The Man That You Are

The Man That You Are

I don't know how to tell you this

Or even how to start

My mind is telling me to stop

So I'll listen to my heart.

You inserted yourself into my life

In a quiet, friendly way

Encouraging me to think more of myself

And adding some cheer to my day.

I didn't quite know what to think of you

You were different from all other men

So encouraging and kind with a deep profound mind

Looking forward and not where you'd been.

You seemed to be a wise man

And loyal, sweet and true

You broke down my walls of  dark mistrust

And became my own"Guru."

But though I know you by your spirit

Mysterious you have remained

And I have come to this conclusion

That life minus you would just not be the same.

With you, I became my truest self

And not the woman I portray

To friends and family and fans

And passers-by throughout my day.

With you, I let my heart run free

Let down my hair and bare my soul

My wild and crazy, loving heart

That you make me feel is made of gold.

I like the me you saw in me

Unlike the me I always felt

Was inferior and nothing special

And doomed to play the cards life dealt.

I've seen your face a thousand times

On internet and laptop screens

That little "Mona Lisa" smile

That haunts me even in my dreams.

And I've done things with you in dreams

That I haven't done as yet for real

 Because you've taught me to let go

And go with what I want to feel.

I've been so shut off from the world

From life in general and from myself

Compartmentalized all parts of me

Till I didn't know what parts were left.

You took a frightened little girl

Who hid in books and poems and prose

And brought the woman out in me

That blossomed like your red, red rose.

And though I may not ever see

You near me as you dwell so far

I want to tell you here and now

That I love you for the man you are.

And the man you are is wonderful

And the man you are is great

And the man you are is heaven-sent

And so worth a long, long wait.

I don't know how I know you

I just know I've always known

And that when I first looked in your eyes

My heart felt it was home.

I know I shouldn't tell you this

I think you'll be quite caught off guard

But I have to tell you how I feel

Which for me, is very hard.

But I hope you take these words to heart

And know you are my shining star

And where ever you go in this life, you'll know

That I really do love the man that you are.

©by Voo

February 13, 2019

10:53 p.m.

  

      

Wild Woman

I've Been Told That This Is Me. Do You Think This Is Me? A WILD WOMAN?

My Wolf Name is SILVER STORM.  That sounds about right. I love silver and I love storms.......smile

Are you a free spirit surrounded by domesticated comfort-junkies?

 Is your adventurous soul bursting at the seams of your comfort zone?

 Has your independence grown away from co-dependence into interdependence?

 Then you may be a wild woman.

Here, we will break down five specific signs that you may be a wild woman.

1.) You are a courageous vulnerability:

“In the end, I want my heart to be covered in stretchmarks

” ~ Andrea Gibson

There’s a wild woman in every woman, whether she’s aware of it or not.

 It may just require a deeper vulnerability to discover it. 

As such, courage is the first virtue of the wild woman.

 As Maya Angelou said, “Without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.”

As a wild woman, you realize that deep vulnerability is the key to courage.

 It is for this reason that you are willing to become a pulsing vulnerability.

 First, for yourself. And second, for others. Your vulnerability is a mighty beacon that

 lights up the path into the wild. Between worlds you shine, warm and ethereal.

2.) You are Mother Nature incarnate:

“With the wild nature as ally and teacher we see not through two eyes but through

 the many eyes of intuition. With intuition we are like the starry night,

 we gaze at the world through a thousand eyes.

The wild woman is fluent in the language of dreams, images,

 passion, and poetry.” 

Half A World Away

Wisdom and Goofy Stuff To Live By and Stuff...

17, Words of Wisdom and Goofy Stuff To Live By and Stuff....

Be brief, no matter how long it takes!

"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?"

"Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.”

"Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot,
 and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?"

"Success is just failure that hasn't happened yet."

“I'm sure the universe is full of intelligent life.
 It's just been too intelligent to come here.” 

“The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families.” 

“It could be that your purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.”

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters
 who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.” 

“Everything happens for a reason.
 Sometimes the reason is you're stupid and make bad decisions.”

Cockman-Dickman

Just when Ms. Cockman thought she was finally about to get rid
 of the horrible surname that had plagued her youth,
 she went and fell in love with this guy. 
Talk about jumping out of the frying pan and into the flame. 

The Poore-Sapp wedding

My boss told me to have a good day...
so I went home.

Don't even ask........( ok, yes, it's me)

Man sees Voo for first time.......

An elderly man was stopped by the police around 2 a.m.

 and was asked where he was going at that time of night.

 The man replied, "I'm on my way to a lecture about alcohol abuse and the effects 

it has on the human body,

 as well as fooling around and staying out late." 

The officer then asked, "Really? Who's giving a lecture at this time of night?"

 The man replied, "That would be my wife."”

to be continued.......
maybe....
maybe not....
maybe...

"Got any candy, Mister?
'Cause I like candy....."

