I Will
I Will
Ayla Landry, Friends of Guest House, May 22, 2020
Now i will build trust.
I will work hard on new horizons.
I will be bolder.
I will be brighter.
Next i will enjoy more,
love more,
live more.
-Ayla Laundry
Make of Me
Make of Me
Aimee, Contessia, Tarkeshia, Chazcie, Ayla, Candace, Friends of Guest House, May 7, 2020
Make of my mind a fertile field
Where I cultivate beautiful ideas.
Make of my mind a calm sea
Where I can find me.
Make of my adventure
Where I go to explore.
Make of my life a beginning.
Make of my journey
So I can travel the right direction.
Make of my essence for
It is ready.
Belonging
Belonging
A group poem written by Aimee, Contessia, Chazcie, Tarkeshia, Friends of Guest House, April 30, 2020
May you love yourself despite the fear.
May you find the courage to stay alive.
May you find the meaning in your life.
May you find belonging.
For you do belong.
-Group Poem
When i look within
When i look within
Tarkeshia, Friends of Guest House, April 30, 2020
When i look within
I see a very humble, happy, and compassionate person
who has been through a lot of hardships in her life.
I no longer see broken, beaten and bruised woman
who didn’t even realize her existence.
Today i see that woman standing stronger
through all adversities and living life
on life terms like normal people do.
I’m grateful that, that woman i see is me.
-Tarkeshia
The Voices in my Heart
The Voices In My Heart
Chazcie, Friends of Guest House, April 30, 2020
as my mind flows, l can hear the voices
they whisper in my heart
and as i see them
they tell me
don’t give up
follow your dreams
love will find you
stay positive
your life will be
filled with joy an understanding
embrace the voices
follow them
for they will lead you to ultimate bliss
-Chazcie
Within..
Within…
Contessia, Friends of Guest House, April 30, 2020
When I look within I see
The deepest part of my conscious.
I see the Twisted thoughts.
The Monsters that keep me up.
Screaming late into the night.
I want to understand the intricate, fragile design of my mind.
I want to hear my Demons.
Whispering in my ear.
I want you to hold my hand.
As they tear me apart.
So I don’t feel alone.
Even in the Dark.
-Contessia
Could Be
Could Be
Aimee, Friends of Guest House, April 30, 2020
when u look within
i see images of things broken, things repaired, and the empty spaces of things lost.
When i look within i see the shadows of memories.
Faces of days past. The ghostly touch of grasping hands.
When i look within i see what was what is and what could be
-Aimee
“It is a Phenomenal Program”
“…it is a phenomenal program.” Why, they’re talking about us! The best testament to the power and positive impact of our work is when our program partners praise us. It makes our day. Here, Friends of Guest House executive director Kari Galloway mentions Heard’s work as part of how they are keeping their residents safe and sane in a feature posted in the Alexandria Gazette Packet. Thank you Kari! You are the best and we love working with you!
For Me?
FOR ME?
Ayla Laundry, April 16, 2020, Friends of Guest House
I said to them it is a complicated excerpt ,
but is it my story?
A continued story with no precise end or beginning .
Is it for them?
Or is it for me?
At Bay..
AT BAY..
Contessia Bosserman, April 16, 2020, Friends of Guest House
I speak to my pain,
how long can you keep the great sadness at bay?
Pain answers, until you can overcome it.
i whisper to my curiosity,
how have the waves not drug you under?
Curiosity simply answers hope.
Then i ask will there be a pocket of air underneath the pressure of the sea?
Light is above the water and you must reach for it.
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