Want

I want to want what You want. And I pray that way. Then I see what I want and think “Oh, You want that too” Because of my aforementioned prayer – I’m wanting what You want. But just because my want is a way Doesn’t guarantee that it is what You want, Only that You […]

I’m Scared of What You Want.

“Thy will be done” said fearfully In the garden. Sweat like blood and Tears like what? There must have been tears. When there was no other way He still asked for one. Did he think there was? It’s not the same at all But I always think there is. If it is good for him […]

I know you better

It’s dark outAnd the sun’s still in the asphaltWe walk on itWith bare feet,And step on small pebbles softly. Cicadas make the silence ours.We hold hands sometimes It’s too late forLights in housesBut there’s a buzz of a street lightAnd we stand outside of itIn a tree’s shadowMade by the moon. We have our own […]

Love Is In Everything

People think I’m something euphoric,experienced by few.But all of that struggle you’re going through,That’s me too.Struggle is a reminder that you exist,And now that’s tied to me,So see that it’s the same thing to have something asked of you,As it is to be told that you’re lovely. You’re lovely. And things happen to you because […]

Smile at Me.

God do You smile?Does the Holy Spirit laugh?Did Jesus Christ snortWhen John tripped on his staff?Are these things in life too small to seeOr do they compound the mysteryOf what it means to be human?Of what it is to be in the image of You?Is humor an expression of Your truth?Or is it a mechanism […]

Her Wrinkles Had Wisdom

I used to walk by her room,The woman from whose wombI’m twice removed,Up until 102,And hear her whisper “George…”Who had been gone for 30 years.And I’d stay standing to hear her pretend he wasn’t.She didn’t believe in praying to the dead,It was a reminder to know he ever existed,And a wishing he still did, in […]

Molasses

Life and its paces, My attention’s all wrong so The mundane seems long And I rush past the beauty. Really, it’s all molasses. But I’m so focused on how slow or how fast it’s Sickening how I ignore The taste.

A Bright Light

You don’t deserve me, You deserve much, much, more. And I shouldn’t ask you to wait, But wait, While I figure out how to Pickle a star to gift as a nightlight That competes with your heart. And you can ask “How?” And I’ll say, “I don’t know. How are you the way that you […]

Jersey Shore

I remember this time I was lying on the beach in New Jersey and I was thinking about how we exist and what part of God’s nature we’re all made up of and i forget how i got to the point but i remember thinking it was all Grace, the idea but also as a […]

I Need To Eat Better

Croissant flakes on my notebook – My plate. My words are the entree, They taste good, I made them. I want to know what I’m Trying to say. A weird mix of “I love you,” “Where are you,” and “Why was I made,” followed by “Why am I this way?” It’d be easier if I […]