Every day I wake again My thoughts they turn to you My eyes are tired I rise and shine Another thing to do I'll make my special coffee I'll sit and close my eyes I'll breathe a bit And listen to The questions that arise The stop light shines so bright Is it red or... Continue Reading →
Gross
So gross is this worldOf flesh and boneBacteria and bloodVessels of stored beliefOf pain and pleasure,Which is just pain waiting to happenCrawl out from underThe weight on my heartThe confusion of my thoughtsThe deterioration of my bodyLeave it be It’s not the plotIt’s the spaceshipNot the pilotNor the destination Be open and connectMelt it down... Continue Reading →
One Moment
There comes a moment That single point When a door slides open Where once was a wall. With wishes carved Sketches of a life imagined Painted with childlike innocence A picture of what it might mean to be free And now there is a space You can see through To choose to take that step... Continue Reading →
The Waters of Life
The waters of life rush through my heart With every breath and beat they flow No stillness in the body No pausing of the soul It flows it flows Sometimes I think I can stop the flow The ride is too fast The change too great And this just causes pain The river running through... Continue Reading →
Nothing to Say
I’ve got nothing to say So I don’t dare to speak I am one of the powerless One of the meek I will stay in my lane And follow the road That they tell me to go And I’ll carry the load My free will surrendered My sovereignty lost It’s only survival And that’s only... Continue Reading →
The River
There is a river of pain within meAnd it’s full of all of my tearsSometimes it rushes violentlyCrashing on rocks, tearing down the branches in my mindI’m not a strong swimmer,or so the story goes,And yet I swim there oftenAt one with all my fearsIf I flail and grasp as I am rushed downThere is... Continue Reading →
Spirit
The pull and the push of Spirit The sound cannot be touched Yet it has color in the mind It has vibration in the chest It whispers when the water flows It yells when the storm is near It carries light through the heart One presence in the breath One heartbeat in the chest One... Continue Reading →
Keeping up
Do you ever feel like you can't keep up? Like the world has sped up And you turn your head and whoosh… Another day Another dollar Another night Another bother And it spins and circles And faster it moves As our legs start to give out As our minds we start to lose... Continue Reading →
Is that our kind of love?
Is there a way we must awake? A deep commitment we must make? The steps we know that we must take To dive in deep to true loves lake The kind of love we won’t let break The kind no circumstance can take When God decides to up the stakes The love that makes us... Continue Reading →
Whispers
The most important lessons Come to us in whispers The sweet breeze across your cheek Signifying a presence A reminder To stop And just pay attention All it takes is a little focus On the present moment For as long as it takes To find your life It’s doesn’t exist in your thoughts Or emotions... Continue Reading →