He loved me like no one else
No one..
A Lineage of Voices
Calling out, Speaking
Each Word an Invocation
Rites an Ancestry
Holy Ghost
We Soul This Bonding Bring  Forthwidth
Tears upon the Flesh
Growing Brighter We DO SEE
A Way
For LIFE
Above The Prayer
Now Rise

Birds in High Sierras Reign
Calling Winters Heart
No Blame
Living Lifted Loving Free
This Stair that Rose
Behind that Tree

Lovers Carved Theirs Names
In Trust
With Vows of Care.
And Nights of Lust

Its Up the Stairs  
Past Lights Well Known
To Seek Hearts Mysteries
Beyond What's Grown

New Dreams
Öv Ancient Wisdoms Z.  
Past X and Y
Now Joined as Three

In tThanks we turn
With Mountains Share
Best Wishe is Friend
Be Blessed All Care

A Cold Rain is here

The invading cold rain
Pummels the fall foliage
Punches the dead leaves
Like an angry mob of looters
Stealing color from the trees
Leaving the ground covered with the fallen  
Now bruised and broken underfoot        
Stomped and kicked to the curb
Trampled by the relentless rain

Copyright 2016
Richard L Ratliff

I know I have further to go
today was a start
I've come to realize that your actions
have brought me to view myself
as small
insecure
worthless

Today I see
I am none of these things
that you've brought me down to believe
possibly for your benefit

I am worth
I can be enough
for myself

BEING

ALONE

DOESN'T

MEAN

YOU

ARE

LONELY,

YOU

HAVE

SOUL !!