Holding the box
Looking at the paper
I wonder what wonder is inside
I feel the paper
It slick warm finish
I wonder what wonder is inside
No it's not my birthday
Not any day of concern
I wonder what wonder is inside
Could it be worth something?
Because nothing has happened
I wonder what wonder is inside
Can I trust this lone package
Let alone the odd giver
I wonder what wonder is inside
He stares and is just waiting
I've done nothing for him
I wonder what wonder is inside
I look to my friends
They say, "Throw it away"
I wonder what wonder is inside
Don't trust anybody
Especially that man
I wonder what wonder is inside
"He's trying to trick you"
"To make you a slave"
I wonder what wonder is inside
There's so much I need now
I feel oh so empty
I wonder what wonder is inside
I'm unsure of this gift
The box is so small
I wonder what wonder is inside
It can't be worth much
Or anything I need
I wonder what wonder is inside
So I throw it away
It's already taken to much of my time
I don't need the wonder inside
So in the trash I have thrown it
I'm off with my day
I walk away with my pride
And I turn around
And I see another
Grabbing that wonder, but why?
She unwraps it so slowly
And out shines a light
Love was the wonder inside
And now she can see
And can find her way
With that happiness that love brings each day
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Friday, October 20, 2017
"I'm Not Mine" - a Poem
"I'm Not Mine"
Holding pen in my hand
I've got nothing else left to do
Jotting down a couple lines
Holding off the time
No I didn't buy the pen
Or the thoughts inside mind
I didn't earn my talent
They were gifts given out of kindness
So what should I do with all that's given unto me?
I could let it just waste away
Or destroy it needlessly
I'll never be the greatest
At anything I've done
But I'll definitely not getting anywhere
Unless I get up and run
Thursday, October 19, 2017
"Gagged?" - a Poem
Sitting in shock
I watch all your pain
I know that something should be done
But I can't come to move
And do something for you
So sad I'm not even tied down
What excuse do I have?
If I had one would it matter
I choose the cage that I'm in
While you sit and you wait
I'm taking the bait
And becoming fatter each day
Please won't you pardon
I've got pressing engagements
Like finding the right pet shampoo
I promise I'll be watching
The news on at five
So I can be appalled once again
I'll sit and I'll stare
And I'll rage bout injustice
Let me think of really good hashtag
That extra five dollars
Oh it has a purpose
I need my daily latte'
Oh and I can't go without
Seeing that movie and shout
About pain while I drink fifty oz. of soda
So as I now move
From task to task
Hoping that I'll never see
I stand in the mirror
And see imperfections
Perhaps I should buy that new cream
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
"The Knife" - a Poem
Minding my own business
Doing what I was told
Just passing through the day
Sure it felt a little cold
Acting like Mom taught me
Being polite, yes sir, yes ma'am
Sure, I know I'm not perfect
But I've been trying for some years
No, wasn't a good day
There have been many better
But this wasn't the worst by far
It only hurts if you let it
With a smile upon my face
And so did smile all the others
Did that knife enter my back
No one cared to be bothered
The pain was fast, sharp and deep
The blade it burned like none other
The worst part was it stayed there
In my back I couldn't reach it
I looked around for a bit of help
And of all the people that were around
No one would dare make eye contact
Let alone pull that knife out
Now please don't misunderstand me
This isn't some pity party
I knew this knife would come some day
He warned me fair enough
There's nothing for me to do now
Except keep loving on
I'll love even my assaulter
Cause that's what Jesus says
I know this may sound stupid
I know I sound naive'
And I know hating's easy
And no one could quite blame me
But see now that's the problem
This world that loves to hate
Perhaps if we all took some time
We could love, not take the bait
So I'm gonna keep on loving
The best I very can
Sure I'm gonna mess up
Please pardon me if you can
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
"Turning" - a Poem
Turning I look for hope
Hoping to escape this hell
Chained and bound by decisions
That I made so long ago
Turning I look for home
I place to call my own
A place that offers refuge
A place that's warm at night
Turning I look for love
Is it her? Or her over there?
