Reflection

I have broken hearts,

healed tears.

I have moved demons,

touched love.

I have given.

I have lost.

I have won.

I have breathed.

Died.

Been tired...of it all.

I've been in love.

Out of love.

Had a broken heart

and a full one as well.

I've cried in the dark.

and in the bathroom shower stall.

I've watched shooting stars.

Prayed.

Watched a sunrise across an ocean

with the one I love.

I have watched the sunset.

Alone.

I've seen the universe with my eyes.

I live.

I learn.

I let go.

I pass on.

I overindulge-occasionally.

I dance. I sing. I love the blues.

I have a little black dress that looks hot.

I've had dinner by candlelight.

moonlight.

sunlight.

I've taken pictures.

Wrote songs.

Published poetry.

Drank wine.

Martini's and Margarita's (which I swear by).

I've fell in love on a first kiss.

Said good-bye to a first love.

Kissed somebody I've never met.

Married a dream come true.

I've been happy.

Sad.

On the brink of tears everyday.

I've laughed.

I've dreamed.

I've lived a life of pure joy.

I've held hands.

Played footsies and dug my toes in the white sand.

Went to homecoming with a looser.

Went to prom with a bigger looser, wishing it was somebody else.

I've sang kareoke and ate sushi.

Drove across the country (with a ferret in the backseat).

I've been to Rushmore.

Yellowstone.

And the Jack Daniels Distillery.

I've lived in Washington.

Michigan.

Florida.

Japan.

I've visited Canada, New York and California.

I've had children.

I am a mom.

I am a dad (when he's not here)

I am strong.

I am weak.

I am free.

I am tied.

I make choices-good and bad.

I forgive.

I forget (somethings).

I watch the moon move across the sky (many nights in a row).

I take sleeping pills at night.

Excedrine in the morning.

I chill easily.

I love the summer heat.

Hate tennis shoes; Love Heels!

I talk too fast when I am nervous or excited.

Talk too much when arguing.

Love Tim McGraw and Eminem (everything in between).

Hate chocolate cake, but love a hershey's bar.

Love skittles from the bottom of my heart.

Love fresh wildflowers. Daisies. Black-eyed Susan's.

Love dreams come true.

Love to make love by candlelight and on a beach, under the moon.

Airconditioning makes my skin itchy and dry.

Humidity makes my hair curly.

I have friends. Some I love, some I like; they are all my friends.

I get excited when he comes home early,

calls in the middle of the night,

or rubs my feet after a long day.

I've felt spoiled.

I've felt Cherished: like a princess.

Purple is my color of choice.

Creme Brulee is my guilty pleasure.

Ice cream is perfect on a sunny day

and works awesomely on the top of my head by a step brother.

I've had my head dipped in a toilet,

shoved into a cold shower,

and had a heart to heart with those that love me.

I've been shopping at midnight.

Partied at three a.m.

I've wrote love letters that could be novels

and tore them to pieces.

I've listened to a love song on repeat after a heart ache.

I've listened to our song on repeat after an argument.

Butterflies make me smile.

Dragon flies bring me peace.

Frogs are cute.

I am organized.

Bubbly.

and good with numbers.

I want to go to Kansas.

France.

and now Italy, India and Indonesia.

I've had a role model,

been a role model.

Wished I could be a model.

Wished I could hug a friend one last time

Wished I could turn back time.

Been glad to be here,

ready to leave, and

Don't want to go.

It's been nice to know you,

never again,

and Forever.

It's been time for laundry,

time for dinner,

ready for dessert.

Nice to meet you.

Handshakes, hugs, kisses.

Friends forever....best friends forever.

Presents. Laughs. Whispers in the kitchen over boiling stew.

It will be forever.

and ever.

(and ever.

Till hair goes gray

and men stop complaining...

Weeping willows.

v-tailed swallows. (or however that song goes))

Amen!