Demons that you thought were beat
Still can take you to your knees
Lessons learned can still repeat
For purpose of refinery
Also in rememberance
Can't forget deliverance
Sometimes they will come around
To see if you still have it down
Knocking on your private doors
Emissaries on the shores
Kindly keep your boundaries
Faith is your security
Even if you stumble and fall
The heart can hold defenses wall

7/11/26  leoslynn.com

Little bits of progress made
Letting the bad feelings fade
They never really go away
Still I can win the day
By learning to appreciate
The sacrifice that has been made
To ensure my soul is safe
From a fiery fate
Learning about boundaries
And that the choice is always free
Choose to love and how to live
Accept the gifts you have to give
Share them freely on the way
That's how you can win the day

7/7/26  leoslynn.com

Subtle change in attitude
Brought upon by gratitude
Doesn't happen overnight
And rarely comes without a fight
Peace of mind and okayness
Just a year ago a mess
Looking forward to the day
Instead of trying to get away
Knowing it will be okay
Sometimes nothing more to say
Have to give some time and hope
Hanging on the thinnest rope
Pass the days until it seems
We can wake up from the bad dream
Leaving peace where pain was deep
Healing beats the heart can keep

7/6/26 leoslynn.com

Woe to find a quiet mind
Keep the memories safe
Listen for the clues to find
The most bearable place
Sitting with the ugliness
The disbelief and nothingness
Brings a pain that's physical
Soon becomes the usual
Let it be the quiet time
Where the paper meets the rhyme
Really no one else can go
With you on this journey though
Hold on to your hats and ride
Make it to the other side
Where we all can rest in peace
After it's our time to leave

5/30/26 leoslynn.com

The spoils of war come with great cost
More than all the lives we've lost
Those who fight for either cause
Will be divided one and all
Look at the sad tale of Saul
Who twice by David made a fool
Warned by God to let it go
He kept on calling David a foe
Finally there was no connection
He couldn't get the information
Went against his own laws
To hear the truth about his cause
What if he repented then?
Could his prayers have saved him then?
This was in the days of old
When prophecies were made and told
David cried and rent his clothes
To hear the fate of his King Saul

leoslynn.com 8/25/2024

There's a negativity
Sometimes it still follows me
Something like a slamming door
Keeping me from doing more
That's when I can only listen
For the words I must be missing
Looking to the quiet time
To gain me back my peace of mind
Have to let the feelings flow
It can be so hard I know
Let them come and go again
Hold on to the best of them
Every one does have a place
They may not show in every face
So we're taught to keep them hidden
Better to use the tools we're given

leoslynn.com 5/3/2026

Carrying the beast with me
Like it was my brother
Try to treat it patiently
As if it were a lover
Can't be bothered to let go
It will never leave
Still at least it's good to know
A heart can live and grieve
Once I saw its ugly head
I tried to run and hide
Then I turned around instead
And looked it in the eye
And I didn't die!
Yes I'm still alive

leoslynn.com 3/27/2026

There's no need to rush
All will come in time
Focus on what pleases us
While keeping Him in mind
All will be provided
As we walk in faith
Staying open minded
Fighting isolation
We don't have to fight the war alone
Better if we have a hand to hold

leoslynn.com 3/6/2026 

How many days we try to find
The reason when there is no rhyme
We're somehow just so out of time
Can't seem to get it back in line
Sometimes it's the clouds
That rain on my parade
Other times it's crowds
That make me want to fade
Off into the nothingness
Where no one can see my mess
No one else can be as bad as me
That's when I remember I'm set free
Free from judgment and the lies
Gifted with a sweet surprise
Nothing I did to deserve
Forgiveness, mercy, endless love

leoslynn.com 2/28/2026

Words are given to us freely
It's what we do with them
Some are used as weaponry
Aimed at the hearts of men
Or little ones with no defense
When kindness is required
Use them with a careful heart
Also they come back in part
Like arrows, boomerang
Look inside your quiver
Find the words to live by
Choose them oh so carefully
The ones you send come back
Only from a pure heart
Will arrows find their mark

leoslynn.com 2/2/26