#victories
I notice the symmetry in your face
You look in every direction but mine
We rush and crash through the night
Across traintracks, through tunnels
I admire the strong structures
Glowing beneath these festive lights
You are hiding insecurities behind
A temporary mask of excitement
Could-have-been tragedies
Become appreciative victories
We are mere trembling bodies
Amongst a crowd of confidence
Relief pours over us, flowing fast
Reducing our uncertainties
Reusing forgotten identities
Recycling mistreated potential
Relaxing, finally in tact...
Dec 6, 2015
Dec 6, 2015 at 12:18 PM UTC
I set out to be a better man,
And though the path is littered
With the remains of those
Who faltered at the gate,
Those who failed further on,
And every poor soul who’s still crawling by,
Battered and embittered
By the trials of the trail,
It’s these little victories
That keep me going,
Choosing love over hatred,
Kindness over cruelty,
Calm over that brutal impulse
Deep within each of us,
Sight over blindness,
Speech over silence.
Oct 27, 2016
Oct 27, 2016 at 5:46 PM UTC
Not heeding the real Truth of Christ,
will lead us into derailed victories;
in addition, we’ve been challenged to
question and make spiritual inquiries
regarding the legitimacy of His Word.
We need to be diligent in our studies
of the Scriptures, showing ourselves
approved of Him and not lazy nobodies,
who remain ignorant of His principles.
After all, it’s The Spirit’s pleasure
to lead us into everlasting Truth; our
inclination is to have that treasure…
of Christ within our hearts each day
and to enjoy the presence of His sway!
Jun 30, 2017
Jun 30, 2017 at 12:07 PM UTC
sometimes you enter the maw of the beast;
severed heads lie around still watching,
and you march forth into the bowels of hell
fighting off fears, horrors and demons
own and foreign
for the ultimate prize
taking home the devil
Jun 13, 2017
Jun 13, 2017 at 3:16 AM UTC
There are flowers on the window sill.
Wildflowers in a blue vase.
A small oasis
in a life that is anything but.
You release a sigh,
and with it, tension.
You focus, completely on the still life
and feel your own heart still,
your breath slow.
You fall into yourself,
You sip your coffee,
your morning slowed to the point
you control it. Not the other way around.
There is a small smile on your face.
Today will be a day of victories.
You know it, not even knowing the battles that await you.
Still. Slow. Aware,
you are invincible.
Dec 11, 2019
Dec 11, 2019 at 9:09 AM UTC
Lack of sleep
tormented deeps
first one battle
and up pop five more.
The calm comes
as is the way of storms
-that rumble off
into the distant past.
Ah but scars, scars
knitted wounds
- the earned gleaming spurs
flash in the returning morn.
Feb 11
Feb 11, 2026 at 3:03 AM UTC