A Petal in Time
A witness to a petal of time,
Slowly falling….
Drifting,
Swirling,
Interweaving movement.
Lives,
People,
Human touch.
Everlasting passage…
An artifact left behind to a blossom of time.
-Cheryl Matsumoto
Legacy
A legacy dwell within our memories,
useless bits and pieces vanished with no substance.
Weave in and out of a journey past,
A novel waiting to be written.
Launch the words of forgiveness.
embark amid a spirit cleansed.
Fear no tomorrow where shadows lurk,
love exists where miracles wait.
Creativity opens doors to transformation,
beginning is the way to promise.
-Cheryl Matsumoto
Grace
I believe in God Almighty.
We walk together;
side by side.
Quietly listening,
as I humbly bare
my burdens and my misgivings.
We talk together;
word by word,
My confusion slowly turns to calm.
Forgiveness is what I seek.
We stagger to together;
step by step.
My vision becomes clear.
And then God’s grace is what I receive.
From sunset to sunrise and back again,
we walk together;
side by side.
-Cheryl Matsumoto
Defcon
Not a sizzle or a spark
That is the way, I break your heart,
Tick tick tick,
BOOM!
Whack it, DEFCON 3…
Not a crackle or a bang
That is the way, I break your heart,
Tick tick tick,
BOOM!
Pound it, DEFCON 2…
Not a burst or a explosion
That is the way, I break your heart,
Tick tick tick,
BOOM!
Strike it, WE ARE AT WAR!
-Cheryl Masumoto
Relationships
Relationships are a series of footnotes inscribed in our lives.
-Cheryl Matsumoto
Poinsettia
A humble gift to the King of Kings;
A pointed star in festive hues,
A love offering,
A handful of roadside weeds,
A humble gift from the purest heart.
-Cheryl Matsumoto
Jigsaw Puzzle
I am a jigsaw puzzle.
A confusing, complex, and crazy game; an assortment of pieces craved and shaped in its own way to serve with meaning to the larger whole.
My pieces tell my story; a smile, a conversation, a friendship, a relationship, a bond, a family.
When a piece becomes mangled, nothing fits right.
I try to patch it, mend it, and repair it.
The piece is just not the same!
When a piece becomes lost, there is an emptiness.
I try to bury it, bare it, and overlook it.
The piece is just missing!
I am a jigsaw puzzle.
A confusing, complex, and crazy game; an assortment of pieces craved and shaped in its own way to serve with meaning to the larger whole.
-Cheryl Matsumoto
Authentic Self
Write a poem, a song on how I did you wrong!
Gather your pulpit, your foe,
You lied, you deceived!
Guilt becomes pain.
Have a session, a consort on how I treated you badly!
Imitate your circle, your tribe,
You hid, you withdrew!
Eliminate becomes delusion.
Spin a web, a tale on how I made you suffer!
Articulate your lies, your truth,
You mangled, you manipulated!
Life becomes regret.
It is because “I LOVE YOU” that I remain my authentic self!
-Cheryl Matsumoto
Inner Child
Inner child
Place of sorrow
Connected by the strands…
Inner peace
Quiet sorry
Movement in the depths…
Inner sanctum
Darkness of sorrow
Discard what ifs…
-Cheryl Matsumoto
Strong Women
Strong women provide the fuel to empower other women and when injustice is present. Strong women bring about change with truth and grace for the betterment of all society.
Weak women that ridicule or damage other women for their own personal or professional gain and spread their own vile and idiotic narrative on behalf of all women just diminish the flame.
This is my truth!
-Cheryl Matsumoto