When it gets hard
and the weight of
everything burns,
remember
You were the first
to love this body
and soul.
Poem by Jessica Grace Sparks
woman
Woman
Like my mother before me,
I was made to create.
And only I decide
What kind of beauty
I will imagine.
Poem by Jessica Grace Sparks
She is Courage
She is not a bag or a box
To be shoved in a corner
Or placed on a shelf
She is insecurity
She is imagination
She is as strong
as she is emotional
She is a tender heart
That needs to be held
Not hidden
Let her out
She cannot grow into
Courage if she is not watered
With love.
Poem by Jessica Grace Sparks
This is one of those early morning poems that wake you up needing to be freed. We all have those little insecurities and quirks that just need our own acceptance before they can grow into our strengths. Whatever fear or part of yourself that you hide – stop. Don’t keep one bit of your brilliance hidden. Human beings are much too interesting to be perfect, and you are the sum of every imperfect thought, clumsily speech, heartbreak, and scar. Let the world see you.
remember
When I start to doubt
the strength of my hands
and the reach of my arms
I remember that I’m loved
by a man who knows
my strength
and sees beyond the reach of
my doubts
And never lets me forget:
how incredible
how beautiful
how strong
I am.
Poem by Jessica Grace Sparks
sparks
She didn’t wait for the sparks
to catch on;
She made her own fire.
Poem by Jessica Grace Sparks
The moment before we kiss
Subtle,
not heavy or loud,
creating the phrases that capture me
you make even the simple,
the quiet and the unseen,
spread, travel, envelop
everything that I am
becoming everything that you see,
and then we kiss.
Poem by Jessica Grace Sparks
Her
She took down all her dreams
from the shelf
he had her place them on.
Careful of the dusty wings,
She cupped them in her hands,
and watched the wonder return.
Poem by Jessica Grace Sparks
