Talking

There’s some people

that can talk

a blue streak

say all the right things

lay on the charm

butter on hot bread

good like that

But that’s about

as far as it goes

when there’s work

to be done.

and push comes to shove

or there’s a time

when you’re stuck 

between a rock and a hard place

it seems like

talking is all

they know to do

tell you what

tell you a hundred reasons why

you should do things

their way

but that’s as far as it goes 

it’s easy to do the talking

hard to do the walking

and that’s when you 

separate the boys from the men

find out the truth

about who’s who

goes the extra mile

sticks around

makes the best

out of what’s happening

finds a way

digs deep

shows up

pulls the weight

and doesn’t waste time

standing around talking

when there’s work

to be done.

👣❤  Jeanna’ Mead

12 37 p.m.  7-21-18

http://www.jeannasoul.com

Glow

If only I could see me

the way you see me

everything would be different
I keep the lights on

because the darkness

hides your lips

and I can’t, 

for the life of me,

 understand a word you say
But the same light 

that lets me see

to read

shows everything 

I wish I could keep

hidden in the dark
You see my imperfections

the scars on my body

the way time hasn’t

always been so kind
it’s a double edged sword

a battle that I fight

day in and night out

trying so damn hard

to see beauty in the ages

embrace the changes

to keep on dancing

with all the broken pieces

to glow in the light

and not hide in the dark
I look in the mirror

remembering so well

when the reflection

showed a different woman

a different time
if I could only see me

the way you see me

everything would be

so different
I would look beyond

the imperfections 

straight to the heart

of the matter
and I just might be able

to glow in the dark

from the light in your eyes
đź’—Jeanna’ Mead

6 25 a.m. 12-10-17

http://www.jeannasoul.com

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