A lost sheep
All his home in a heap
Wears the street on his feet
Bones with no meat
Cause he struggles to eat
The wind at his cheek
Searches retreat
From the shame and the sleet
Discovers relief
Beneath headlines of last week
And slips to sleep
Between a snitch and a sneak
Pass Over
I tremble a little I know the holy fire My faith is brittle Can it stand that hour?Continue reading “Pass Over”
Oh the Irony
Young boy trapped in a prison of pain Success is money; it's talent and fame He hates himself cause he's not the same His worth is defined by his guilt and shame And nothing will wash the deepest stain So one cold night in the dark and rain He points a gun to blow his brain. And everyone cries tragedy Why does this have to be? Tears flow because it's sad to see A precious life turn into vanity Young girl now, with a rare disease It hurts to fight, it hurts to speak The body breaks, the spirit's weak Cause death is a relentless beast Better to give in, than burden these So a doctor hands her pills of ease She slips away on a summer breeze And everyone applauds bravery Why should she suffer needlessly? Sweet tears flow merrily For a girl who broke the chains of slavery Oh the irony Oh the irony One life is tough, tearful tragedy The other is bold, beautiful bravery And woe are we Woe are we If we fail to see the inconsistency - circa 2013Continue reading “Oh the Irony”
The Sacrifice
I stood before his throne
He went through my life with a comb
And made all of my mistakes known
Faults my own for which I could not atone
So as I stand alone
Backbone on this cold stone
I kind of feel like Joan
Except this nightmare is my own
And when I open my eyes, I let them roam
To a grave in loam
And know that hole will be home
Continue reading “The Sacrifice”Christ King
Christ King,
chose to cast his crown to clay,
condescending as a child in a cradle
clad with common clothes.
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The Redeeming
Blinded heathen
Broken, bleeding
Barely breathing
Human being
Disbelieving
Root and reason
Eden’s treason
Serpent speaking
Eve is eating
Sin conceiving
Rebel scheming
Glory thieving
World is grieving
Earth is heaving
All are screaming
Desperate, needing
Heaven’s healing
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The Burden
Once upon a time there was a man
Bent over so he could barely stand
Upon his back lay a heavy burden
And inside his heavy heart was hurtin’
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