Be Like The Chameleon

 * When I Falter *

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Be Like The Chameleon

Like the chameleon

Red, yellow, green,

pink, blue

or black, brown, grey

Have fun

Colour its steps

Colour its moves

Display

Unabashed.

Be Like The Bird

 * When I Falter *

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Be Like The Bird

Like a bird

Sing where it perches

Sing even if it’s to itself

Letting go

even as it fulfils

its duty

Taking for

just enough.

Be Like The Ant

* When I Falter *

 

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Be Like The Ant

Like the ant

Gregarious

Unwavering

Seeking untiringly

Setting its rhythm

Setting its pace

Claiming its space.

Faithfully.

When I Falter

 * When I Falter *

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When I Falter

When I falter

I look at my cat

Yawning and scratching

Shamelessly

When I falter

I look at my dog

Licking and pawing

Shamelessly

I want

to be like the cat

I want

to be like the dog.

End of Life

 * Tears Allowed *

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End of Life

You are whole again

as you no longer need nor want

At the end of life

I will be whole again

when I no longer need nor want

At the end of life

There are no second chances now

You are there

I am here

What’s left

till end of life

for the living

Second chances

Moving on

will be deliberate

There are

second chances

for the living.

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When

 * Tears Allowed *

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When

When tears still flow freely

When feelings of the day you left

are just as raw today

When the songs we shared

play to my tears

When the warmth of your cheek

still remains on my palm

When tears still flow freely

When will I be able

to not care.

Will I Wish Upon A Passing Cloud?

 * Tears Allowed *

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Will I Wish Upon A Passing Cloud?

If I wish upon a passing cloud

Will I see you

Passing by

No, I don’t want to wish upon a star

Because I know

It will not bring you by

What will it do anyway

To wish upon a passing cloud

Just to see you passing by.