Writings & reflections

Een collectie van schrijfsels en reflecties,...

Step by step
I find my true direction
With determination and doubt
In company and solitude
I climb the hills
and follow its windings
And there's no road
I would not have taken,
no detour I'd want to miss,
for there are just too many treasures to be uncovered.

A tribute to life
Kristel Van Espen

H A V O C

In search for that one treasure
blinded by old beliefs
insanity took a deep soul dive to cause some pretty havoc

Thousands of miles
the desiring heart traveled
defied storms
to conquer and prove you
it was worthy of your love

Until cruel reality
brought it to its knees
and showed it your actions
were only a reflection
of the self-destruction

And even after one year
dusting off the ashes
knowing it all happened
to save its beats
a higher force
takes down the gate
to its dreams
for you to find victory
not knowing sweet pain
had filled the heart
with warm grief
and no longer needs
any shield

Kristel Van Espen

THE OTHER S I D E

Take me to the other side
Where secrets are yet to be discovered and silence
colors my thoughts
Where the fresh wind sings directions that hold treasures for me to find

Kristel Van Espen

And suddenly I see
and feel your need
Oh softness and kindness
please never leave
as I have been waiting
for you for so long
to be seen
in all my vulnerability

Kristel Van Espen

Layers of time
passing by
looking back
at all these layers
and the memories
they hold
some of them
weren’t pretty
but the ones that mattered
still make it worth
and will forever
be remembered
with great love

Kristel Van Espen

That desire
your heart is calling to
longing to explore
all the things
it always dreamed of doing
To be free
& spread its wings
hear its heart beats sing
to feel that inner power
& fire burning withing
to live
flourish
share
all the joy there is
so put on your roller skates
you longing soul
& come and dance with us
because life is to celebrate
& sharing it is the most
beautiful thing there is

Kristel Van Espen
April 2022