THE CORNER 4 WOMEN

Sunday 19 May 2024

I SEE YOU by Genevieve V Georget

"I SEE YOU"
by Genevieve V Georget

To the sensitive ones,

I see you.

I see you with your shoulders hunched forward and your eyes filled with doubt.

I see you as your mind starts to race and your heart starts to hurt.

I see you standing in front of someone else; a loved one, a colleague, a friend…while they unleash the words that pierce right through you…

“You’re just a little too sensitive.”

I see you slowly take a step back and quietly shut yourself down.

I see you as the words linger in the air and they begin to soak through your skin.

And I see you as it starts to happen.

As you start to let the question spread through your bones…

“What if they're right?”

I’m here to tell you that they are right.

You are too sensitive.

I am too sensitive.

We are too sensitive.

We’re too sensitive for a world that doesn’t know how to handle vulnerability.

We’re too sensitive for people who don’t want to have uncomfortable conversations.

We’re too sensitive for a culture that dictates strength by the number of tears you refuse to shed.

But we’re not too sensitive for each other.

And furthermore, our sensitivity is not a liability.

Because, in a world that is becoming more hardened by the minute, that sensitivity is a gift.

In a society that is building brick walls around their hearts, that sensitivity tears them down.

In a life that is being driven by success, that sensitivity takes the wheel with love.

Please believe me when I say I make this next statement for myself just as much as anyone else who might need to hear it...

It’s okay to be emotional.

It’s okay to experience your feelings.

It’s okay to show up as your whole self, regardless of how messy that might be.

And if people try to tell you otherwise, then those aren’t your people.

That’s okay too.

Because this life is filled with people who feel the world in a very deep way.

It’s filled with people who hand over vulnerability in the name of connection.

It’s filled with people willing to sit through the discomfort of the human experience so others don’t have to.

And if you’re out there right now, feeling rejected or isolated or misunderstood…I’m here to tell you one last thing.

I see you and I hope you never change.

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~Genevieve V Georget~

Photo: Art by Elena Sanichenko

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AS MARY WEPT by Joanne Boyle

"AS MARY WEPT"
by Joanne Boyle

As Mary watched

over yonder's way

with faith in her heart

she knew today,

her son would rest

but wasn't lost

though he paid a price

for eternal cost.

She shed a tear

but was not alone,

as her son

laid on a stone.

She knew the Father

had to make,

the sacrifice

for all our sakes.

As Mary wept

with her head held high

she heard a message

from the sky.

"Do not weep, for

when tomorrow is here

the resurrection of life

shall then be clear."

So, patiently, she sat

and as everyone mourned,

Mary knew in her heart

that the crown that was thorned,

would now be replaced

with heavens glow

and would be a reminder,

for all to know.

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Author Joanne Boyle Heartfelt
Art Steffi Krenzek
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SABOTAGE by Becky Hemsley

"SABOTAGE"
by Becky Hemsley

Let me introduce you

To a woman that I know

She hears my every thought

And follows everywhere I go

She wakes me up abruptly sometimes

When I’m fast asleep

And keeps me up for hours

Whilst she taunts and laughs at me

She takes joy in convincing me

That I am hard to love

That if I’m less than perfect

Then I’ll never be enough

She shakes the ground I stand on

And talks down what I achieve

She highlights all my flaws to me

And tells me I’m naïve

She battles with my confidence

And wrestles with my pride

She’s like a double agent

But she’s never on my side

And she knows just how to sabotage

By sowing seeds of doubt

And arguing with logic

In a voice that likes to shout

And you’d think I wouldn’t listen

That I’d turn and walk away

But it’s so hard to ignore her

When she knows just what to say

In ways that make me question

Things I’ve thought and done and said

You see, she is an imposter

And she lives inside my head

******

Becky Hemsley 2022

https://www.facebook.com/talkingtothewild

Artwork by Kasiq Jungwoo (Kasiq.com)

'Sabotage' is from my second collection:

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PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS by Becky Hemsley

"PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS"
by Becky Hemsley

One day at dawn I met a girl

As I went out to walk

She didn’t notice me at first

‘Cause she was lost in thought

I held a coin out to her

And then quietly I said

“A penny for your thoughts”

But she looked sad and shook her head

“A penny will not be enough”

