My choice

My sorrow

Sometimes I want to touch my sorrow

Just graze it with my finger

Not feeling it too deeply

Willingly letting it linger

Sometimes I want to dive in deep

Feel it in my core

Raw and pure, truly felt pain

No longer to be ignored

The choice is mine and mine alone

Which experience I want to feel

How to behave, what to do

How I want my wounds to heal

Koesteren

Ik koester het gevoel

Van jouw handje in de mijne

Dat het zo passen kon

Een grote en een kleine

Ik koester het gevoel

Van jouw armpjes om mij heen

Knuffels als de jouwe

Zo zijn er verder geen

Ik koester het gevoel

Van jouw kusjes op mijn gezicht

Sinds jij gekomen bent

Heb je mijn hart verlicht

The piece of my heart

The piece of my heart I let you keep

Sometimes returns to me

It comes back to me when I’m asleep

It visits me in my dreams

Its love fills my heart once more

Allows me to feel whole

A warmth spreads across my core

Fills body, mind and soul

Love truly felt never goes away

It merely changes form

Your love is always there to stay
Forever keeps me warm

Perspective

Sometimes you need to step back
To get a better view
Whoever pushed me in the past
I could not ever blame you

Although you may not see right now
You helped me find a piece
Unknowingly, unconsciously
You helped me to unleash

Parts of me not known before
Not remembered until then
I should not blame, but thank you
For helping me see more

Your message

Wondering, alone

Conjuring images to make me believe

Are you really gone?

Truthfully, who do I deceive?

Home, at last

Pure beauty I see

Almost just walked past

Drawn to the splendour there for me

Dawning, at night

Your message so clear

My darkness you light

You are always near

Today I’ll let the tears flow

Today I’ll let the tears flow

Today I’ll take my time

Today I’ll see the sorrow

Accept that it’s all mine

Today I’ll set it free

I won’t ignore the pain

Do what is right for me

There’s only love to gain

I won’t mourn your death

I won’t mourn your death

You are where you should be

The passing of your last breath

Brought you peace I see

I mourn the loss of you

I mourn ‘cause you’re not here

Tears for the old and new

Gone who was so dear

I mourn what I can no longer see

No longer feel or hear

But your death I do not mourn

You’re at home, beloved and free