Peacemaker Vs Warmonger

    Dear peacemaker, do you see yourself in your foe?
    Dear peacemaker, do you trust in what you know?
    Can you hold your nerve in fragile times?
    Accept differences, even forgive crimes?

    Dear warmonger, how far will you go?
    Dear warmonger, do you hear those below?
    Will you take a stand with the ultimate cost?
    Will what you gain make up for what is lost?

How is it, that we defend our ideals?
We all have a route that naturally appeals
But are you willing to see that road to it's end?
To finally find out who is really your friend?

If it is worth the cost to split us down into factions
Peacemaker, warmonger, do not be blind to the cost of your actions

A cup of worry

Do not treat those moments lightly 
Where understanding drips from every syllable 
Just sounds 
But the sounds you need

So full of self-doubt that it's shocking there's room left for anxiety 
What does it mean to overflow? 
Not much, if someone is there to mop up the spills
Without making you feel guilty, as if the chore is a joy

I hope I can be that person for others  
Reassurance, needed but not asked for 
Yet delivered anyway 
As many times as is needed 

I'm not sure why my brain sometimes assumes people hate me 
But I'm grateful for the friends who love me beyond such logic

Resolution

It is the month of inspiration
Of doing things
So why have you not left your couch yet?
Don't you feel bad?

Look around
At the image everyone else is projecting of themselves
Loudly

It is no bad thing to want change
To gain higher control of your body
Make yourself achieve things
Become the image you draw of yourself

And sometimes there was energy when there didn't seem to be any
And sometimes there isn't
I am still learning that coin flip

We have limited time
Just like we have limited steps
But that doesn't mean we can run every moment
Particularly when it's dark out

You are still figuring yourself out
Keep moving, keep growing, at whatever pace you can
Go too fast, go too slow
Things rarely go right at the first attempt

And, if the month inspires you, seize that inspiration
If it doesn't? Well, don't let it deter you instead
It is just January.
And you can resolve what to make of that.

People who don't believe in themselves anymore

I love to believe in people who don't believe in themselves anymore
Cause I still see who they are at their core
I see things to admire, I see what they can be
Things I know aren't just visible to me

It's not an easy journey, I give a hand when I can
Cheering them on as their biggest fan
And slowly, slowly, I get to watch them grow
To become the wonderful person I already know