She was going out with a firefighter, but he burned more than he put out. He said I’m done. She said, love, you said I was your one? Later on that day. She found out she got a baby on the way. So she calls up her momma and says what do I do. IContinue reading “Momma Sunshine and her Son Starlight”
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Hated girl within the mirror
Hated girlwithin the mirrorher hair too blondeAnd breasts too smallHer face so sullen Emaciated figurineStaring back into the darknesswondering at the sight of thee. Where is your love for her? God gave you her body to protect and love. Yet, you tear her limb from limb? You try to kill her energy. An infection toContinue reading “Hated girl within the mirror”
Now I lay me down to sleep
Now I lay me down to sleep. I pray the lord my soul to keep. Now I lay me down to sleep. And if per chance I shan’t wake. To continue with my daily pace. Then find my friends for they are found-fragments of my soul. And each lost vagrant you should see. Let yourContinue reading “Now I lay me down to sleep”
Reroute
When is it okay to reroute? Are these dead ends or only roads not yet paved? When do we depart from our original destination and commitments? Afraid of the future-You hurdle towards the seas and cliffs. Bounding, leaping, crying weeping. Too prove you are awake. To prove you lived through another day. Scribbling frantic melodiesContinue reading “Reroute”
The Silence is Too Loud
The silence is too loud! My head is filled with music and with noise. How do I find notes in fields of litter? How do I find meaning in layers of glitter? The silence is so loud!
The Gas Prices Are to High
Verse 1 I’ve been runnin on empty The gas prices are too high I’ve been runnin on empty Inflation is on the rise Pre chorusIf I’m standing, I’m not lying If I’m walking, I’m not crawling on the groundBut lately I’ve been fallin down Chorus God will you help us get some sleep God willContinue reading “The Gas Prices Are to High”
Teach me how to sing again
Teach me how to sing again Teach me how to breathe again Teach me how to believe againTeach me how to beI used to cry every time that I sang Cause you weren’t by my side Why you had to go That only heaven knows Teach me how to bleed again teach me how toContinue reading “Teach me how to sing again”
Your Memory Resounds
Buildup introduction: 4 bars (em/ i) Your memory resoundsYour memory resoundsYour memory resoundsInter verse: Your light reverberates in this earthly space Your love resonates with all Your kindness echoes through the passageways Your goodness is heard through our global Halls We always feel you hear with us Though I’ve searched for you in shadows IContinue reading “Your Memory Resounds”
The boundless rain
Since I left my heart beats out of pace. What kind of sign is it that without you and with this vast distance, the doctors claim my heart beats with the rain?How funny! And how strange? The farther I am from home-The more increase my woes.And my heart is truly breaking I can show you,Continue reading “The boundless rain”
A note of disgrace
Disgrace be to God for every fiber of my body is sewn wrong.Every cell of mine, every tissue is sewn wrong. God!They say you sew us carefully in our mothers’ wombs? In the depths of the earth, did you sew me with hate? Did you see me with rage? Disgrace be to the geneticist forContinue reading “A note of disgrace”
The rain is stealing my words.
The rain is stealing my words.Where am I? Now with nothing but a quiet soul. Lost in the gardens, and the mud. Sheltered barely by the canopies. There’s nothing much but woes. Where are my friends and family? In other gardens across the sea, the lakes, the trees. I can not remember the times beforeContinue reading “The rain is stealing my words.”
Mary Oliver, Save Me
Mary Oliver, How I Wish I Had The Courage To Run Away As You Did Into The Forests And Eating Blackberries And Filling My Hunger With Poems And Songs But Instead I Lie Here With A Pounding Head And The Hairs Of My Ears Crumbled And Stressed And The Heavy Weight Of My Jaw AndContinue reading “Mary Oliver, Save Me”
Wheelchairs, Crutches, And Heels.
Wheelchairs, Crutches, And Heels. Quick Take My Heels! He’s Calling The Police. My Flats Are In The Backseat. Please Take My Goddamn Keys. My Sister Drove A Sports Car The Most Mobility She Had And With Her Sweet Long Curly Waves She Looked Like A Movie Queen My Sister Loved To Dream It Was HerContinue reading “Wheelchairs, Crutches, And Heels.”
Broken Girl
Broken Girl Young Curvaceous Girl With Mead And Amber Hair Eyes Aglow She Holds Hell And Heaven In Her Hands She The Base Competes For State, Poignant Tresemme, Shaving Cream Tiny Ringlet Curls The Porcelain Doll With Blushing Cheeks Green Eyes That See Things Beyond Your Dreams Sunshine, She, Dances. She Paints Worlds- Shakes WithContinue reading “Broken Girl”
A year’s gone by.
A Years Gone By A Years Gone By Without Your Pretty Eyes Crying To The Night Who Knew This Year Would Have Brought So Many Tears? If We’d Known- Might We Have Held Each Other Closer? Leaving Places With Stagnant Hearts This Year When Our Hearts Broke Every Night When Our Tears Flowed This HeartContinue reading “A year’s gone by.”
I met an angel in the morn
I met an angel in the morning. At six o’clock she woke me. Twas twice the hours her spirit called. So I stayed I, in the chapel to greet the angel next to me. And sat I hence on the piano bench and plaid a psalm to please her. And at 9 o’clock my tearsContinue reading “I met an angel in the morn”
The Silent Singer 