Heal & Love

I know my actions hurt your heart
And for my mistakes and the part
I played in messing up the while
Accumulating sins in piles

I am filled with regret and shame
That my actions tainted my name
And now it hurts to see you stressed
Feeling like things are such a mess

My saving grace now is your love
Which I'm working to take care of
I understand you kick yourself
For feeling like you had no strength

I feel your anger, pain, sadness
The thoughts, battles and your nightmares
It pains having to see you be
Going through these because of me

Your inner strength I do respect
I question not your intellect
And know your choice is not in vain
And love will be restored again

Only a woman filled with strength
Of ten men would go through this length
Your heart not taken for weakness
But admired for it's forgiveness

Time is a healer, and we will
be healed in time through work and zeal
I hope in time that one day you'll
Forgive me and we'll close the wounds

One day we will look back on now
The world will admire that somehow
We waded through the depths of pain
And our love stood it's ground maintained

We have what people search around
Sifting through, losers, players and clowns
And somehow we found each others hearts
And knew we did not want to part

Let's write our story together
And make love blossom forever
But sowing the seeds that we must
Forgiveness, peace, joy, love and trust

Copyright © 2013 Anthony Phillips (DUNTEE)

I'm Good Without You

I thought the demons in my life
Had left, and that I had survived
I thought the inner rage was gone
It's clear to me it's not all done

There's still more inner work to do
And through this phase I will get through
Strengthen my soul, and be the man
I'd worked so had to be, I can

I shed no tear again for you
For that's a sign of weakness too
The colder side seemed to work best
Learn what I can control's the test

I am my own man, that's the fact
Without you I can live intact
So when I'm healed and changed, I'll still
Be complete without you, I will

I spent some years in deep regret
From my past ways, I did reflect
In so many dark days alone
In shame, in guilt, I held my own

But perfect I am not, but still
I have learned I can change at will
Not for you, but for me, myself
So my soul will be in good health

So stay away if that's your choice
And care not for my feelings' voice
I'm focused now on my own path
To heal from anger, pain and wrath

Your fellow faces spit and spew
Such venomous words in my view
Unknown to them I have heard worse
So untouched I am from their curse

Removed from my life now they are
In your own realm, not near but far
Surround myself with love and peace
Until all stress has been released

Assertive I am, when I choose
You're not the first that I would lose
So run off, if you feel you must
But I'll be fine, that you can trust

Copyright © 2013 Anthony Phillips (DUNTEE)

Use Time Wisely

Time invested making progress
Time well spent will need to no stress
Time wasted will be a lot less
And in time will lead to success

Wasting time stressing gains nothing
Worrying about hanging on to strings
Rather than making those strings wring
Be strong so good change the rope brings

Copyright © 2013 Anthony Phillips (DUNTEE)