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The Courage to Open
A Journey Told Through Poetry
These poems are pieces of my own journey, moments of transformation, softness, and truth that I’ve carried quietly until now. Sharing them here feels both vulnerable and empowering, a way of opening the door a little wider to who I am becoming. My hope is that somewhere within these words, you find a reflection of your own growth, courage, and unfolding. Welcome to this tender space.
The Unknown
Steps leading somewhere unknown
Birds sing their morning song
Runners pass, steady, focussed.
Daisy waits, patient, loyal
eyes me in wonder.
Sprint. Pause. A breath, a check-in.
Across the river, oars slice through the Thames ,
each stroke measured, a voice urges stay with it.
Todays lesson simply lingers
stay focused
- Amanda Fawcett
Written while walking with my whippet, Daisy, along the towpath
2nd September 2025
A quiet ache
A small child’s eyes look on.
A young girl sits alone in her room,
staring vacantly at the pristine white desk.
She moves a pencil.
She shifts a book.
Her fingers trace the desktop’s surface, ordered, ready
nothing and nobody comes
Vacant,
an onlooker,
uneasiness stirring.
What now?
An onlooker longing to be seen,
an outsider aching to be noticed.
A child.
A girl.
A woman, wanting to be held.
A deep need to be loved,
to be caressed,
to be cared for.
Notice me..
- Amanda Fawcett
Written one morning on waking, a heaviness settled, a feeling of being rejected, of standing outside the circle you had once belonged.
7th September 2025
Brave in the Changing Tide
Where Change Finds Courage
These poems started showing up during a time when some of my closest friends were going through a lot, big changes, hard moments, the kind of things that shake you. I don’t really know where the poems are coming from lately, but I’ve stopped questioning it. Whenever one starts to rise, I just grab a pen and let it come through. They’ve somehow brought strength and comfort to the people I love, and maybe that’s because they were written from a really honest place, a deep need to put feelings into words and to hold on to something steady while everything else is shifting.
In Times Of Turmoil
In times of turmoil…
Pause.
Breathe.
Rest in a moment of trust.
Just like the seasons,
turmoil comes and goes.
Leaves fall.
Branches stand bare.
Yet the tree remains
rooted & steady.
Then spring returns.
New shoots push through.
Leaves unfurl.
Light pours in.
The tree flourishes again,
its roots reaching deeper,
stronger than before.
Turmoil is part of growth.
It asks us to release what’s finished.
It helps us find new strength.
New grounding.
New possibilities.
We too can flourish.
Trust the cycle of nature.
Open your heart,
and let the light back in.
- Amanda Fawcett
Written after a call with a dear friend who's family is going through shocking change
04th December 2025
When Time Isn’t Yours
The wind keeps blowing,
the rain keeps falling,
the world clatters all around you, the noise is deafening
and that phone won’t stop demanding.
Life piles in.
Plans shift.
Good moments slip through your fingers.
Friends are cancelled,
appointments change,
and time no longer feels like it belongs to you.
Days vanish.
Frustration builds.
Feelings flare.
You feel everything all at once.
You want to shout.
You want the world to pause.
You hold your anger like a storm gathering at the edge of the sky, waiting for space,
for calm,
for time to finally be yours again.
But even storms move on.
This too shall pass, they always do.
Time will find its way back.
Friends who truly care will wait with love and patience.
You are being held, even when you feel alone.
The storm will pass…
and you will breathe again.
- Amanda Fawcett
I wrote this for a friend, though maybe it was meant for me as well. Life feels like spinning plates lately, juggling too much, trying to keep it all together for everyone who needs us.
8th December 2025
