This is a poem written by john roedel. I love his work. It is raw and real. I’ll be attending a writing workshop with him in April at the Art of Living Retreat Center in Boone, NC. I am so looking forward to it. I hope you find inspiration in his words. The art at this blog heading is by the incredible Anja Andresen Waage My Art Journal
don’t let your funeral be the first time people ever hear your true story
~ spoil the eulogy
by wearing your epic adventure like
it’s a fluorescent ball gown every
single day of your existence
your life is a one-hit wonder that will never be played again in the history of everything
so don’t hide it as if
were a B-Side single
I know it’s easy to get bored
of this journey that you are on
but my love,
everything you have
~ overcome
survived
~ lost
celebrated
~ grieved
achieved
~ endured
contains the plot
of one of the most
compelling tales
the universe has
ever known
don’t bury your
story in a shoebox
under your bed
for a eulogist to have
to dig through
embrace your story
like you are the only one
who can tell it
because, my love
you are
~ john roedel