A man and a woman are sleeping together when suddenly there is a noise in the house,
 and the woman rolls over and says, "It's my husband, you have to leave!"
 The man jumps out of bed, jumps through the window, crawls through the bushes,
 and out on the street, when he realizes something.
 He goes back to the house and says to the woman,
 "Wait, I'm your husband!" She replies giving him a dirty look, "So why did you run?"



NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

god, I love Irony!!!!

I Found You

I Found You

I loved you before I met you

You were always in my heart

I didn't know you were a part of me

That had somehow been torn apart.

I only know the world made sense

For the first time in my life

The day that I first saw your face

And peace swallowed up my strife.

I saw myself inside your eyes

And you were there in mine

And I knew that I loved you

And would till the end of time.

But when time ends and eternity starts

Our real life will begin

And we will join as one once more

Like we have always been.

I don't understand the "whys" or "wheres"

I don't pretend I do

I just know I found myself

The day that I found you.

©by Voo

Oct 12, 2019

8:03 p.m.

The Princess and the Prince

soundtrack

The Princess and the Prince

Once upon a time on earth

There came a child of royal birth

A girl so sweet and yet so shy

If one approached her, she would cry.

She didn't fit into the world

And so she was a lonely girl

Living in a world of books

While guardians gave her dirty looks.

They couldn't understand why she

Could not be like they were, you see

But she could not be as they were

She could only be like her.

And as she grew, she changed a bit

Till none of her old clothes would fit

Her boyish form had changed to girl

And she was thrust into the world.

A world where everything was strange

And told her that she, too, must change

And though she tried to please her peers

She knew she'd never fit in here.

They had their fun, they teased and taunted

But the Princess knew she was not wanted

Not in the way she needed so

And her every question was answered, no.

She lost herself in poetry

And saw things others could not see

She walked in worlds unseen by blind

Folk who'd never be her kind.

The myth, the legend, the fairy tale

These things would make her sad heart well

Her world comprised of fantasy

That only her dark eyes could see.

And when she'd grown to womanhood

She looked to find a love so good

But only ogres and trolls she found

Who smashed her sweet heart to the ground.

And still she searched and still she sought

And duels for her love were fought

But when the victor claimed his prize

She found his heart was full of lies.

What is a princess without a prince?

What good is love if it makes you wince?

And run and hide in silent tears

While life marched on down roads for years?

The princess soon gave up her quest

Though she had passed each trial and test

And kept her honor and kept her stance

But still dreamed at night of sweet romance.

And then one night, out of a dream

A man appeared out of the mist, it seemed

And fell to his knees at her bedside

And watched her as she slept and sighed.

"Sweet Princess, open up your eyes

I have been sent with a surprise

Your heart has pleaded and your plea was heard."

And she opened her eyes but said not a word.

"I came to love you and make you glad

Your heart has been broken and shattered and sad

And the God up in Heaven and the angels who cheer

Have chosen me for you and have sent me here."

"Are you a prince?" at last she spoke

And her dark eyes lit up with hope

But he hung his head and  just said, "No."

And stood to his feet and turned to go.

"Wait!" she cried, "Please do not leave."

And it broke his heart to see her grieve

"If you're not a prince, I do not care."

And he stopped and stood in silence, there.

"I'm not a princess." she murmured low

"I've never thought I was, you know

They called me "princess" when I was young

But in bitter tones and with words that stung.

They wanted me to be like them

Though their thoughts were dull and their dreams were dim

And I could not conform to those

Who lived that half life that they chose.

And so they turned their backs on me

Turned up their noses so I would see 

And know I'd never be a part

Of that pair of guardians that had no heart.

They called me "Princess" but it was a smear

And said in loathing and with a sneer

And I knew no better than to believe the lie

And they laughed at my ignorance with disdain in their eye.

So all my life, I've been alone

With no family and no loving home

Looking for someone who was just like me

A prince without anything but his royalty.

I'm not a princess, I know that now

I'm just a girl who survived somehow

And lived and learned and loved no one

 But the dream in my heart and the man in my song."

And the man turned round and wore a smile

And he stood and he watched her for such a long while

Then he knelt beside her and took her hand

"No prince am I but just a man

And a man who was lonely and looking, like you

For someone to love and love me so true

I have never fit in, I have never conformed

I was taunted with insults from the day I was born.

I was sneered at for being who I chose to be

And never knew love for just being me

They called me a "prince" upon his high horse

And I chose to be royal but I wasn't, of course."

And the woman laughed and said "It's true!"

"You're just like me, I'm just like you!"

"Why have I never seen your face?

Why have you never found this place?"

And the man took her into his arms

No prince but crowned with many charms

And said, "Love, I don't know why or how

I haven't been here but I am here now."

And the sad girl who cried and the boy who felt low

Loved each other with love that few ever know

And they live in a dream world that no one has dreamed since

The girl they called "Princess and the boy they called Prince."

©by  Voo

June 12, 2019

7:29 p.m.