Emergency Shelter

by | Mar 6, 2023 | Art, Poetry

I can feel your tears like acid on the inside of me Your open hands begging for someone to hold them in love You are so well groomed You don’t know how lucky you are to be breathing ~ I hear one hundred and one reasons they deserve to be forgiven Their...

And I Said NO

by | Mar 1, 2023 | About Summer, Poetry

Sometimes we can’t see straight until we are removed The situation is confused by emotions we want to feel or don’t know how to name correctly until we do And often we are far on the other side before we know those words ~ I remember those days that I thought I would...

Bruises

by | Feb 16, 2023 | Cancer, Poetry

My arms and torso and legs are covered in yellow not my happy yellow but the one with a bit of brown mixed in that makes me sad to look at It is heavy and thick like wet cement and made worse by the valentines I can’t swallow ~ If I could have a baby the one I have...

Thankfully He is Not A Hateful God

by | Dec 31, 2022 | Poetry

We protect them because they are cowards who hide cowardly behind their sin We are used to their weaknesses We are used to being told to be quiet We quietly keep the church pews clean ~ We put on our pretty clothes We wear our pretty smiles and keep our secrets behind...

In the Middle of the Night

by | May 8, 2022 | Poetry

There is a wound that you opened It is new with blood and old with scars upon scars There is a metal taste I wish I could forget ~ You say you are the victim but I saw you and I wasn’t alone we heard your hate that was just like the evil meant to keep me small I...

The Foundation of Your Will

by | Sep 18, 2020 | Poetry

I have blood on my hands it covers my palms warm and thick It runs between my fingers like liquid silk The shock of it is curious and I feel drunk There is a voice singing that is like mine I am mellow and expectant Raising my arms to reach for more the scars I have...

Enough

by | Nov 22, 2017 | Poetry

Under the branches of You I hide I live I learn I breath in the scent of You and smile The wind and waves roar inside me They crash and shake Yet You are dependable to save You know the wars that tear at my flesh You validate You heal You know who I truly am I’m yours...

Two Tears

by | Jun 6, 2017 | Poetry

I asked Jesus for someone to love me like Him He sent me a soldier to fight for me to look past my ugliest and remember who I am to see the path when I cannot to remember that He is the one in charge   My head on your chest is my favorite spot the sound of your...

Being Still

by | Feb 27, 2017 | Poetry

Lord please help me Thank you for the beautiful blue sky today The clouds are pretty The tree out front praises You always and right now shows the glimmer of new life in the light of the sun I feel like the nothingness has come again Like yeast I feel it expand My...

I Am Collateral Damage

by | Dec 27, 2016 | Poetry

Unintentionally you shot me with your legal use of force My heart is full of bullet holes from the war zone you accidentally created where sneak attacks tore us apart The palace you worked hard to provide was sparkly Because you taught me to run directly into...

With All HIS Might!

by | Oct 2, 2016 | Poetry

The Lord sings to you Oh! Because you delight Him and you look for Him with all your might ~ The path is not straight but you don’t travel alone Through suffering you suffer not in Him you find your faith on Him you call and make known your heart His heart is your...

The Light in the Dark

by | Sep 25, 2016 | Poetry

In the dark I am surrounded all around My closed eyes sense no light the breeze around me is not Your breath Arrows circle me faster and louder created by the accuser deceit betrayal scenes of great decay All the things that hold me I feel You near I see You in the...

Another Day Down

by | Sep 16, 2016 | Poetry

The crinkle of paper and the whisper of a pen I saw My Commander sign the order You were given permission to test me but not unto death You lured me in with promises and built me up I tried not to believe you but you wore a new disguise You left me isolated and...

I AM Here

by | Jul 18, 2016 | Poetry

In a quiet only known with You You are God I can reach out and touch the gifts of Your praise In the colors of Your rainbow are Your radiance and mercy and I have been allowed to be here! You chose me before You made me or the earth and all its wonders You tell me how...

Four Words

by | May 18, 2016 | Poetry

I heard You yesterday surrounded by trees and strangers I felt You walking with me I looked for someone coming over my shoulder and all around and then You spoke “Do you feel Me?” Four words relieved my anxiety Yes I feel You Our steps were in unison and I wasn’t...

New Floors

by | May 17, 2016 | Poetry

I know how to scrub floors I can do it in any dress whether in drag, rags or coiffed to the nines I am here to serve On my knees with or without implements I’ve cleaned up messes I didn’t make I have grown and I have watched you drop your plates, scraps and shrapnel...

Many Foundations

by | Apr 20, 2016 | Poetry

My father worked hard and built two houses one wanted to be an island the other wanted to be the world When he left the island he never came back It was my job to keep it from floating away While my light shone bright You sought me Before my small hands could break...

You Have My Hands

by | Jan 3, 2016 | Poetry

In the quiet You are here In the clatter & destruction You are here When I reach out my hand You meet me as far as I need I know that You know that I know that I know You know I can’t walk alone So You are with me every step You know every tear every drop of blood...

The Great Reception

by | Nov 3, 2015 | Poetry

You are great and massive Without You I am a speck in someone else’s eye In Your might I grow As we walk I become more like You While You hold me I illuminate within You Arms outstretched as the boughs of a mighty oak Your roots run deep and steady The breeze in the...

Elevated Marketing Concepts

by | Nov 25, 2014 | Poetry

You are so much bigger than myself Drowning in communication Caught in the chords that we’ve confused I am straining to hear You but the addresses are new while the links look unchanged — Critics have had their say The constant wailing and lamenting has captured...

The Song and The Dance

by | Nov 8, 2014 | Poetry

In the warmth that fills me You claim Your place inside Like a child I behold Your face ablaze Giggles escape in adoration as I reach up to look better at Your eyes as I run my fingers through Your hair — As long as I stay here You are my breath You empower my...

I am Because You Are

by | Aug 21, 2014 | Poetry

I would have nothing but death and with a broken heart You made plans for that You said there would be war and rumors of war You said You would come back and I would take my eyes off You in order to guess Even this is more proof of You My neighbors revel in gossip and...