If I am meant to be your bittersweet And make you suffer, though you are my friend, My guide, my love, my irritant, the heat Of passion, anger, faithful to defend In moments of emotion and regret, All tangled up in selfless, patient trust, Then we'll be all…
There's a little fight left-- I can see it in your eyes. And they're not proven futile, All your courageous tries. No retreat has ever won; No coward given praise. So don't give up the battle: Just keep that banner raised. This war is…
Life was choking slowly out In a massive storm, a wave of doubt Consuming its vitality Restraining those who once were free. And breathing fire, nighttime cried, And blooming soft, abruptly died. Battered, bent, forgotten, cold, Transformation growing bold, And leaning in to frosted skin. A breath of warmth brought…
Pour out the passion on the page. Release the pent up sorrow, rage. It ends, and all the noise transforms Like calms that come at the end of storms. When conflict comes, then in between Fall drops of peace to form a stream. Come to the waters, let them heal,…
I killed you once. You forgave me. You died because of your love; Now you're killing me slowly with mercy Because I can't love you enough. It's raining sweet mercy tonight, It's flooding my soul. I will drown. It hurts to live…
The world is full of words we speak in love-- Riddled with clichés, so tired and old. Songs reveal how songs are not enough, And how each tale of love has once been told. Alright--there's nothing new beneath the sun; Each lover spins his words in template webs,…
Enveloped in a cloud of crushing shame, And stamped with such a telling sign of fear, I'm sent to where the lies have been reformed And sealed with a promise: you are near. No matter where I'm sent, I'm fully loved; With stains like…
Heavy is the load I made you carry. Your human shoulders could not bear the weight. But you are more than human--you are God. Your suffering and shame would not abate Until it was finished. You bore every sin And pain and fear and all the empty space That separated…