Afrique.

I miss the dirt upon the streets

I miss the sand forever stuck to my feet.

I miss the markets full of noise

The dusty roads and cloudy skies.

I miss the hawkers there who sell their goods,

The children running down the roads. 

I miss the eyes so bright and cheerful smiles,

The passion and the love that shines.

Lives of challenge yet hearts of hope,

A life more simple, with different trials.

A daily challenge to my western jaded heart, 

To live with faith and passion, 

To never give up Hope.

To the people of West Africa,I miss you.

Filmstrips of life.

Some say a picture speaks a thousand words,

Perhaps I am odd,but I prefer words.

Photographs show beauty in the flash of a moment,

But the truth behind a second can stay long hidden.

Where are the words that these pictures tell?

With stories of love and stories of pain,

A meaning is buried within the frame. 

A smile that hides the fear within,

Of what's to come,and time wearing thin.

A frown for a mask, to make you seem strong,

When underneath, you were crumbling down.

Eloquently speak through your picture frame glass,

Words that are silent, but shatter so loud.

Your cries to be heard have broken through,

And your steel frame face has finally moved.

You smile so beautifully and love so strong,

Perhaps I was wrong then all along.

To just be heard, and to speak out loud,
These pictures were your sound.

  

Daybreak.

Let’s hold our hands tight and dream

Praying for the sky to last another night.

These shooting stars illuminate the sea so bright,

The waves crash loudly,

Tearing up the sand so smooth.

The moon in it’s fullness brings a l i g h t to your face,

So full of hope and wide-eyed joy.okay

You’re like sunshine on the cloudiest day.

Uninhibited.

Like the smile on a lover’s face when their desire is seen,

Standing close enough to touch,

Near enough to embrace.

With sentiments of comfort, love and peace,

An intimacy so deep that a glimpse is all that is sought.

To say that this is nothing perhaps is understated,

However there is more to know, to learn, and to live.

To know the One who yearns with a passion unbridled

A Seeker of lovers,

lovers of this Desiring Presence.

To know this Passion,

a Lover of such endless extremes

Calls for a life devoted.

What sacrifice would suffice

To receive such a Desire?

No human act can earn such a Gift,

All I have to offer are these simple things:

A heart surrendered,

love uninhibited,

And an irresistible existence now to now be lived.

This is Grace.

This is Acceptance.

This is Forgiveness.

This is wholly undeserving, and utterly awe-inspiring

L O V E.

The Dynamic of Patience.

To a someone somewhere,

Perhaps its you.

I want you to know that I miss you.

Maybe we've not yet met, 

Of what matter is distance?

Or somehow we once were the best friends,

That now have moved apart.

No difference to me,

Wherever you are,I love you.

My heart beats like a drum forced out of r h y t h m 

and skips like a stone through the spring waters

When I think of you and the future we'll have together.

Please wait and don't forget about me,

I'm still here waiting. 

Missing,loving,and wanting you.

Spiral.

Save the stars

They're brightly lit.

Like the embers of a cigarette

Shooting to the ground.

With not a sound

A silent reminder of how

Small we truly are.

Shimmer.

I need a breakthrough,

A magnificent arising.

Glimmering with the possible,

S h i n i n g with a brilliance 

That illuminates the sky.

Downpour.

It had been a while since the rain poured down,

And now I live within a thundercloud.

The skies hold grey, these lifeless forms

Transition into gales of force

All at once,crashing down.

A hurricane would give more warning,

A tornado dare to come,

But this storm of clouds and rain

Now has stained the ground.

I see a glimpse,

An attempt to break through,

Oh holy Son have you come to make new?

Because this storm is overwhelming,

These clouds yet cease to leave.

And this rain drenched ground is begging for You.

I Broke Free.

Light up my sky,

Explosion.

Eyes of clear,

Love.

Tears that burn,

Imploding.

Heart so full,

Desire.

Hand to hold,

Fulfillment.

Explosion.

Light up my sky,

CONQUERING:

LEARNING:

GROWING:

LOVE.

Honest.

I need to feel the music.

The beat inside my heart.

This song that's breaking in my mind.

A story that needs to be told.

Of  hearts shattered and lessons learned.

The loves of this world and the fights they cause.

Honest mistakes and intentional wrongs.

Betrayal and forgiveness,

Bitterness and love.

A whirlwind called life,

And a ending that's sure.

The Rhythm that keeps me going,

Is the Beat I need to feel.

Parachute Believer.

Sometimes I wonder if I'm in this alone,

If what I'm fighting for is worth the fall.

I wonder if You hear me,if You really care,

Because I'm starting to slip and it feels like hell.

Dragging me into the sky,

This echoing space of sounds.

Cries of pain,sadness,and desire are there,

Screaming to be loved,to be known,and to feel.

To feel warm tears run down my cheek,

And know the strength of arms surrounding.

Can You hear me?

Do you know where I am?

I hope You can see through these dark clouds of storm,

Beginning to rush in with a terrifying front,

Because I've started to forget.

I am a skydiver who can't seem to find the ripcord,

I need my Parachute,or I fear that I will not land.

A Recurrence.

"Hands down,

let's face it,

You're pretty much through,

Nothing more than that.

Just deal with the facts that you're time is now up,

You've reached the end,

So just give in.

Succumb to the pressures,

The hardness inside,

 You're trying,I know,

But you've got to stop fighting.

It's time to give up,

And turn yourself in."

To learn how to live,

Even when you won't win.

Survive,you can,

And you'll pull through,

I have hope,and I know,

You are not what you do.

Dear World...

I would like to drown you out for a while.

I'm tired of always having the smile.

Being the one who never cries,

Let me tell you,the pictures might lie.

Don't be deceived,it's not always easy,

Living with memories that still may find you.

"Break free and be strong,that's all you must do".

Little do they know that you're in a war,
Facing these demons that are so strong,

Push on,push on,and perhaps you'll break through,

And if you don't this time,well then just try anew.

Because this battle is never ending,

And the fight will go on,

You'll have many a chance,

Until your last breath is gone.

Then you'll be free,secure in His arms,

Till then just remember to please,hold on.

Scattered Pieces.

Right now I want to scream,

To shout my heart aloud.

Giving voice to the madness,

This terrifying cloud.

But to give sound to a feeling,

Would give it a whole new life,

Or perhaps it would bring freedom-

-A newness from the ground.

Fighting.

Tell me,what was it that broke you down,

Tore you to pieces and left you alone?

What pain have you felt through the years?

The sorrows and trials that overwhelm.

Sometimes they flood our very souls.

It seems too much for one to bear,

Thank God we're not alone...

Even when the tears fall fast,

And your heart is broken apart.

When loneliness floods your every move,

You must remember,

And hold onto the hope,

The very truth that we own,

And know that you are never truly,

ALONE.

As the world spins around.

I feel like I am falling,but it’s no suprise.
Falling through the sky till I find the light.

The light that haunts my very heart.

I’ve been too long in this disguise.

Hiding under a mask that will tell you lies.

Lies you want to hear,they make you feel invincible.

“Forget truth,lets make our own rules”.

Throw out the pages that you once bought,

Hold out for something stronger,something you can feel.

It’s easier that way,it feels good for a moment.

But when you let go and begin to fall,tell me how do you breathe?

You dont feel so weightless anymore, do you?

“Throwing caution to the wind” always seemed so simple.

Too bad now you’re wishing the sky was thicker,

Because now you’re falling faster.

Faster through the sky,

falling,

falling,

down.

Pick yourself up and start all over…