you believe if you consume it you’ll flourish
They tell you this is what a friend is
And you believe it to this day

Peace and tranquility are what we should strive for each day
Helping hands and loving oneself
Are what we should be grateful for each and every day
There is a grace that is sufficient and should be deep inside your soul
And you can be the bellwether to console and counsel the whole
Even as the tornado is ripping through a life
There is someone deeper and wandering in the abyss
That is emerging from the mist of the internal strife.

The traps of life from the alcoholism and the addiction
Have not changed or been altered through time.
But what is now changing and engaging and will always be
Is what we have in our own minds
So choose not to claim what we don’t want to happen this day
Choose not to affirm stress or any other malice that will come your way
And know that even if you’ve not seen your friend that wishes you well
Let the voice of peace,  good will and grace
Be echoed like a sparrow’s spell
For the universe has all the happiness and peace that you need
But will you tell your mind and adjust how you get to it with speed.

Sure feelings are the emotions that are bought and sold every day
But let the spiritual guidance in your heart bring peace to you today.

Peace.
Munson Steed