I never once thought that I would end up back in this place now I’m asking myself when did this journey within become a race? a race to enlightenment is like swimming across a desert a self defeating purpose that only serves to subvert the wisdom gained from lessons learned in life’s inherent struggles the test we…
Category: Poetry
Speechless
the indelible ink of my pen speaks when my voice fails in the times that my mind is spun from the jumble of circumstance, emotion and choice it loops around fears, anger and memories, screaming nightmares of times long past… choking them into submission so i can take them into control and avenge those times…
Unconscious
a tangible moment hangs in the silence between us a look of indignance is the only thing that holds back a tear for a heart convicted of a misunderstanding and two wordsmiths are left speechless knowing anything said now would be wrong created by the unconsciousness of emotion, and the churning ball of empathy, rejection,…
Love
where would we be, if love were dependent on the similarity of a belief, or a single action, word, or choice? love does not distinguish between right and wrong it is not a feeling or desire, it does not see affilliation, identity, or any form at all it is the recognition of that common light…
Poems of 2010
Falling Choosing the terms of every interaction Moment to moment I adjust and reconnect Two worlds collide in a rapture of connection To keep my balance I step back and reflect Life’s lessons sweep down on me in a kaliedescope of memory Each one giving it’s blessing to move on and be free From the…
Back to Basics: A Poem to Foster Inner Peace
In Recognition of Peace Day, I finally took a moment to breathe and think about Peace in my own life. Being human, we sometimes create and experience chaos our lives; for myself, I come full circle to find that I had momentarily disconnected from Spirit. No group can experience peace until it’s members have experienced some level of…
Introspection
when was the last time you saw divinity in ~the person on the corner, conversing with themselves ~your childhood enemy, whose bullying drove you to doubt your own strength ~your mother, trying to teach with guilt, because that was all she knew ~the person who devestated your world with a word, a decision, a gesture…
Status Quo
conventional wisdom passed down like common sense that ain’t so common anymore like spooky stories told around the campfire nightly news carries on a sinister tabloid tradition of exagerating the dangers that lurk in the dark preying on the vulnerable, infirm and eager to follow shaping our fears for a corporate takeover with new and…
Reach
reaching out for a friendly word acknowledgement companionship… reaching in for the truth forgiveness faith… when vulnerable is the only place one can truly live free from anger, fear, intolerance… compassion lends both her hands to soothe the lonely heart… © 2009 HAWilcox All Rights Reserved
Soul-cialist Tendencies 