BAGGAGE

"BAGGAGE"

(by Becky Hemsley)

She opens up her suitcase

And it’s loaded to the brim

She simply doesn’t have the room

To squeeze more baggage in

Her hold-all’s filled with years and years

Of things she has endured

But you think she has no hold-all

‘Cause she acts so self-assured

But just because she’s confident

And acts like she’s alright

It doesn’t mean her baggage

Is inconsequentially light

For though her life looks rosy

It doesn’t mean to say

That she doesn’t carry burdens

That weigh her down each day

She’s fought off many monsters

Often swam up from the depths

She’s walked through many fires

And pulled herself back from the edge

So never think she walks on air

When she’s actually walked through hell

You just don’t know her load is heavy

Because she carries it so well

******

It's ok to put a few things down sometimes

Becky Hemsley 2021

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Baggage is from Talking to the Wild https://a.co/d/57xLeCX

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I WONDER

"I WONDER"
(by Becky Hemsley)

It would have been your birthday today.

And I wonder how we’d celebrate.

Would you tell us you were too old for cake?

Would you tell us that you didn’t want any presents -

only our presence –

like you always used to?

Where would you want to eat and what would you order?

Would there be balloons or champagne or candles?

It’s your birthday today.

And I can only wonder.

But I’ll put a candle in a cake.

I’ll order in your favourite food and

I’ll feel your presence.

I will remember your birthdays of before and I will look at photos of you opening presents and blowing out candles and making wishes.

And as I blow out the candle on my little cake,

I will make a wish too.

I will wish that you are at peace.

And wish that one day I will feel at peace too.

And then I will raise a glass and eat the cake.

And I will wish you

a Happy Birthday.

*****

Someone requested that I post this today, ready for a departed loved one's birthday tomorrow. Sending love to that person and to anyone missing someone unbearably right now

Becky Hemsley 2023

Artwork created with Dall.E

'I Wonder' is from 'When I Am Gone' https://a.co/d/1ntKudz

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UNSTOPABLE

"UNSTOPABLE"
(author Becky Hemsley)

Today you are stubborn,

My patience is thin

Today you’ll persist

Until I will give in

Today you are wilful

You’re strong and you’re bold

Today you’ll refuse to do

Things you are told

Today you will follow

Wherever I go

Today you will scream

When my answer is no

Today you are fierce

And today you are wild

Today you’ll remind me

That you are a child

Today every minute

Will seem to last hours

But over the years

I will realise your power

I’ll realise your stubbornness

Means you’re determined

And I’ll admire how you have

Learnt to stand firm and

How you know when

To sit down or step up

So full of conviction,

Self-worth and self-trust

So today you’ll be stubborn

Today you’ll be fierce

Today you’ll have spirit

That must persevere

Today you’re determined

Today you’ll be loud

But tomorrow you’ll lead

From the front of the crowd

And where once you were wild

I want you to stay

I don’t want you quietened,

Silenced or tamed

‘Cause yesterday’s bold

Will soon one day I’m sure

Be a force that our world

Has not known of before

And today you will talk

Of the impossible

But tomorrow I know -

You’ll be unstoppable

******

For all the whirlwinds and the wilds out there - stay wild

Becky Hemsley 2022

Artwork created with Dall-E

'Unstoppable' is from my second book:

https://a.co/d/iJ3bgdA

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REAL by Becky Hemsley

"REAL"
(author Becky Hemsley"

I’ve cried when I’m happy

And cried when I’m sad

I’ve smiled through the good times

And smiled through the bad

I’ve screamed in excitement

I’ve screamed out in pain

I’ve gasped at the sunshine

And gasped at the rain

I’ve laughed when I’m nervous

And when I’m elated

I’ve sighed with contentment

And when I’m deflated

I’ve sung when I’m lonely

And sung in a crowd

I’ve shouted when angry

And when I’ve been proud

‘Cause whether we’re up

Or we’re riding a low

Our feelings are desperate

For somewhere to go

We can’t keep them trapped

And locked up in a cage -

They force their way out

‘Cause they need to escape

And sometimes we’re told

That emotions are weakness

That feeling is flawed

If we let it defeat us

But how can this be?

Surely this must be wrong

For what could be weak

About something so strong

That it cannot be silenced

Cannot be tamed

Can’t be kept down

And cannot be contained

So when you next shout

Or you laugh or you cry

You scream or you smile

Or let out a sigh

Whatever the reason

Just let yourself feel

We’re not here to be quiet -

We’re here to be real

******

Becky Hemsley 2023

Artwork created with Dall.E

'Real' is from my new collection Letters from Life: https://a.co/d/0R2bBGl

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I DON'T HAVE

"I DON'T HAVE"

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I am “too much” for some people.

I talk too much.

I say too much.

I hug too much.

I share too much.

I laugh too much.

I cry too much.

I explain too much.

I don’t have “enough of this” for some people.

I don’t have enough status.

I don’t have enough wealth.

I don’t have enough knowledge.

I don’t have enough fashion.

I don’t have enough education.

I don’t have enough experience.

I don’t have enough time.

I am not “the right amount” for some people.

I am not the right amount of cool.

I am not the right amount of popular.

I am not the right amount of fun.

I am not the right amount of serious.

I am not the right amount of interesting.

I am not the right amount of emotion.

I am not the right amount of energy.

You will always be too much, not enough or never the right amount for some people.

Those are not your people. And those are not people you want to be your people.

Be you. Then find your people.

And never let anyone make you feel anything less than what you truly are…

Original.

One of a kind.

Unique.

Special.

Awesome.

Important.

Your life matters.

Your hardships matter.

Your mental state matters.

Your well-being matters.

You matter.

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Words by: New Adventures in Motherhood

Art Illustration: Melsy's Illustrations

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EMBERS AND KEYS

"EMBERS AND KEYS"
(author Becky Hemsley)

When I am older

I might not remember

I might get confused

And I might lose my temper

And there may be times

When I don’t know your name

Because it’s been trapped,

Locked away in my brain

And though it will hurt

To think I could forget you

Offer me smiles,

Hold my hand if I’ll let you

And talk of adventures

We had long ago

Show me the photos

Of people I know

Play music we’ve danced to

And songs we have sung

Read me the books I read

When I was young

‘Cause your voice and your words

Might just be the key

That opens the door -

That unlocks it for me

And maybe the music

Will spark tiny embers

Of memories dormant

And I will remember

Your name and your face

And the words to our song

The times and the places

To which I’ve belonged

And it might last moments

Or minutes or more

As the fire sheds light

Through the crack in the door

But when the door closes

And gone are the flames

When you are once more

A stranger again

Just know you’ll have stirred something

Deep down inside

Something familiar

That I recognise

Something that’s real

That’s not stored in my head

But right at the core

Of my heart space instead

Something that’s stirred

By your smiles and your stories

The touch of your hand

And the songs you sing for me

And though I’ll have no words to tell you

Just trust

That deep down inside

I’ll remember

I’m loved

*******

Becky Hemsley 2022

Image created with Dall-E

Today is World Alzheimer's Day. A disease that is consistently one of the leading causes of death here in the UK and one that is often referred to (along with other forms of dementia) as 'the long goodbye'.

Sending so much love, peace and compassion to anyone dealing with this - either directly or whilst caring for a loved one. Be kind to yourself.

This poem is called Embers and Keys and is in the book 'Letters from Life' https://a.co/d/17LrMHG

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