More is there, beneath the obvious, Beneath the outside sheen of smooth sailing. ‘Neath all the layers of protection Lies a real, yes-I-have-feelings human being. It’s just a matter of getting past All the bluff, all the pomp and circumstance. Sometimes, if you’re careful and quiet, You might actually see The barricades come down voluntarily. […]
Month: August 2005
hurtful things
Somehow, I still haven’t learned that the people I love are simply humans. It always surprises me when they do something I don’t expect and it hurts. I guess it’s a matter of expectation. Like it or not, I have my loved ones on pedestals of various height—depending on how close I am, how long […]
LESSON 8,637… OR SO
It is true. With all the hurry I allow myself to worry When I really should just leave it in God’s hands. But I am so used to fretting Even though I am not letting God take care of things the way I know He can. He’s still faithful in my weakness As He teaches […]
DETERMINATION
My creative side’s been squelched again Soooo frustrating Seems like every time I turn around, Something’s come up, Something’s happened, Feels like a conspiracy sometimes… My head keeps spinning with the pace of life: No time to be still, No time to play my flute, No time to write, No time to “beâ€?, Always something […]
FIGHTING BACK
This oppressive heaviness weighs me down, Pressing me into silence again and again. Words fail me—mind, tongue, and pen— Until I feel like a bird whose wings Are bound tightly against its body, Unable even to struggle for flight, Much less fly. Somehow I must… must… MUST… Force myself to words again— Say what I […]