The Ladies of Open Mic

 

Catherine

 

Carefully molding others for the future is something everyone should experience and continue.

Done properly, bright eyes and smiles with enlightened minds blossom like a rare flower,

Empowering those to look forward to meeting new people and helping the various lost souls

Find their way through the fog perpetually generated by life which takes effort to thin enough to

Gain a few steps onto safer ground and clearer vision to find the path bringing the most peace.

Hide your doubts so that the coldness of uncertainty won’t steal your fire for lasting happiness,

Invite new people and things to feel their energies to kindle the one lying inside of you to

Join the world feeling refreshed knowing that you helped others when they needed guidance.

Kind gestures such as keeping a smile when others find it too easy to fall into despair whenever

Life is less than fair in letting others have a big meal of the good life when others haven’t tasted

Minute amounts of hope to prove the fog lifts long enough to reveal the prize we all seek and

Need to give us purpose with light shining on us so that we don’t have to spend so much time

Outside of our comfort zone, to further obscure the path back to serenity with our friends.

Precious moments can be made at any moment, so be kind to those around you and try to

Quiet the storm brewing inside the brain and heart meant for allowing the dense fog to quickly

Return and prevent a proper look at the roads before and behind to find some place that feels

Safe enough so that despair can’t find many easily and lead them onto an unfamiliar path towards

Trouble with a trench to prevent escape after a few moments before the darkness works its magic.

Uncertainty comes with life in order to make things interesting, even if it makes the chances of

Victory go downhill, but overcoming hardships makes the triumphs far more sweeter from the

Work that comes from having a friend who wants you to succeed in your many endeavors and to

Exceed your goals by creating new ones to challenge what society expects from us to keep the mold

Yielding too many in the fast lane without a clue on how long they will last on this strange path to

Zoos full of people who peaked too early and have to find a new way through life where others wait,

All too eager for proof that everyone deserves a second and lengthy chance to get things right.

Believe in yourself and others will do the same with the light of a smile to light the way to greatness.

Cherie

 

Close your eyes and take a deep breath whenever you feel the world is a little too scary to safely

Bask in everything that made you feel happy before arriving at this less than pleasant moment.

All across the world there are people who find it hard to connect with others, often in the large

Zones meant for having fun with too many strangers who are too caught up in the growing chaos,

Yelling at the top of their lungs from feeling that their soft voice can’t be silenced and staying as

Xenial is pushed aside for the rush of the moment that sadly will pass as quickly as it arrived.

Within quiet places, those who are shy can summon courage to introduce themselves to a person

Verbally restrained, but all too eager to talk once the anxiety passes and friendly smiles take over.

Understanding others isn’t impossible, however not everyone is able to use their voice out loud,

Talking for long periods of time about odd subjects and hope that they don’t say the wrong thing

Souring the conversation and leaving feelings of regret with the desire to leave for a dark corner.

Reach deep and find what makes you happy and share those wonders with those unable to speak,

Quivering in their boots whenever a few too many new faces enters the crowd and come close.

Peace is what we make and knowing that you made someone else smile makes your world a little

Open to blue skies, soft grass, sweet flowers and a warm sun to preserve the happiest of times.

Never give up whenever you’re sad a little while because we need to feel sorrow as much as joy to

Meld our emotions so that we remain whole and not a machine only able to project one state,

Looking like there are no other ways to feel until the floodgates break and everything that you’ve

Kept suppressed for so long is finally coming out and not in a good way that invites others to

Join in the catharsis with everyone falling apart from being forced to act the way society demands.

Incredible things can reach amazing heights, however that doesn’t mean they can’t begin from more

Humble environments like a small town with people who care about those around them and want to

Grow at their own rate, instead of hitting the gas and hoping for only few tiny obstacles in their way.

Find your voice so that those who want to listen can hear the wonders of a person usually so silent.

Enjoy life the best you can and be glad that you’re able to continue being yourself and be able to

Discover how wonderful you always were with those you enjoy your company.

Marsha Lee

 

Many men in this world need a strong woman to help them through the trials of life, however

Not every bachelor is fortunate to find such a kind soul to provide the much needed guidance.

Open hearts can be a blessing and a curse because people can find polite people for a little while,

Pacifying the period of time spent together to distract from the darkness since the last meeting,

Quieted from the light of friends caring for one another with sharing of stories and advice for

Returning to normal life and how to prepare for obstacles that everyone encounters at some

Strange part on the long road called existence meant to provide experience on how to endure

Trouble and overcoming similar circumstances in a shorter amount of time to skip the misery and

Utilizing the trials to become a better person or group if you have someone great to share life.

Veterans often need a little more attention because of the battles they fought and want to forget,

Wishing that the world didn’t require so much combat to compensate for a lack of compassion.

Exciting tales of coming out of alive can be eclipsed from watching others not make it or gain a

Yammering future for the next wave of soldiers and why going off to war isn’t too glorious when

Zapped by the older soldiers who have seen a lot worse and are very eager to weed out the weak.

A loving spouse can be the best thing in the world because it’s a sign that your old life is over and

Better things begin now without much fear of being brought back into the fray from someone’s  

Careless thinking in wanting to create more chaos without as many souls to share the next conflict.

Deep within everyone’s heart is room for compassion and keeping all for yourself is a real shame in

Engaging with those around you after they’ve made you smile when you often found difficult to

Find the strength to not frown for even a few moments when the world wasn’t nearly as depressing.

Good friends are one of the best things I’ve been lucky to have in this room and when I see two

Holding hands, I know that their lives are to be admired and finding friend for life is a true miracle.

Imagining a distant future with the one you love has to be one of the greatest journeys in the world,

Jamming to the music you’ve created with the playlist getting longer and playing every nice moment,

Keeping the fire burning so that the world less cold and unfriendly so that others can do the same.

Love the one you’re with and provide support for those who are still looking to find such a blessing.