Worth It

Cool bow tie

Tweed Jacket

Gangly limbs

Nervous hands

Unpredictable brilliance

Awkward swag

Child-like excitement

Adorable smile

Man on the run

From his haunted past

Man on the run

Toward the fantastic future

Close companions

Adorable Ponds and sassy River Song

Adventures and wonders galore

Shared with those he holds dear

Vampires in Venice

Good man goes to war

Pandorica opens

Enter Big Bang Two

Tragedy strikes

Accidents in time

Death and loss come again

Leaving hearts cold and empty

Victorian London

Evil snowmen and big G.I.

A girl strangely familiar

One word test passed with ease

New hope, new mission

Saving the world like the old days

Girl dies, yet again

"Run you clever boy"

Girl twice dead returns

Reason to save modern world

Adventures and new life begin 

Impossible girl giving new hope

A life of events good and bad

Pain balances bliss

Sorrow counteracts joy

A life of beauty and fear

Painful?

 Sometimes

Worth it?

Always

Gifts

Christmas season

Holiday cheer

Gifts and goodwill

Family and friends

Presents under the tree

Wrapped in pretty bows

Snow in the air

Fluffy sparkling diamonds

Such a magical time

So much enchantment

Childlike wonder

Warming love

Christmas is about gifts

But not under the tree

Gifts of the heart

Love, joy, and peace

Peace stills souls

Giving rest and calm

Peace is an anchor

Holding us midst life's storms

Joy lifts spirits

Bringing merriment and cheer

Joy gives wings

And lets us soar through life

Love thaws hearts

Providing path and home

Love is a warm fire

Igniting souls for better things

These gifts of the heart

Given by the first Giver

In the living form of Love

Are the true gifts of Christmas

So this Holiday

Give these gifts of love

To one and all you meet

As they are given lovingly to you

By the true Father of the Season

Merry Christmas!

Bittersweet

Love isn't romance and roses

Love isn't date night and picnics

Love isn't chocolate and flowers

Love isn't kisses and snuggles

Love is so much darker

Love isn't pretty smiles

Love isn't nice words

Love isn't fluttering hearts

Love isn't hot, handsome or cute

Love is so much deeper

Love isn't simple

Love isn't straightforward

Love isn't warm and fuzzy

Love isn't all happy endings

Love is so much better

Love is understanding and friendship

Love is tearful late night conversations

Love is a listening ear

Love is meaningful hugs

Love isn't "nice"

Love is tears and sweat

Love is honesty and compassion

Love is reliable and solid

Love is tragically beautiful

Love isn't fluffy

Love is complicated

Love is layered

Love is knotty and hard 

Love is sometimes a tragedy

Love isn't easy

Love takes work

Love takes courage

Love isn't always happy

And sometimes love hurts

Love is crazy

Love is painful

Love is devoted

Love is beautiful

Love is bittersweet

But it's worth it

Madness

Wake up
Go to work
Come home
Check the internet
Go to bed
Repeat

Monotonous routine
An endless cycle
A boring life
Ordinary and numb

Until one morning
Routine breaks
The cycle smashes
In a spectacular way

Mannequins come to life
World under attack
Crazy man with flashing tool
Big blue box that flies

Fear and pain
Excitement and danger
Mind awakens
Heart comes to life

Juxtaposition runs the show
Such a tension of ideals
Opposites contradict and fight
Yet exist in a strange form of harmony

Darkness falls over
Light shines out
Evil fights for power
Good strives for better

Enchanting beauty exhilerates
Chilling terror freezes
Hoping love awakens
Doubting fear pierces

A new world is revealed
A world of monsters and heroes
A world of angels and demons
And things undefinable

Routine is gone
Everyday something new
Soaring joy and wild ecstasy
Balanced by engulfing sorrow and loss

So open your heart and feel
The pain and beauty
The fear and love
Opposites and extremes

A world of madness

Ordinary Human

Blending in the crowd

Going through the motions

Living a cycling routine

With an inevitable end

Feeling unimportant

A speck in the universe

A drop in the ocean

Just an ordinary human

"Ordinary? What's that?"