Will they love me anyways
Despite all of my scars
Turning I look to learn
I want to know, I want to be
I want to be the master
The master of all my dreams
Turning I look for food
I long to feel so filled
Filled with food that's good
Filled so I don't fear
Turning I look for God
I thought I had him last week
He only cost $299.00
Each payment for 6 weeks
In turning I've found nothing
So finally I stopped looking
With no where else to go
I merely stare down at my feet
And then, just then it happened
And I didn't turn at all
I found all I was looking for
Right in front of me today
He took me out of that hell
And even gave me a home
Showing me a love I'd never encountered
I learned so much of the world
I had never felt so full
His food was all I needed
I finally found God
And it cost me nothing at all
So now I have stopped turning
Because I have it all
Content with purpose I now walk
My last turn will be towards Heaven's door
Monday, October 16, 2017
"Flying" - a Poem
The wind in my hair
Should hold myself back
Am I really ready to fly?
Do I dare look down?
Will the fear make me fall?
Or will I soar even higher than before?
It's too late to look now
I have to get out there
Because I was born to fly
I don't own any wings
My father he helps me
He's shown me how to fly
With his steady hand he teaches
He shows me all the pitfalls
I trust in his good word
Shortly at first
Then flying for length
Stronger and higher I soar
I couldn't ever imagined
That I'd fly in the wind
That I'd ever see such things
For once on the ground
I could only see
What was right in front of me
The wind in my hair
I've been made for flying
But I also know I must take care
For this is a gift given
And could be taken away
This life is not mine it's a gift
I have to get out there
Because I was born to fly
I don't own any wings
My father he helps me
He's shown me how to fly
With his steady hand he teaches
He shows me all the pitfalls
I trust in his good word
Shortly at first
Then flying for length
Stronger and higher I soar
I couldn't ever imagined
That I'd fly in the wind
That I'd ever see such things
For once on the ground
I could only see
What was right in front of me
The wind in my hair
I've been made for flying
But I also know I must take care
For this is a gift given
And could be taken away
This life is not mine it's a gift
Friday, October 13, 2017
"The Itch" - a Poem
Pausing in my kitchen
I know I hear a scratching
I know I hear a scratching
It's coming from the back door
The sound it's unrelenting
Pausing for just a moment
I think that it's now over
But then it starts in again
The sound it is so gnawing
Walking to the front room
I sit down in my chair
I can hear just out the window
Yeah that scratching, it's out there
I know behind the closed drapes
Is that eerie, old cold stare
Waiting for me to come
It wants to come in here
Jumping from my chair
And heading down the hall
I dash up top the stairs
And turn into my bedroom
I lay there in my bed
Waiting now for sleep
But scratching at the rooftop
Is the annoying little claw
It only needs a crack to grab
So that it can take hold
And pull me in that black hole
Where it will tear me into shreds
I can curl up into ball
And cry away the pain
But the only thing that stops it
Is your patient company
So I'll ask you one small favor
Please come and sit by me
I need you more than ever
I'll do anything you say
You know the scratches weak spot
You know how to kill it dead
So please once more sit with me
Please get this scratch out of my head
Thursday, October 12, 2017
"Just a Little More" - a Poem
I'm dying here now, don't you care just a little
You have so much and I've been waiting so long
You probably won't notice when it is all gone
Come on please, just a little more
I see you there standing with your hands on your hips
Looking over your glasses, can't you see my pain
I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm going insane
Come on please, just a little more
If you really did care like say that you do
You would simply give in
And let me have one or two
Come on please, just a little more
Please don't make grovel
But if I have to, I'll beg
You know I'm good for it
Come on please, just a little more
I can see how you are
You want all the control
Sure, yeah, lord it all above me
Come on please, just a little more
Okay it's all ruined, my family is gone
In the wind is my money
And the debtor is calling
Come on please, just a little more
Please wait just a minute, yeah I should have listened
You were right about her, and leaving my job
But you know I'm really hurting now
Come on please, just a little more
You're walking away, why, aren't you concerned
Sure I blew it all, but I know better now
I promise, promise bail me out again
Come on please, just a little more
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
"Unbelievable" - a Poem
One look at the man and I wanted to hate him
Just the look in his eye, he thought he was better
Around as he looked he just glared down his nose
It took all I had to not smash in his face
Pacing around, his posture not better
Acting as if he owned the whole room
I tried to pause once, to see something good
As he spit on the ground I just wanted to hurl
Waving his hands, nothing seemed quite right
Nothing was good enough for this man
Halting all progress to wait for his will
Time seemed to slow as I pondered his peril
I wanted to walk up to king of the day
