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. […]
Category: Random Thoughts
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 […]
temptation
poised on the edge, a precipice of poignancy, i ponder, pointlessly, sightlessly, empty of real thought. vague impressions wander across my mind like vagabonds trampling a garden. i stand staring, unmoving, frozen, almost, into a single moment while the silent emptiness beckons me with the familiarity of an old friend. this deep canyon of irrationality […]
Journaling 3/1/04
This tension between knowing that I don’t deserve ___, and knowing that I am blessed as the daughter of the king is something that I have yet to come to grips with. On the one hand, I must acknowledge that since He is the potter and I am the clay, I am supposed to not […]