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To be Free

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Walking down the street without reason,
What a treat!
To sip a cup of coffee, to laugh with friends, to hold a hand.

Do you know where you are going? With what purpose? Is it essential?

Limit your life experience, confine your existence to a 5k radius.

Tough days are past, more yet to come
When time has no meaning and you find yourself alone.

Think of your mothers, your children, your health. Think of those who now may rest.

And when you feel lost and hopeless… take a breath. If you can, you are winning.

_Laiz Ferreira (‘To be free’ 25/01/2021)

‘Human Again’

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I wake up in the morning
And it feels the same
The sun shines
The birds sing
But I don’t go about my day

Instead I pause and reflect
Not by choice or will
But because humanity was bestowed a rare yet cruel gift

We all sit and wait
Many of us pray for better days
But within the fear of the unknown
We find something we thought was gone

Deep within our busy routines
Constant demands and lack of peace
We finally find time

Time to remember who we are
Time to care
Time to share

Time to figure out what really matters and time to give back

One day soon, hopefully very soon, this break will end
Not without sorrow and certainly with a fair amount of learnings

When this day comes we will be better, we will be stronger, we will be kinder…

We will be human; again.

Laiz_Ferreira. (31/03/20)

‘Brog’

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I choose life
When times are hard
I choose life
When the way is uncertain
I choose life
When doubts creep in
I choose life
When confronted with fear
I choose life

I choose life in the making
I choose you above anything
You helped me gain perspective
You helped me see it more clear
You helped me value what really matters
Even though you’re not yet here

I can’t wait to meet you soon
And hold you in my arms
With a smile that can’t be contained
You will bring light to both our hearts

We will begin a new family soon
But the love is already here
The love that both of us cherish
We will always protect it
And keep it within

Today I want to say thank you
For making me stronger than I ever thought I could be…
You’re a warrior with a brave heart
You’re my little ‘Brog’ that soon we will meet.

Laiz Ferreira – 06/06/20 ‘For Brog’

A Mother’s Prayers

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I made plans thinking of you

I looked into places and pictured you

I await the time I can hold you in my arms

And I pray to the skies that you will find the light

That will guide you back to me

Because a soul is never lost

And our hearts will again meet

Like the singing of birds, so perfect though never taught

I will love you with all the strength of my heart

I await the time I will see you smile

And step by step I will hope to guide you to a place where I’m no longer needed

So you can build a journey of your own

always knowing you have a place to call home.

L_Ferreira.

17/01/2018.