I am facing grief
I can see her standing not far off
calmly waiting
I won't look down
or avert my gaze
I dare her to look away first
My teeth are clenched but I won't let her know
And my fists may shake
and my eyes may burn
but I will stand my ground
when she finally walks my way
Aug 1, 2019
Aug 1, 2019 at 1:24 AM UTC
Dreading Sunday --
and the blurry Monday after
hit for hit
and blow by blow
one, two punch
of a broken, shattered world
I dread Sunday
and though I be not superstitious
I can't help feeling
the notion of things in threes
murders
fires
fill in the blank
what will Sunday bring
I dare not think
Oct 13, 2017
Oct 13, 2017 at 12:47 AM UTC
if there’s no such thing as luck,
then how did I meet you at just the right time?
My bad decisions were supposed to doom me
I planned on dooming myself, if I’m honest
but something stopped me
and a month later
I met you
Apr 30, 2017
Apr 30, 2017 at 1:46 AM UTC
my favorite picture of myself
was taken in a redwood forest
I stood next to a tree
at the age of seventeen
and the height of six feet
and about 130 pounds
and for once
I felt short
and not the giant myself
Apr 28, 2017
Apr 28, 2017 at 1:31 PM UTC
they always say it isn’t a competition
but sometime it sure feels like it
two people have broken up with their girlfriends to date me
another one offered
maybe these aren’t compliments, but I guess I’ll take them as such
Apr 27, 2017
Apr 27, 2017 at 5:29 AM UTC
You made me feel safe
With your arms around me against the world
But we aren’t meant to be against the world
And you just can’t let me embrace it like I should
So you stopped making me feel safe
And became the enemy instead
Apr 27, 2017
Apr 27, 2017 at 5:10 AM UTC
Springsteen sang about glory days
and I laughed
and swore that wouldn’t be me.
I looked around this small town
at these large fishes
and knew I’d find a bigger pond.
But here I am
holding up jerseys
reading newspaper clippings
looking at old pictures
corsages
valentine’s roses
yearbook autographs
picture day poses
and can’t stop talking about
glory days.
Apr 27, 2017
Apr 27, 2017 at 2:26 AM UTC
My hardest goodbye was actually to your dog.
Apr 18, 2017
Apr 18, 2017 at 2:48 AM UTC
this night isn’t over
grab my hand
and my heart
Apr 18, 2017
Apr 18, 2017 at 2:41 AM UTC
Must I reject my God
because
the world's in turmoil?
because the world is
sinking fast?
Must we always make
excuses?
for what we know,
will never last.
In Noah's time, the
same was happening,
mankind's fate was
forever sealed;
the flood was greater
than man could cope,
in their sins they died,
never saved, nor healed.
And now the curtain
falls again,
will you escape its hell?
or will you die in sin?
like Eve and Adam fell?
Must I reject my God?
because
things didn't go my way?
because
no answers came
when I knelt down to pray?
I will fall for Christ alone,
and not for any man;
for worldly men of flesh,
they'll never understand.
Just what God is -
and stands for,
for the blood Christ shed
for all;
for His Power
and His Glory
is what makes us
stand tall.
Apr 16, 2017
Apr 16, 2017 at 3:04 AM UTC