A voice breaks the shadow

Head lifts, searching the dark

"Unimportant? No such thing"

Thoughts whirl, ears listen

That voice..

"Everything matters, everything is important."

Voice so familiar and warm

Yet so new and wild

Strange light glows 

Whooshing noise hums

An image appears 

And begins to clear

Recognizable visions

Faces from your past

Friends you've had

People you've met

Words you've said

Thoughts you've voiced

Smiles you've beamed

Hugs you've given

Laughter you've ignited

"Unimportant?" the voice speaks up

"No, decidedly not.

These people you've loved

These lives you've changed."

"Do you think that's unimportant?"

Eyes fill with tears

Throat tightens 

Head shakes

Disbelief still shrouding

Images morph

Faces not yet known

Days not yet dawned

Moments in time yet to come

Words not yet spoken

Joy not yet felt

Ideas not yet born

Love not yet experienced

Lives not yet lived

"This is what you will do."

The voice is soft and warm

"These are people you'll inspire

Lives you'll touch."

"Do you think that's unimportant?"

The images fade out

Light disappears

Darkness falls

But the voice lingers

"You changed the course of history

You imagined those ideas

You touched these lives

You loved these people

You, 'ordinary human' 

You are most decidedly important."

The voice quiets

But the warmth lingers

Faces flash in your mind

And you smile

Ordinary human? 

No such thing.

Unimportant person?

Does not exist

You create history

You live in this fantastic universe

You think those beautiful thoughts

You love those people

You are an ordinary human

You are a hero

Do you think that's unimportant?

Embrace

Hands shake

Light's flicker

Eyes shut

Fear surrounds

She's losing control

She's hurt the ones she loves

She can't escape herself

She can't hide from the pain

Tears slide down her cheeks

Images flash through her mind

Faces of loved ones

Whispers of affection

Suddenly, a voice clicks

Her name on familiar lips

Her eyes open 

A friend, hand outstretched

Fear builds a wall

Hiding, fighting, dying

But a bridge stretches toward her

A hand waiting, reaching

She takes a step back

Fear growing stronger

But the voice calls again

Breaking through the dark

"Love is stronger than fear"

The voice says

"And I, I love you

But that's not enough"

Light dims

Wall grows higher

Darkness rises

Bridge seems to fade

But the voice isn't done

"My love isn't enough"

It continues warmly, lovingly

"Because you need to love yourself"

Wall breaks

Light sparks

Tears fall

But head raises

Staring at hands

Struggling inside

But warmth spreads

As dawn breaks

Eyes raise to the sky

Arms stretched out

Hands open wide

As love flows through

Fear fades away

Lights glow steadily

Sparks stop as heart calms

Smile forms through tears fallen

Tight hug warms once cold spirit

Wall torn down, no longer hiding

Bridge crossed, new path opened

Pain dulled, new hope found

Truth be known

Freedom, hope, and peace

Are all found within

Love's tight embrace

Only You

You pull at your clothes

You play with your hair

You put on your make up

To face the world

Hiding what's inside

You hide from yourself

From the pain buried deep 

The emotions you keep suppressing

The sorrow and the loneliness

And the thoughts that scare you

The questions and ideas

You're too afraid to share

Don't you know?

Don't you see?

Those tears you cry

They're diamonds

Those scars you hide

They're victory wounds

Those little imperfections

They're your rainbow

Those thoughts you think

They're glittering stars

Those questions you have

They're fountains of gold

Those quirks of yours

They're treasures all your own

You think you need to be better

To be successful and perfect

No scars, no pain, no tears

No doubts, no questions, no fears

If you could only see

Those are the very things 

That make you shine

So lift up your head

Embrace yourself

The good and the bad

The light and the dark

Love who you are

For better or for worse

Recognize your beauty

Embrace your heart

Let your voice be heard

And be Only You