She whispered with a sigh

“I think I’d need a hundred coins

To say what’s on my mind”

“Well maybe start with one,” I said

And she took it in her palm

She took the deepest breath

And then she gently took my arm

She slowly started speaking

And her eyes grew slightly brighter

Her face relaxed a little

And the air around felt lighter

I held another penny out

She took that one as well

And her breathing steadied as she

Spoke the tales she had to tell

And all of this continued

For an hour, maybe longer

And all the while her voice

Was growing confident and stronger

And then we reached the wishing well:

She looked at me and grinned

And one by one she wished on pennies

As she threw them in

Then she told me “thank you”

Waved goodbye and walked away

And I saw her only once more

After seeing her that day

I saw her trading thoughts again

For pennies made for wishing

But this time someone else spoke

For the pennies she was giving

*****

Never underestimate the ripple effect of your kindness

Becky Hemsley 2024 https://www.facebook.com/talkingtothewild

Artwork by Snehal Pendurkar (@paintingbysnehal on Instagram)

'Penny for your thoughts' is from Letters from Life https://a.co/d/4ICwONW

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Saturday 18 May 2024

To all my female friends 50 years and up

"To all my female friends 50 years and up" (author unknown)

Most of us are ageing through the next phase of our lives. We're at the age where we see wrinkles, grey hair, and extra pounds.

We see cute 25-year-olds and reminisce.

But we were also 25, just as they will one day be our age. We aren't those "girls in their summer clothes" anymore. What they bring to the table with their youth and zest, we bring our wisdom and experience.

We have raised families, run households, paid the bills, dealt with diseases, sadness and everything else life has assigned us.

Some of us have lost those that we're nearest and dearest to us.

We are survivors.

We are warriors in the quiet.

We are women, like a fine wine or classic car.

Even if our bodies aren't what they once were, they carry our souls, our courage, and our strength. We shall enter this chapter in our lives with humility, grace, and pride over everything we have been through, and we should never feel bad about getting older.

It's a privilege that is denied to so many.

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SO WHY DO I READ by Gary Paulsen

"SO WHY DO I READ"
by Gary Paulsen

I just can't help myself.

I read to learn and to grow, to laugh

and to be motivated.

I read to understand things I've never

been exposed to.

I read when I'm crabby, when I've just

said monumentally dumb things to the

people I love.

I read for strength to help me when I

feel broken, discouraged, and afraid.

I read when I'm angry at the whole

world.

I read when everything is going right.

I read to find hope.

I read because I'm made up not just of

skin and bones, of sights, feelings,

and a deep need for chocolate, but I'm

also made up of words.

Words describe my thoughts and what's

hidden in my heart.

Words are alive--when I've found a

story that I love, I read it again and

again, like playing a favourite song

over and over.

Reading isn't passive--I enter the

story with the characters, breathe

their air, feel their frustrations,

scream at them to stop when they're

about to do something stupid, cry with

them, laugh with them.

Reading for me, is spending time with a

friend.

A book is a friend.

You can never have too many.”

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By Gary Paulsen, Shelf Life: Stories by the Book

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CHASING MY TOMORROWS by Becky Hemsley

"CHASING MY TOMORROWS"
by Becky Hemsley

Today I woke and found myself

With less than yesterday

My life was missing things

I had assumed were here to stay

Things that had seemed little

‘Til they left a giant space,

Left an empty silence

And a longing in their place

And I began to understand

That when push came to shove

I longed for what I’d had

When I’d thought that was not enough

I’d always looked ahead

Was always chasing more and more

Growing so complacent

Of the things I once wished for

Running to tomorrow,

To the weekend, to next year

Forgetting I was lucky

For the things already here

And all this made me realise

That my life can’t buy more time

So maybe I should spend my time

Loving this life of mine

And maybe I’ll be grateful

For the little things I’ve got

That seem inconsequential

But which mean an awful lot

So, tonight I’ll thank the stars

Instead of asking them for more

And I will hope to wake with all

The things I’ve thanked them for

‘Cause now I see that my todays

Are filled with time I’ve borrowed

And I shouldn’t sit around and waste them

Chasing my tomorrows

******

Credit Goes To : Becky Hemsley 2023

Gorgeous artwork by Kristina von Wiesen Art

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