Believe

I Believe

I believe I can make a difference

I believe love can strengthen my perseverance

When I think of all the violence that’s in this world I live in-

I want to cringe- And I try to live my life as positive as I can

As I get my kids ready for school, I listen to the news-

Violence in school, children abused, a little girl’s been kidnapped,

College students in danger, war, missiles, disease, floods, prejudice,

Ignorance, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcano’s

How much more can we take?

And I wonder where is the love?

And I tell myself- I believe I can make a difference

I believe love can strengthen my perseverance

I believe I can look to my neighbor with kindness

I believe someone can look at me and not see the color

Of my skin, but the wonderful, complex woman that I am

I believe we can be better teachers

I believe we can be better students

I believe we can be better parents, sons and daughters

I believe that with each day we can learn from one another

Teach one another, love one another, and lift each other

Up to a new level of peace and understanding

I believe with each day we can try harder and look up to the sky

And look up to the sky and ask for strength to be better

I believe I can make a difference

I believe love can strengthen my perseverance

-Janie Zavala

(Sometimes it's hard to believe- but still we have to try, because sometimes it's the only thing that keeps us going, faith, or belief in something greater than ourselves, love, forgiveness)

Saving Grace

I'm movin'

I'm tryin'

Can't get passed the fact that you're gone-

Life goes on-

That's what people say-

But what they don't say is...

How do I go on?

So changed-

So changed-

You were here one day-

And gone the next-

I want to die, crawl in that hole with you-

I know it sounds strange, bu I worry about you-

Life goes on. That's what people say-

But how do I go on?

So changed-

Forever changed-

In the blink of an eye-

I stood alone-

Had I known it was you-

What would I have done?

It was too late-

I can't let go of you-

You taught me how to live-

How can I repay you?

I blame myself-

I hate myself-

The sky was brighter-

The sun was warmer-

The rain was sweeter-

Now everythings bitter

I want to love her-

She's lying in my bed-

I hate myself-

I'm changed-

Forever changed-

-Janie
(This is from a book I'm writing)

Quiet in the chaos-

I'm surrounded by chaos
Taken in by the flying dust
Fighting to breathe
It's either make it or bust

Yet, there's a quiet in the chaos
There's a deeper meaning
I'm writing to be seen
Singing to be heard

I'm running towards the wind
Swimming upstream
Taking shots
I might not make the cut
I'm at the edge
I'll either fly or fall

Yet, there's quiet in the chaos
There's a deeper meaning
I'm writing to be read
Singing to be heard

Moving towards thunder
Struggling with myself
Confidence, anxiety
It all plays a part in my own reality
Living for a dream
Prayin' on the American Dream

Rain drops fall
Taking the dust away
The wind fades
Sunlight beams shine through broken clouds
I know they won't stay
But, I'll take away
My quiet in the chaos
It lives inside me

Cause' there's quiet in the chaos
There's a deeper meaning
I'm writing to be seen
And singing to be heard

-Janie
www.janiepoetry.com

Generation X

ha ha...do you remember how it used to be?

Parachute pants, punk rock and Motley Crue-

No cell phones, computers, or iPods-

Just to name a few-

Radio, Casey Kasem, tapes, boom box, vhs-

Before skinny jeans- We wore straight leg-

501 jeans, Guess, scrunchies, side pony tails, tie dye-

Wax on Wax off  had a profound meaning-

May the force be with you- I am your father-

Maverick and Top Gun-

Yo, Adrian always tells the truth-

Do you remember how it used to be?

Walking to school-

Waiting for the bus-

Riding in cars with boys-

Ozzy playing loudly-

Joan Jett made girls playing with guitars look cool-

Now my daughter questions me-

I have to smile as I listen to her world-

And remember my own youth-

Two worlds joined together by Madonna and Lady Ga Ga-

Generation X faces new fears-

Parenting, careers, Pilates, digital inventions and we don't know what time it is without our cell phones-

Pen and paper seem so old school-

And Molly Ringwald is the mom on The secret life of an American teenager-

I watch it every week with my daugher- Sex, Sex, Sex and more sex

What happened to just say no?

Still we take pride and point out the old school-

Dr. Dre, Ozzy and Downey became Iron Man

And I can say I was Johnny Depps first fan-

Pointing to my dvd of 21 Jumpstreet-

My daughter laughs-

Generation X

We still walk on-

See the end of something old-

And usher in the new-

I never thought I'd see-

A President who looks like me-

And the nightly news anchors are women-

Jennifer Lopez shows the world what Latinos can do-

For all the bad that we've gone through-

We still have so much to be proud of-

So much more to do-

While we raise our kids, follow football-

Basketball and the news-

Connect with old school friends on facebook-

Juggle careers, dreams, family-

We are the last who remember how it used to be-

When a boy had to knock on the door-

Or call your house phone-

And just maybe big brother answered-

Back in the day boys had to fight for the right-

To stand next to you-

No text message secretly sent-

No email, no facebook, no blog to be read-

lol? no we just cracked up-

Rad- meant cool and cool was in-

Sick just meant ou were ....uh sick?

Rock was rock-

Punk was in your face-

And Preppy was next door-

Now I decipher what my kids say-

With google and learn to talk text-

Out with the old and in with the new-

My mom has a cell phone-

Who knew?

Oh, but I remember how it used to be-

Do you?

-Janie (I'm old...and you might be too) :)

These days-

These days
I'm running
I'm  racing with time
Stretching to find...my place

In these days I will do my very best
and put my patience to the test

These days are going by fast

In the night, when I can not sleep
Within the most hidden walls
of my subconscious mind

I imagine that I am there
At the top of the many obstacles
I have to climb

These Days

These Days, I hope to remember
These Days I know I will treasure

These Days

-Janie
:) Live, Love, Laugh, Create, Make a change and a difference...
www.janiepoetry.com

Sometimes...

Sometimes love is a question-
Sometimes it's a lie-
Sometimes it makes you cry-
Or it can give you an incredible high-

Sometimes love makes you see things
with nothing held back-
Sometimes it smothers and just when
you think you can't take anymore
It leaves you yearning for more-

Sometimes love is steady-
Sometimes it makes you give
till you can't give anymore-
It makes you crazy, a bit hazy-

Sometimes, yeah sometimes-
Love is worth living and dying fore

Sometimes-

-Janie
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