Casa of URM

I drove into a neighborhood I had frequented before in Downtown LA for shopping and such. Just a few blocks from the shopping areas, I followed directions into streets filled with homeless people. The sidewalks were lined with people of all sorts... some laying on the ground & some walking, while other groups stood and chatted among themselves. I thought of them in the hot weather and remembered a paper I read about how there is a group of people who go out on the streets to pass out water when it is over 80 degrees outside. I felt thankful.

I pulled into the parking structure and was warmly greeted by my new buddy (a former homeless man). He had opened a spot for me by moving his own car out of the way & made me smile huge. I was on my way in. I walked into the building that had become already somewhat familiar to me visually when I was greeted by a homeless younger woman in the lobby. She told me she liked my hair, which I'd pulled loosely into a side french braid. She said she used to be a hair dresser.

Does she know she's more than qualified to give & be complimented?

I thanked her and made my way to the bathroom. When I walked back to check in with some kind people at the office, she greeted me again. "You know, you should work at Disneyland or something" she said. I looked at her with a puzzled grin. "Really? You think so? Why do you say that?" I asked. "Because you're really nice and smiley and it just seems like you could work there." She responded. I giggled, "Thank you so much. You are too cute." I said.

I wonder about her.. How she got to where she was and what she is doing now. I closed my eyes as I walked into the office and envisioned her as a hair dresser, laughing and visiting with ladies who want to feel beautiful just as we all do. I prayed.

Xx Suzie
Love this song. 
http://youtu.be/H67uEgRZs2Y

Light so Pretty

She faked a smile as he approached her as she'd grown accustomed to doing all night
"Hey" "Hey"
Small talk as usual
Conversation continued as the lights twinkled above the mingling crowd
Her fake smile turned real

They grew closer and she opened up, requiring the same from him
The wound bled and time spread
They moved on ahead
We need each other

Time and place made for us
Give life, breathe easy
Promises to live by

Pretenders
Pretend
The crowd rolls on
Finding place in this human race

Throwing pitches, catching balls
People passing by in malls
Self expression illuminating the soul

Xx Suzie

"Lighters" - Piano Cover
http://youtu.be/N6DM_J5gN6A

Smile! You look beautiful!

:D

Dear Friend,

Open Road

Thank you.

Uninterrupted Harmony

Why not?

Above

The blood goes rushing like water through my veins
I look up for direction, correction, protection
Not just for me, for everyone you see
There is no use in asking why, only how
How do we love?
Do we love in sharing, in caring, by example, for example?
Magnify it so it can set fire to what is so necessary... Love.

Xx Suzie

Sea of Awareness

Warmth on bare skin, you embrace me

Rock and roll in your arms.
Child-like wonder

I stand on your buoyancy; top of today.
Clear view, picture perfect.

Your foam floats across my toes; Dancing on top of the world.
 Healing flows electricity glows
You move me, move mountains
You nurture me while I crumble into the sea
Bubbles light on the sand

When I forget, you remind me.
In doubt, reassurance
Nobody's around, you are
Surrounded with light
Embraced by love, you stand by me.

You pull me through... Awareness.
I let go, I let you
You carry me in brilliant light on golden winged chariot
I love you, You love me
Thank you.

Xx Suzie
http://youtu.be/k29JxVCKBBM

Interruption

You come next to me and my head spins in circles
Round and round and upside down
Inside out and outside in
Your presence does nothing less than make me grin

I wonder sometimes why you do what you do
I wonder sometimes when it will happen again
I wonder sometimes why I wonder
I wonder sometimes why I do what I do

Is it fate pouring from the depths of my unchained heart
Thinking we were not just playing the part
How did it all happen and where did it start
What can I do to pretend its just a part of the art

Xx Suzie
http://youtu.be/Thi8JvGuUm8

Grace

In and out of love
Remember who has a smile
Remember where the smile comes from
Remember the electricity in hands

Remember the shock
Remember the confusion
Remember the remorse
In and out of border

Forward movement pulls now
There is no going back
Touch Taste Smell Feel Hear
Former self no longer in existence

A time to remember 
Grace Received with wings

 Xx Suzie Sateri

"Amazing Grace by: Leann Rimes"
http://youtu.be/iT88jBAoVIM

Burn Through Me

Eyes searching here eyes searching there
I see your eyes everywhere
Looking glass burns through me
Like the back of my hand.. an open book

From the inside out
Right side up when I'm upside down
I see your eyes searching for me all around
Choked words vibrate the flow

What you wish you could say
What you wish you could show
Blood pumping through every beat
Strangled veins pushed to breathe


Xx Suzie
Hope you enjoy this song! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtbCwIBrhQw

Love Me So

You lifted me when I was down
Healed me when I was broken
Held my hand when I closed my fist
Covered me when I was frightened

Who am I that you love me so?

You continued to knock when I could barely open
You bandaged my heart with words never spoken
By your gentle touch my spirit awoken

Who am I that you love me so? 

Xx Suzie 

"Islands - The xx" 
http://youtu.be/PElhV8z7I60

Colored Eagle Eyes

Gray to green to orange outlined with red like the sun
Bright lights illuminate my soul
Golden winged chariot carries my spirit with delight
Sparkling flashes of electricity fill my quiet blue mind
Charmed by Sabio
Chords like a heart monitor measuring my beats
Purple energy with crisp white feathers like a dove
Soaring like an eagle with locked talents
Pushing through the pain, giving birth to life
Free as a bird flying high.

Xx Suzie

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?_adv_prop=image&va=eagle 

A Fresh Perspective

It feels like I'm walking away from a blizzard.
The rogue that made the surfer thankful in a whole new way.
A fresh perspective. New life.

Xx Suzie

http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/orange_county&id=7930834