Secrets

Photo taken by Rebecca Hosking, Mexico

SECRETS

I willingly whispered in your ear

I told you my heart and shared my fears

You paid attention when no one else did

Good or bad I deserve what I get

Sometimes in life there is no end

We repeat mistakes over and over again

A lesson learned completes a vicious cycle

Best friends become reveled rivals

You go your way, while I go mine

We come together when all is fine

Eventually the middle gets bigger and bigger

We’re only human, we’re all sinners

The secret is we all always knew

Nothing is permanent no matter what we do

Here today gone tomorrow

No matter if you beg, steal or borrow

There is one thing always consistently true

No matter what I will always love you

I’m not as unapologetic as you might think

I’m only searching for a flotation device, so I do not sink

By R. Hosking

© 2013

The Power of Words

Photo taken by Rebecca Hosking, Franklin, TN


THE POWER OF WORDS

I remember once someone told me I was stupid

Whether it was a joke or something they meant I believed it

So I lived my life uninformed and made mistakes, why?

Because I believed I was stupid

I remember once on a cold dreary day someone told me it was sunny

I looked out the window and I saw the light

I lived that day with a smile on my face, why?

Because I believed it was sunny

I remember once truth came from a word I wasn’t willing to believe

And faith came from those same words that were given to me

I believe this to be true, why?

Because I heard it and it set me free

I remember once my night was lonely and my arms were empty

But God looked at me last night through your eyes

He said that he loved me and I believed him, why?

Because that is the power of words!

R. Hosking 

© 2007

Hope

Photo taken by Rebecca Hosking, Cheekwood, TN

HOPE

Hope lives where despair has invaded

It lurks in the corners of our trials

Silently basking in all its glory

For only hope knows when you need a smile

No sense in fighting it, time to succumb

Let go of discontentment 

So hope can make a new home

No sense in grieving the loss of wills

Let go of jealousy 

So hope can rebuild

If you fall off the wagon, get back up

Learn from short comings

When they say how high, you'll know when to jump

No sense in shedding another tear

Dry your eyes

So hope can reappear

You may feel lonely, but don't believe the lies

Hope has never left you, 

In order to find it, simply open your eyes

R.Hosking

© 2013