2020 Poetry

Jesus Saves

Somewhere along the wayHe forgot that “Jesus Saves!”And all the justice he was raised onAbandoned the partWith the contrite heartWhere you must believeyou don’t want to do it againIn order that God forgive you. He just doesn’t want to be caught again.

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Quote: L. Frank Baum

“We shall not dampen today’s sun with the showers of tomorrow.”

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Afloat

I believe in you, a future, life and lovethough I see just where you areI know that you can swiftly moveto choose a path by morningstar Further and further from the shoreswimming straight to a riptidehopeless, listless, finding morepain at every stroke and sigh Wishing for more than a life preserver-though my God could save…

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My needs

I need to soak in a hot bath.I need to listen to music.I need to plan for a beautiful future.I need to love.I need to laugh.I need to forget myself.I need to take care of someone.I need moments with you.I need to see you smile.I need to be needed.I need to hold your hand.I need…

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Holding your hand

My body’s exhaustedAnd my finger achesFrom the clawsAnd stings of the dayBut all I can thinkIs to hold your handBecause I’m in love with youAnd…

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In Space and Time

I want to crawl into your bedAnd sleep all night close to youI want to be invitedAnd share my loveWhile you hold meTo make it all betterWhen I findYour heart againBeating deeplyIn space and time.

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Together

It was the best of timesAnd it was the best of timesEach day began with his smileEach night closed with his hand in mineWorried for the future, yet still I findBalance in his presenceHis mind in my mindMoving through timeTogether

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The Abyss

I have danced around the abyss beforePerched precariouslyAlong its jagged peaksSeeking adventureJust out of reach. I have walked through the desert beforeParched and beatenBy the noon day sunSeeking fortuneOr a little fun. I have sailed in high crest seas beforePitched about on bended kneeFelt lost in time and placeSeeking paradiseAnd salvation’s grace. I have prayed…

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My hypnotist

He speaks soft and slowTelling me what nobody knowsWishing beauty into existence as golden words drip off his tongue. He comes to me late at nightSteals into my head, stays out of sightAnd creates more truth in twenty minutes than in the lifetime race I’ve run. His words plant seeds inside my mindThey grow strong…

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This is me

This is me. I’m coming downstairs and standing in your doorway. You say good morning, so I walk into the darkness and crawl onto your bed. I’m laying my head on your shoulder and my hand on your chest. And I feel safe and warm. I can hear you breathe. And I fall into breathing…

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