Slow Down

Slow Down

where is everyone going
what is the rush
no one else matters
time is crunched

take time to breath
stop, and take it in
under, and beneath
enjoy the world
while we have it.

take a minute of your day
to appreciate the souls that paid
for the streets we walk on
the food we eat
the money we spend
the freedom of speech..

talk about the birds
talk about the weather
but take time to appreciate
one another
help out each other

slow down
take a minute
enjoy this world
and everything God put in it

where is everyone going
what is the rush
keep going at a fast,
impatient pace
and your life is as good as flushed.
this is our lives
not a race to the end
so slow down, and take it all in
while you can..

-Crystal MacGinnis
7/11/09

don't open your eyes

don't open your eyes.
4/14/09

almost saw his face
his big blue eyes
his warming embrace

open my eyes
cant seem to shake the dream
cant seem to dismiss
missed opportunity

fading in my eyes
burning my heart
cant seem to see
falling apart

still on this earth
i wish he could be
pictures, movies, and
memories just aren't good
enough for me

please open my eyes
let me see.
blocked by the
missed opportunity
in my dream
to have him near me.
keep thinking...
don't open your eyes.

Summer Winter Ashes

Summer Winter Ashes
3/30/09

Reach out your hand
help me understand
summer winter ashes
turn into tiny crystals
of sand

scattered around the world
nothing to hold
my words are loud
my mind is bold

resisting the right way
attracted to the wrong day
not enough words to think
not enough words to write
just not enough words to say

fight for my right
many lives paid
holding this tightly
obsessed with
knowing the right price to pay

Fresh breath of air
filling my lungs
let down my hair
reach for the bright burning sun

soft summer nights
scream for attention
dark winter days
beg for affection
autumn leaves feel
rejection
spring flowers
enjoy their reflection

reach out your hand
and try to understand
why summer winter ashes
turn into sand
and get taken by the breeze
to learn live and love
in another land

-Crystal

Randee Wilson

Randee Wilson
4/1/09

memories lifted her mind
thoughts traveled her mouth
her mind never stopped running
when her life hit the solid ground

she results in fighting
for this forsaken country
taught to serve and protect
our right to be free
a special type of person to be

down in the dirt
flying in the sky
bullets are a hit or miss
when they fly by
for what
for us.

she is a fighter
a bestfriend
a wife
a sister
a rolemodel
our solider

memories lifted her mind
thoughts traveled her mouth
her mind never stopped running
when her life hit the solid ground

eyes forward
thoughts set aside
makes wishes on stars
falling in the night

come home soon
feet planted on the ground.
looking at the same moon.
thinking, loving, and always
caring about you
our soilder
randee wilson.

-Crystal

take it away

take it away

breeze hits you lightly
smell rain
feel pain
no one gets left unbroken

rush of wind
clash of thunder
thoughts only thought
left nothing to ponder

head back
eyes shut
mouth open
screaming
rain pounding

on top of the world
or at the bottom of my own
feelings left unknown
so much to learn
someone-else take a turn
feel the burn
fade
into another day
wish it away
take it away.

4/1/09
-Crystal

locked doors

locked doors.

every choice i made
every single day
every way
i have to pay

living in the past
hating the present
afraid of the future

i never learned to listen.
always ripping open my
freshly dug sutures.

dealing with the consequences
of my actions
left alone
in an orderly fashion

overwhelmed with my decisions
left with nothing more
losing myself each time
i close and lock another door.

everything i touch
crumbles into ruins
everything i love
ends before i knew it.

I came into this world alone
I walk this world alone
I'll leave this world alone.

brain on my shoulders
heart on my sleeve
taking each step
towards a newer me.

working for myself
looking for an answer
trying to make it in this world
corruption spreads like cancer.

falling, grabbing, leaving
gasping
reaching
for a unknown source
opening a new door
feet planted on the floor.

every choice i make
every single day
every way
reflecting new ways.
learning from my mistakes.
10/9/08

watching

watching.

watch me disappear

watch me walk out the door

watch there be nothing left

but my heart scattered on the floor

i gave it my all

i watched it fail

im tired of these eyes

they left me to kill.

i watched you try

i watched me shut you down

i watched my lungs fill with water

until i drowned

i watched the tears pass

i watched the days go by

i watched as the love of my life

was no longer mine

no longer apart of my life

i saw him see her

and i lost all

i watched myself try and be strong

and fail

now theres nothing for me to do

but walk out this door

opening a new chapter

watching ..

2/18/08