life: acoustic & amplified

hard times require furious dancing

We cannot live in a world that is 

interpreted for us by others.

An interpreted world is not a

hope.

Part of the terror is to take back

our own listening.

To use our own voice.

To see our own light.

~ Hildegard of Bingen

time wears down

as life takes its anguished toll

of strained shoulders and weary back

from the unyielding pressure of anger’s mighty weight

lash of black eyed look

the demon,

lying in wait,

unleashed

words stripping tender heart skin

of the vulnerable

the innocent unprepared for attack

leaving hope in shreds,

shame cocks its hat sideways

flames of passion freeze in place

ice, brittle, cutting

fills veins,

painful,

slicing us to ribbons

destroying all our goodness in its path

Only you can change this

you CAN change this

I know for sure…

you can…

if you choose to…

God only knows

if you will

❤

Amy Lloyd

Be soft…
Do not let the world make you hard.
Do not let the pain make you hate.
Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.
– kurt vonnegut, jr.

yesterday I was born a leaf
a small fragile tender wisp
trembling as I hung on the vine
yesterday I was a gust of air
short lived, but not insignificant
full of bone rattling cold and hat disturbing bravado
yesterday I was a large, slow, snow flake
plopping down like a wet goose feather
making the world a magical place
yesterday I was a world made of glass
lying shattered on the floor
hoping to be recycled into a new and useful object
yesterday I was various people
a student, a mother, a friend, a lover
feeling my way into the next moment hoping to find a way home
yesterday I stood tall as a tree
proud, yet with humble confidence
accepting what winter brings, gently weeping, waiting for spring
🦋
Amy Lloyd