You never came for me,
So I came for myself.
I wandered for years in search of me,
I took on the quest begrudgingly,
Because no one else would.
On Earth, we merely cope,
And do our best, despite;
Yet, though it may seem a tired old trope,
I have learned that where there’s hope, there’s life,
And where there’s life, there’s hope.
K. Aldaya, 12/11/22
Picture: By Amira Shawky on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/cRHXr4RXhtw
Speech shouldn’t be a gun to the head.
Enforced conformity or social death.
For does not a life still exist,
As long as there is breath?
Silence is not insignificance,
Nor essentiality: of a word;
And a voice is no guarantee,
Of ever being heard.
K. Aldaya, 11/6/22
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I’m so overtired.
I wish I could sleep.
I stare at the ceiling,
And silently weep.
I’m nobody’s worry,
And nobody’s care.
Lifetimes of emotions,
Pull me here and there.
The moon’s even sleeping.
I wish I could too,…
Though life, it is not fair,
And it is not through.
I have many more nights,
To cry on my own;
And far many more days,
‘Fore I can go home.
K. Aldaya, 8/22/22
Picture: By Joshua Rawson-Harris on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/wCgy-qHtZtM
O’ Children of Light, take heed!
The darkness seeks to consume you,
With smiles of self-satisfaction it breeds,
And plants the seeds,
Of its own destruction.
O’ Children of Light, beware!
Bodies are made of heavy earth,
Which drags all men down and into despair;
So be aware,
You are not of the Earth!
O’ Children of Light, watch out!
You are light destined for the stars.
So, in darkness, do not stumble about.
You should not doubt,
Your divine radiance!
O’ Children of Light, Hear! Hear!
Those who pursue your destruction,
Act from carnal bewilderment and fear.
Lo’, Death’s not here!
Seek the Light! Seek the Light!
O’ Children of Light, stand strong!
When in darkness, shine brighter still.
The war between Light and darkness is long.
Shine strong! Shine strong!
For in time Light will win,…
Yes, in the end,…in the end,…
Light will win!
K. Aldaya, 9/5/22
Picture: By Sara Kurfess on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/QyjwUq5Amp8
I recognize my suffering now,
As never I have before.
I will never again allow,
My soul to close its’ door;
For I am a bright being of light,
Trapped in a world of black,
Where the brighter of a light,
The more the darkness will attack.
Yes, I am light living in darkness,
But the darkness has not prevailed!
My light has become less and less,
Though it is not yet veiled!
No, the darkness may have dimmed my light,
But it endures nonetheless.
My soul emerges new and bright,…
A sun: Radiant and boundless!
The dark, it can not hold me back,
Nor cease my eternal spark.
I light a way through the pitiless black,
For those who hear: Hark! Hark!
You are made of stars and light.
Mortal only in time and place.
Your end is not darkness and night,
Just as all stars out in space.
You will always exist and emerge,
Triumphant,…in brilliant display.
So forever let your light surge,
And to light and goodness pray.
For in the end light will always win,
And the darkness must retreat in hate;
As the universe, time, and planets spin,…
An eternity of light and love awaits.
K. Aldaya, 7/18/22
Picture: By Olivia Bauso on Unsplash; https://unsplash.com/photos/nKWXb8EGzO0
My Soul is a Lock Without a Key 