Beneath My Silence poems spanning from 1965 to current

Beneath My Silence – True Beauty Is Choosing Kindness in a Harsh World – Series

What makes you beautiful has very little to do with how you look. It’s that you didn’t let pain turn you sharp.

You were tested, stretched, and wounded in places no one could see ~

and still, you chose empathy over armor. You offer kindness without keeping score. You lead with warmth even on heavy days. That choice ~

to remain compassionate in a world that rewards hardness ~

is a quiet kind of strength. And that strength is what makes your beauty lasting.

Beneath My Silence – Why Relationships Fade: Neglect, Trust, and the Power of Effort – Series

Most relationships don’t end all at once ~

they fade over time. They unravel through neglect, selfish choices, unspoken truths, and moments where consideration quietly disappears.

It’s rarely one big event, but rather the accumulation of small omissions: not listening closely, not showing up consistently, not being honest when it matters most.

Relationships ~

whether between friends, colleagues, or partners ~

require intention. When effort becomes optional, and connection stops being a priority, distance naturally grows. Neglect can be just as harmful as outright hurt, leaving people feeling unseen, unvalued, and alone.

Trust depends on honesty and openness. Once truth is compromised, repairing the bond takes real work and willingness from both […]

Beneath My Silence – God’s Timing and the People Placed Along Your Path – Series

When we choose to open our hearts to the people God places along our path, our vision sharpens. We begin to recognize not only what God is doing in our lives, but how deliberately and tenderly it is being done.

The right people do not arrive by accident;

they come with intention, woven into the larger story God is shaping within us. Each encounter holds meaning.

The next person you meet may be far more than a coincidence ~

they may carry a word you need, a lesson you’re ready for, or the quiet answer to a prayer you stopped remembering. These connections are gentle signposts of purpose, scattered thoughtfully along our journey.

Beneath My Silence – Never Lose Yourself – Series

Already Enough

Do not shrink to be chosen. Do not dim to be held. You were never meant to fracture yourself to make the world more comfortable.

You arrived intact ~
no missing pieces, no unfinished edges, no permission required.

The world is not your savior. It is your teacher. It places stones in your path so you remember how strong your legs are.

Every challenge is an invitation, every ending a doorway, every moment asking softly:

Will you rise as who you truly are?

Claim your ground. Stand in your name. Your power has been waiting for you to stop giving it away.

You are […]

Beneath My Silence – A Salute to the Strong Woman Who Never Surrendered – Series

A Salute to the Strong Woman Who Never Surrendered.

To the steadfast woman. She became the anchor of a ship adrift, bracing against storms that sought to break her. Her sails strained against relentless winds, yet she stood unshaken ~

fearless, unyielding. Choice was rarely hers to claim, yet she chose to rise and fight, never surrendering.

Within her, fragments of happiness and sparks of hope flickered, dimmed but never extinguished ~

shadowed by the raw honesty she bore while peace remained out of reach. She carried every role with grace, yet the world overlooked her right to rest, her right to breathe freely.

In silence, she bore the weight of fear and […]

Beneath My Silence – The Quiet Ache That Says “Enough” – Series

No one sees the weight I carry ~ the quiet ache that whispers “enough.” Some days, I want to shut down and disappear.

Yet even when I’m depleted, I search for the encouragement I give so freely.

Fear and worry change nothing:

they only wear me down. I keep praying, holding to my faith, and refusing to let go of hope.

Beneath My Silence – Recognizing Emotional Manipulation – Series

Some people will deliberately provoke you, pressing on your deepest wounds until they draw out your worst reaction. Then, with feigned innocence, they flip the script ~

casting themselves as the victim while painting you as the aggressor.

It’s a calculated game:

they push, prod, and exploit your emotions, then act shocked when you respond.

Their aim isn’t resolution or understanding ~

it’s control.

By manipulating guilt and shame, they keep you off-balance and in their grip.

Don’t be deceived.

See the pattern for what it is: emotional hijacking.

Break the cycle by refusing to play the role they’ve assigned you.

Guard your peace, hold your boundaries, and […]

Beneath My Silence – A Survivor’s Journey with God – Series

I have wrestled with shadows and dared to face the hidden corners of my soul.

I have been chained by fear, followed by sorrow, and wandered the barren road of solitude.

I have reached for absent hands, only to hold the hollow air they left behind. I have wept oceans, yet stood unmoving, alone, in defense of what I know is true.

My heart has been broken ~

yet even shattered, it beats on. It beats with defiance, steady in quiet love. My body tires ~

but my spirit refuses to yield. Even in the blackest night, my soul is flame. When I bleed, I mend.

When I cry, I rise with laughter’s echo. When silence closes in, […]

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