Purposefully Different

An angel walks the quieter paths,
sent for the ones who ache unseen,
the souls who move a little slower,
who feel the weight of every hour,
Those who wonder if they’ve fallen behind,
or are just too heavy for the world to hold.

She comes draped in gentle light,
carrying a heart that listens first,
and a creativity that pours from her hands.
Like the richest wine ever pressed,
from the grapes of imagination.
In every drop, a new color.
In every color, a new beginning.

Her wish is simple, holy, steady:
to inspire, to lift up, those who tremble,
under the burden of being alive.
To remind the weary dreamers
that their spark still glitters.
Even when they can’t see it,
through the dust of their own doubt.

Though the world spins faster each day,
and seems to care less with every turn.
She whispers that there is always,
someone who will reach for you.
And someone who will lift your soul,
back into its rightful place,
among the stars of possibility.

She tells you:
you are loved.
You are necessary.
You belong here,
even if your rhythm is different,
even if your path curves like a comet’s tail
instead of running straight.

For your purpose is yours alone,
unique, creative, sparkly,
born from the very light
that keeps the universe awake.
And she will walk beside you;
until you learn to see,
what she has seen in you
from the very beginning.

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Karen J Burns, is a poet who has spent the last 5 years building her poetry portfolio. A graduate of sociology, with chronic illness, creativity has rescued her in her hour if need. Karen is currently working on her next poetry book, after breaking onto the scene with her first published collection ( Chaos May there yet be Hope, September 2025). Her poetry is straight from the heart, and mirrors her emotional reactions to the the world we live in. She hopes her poetry can inspire others to try writing poetry themselves.