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 […]

Gifts (Sacramental and Otherwise)

Take this, In remembrance of me, That your love might not Atrophy. Hold this, With both hands sometimes, And feel how gently I made it With you in mind. Keep this, To experience every now + then, And know that I love you. Every now, + every then. And that it’s holding place for me […]

Quiet Actions

A Hidden Life, by Terrance Malik, is like watching a Russian novel. There are numerous shots in the film that seem to have little to no purpose. Half of those shots are gorgeous views of the mountains in Germany, which I’m not complaining about, but don’t at first seem to add to the story in […]

Vapor of Vapors

If you think dying’s not a problem You’re lying. And your love isn’t enough, And my love isn’t enough. Being a memory seems cool But only when you’re around to know you are one. Building buildings and Writing writings that have a longer lifespan Than 120 still die, In people’s hearts first and then their […]

I Don’t Love You As Much As God Loves Us

You wouldn’t know this, But I had been crying over it Long before you told me, Before it was real. And I’d remind myself “This is just how I feel.” And I’d downplay those Parts of me that I thought Conformed to stereotype. “Worrier” “Emotional” “Illogical” Putting them into boxes that Said I was less […]

He Wants to Forgive You

When you feel guilt, think about Judas and how he would have been forgiven. How he was tormented by demons So that Jesus wouldn’t forgive him in front of everyone. How maybe while Jesus ministered to the dead in death, He met Judas, and kissed him back.