Legacy

January 17, 2013 / Alysia / 12 Comments

I may not know where I am going but I do know I want to make you proud.

It was more than just a slogan; a life motto: Intelligent, Beautiful, Modest.

I don’t do it for you, I do it because of you and what you wanted me to be.

The risks, the reward, the pain, the joy.

In the end your absence has grown, grown to appreciation for what was, what can be.

It does not mean I wouldn’t do anything for one more conversation; a room full of familiar scents; Pall Malls, Black Coffee.

You are with me, a part of me; if I want to hear you I can in my actions, in my thoughts and in his music.

Forever Grateful.

Simplicity 7

January 15, 2013 / Alysia / 4 Comments

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Confusion masks my

Fluttering heart who is drawn,

To you Forever.

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Four Of A Kind

January 10, 2013 / Alysia / 2 Comments

It’s a crazy game.

Gambling; all or nothing.

Risk it; Life, Love, Lies.

Double Life

January 8, 2013 / Alysia / 6 Comments

Dusk approaches, the twilight appears;

For most the day winds down.

I am not most.

Once the fire sets fully,

The embers bring about another realm

Of creativity.

On the precipice of darkness

My passion reveals itself.

By candlelight my pen;

Searches,

Scratches,

Creates.

Simplicity 6

January 3, 2013 / Alysia / 2 Comments

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With the new comes great,

Expectations of yourself,

Define your moment.

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Taking a Different Route for the New Year

January 1, 2013January 1, 2013 / Alysia / 3 Comments

My birthday happens to fall on the final day of the year; it is a great time for me to enjoy the successes I have achieved over the past twelve months. The last year has been a very important one for me, but I cannot simply enjoy what I have done because there is so much left for me to do. I am energized, excited and ready to attack the new year with my writing.

The following is a response poem to Robert Frost’s Road Not Taken to describe my path for 2013:

Does it only happen once

Will I really only get one, single

Chance?

I will not, cannot, believe it.

Each day I will look down both of those paths,

I will contemplate them, stare them down.

Each day I will make the choice.

It may not be the best choice,

It may be the easy choice,

It could be the worst choice,

But I will try again.