Library of motivations

[Michael]

Our walk this morning was short and sweet
One of the pair had too little sleep
So boggy eyed and still mostly asleep
Through the lanes the dog leads me

No notice of the fauna around
The flora was only on the toast I found
When eventually we did return
One flopped down upon the chair

Motivation there really was none
Nor see the beauty the day had begun
Just the pulling of the lead
As my dog found how reluctant I could be

Walk all done and breakfast had
Now sat down feeling really tired
Have I really another day to start
I’d rather sleep so for now goodnight

[Michael]

The clouds now breaking from the mornings rain
Blue sky appearing to brighten our day
A brief interlude it might very well be
But at this time of morning it is just what I need

Something to see that brightens my day
Shows that the world and its people are not always grey
For sombre faces then will immediately change
When the sun and blue sky breaks out again

So now I commence my commercial day
It’s something to do that pays my way
Maybe because of this somewhat brief respite
It will soon be just another day in my past

[Michael]

I wonder how life would really be
Without friends and family surrounding me
It would seem I am lucky in the scheme of things
For I have a support structure in place just for me

But still despondency strikes me down
And depression sinks me down into the ground
But all around people are still there for me
I wonder why this I can never see

It’s so lonely when I feel alone
But really all I have to do is pick up a phone
Write a message onto the forum
I don’t really have to feel lonesome

Someday I shall write a mantra
Something to say for me to hang onto
For deep in my heart I really know
That in this life I am never on my own

[Michael]

A busy doctor’s surgery is an onerous place
Where confidence is needed for a face to face
But how many like me then shy away
And say anything and then get lead astray

You haven’t said what you wanted to
So many people seem to be rushing through
So I feel that I must be quick
And let the doctor heal the sick

So I don’t tell him about my sleepless nights
And the anxiety that creeps up and bites
He’ll never know how much I want to cry
As he writes his prescription and just sighs

We both know there is nothing much he can do
As for other help it rarely comes through
All because I could not explain
The torment that goes on inside my brain

My wife maybe I should take
So she can listen whilst I play my charade
Maybe she could step in and then stop me
Before the last act I play and I cease to be

I know I must correct my faults
And motivate myself at once
For the life I live cannot continue
I must face the truth and hope for a breakthrough

[Michael]

Today I bid adieu, for I must take my leave from you
A week away, tomorrow I go, leaving my lifeline at home
To have friends that listen to me, even if electronically
Will be hard to leave, you are a big part of me.

But I shall look at it as a test
And not let depression put me under duress
Even though in a place that’s strange
With anxiety I shall try not to fail

Maybe to look at places new
Will stir creatively with me all anew
Maybe new directions I shall find
And then in words will exercise my mind

But alas my friends I shall miss you
When I write daily of the things I do
For friendships are not easy to find
Where I can write and speak of my mind

One day I shall put together
All that I have written letter by letter
Then compile into a book
Maybe someday then I shall be understood

[Michael]

Here I am my friend’s back again
Wondering where the last week went
Plenty of sun and not much to do
Except to think of writing to you

Determined I was in the land of song
To rest my pen and mentally take note again
To exercise my mind in surroundings afresh
And leave my worries as those with me will attest

Now I’m back and feeling mentally strong
Once again my pen wants to write
So within my writing I can again compare
What I remember from when I was there

A short rest I needed to revive my soul
And once again makes me feel whole
My emotional being is no longer mixed up
A week away from stress is all that it took

Now to build on that I have learnt
To rebuild my life for this I have earned
Being able to deal with the problems I made
Within my mind was where the trouble stirred

So maybe the lesson is there to be learnt
To take a break when trouble is stirred
Probably not always a week away
But enough for your mind to let you play

Take each of your troubles one at a time
Ensure you reward yourself for each step you climb
Then when you can just sit out in fresh air
And listen to your troubles go floating away

Take too much on and your mind will reflect
You will forget the progress you make
Sometimes when you watch troubles just go
So then think about it, was it worth it at all?

[Michael]

Dark clouds delay the break of day
When then the light can show the way
So you wait a while and look around
And you are surprised at what you have found

That period of time between dark and dawn
When all is quiet and still all around
Then as the daylight begins to show
The birds wake up with a call

As the morning light comes further through
You see more detail in what’s around you
The autumn colours amongst the trees
Become more vibrant than you have ever seen

The start of day with a new outlook
Can help you see what you have overlooked
Maybe appreciate more what you have
And with that you will always be glad

[Michael]

The weather now decisively colder
Coats back on and ‘brollies’ kept hold of
The respite we had a few days ago
Will soon be memories as we walk in the snow

Before that we have autumn to see
Glorious colours in the woodland scene
Then watching the migrating birds flee
From the rigours of our winter they will be free

The stay at home animals feeding themselves
Storing some up for when the snow does dwell
Preparing in earnest for what may come
Maybe this is something we should have done

But as the seasons roll on by
We shall try and take it all in our stride
Why worry about what tomorrow may bring
For without the worry each day will feel like spring

A sunny outlook for all is needed
Together we then shall mend many bridges
Strengthen also if they be needed
Then the bonds of friendship will not be extinguished

[Michael]

The wind and rain are lashing down
Yet blue sky can still be found
White voluminous clouds above the grey
Slide underneath to hit us their prey

A brief respite from the wind and rain
Things begin to look calm again
A shower then descends with might
As people with their brollies fight

Grey clouds disperse and colours come through
Mainly red to orange in there many hues
A warning of more yet to come
Or maybe just colour to brighten our lives

It doesn’t matter what we say or do
The weather will change like our minds to
So wrap up warm and keep out of the rain
And don’t forget tomorrows another day

[Michael]

The wind is now battering my face
Now held down as if in disgrace
A howling noise envelops my ears
As through the trees it blows with ease

Shrug my shoulders and dip my neck
Just like my dog were both getting wet
Her ears lay flat as she battles through
The wind and rain now coming through

No light of day to show the way
Just eerie glows the lamposts make
Arriving back home face stained with rain
Some would think you’ve been crying again

Now at work in artificial light
Still subdued with there being no daylight
Thinking that this is just the start
Of winter weather which this is only a part