"The night I met a goblin" (a poem)

That's today's contribution to #mabsdrawlloweenclub!

Theme of day 5: goblin!

Morticia & survival (a quote)

"Paranoia" (a poem)

I see what's not there

and create a great story

from anything small

I'm lost in hell

expecting nothing more

What may come

is keeping my body frozen

strange talking of my mind

Left in the middle of an empty room

only my mind being there

Long-term company of a moment

paused in time

asking the question again and again

One day I'm going to open my eyes

to a pure mind

"I fear the most" (a poem)

I'm afraid
keep me close
What's going to come
I fear the most

I am scared
so hug me tight
I'll need your help
to stay in line

Unknown things
reach my mind

"They may say" (a poem)

They may say

there's no such thing in life

But I dare

to speak out, dream and fight

They may say

I must compromise to survive

But I dream

and create my own world in life

They may say

there's no magic left aside

But I believe

in sparkle, rainbows, love, feeling alive!

"You lovely pain" (a poem)

*Note: This poem was written during a migraine crisis, when I was lucky enough to be functional. Maybe these words was a way for me to curse the pain away, maybe....

Dear pain,

you who run through my brain

and you're warming up my blood

You lovely pain,

that your voice, so sharp,

is puncturing my ears

Dear pain,

you I can hear in silence

calling my name

You lovely pain,

that I can feel your touch 

upon my so fragile skin

"Again, and again, and again" (a poem)

You can stab me

again

and again

and again

and for as long as you like

Twisting the blade making sure that I won't survive

But I will rise

from the ashes you burned down

Each single time

I'm going to pick up every piece,

reassemble and rise

again

and again

and again

You can stab me 

as long as you like

but I'm ready now;

ready to fight

Two lines by Brothers Grimm

From the moment I read these two lines I fell in love with them. 

They have become something like a mantra for me, 

sometimes I even quote them out of the blue, just because they're so lyrical and perfect!

I am

I am a young woman.

I am an artist.

I am scared to death to do some things.

I am a daydreamer.

I am someone who lost faith (not in a religion, but in people, situationσ and the beautiful things that might come) and is starting to gaining it again.

I am tired of trying sometimes.

I am balancing between happiness and melancholy. 

I am (usually) full of anxiety (for things that I want to come and they might not, for what I'm going to do with my life, that something bad might happen, etc, etc).

I am not afraid to express what I feel (in here or to some people I trust).

I am recovering from a bad year.

I am a great lover of laughing.

I am happy when I spend time with myself.

I am who I am at this moment because I worked for it.

I am learning to live outside my comfort zone.

I am grateful to have a roof over my head and food.

I am beginning to believe in myself in a way that I only subconsciously have imagined. 

I am someone who gained self-confidence through work and time (and still working on that).

I am afraid of silence.

I am afraid of the things that might not come.

I am a person who's able to go to pieces, pick up each piece, rebuild myself again (and become a better version of myself each time I do this).

I am here.

I am learning to live.

The most important words I've heard in my life

(until now at least)

I'm a little bit of a drama queen sometimes. 

Some other times I'm kind of overreacting.

 If I want something I can't wait too long until I get it, if I 'm feeling something I can't help but expressing myself....etc, etc. 

And there are times that I feel that I might be crossing my line of self control, maybe take something too seriously and making a big deal of it (well, when you can't stop your mind from thinking almost all the time some things become bigger than they really are in there).

So, all these moments when I'm afraid that I'm going to lose control I try to remember the really important things in life. 

The really really important ones!

The number one for me it's a phrase that I've been told when I was 20 years old. 

Back then, after a fainting episode and health problems that followed it, I took some medical tests and in one of those (which was to check the chance of having cancer), the doctor came out of his office and told me the phrase:

"You're fine, you don't have anything".

And that's the phrase I remember when things get out of control inside my mind.

I'm fine, and there was a chance I wouldn't be and that's a blessing on its own.

 So anything else.... I can handle!

Rain & confetti

I found this quote on Pinterest and decided to make my own artwork for it!

"Morning Light" (a poem)

I'm breathing deep

Singing myself to sleep

Laughing away the troubles of life

Observing the morning light

Fire

Fire can be a symbol.

A symbol of many feelings and things.

You don't have to use it  literally, by burning down buildings, cars, cities.

You can use it as a tool to make art, as a word to write a poem or as a concept (metaphorically) of life, passion, power, expression (of feelings) and revolution.

A quote

* https://www.facebook.com/RebekahTheArtist

* https://www.etsy.com/shop/RebekahJoyPlett

A quote

I love this quote from "Mulan"!

So, I made this using as base an image from fanpop.com.

A few truths....

There are things in life that you don't want to accept. 

Deep inside you may know they're true, but you prefer fighting against them than accepting them.

Here are few...

* You can make plans in life, but you must always remember that life may have her own for you (and yeah, hers might be a little bit different than yours!).

* Every person is different, unique and the chances of having a different opinion than yours are really big.

* Everything has a beginning, a duration/life and an ending.

* Life is quite ugly and you can't avoid or do something about it.

* Al the things that you're afraid of....well, stop worrying so much because you can't control everything!

* We're all pretty small in comparison with life . Yes, we can do amazing things, but life is definitely greater than us.

* You can't change someone if they don't want to change themselves....

*...but you can change yourself and the way you react to things.

* Magic happens when you start believing in yourself, without expecting a compliment or an other person to give you value. You have your own!

* As they say..."done is better than perfect". So, act!

(And let "perfection" aside or as a next step).

* Usually the worst things that you imagine happening to you aren't the ones that will eventually happen. (There will be others....!).

* You don't know evething and there are good chances that the things you suppose you know aren't right.

* There isn't really such a thing as "perfection".

* Life is a constant evolution, so you should get used to the idea of change.

* As I recently read on a quote, you must always keep in mind that others are figuring it out along the way too.

"Running away souls" (a poem)

And the souls are drifting away from me

I'm standing here, looking at them

One last time, to look them in the eye

And around them I see images, 

that are now lost forever

I'm standing here looking at them

But I know when I must stop getting closer

"Us two" (a tiny poem)

You were afraid of what you had inside your soul

And I was talking about a worth-exploring, imaginary, world

"Fly" (a poem & a song)

See I can fly away from you

And reach the sky, fly over you

It took me time to rise from the tomb

But I'm alive and I thank you

I was lost in space for a while

I've left my broken heart behind

And as I was fighting my mind

I found something kept inside

Always trying to be there for you 

Cuddle you softly to comfort you

But pain takes turns in life

And hey, the dices keep rolling

I've left the door open for you

You passed by never seeing the view

But what else can you do

Life is for the fighters

Walking next to each other

Sharing our minds with one another

But suddenly a wall between us

Keeps you from seeing the rest

See I can fly away from you

And reach the sky, fly over you

It took me time to rise from the tomb

But I'm alive and I thank you

"Her watery eyes" (a poem)

Her watery eyes were looking at me

while she was standing in front of me

Her dry lips

She should have been empty

but she was not

I stresses my hand so I can touch her

and she touched the glass on the same spot

A tear fell across her cheek