A heart of compassion has no need for eyes with which to judge. Mercy no need for a stick with which to beat. Love no need for a book of...

I don't want to be here Yet I AM I do want to be here And so I AM You can't see me as I AM And so you see me as you are But you are an...

I just realized something…you know who makes some of the best writers, artists, poets, songwriters? Those who’ve been let down over and...

Sometimes this meatsuit feels like a prison. Sometimes it feels like a heavy blanket blocking out most of the light; and if the eyes of...

For far too many months I have found myself avoiding music, especially certain kinds of classical piano. It's my weakness. It brings out...

Do you ever feel like your colors are never enough? One well-meaning flower says to another: Iris, why are you so blue? Please change the...

Son, I flipped through the pages of your coloring book today. I remember the many times I reminded you to stay within the lines, thinking...

Life is so precious. It’s so fleeting. It’s so miraculous. It brings measureless joy. It brings excruciating pain. My heart is both full...

When in doubt, follow your heart. Yep, it's that simple. Just shut off everything but what's in your heart and follow it...your...

You are so average. You are so exceptional. Your uniqueness makes you intimidating. Your uniqueness makes you provocative. There's...

I'm not like others Although I know I'm like some I'm not like others I fly too close to the sun You read my words Enter my space See my...

I have no fear of dying (although, I'm no fan of physical suffering). I welcome what is next in what I feel is an ongoing "spiritual"...

A comfortable shoe that wears out too soon! A rainbow that fades before high noon Goosebumps that rise and fall with unknown cause The...

Don't give up. Don't turn away. The one from whom you turn away might be your son, your daughter, even yourself. Don't turn away. Instead...

It's getting hot in here hovering over the flames Laughing faces in anticipation Molding to society Confining spaces just erases Crispy...

Thinking of you, wishing magic was real To be a child again, close my eyes, begin to feel The moment I stopped, the moment that child...

Life is precious. Gone before you know it. Life is addictive. Gone but not predictive. Cherish what you got. What you got is not...

May they never extinguish your beautiful light May you never give up this honorable fight May your soul burn brighter than ever before...

Some take snapshots with a camera and some take snapshots with a pen. Instruments of the artist—the camera or the pen—are like the larynx...

The hour of the artist is nearing now It's almost midnight Something begins to stir and take form It begins as a shadow, so ambiguous...