(2013)
I gaze into the bleakness of the e… engulfed by a sense of futility an… I am like the man who keeps fishin… though he knows the river is spent… I cast my line into the milky pool…
Within this pilgrim’s soul exists a hungry beggar waif, who can never afford a moment of indifference or distraction. Alert to every aching nuance
From the first remembered breath, I was running to escape. I didn’t need a map. It didn’t matter which direction. It hurt too much for any fool to s…
I stared at her like she was a painting, as if I had all day and night to drink in every curve and contour
I dreamed of being lost and trappe… in a land of angry fearful liars. There was nowhere to run or hide. I cowered cornered and exhausted, my back against the furthest wall;
What is this code that we agree up… but dare not ever speak in words ? That mysterious unspoken-ness looming where we choose to gather. It’s sure we must be seen to know
The storm is brewing. I smell it in the air. I am panicking. I can barely breathe. I fear this tempest
While in repose, still and silent, it is not nothing that I hear. Subtle whispers
Oh, knower of my heart, this trembling voice cries out in words that cannot begin to tell how deep my longing is for thee.
It is me. I am stripped down to my most naked intentions; having worn so many coats and less than noble guises.
Look out there, see them, boy ? They want yer juice. They’re dry, them circlin’ desert… All they want's yer juice, boy.
What you seek with such fervent zeal, as you scour those sacred texts and scriptures, is far greater than
I see no reason now to disguise this naked heart and soul of mine. You can hide there
I read such woeful words penned by a fallen brother; his message cut me deeply. He prayed to all that’s holy that he might cry again.
No words of wisdom. No clever rhymes. Not this day. Something heavy weighs me down.