Spit in his eye and reveal that his hands were of clay
I wanted to prove how simple he was
I wanted to prove that there is nothing he's done
A kick in the pants wouldn't quite suffice
For a man who lived his life from vice to vice
Perhaps I should wait for an audience to arrive
So they could see me shove his face in a fresh pile of mud
I felt oh so dirty just watching this man
As he strutted around holding court in his eye
Finally I caught his righteous attention
We glared at each other from one eye to another
Standing there, my fists, started to clench
Looking down so it seemed he had the same mind
And then something caught me and my full attention
It was a mirror this whole time I was watching
As I stood there and stared the face now before me
It changed, relaxed, and the sneer melted way
The posture relaxed and as shoulders fell
He turned, looked to the sky and lips seemed to pray
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
"Spinning" - a Poem
Spinning,just spinning
Trying to find the answer
I thought I held it once in my hand
But then the wind came and blew it away
Spinning just spinning
Trying to find my way
I once held a map in the palm of my hand
But then the wind came and blew it away
Spinning just spinning
Trying to see the light
I once lit a match inside this dark room
But then the wind came and blew it right out
Spinning just spinning
I smell something inviting
On the tails of what smelled like delicious hope
But then the wind came and blew it away
Spinning just spinning
For the wind spins me round
Till now I haven't seen that the wind is a whisper
That I've ignored up till now
Monday, October 9, 2017
"Joy Over Anger" - a Poem
Wind flying in my face
The burn of the air is all around me
Holding in all that I can
I just want to explode
Turning to rage I want to bleed
Or maybe make another's run
Swinging for faces that are not there
I fall to the ground limp and wasted
The thunder it crashes and the rain it falls
Washing away the stains of blood
Pooling around me and then drifting away
Cleansed, anew I think of rising
Still wasted from the rage and all it took from me
I contemplate just digging a hole
Hiding forever and holding my breath
Waiting for a change in scenery
The sun it rises and dries me through
A lightness overcomes my body
In my hole the shadows wane
I see myself for who I am
Songs from nearby birds tickle my ears
The aroma of blossoming flowers tease my nose
Still in my hole with shadows returning
Will I rise and chase the sun?
Peeking over the edge I see the meadow
I glance and see its drawing beauty
Rising again I push down the earth
Refusing the past's weight to hold me down
Surrounded by the sounds of hope
Life and love dance inside my mind
If I could just hold on to this light
Perhaps I would ride, not fight, the wind
Thursday, October 5, 2017
Darkness and the Light - A Poem
"Darkness and the Light"
Sitting in the open and waiting
Waiting for the day to unfold
Unfolding with possibilities
Some dark some light
The light rolls forward unveiling such great splendor
Such splendor ever watching
Watching for the darkness in the corner
In the corner of the darkness
Lies the cold lies the pain
Lies bring it strength
Ignorance its game
Too many play the game
Without knowing what is the cost
With the cost debts are paid
Some don't know what they have lost
Lost inside distractions
So loud that no one hears
Hearing the sweet whisper of loves welcoming lighted path
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Two Paths - A Poem
"Two Paths"
The day unfolds two paths revealed
One straight as an arrow
Precise and shines in the sun
Unrelenting razor sharp
It cuts through all in its path
Determination in precision
It arrives at its goal unashamed
A ravine left behind
from whence it has cut
Scorched and rough its path left behind
The road to hell is littered with bloody broken hearts
Another path so resides
Round twists and turns
Over peaks, through valleys
A scenic landscape through
the land of love unfolds
Each twist and turn plotted with so as to not disturb hearts glowing
With love that lights the way
Each peak and valley
Perhaps hard to climb overcome
Each obstacle with grace
And so the path to Heaven is laid down difficult but well lit with peace
Monday, October 2, 2017
Love's Seedling - A Poem
"Love's Seedling"
The sky weeps and the ground bleeds
And yet nothing seems to change
The wind howls for its child
And the water longs for crashes enraged
As a heart falls another dog licks its chops
Another victim for the slaughter
A baby cries and hope blossoms
And the word PEACE shines though dirtied each day
Hands that are old, dried and cracked
Ache for another hour
Scooping up memories not from long ago
Plant seeds of hope and love
Feet that are weary and that have traveled many miles
Sore, burning and rock hard
Ache for another hour
Just a few more miles home is not far off
The sun shines and breaks through the clouds
The ground parts as a seedling sprouts
Green and healthy, tender yet firm
Its leaves shine in the sun, trying to catch the eye of a youth
No blinking lights, no mechanical sounds
The seedling stands tall and true
Far from the pavement and commerce's grind
Will attention make payment at all?
A blossom formed, slowly unfolding
Rich with red and yellow
Heart and strength are on full display
Ready to be admired, protected and sewn again
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