day 206

i fill myself with tranquil thoughts
like a sponge i absorb
the happiness in others
while squeezing out their discontent.

i have my days that dip down low
drag on the bottom of all that has been;
my clothes get stained,
scratches on my skin,
but before long
i can stand again.

for i choose to be happy,
to follow the sun,
while seeing the shadows
and still moving on.

7.25.17

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Eliza Alys Young

Eliza Alys Young, aka CreativEliza, is a free spirit, world traveler, creative expert, and part of multicultural family… Eliza shares her time between the US, Dominican Republic and beyond. When she is not caring for her high-energy kids, writing her poetry or for her blog, creating art or cooking up a storm, she is designing for her own company, Design Intense.