Resilient

Resilient

I refuse to fall.
No, my darling, I won't go down. 
You're still standing and so shall I 
Remain firm.
You haven't asked for my heart

And so I keep it locked tight
Though I can feel it beating wildly
Trying to escape from these walls I've built.
No, it won't come out.
You have the key, but do you realize it?
Did you know that with a simple phrase
An admission of the feelings you hide so well
That the door will swing open and 
My heart will run to you.
But you don't turn the key
You keep it in a dark dusty corner 
And forget that it's there
So my heart stays where it is
And I stay silent.

Written by Jennifer Renae Conlee

Posted 08/20/12

You think on it and feel scared, but you don't know why.

You think on it and feel scared, but you don't know why.

"They're in a better place," they say of those who's presence no longer lingers with us, at least not physically.

Yes, a better place. Heaven? Paradise? Or simply in the ground, no longer burdened with the physical stress that life holds.

So if we're all destined for a better place, then why are we so scared?

You ponder, perhaps it is not death, for death is nothing to be scared of if it truly leads to a better place. No, it's the pain that might accompany death, for we do not get to choose how we leave the mortal realm.

We strive to keep living, though every day we cry that living is too hard, that maybe it's not worth it, and yet, we don't wish to die, and we mourn those who have gone before.

But if life is so much better on the other side, perhaps death is something to aspire to.....to live life fully, beautifully, to love and grieve and hope and fear and laugh and cry, so that when death ascends, you can go, knowing that life was well-lived.

Written By Jennifer Renae Conlee
Posted on 07/19/12