I have been writing poetry since I was a child. 

I've written many poems for other people

but this is the first one written for me. 

It was written by a great poet and Kindred Spirit.

I can't begin to tell you how touched I am with this. 

Not only did she write the lovely poem, but she did this beautiful artwork as well. 

Thank you Laura, from the bottom of my heart!

"Abandoning The Real"

I was picking blood red daisies from long bright blue stems

for a friend who thought herself dead

or were they for just me instead?

Oh well, what does it matter now that I've slipped into a dream

I always give away far too much anyway

at least that's what they'll say on my final day

Sing song tales and soulful stories

a poetic life in all of it's glory

but I have always worn my art on my sleeve

and sat back waiting to see how it is perceived

The world has shifted slightly somehow

and the sun has melted colors into me now

and I'm not quite sure I can tell what I feel

the only way might be just to abandon the real

What, do you think, would the rest of you do

if you found yourself suddenly wearing my shoes?

If what you once thought real was now in between,

if the sky became purple, the sun became green?

Sometimes in this life you can't trust what you see

and when faith becomes blind it gets hard to believe

Just believe in yourself with your heart and your mind

and stop looking for answers you never will find

When all hope is abandoned and you're too numb to feel

sometimes you just have to abandon the real.

By 

Laura Josselyn

"For Cathlyn Leming - The Midnight Writer, a friend and a true kindred spirit."

 

Click on the graphic below to visit Laura's website of art & poetry.