Carissa Galow's Blog (149)

Look closely at my tapestry

Within every thread, a story is told

Tell me, what do you see?

When you look upon the colors bright and bold

The majority of the blues signify the many tears shed

The yellows are for every ray of hope

The reds are for every time I ached and bled

Each purple hue you see is for those…

Words have such power

More than many realize

They can strengthen a fragile heart

Or they can tear a soul apart from the inside out

Often times we think before we speak

Not considering how our words impact others

It’s become too easy to let words flow off our tongues

Though we don’t hesitate to get…

How can I explain with mere words

The way that my thoughts and emotions work?

When someone I love is hurting, I hurt too

As if their heartaches and burdens were my own

Many times the empathy I feel allows me to help

So there are times when this serves as a blessing

By putting myself through the pain and stress

I can often find ways to…

What you see isn’t always what you get

Let that be a lesson you don’t soon forget

Don’t become jaded with the world

Just please don’t believe everything you’re told

There is so much good left within our race

It hasn’t vanished without a trace

God shows us every single day that love is alive

Out of sadness, joy…

What might I say to you

That would be something new?

I wish not to bother or bore

Or give you cause to snore

To become predictable isn’t something I desire

I want to live a life full of passion and fire

Let us go on an adventure, two, or maybe even three

Take my hand, there are many things I want you to…

The frigid cold grips my bones as the October wind seeps into my skin. I don’t mind as much as I normally might, not today. I look into the sky and see the golden sun greeting me and I know today will be a good day. I stop to look at my feet and see the brightly colored leaves beneath me. Hues of purple, red, orange, and yellow are scattered on the ground as far as my…

Sometimes I complain about the weather

For a little while, it’s too hot

Though in reality, it’s not the heat

It’s the humidity that has me beat

For what seems like forever at the time

It’s a winter wonderland

But outside is not where I want to go

Because that usually means I have to shovel…

The voices inside my head have got me so paranoid

Leaving me feeling quite annoyed

I wish that I knew how to silence them for good

Oh how I would if I could

Sometimes the things they say frighten me

Twisting everything that I see

Other times they tell me I’ll fail at something I want to do

“Oh girl, why do you…

The wind makes its presence known today

And it asks me if I want to come out to play

Oh what the heck, it might be fun

I think I'll take my kite out for a little run

I let it soar way up high 

Taking my dreams upon it to the sky 

They dance merrily with the wind 

Free to explore, from my mind they're…

There’s so much left to do

I’d like to cross the oceans blue

See lands far away

Upon foreign grasses lay

I want to see my son continue to grow

Him as an adult, I’d like to know

His path is yet unknown

Will I perhaps see him have a family of his own?

I’ve only begun to live my…

Crazy, chaotic, & stressful

That about summed up my life

I'd often daydream

Imagining myself away from this place

Somewhere fun, without any worries to ruin my day

Come with me, fly on a magic carpet

Imagine it and it'll happen

Animals talk and trees do too

Chase a white rabbit for…

Looking at myself

Often I feel so plain

Unordinary

But to you, I am beautiful



Even on my worst days

You look at me like I'm special

Looking at me through your eyes

I see me in a new view



I never thought…

Many couples have a song

One that they feel describes their relationship

We never bothered to find one that suits us

Upon reflecting on that now

I realize there isn’t one yet made

There are countless love songs

Many that are beautifully written

But none that we both relate to

One that we both feel…

Heavy lids wish to rest

But it is not time yet

Staring at the clock on the wall

I see that it is 7:43 in the evening

The sun is setting, the moon is rising

But it is not time yet

Time tells me there is much to do

A long day is nearly behind me

I wish to rest now

But it's not time…

I'm not your typical girl

Or really your typical anything

Yeah sometimes I'm a lot to handle

But definitely worth the difficult times

I'm done apologizing for where I've been

And for who I was, because I love who I am

Not a beauty queen

Not the trophy girl to show off

I don't want to wear a plastic…

The sun has set

But it's not time for bed yet

The rain is still falling

And I hear the night calling



I think of the sun

Where it is now, are people having fun?

While many here prepare to go to bed

Elsewhere upon daylight's beam do…

What can I possibly say?

Nothing I could do will take the pain away

Such senseless violence was wrought today

How can we keep hate at bay?



In times like these, it's easy to lose hope

How does one learn to cope

It's so easy to cry, to get angry, to…

It's bleak and misty

Been raining on and off for days

Depression threatens to take hold

Craving the sun's warmth

Longing to bask in its glow



April showers have certainly arrived

Falling to the earth

Renewing and…

A fragile soul struggles

Giving all it has to survive

To not be torn apart

As hate spreads across the globe

It prays to never lose its ability to love



Such suffering is seen everywhere it looks

Rape, greed, murder, war, violence, pain,…

Today, I only have this to say

Dear family and friends

You’re all wonderful, each in your own special way

I love you all with a fierceness that never ends



Thank you for all you do

For being here for me in tough times

For giving me so much love that’s true

Know my gratitude as you read my rhymes



No matter what words I find to…