What’s the most important thing to have in a relationship?
Month: January 2017
Traveling
Great faith brought me here, and great faith will keep me going.
She leaves on January 31st
[written 1/17/17]
On Sunday morning, I wasn’t feeling well, and as I was talking to Katie, I began weeping and couldn’t stop. Then, Katie started naming off all the positive things that’ve happened as a result of the past seven months, and eventually, I stopped crying. I’m gonna miss her.
“Watering”
[written 1/16/17]
sometimes
when all you have is a tear
you cry
and that’s enough
“Letting Go”
[written 1/15/17]
When people are in a bad relationship
Others tend to tell them to ‘hold on’
Hold on to what?
To the tears?
That seem to slip away?
To the silence?
That crawls under your skin?
To the love?
That can’t be seen or heard?
To the bitterness?
That cuts like a knife?
To God?
Who lives inside of me?
Okay
I’ll hold on to myself
And see where I take God
“Katie”
[written 1/12/17]
in just a moment
you’ll never know
what you mean to me
because
what you mean to me
doesn’t have words
only actions
it’s the way you smile
when you find something funny
and the way you move
when you laugh
it’s the way
you pull your hair back
exposing your perfect profile
for my view
it’s the long talks we’ve had
and the tears we’ve shared
it’s the friendship that’s grown
through Ariel’s birth
it’s the way I can speak to you
without any words
and the way you reply
in the same
imagining life
without you near
is like imagining a dance
without a song
no one really knows
what we’ve been through
and no one really knows
what we’re GOING to
but we do
and amidst it all
there’re so many good things
to look forward to
the long phone calls with laughter and tears
the video chats staying face to face
the recipe swaps making meal creations
the game apps
the letter writing
the times in thought
all those things wouldn’t appear
unless you disappeared
so farewell
and always know
you’re at home in my heart
“The Last Dance”
[1/9/17]
what is normal
anyway
what is normal
anyway
she sought her own
way away
and in the club
she saw
who she wasn’t
but who she needed
to be
that first shift
came with endless
drinks
a vicious circle
never meant to be
every hello
came with a compliment
every tip
came with a touch
something needed
something wanted
something more
a vicious circle
never meant to be
day after day
shift after shift
drink after drink
who was God
anyway
who was God
anyway
the darkest road
without an end
but just maybe there was
maybe there was
one by one
things removed
dancing stopped
drugs ran out
and step by step
led to recovery
just me with Him
to find me
FREEDOM (written 1/13)
[written on Friday, January 13, 2017]
Last night (Thursday, January 12) was amazing, but it was more than that because of certain things leading up to it.
Since last month, I’d been planning to dance with my flags at Poetry Night at The Prelude, but then, last week, something happened, and my desire to dance seemed crushed. Continue reading
Worship Flags and Infinity Scarfs 