Tag: midst

• February 3, 2023

  End Of My Rope

  I’ve sought out a piece of peace in strange places. Back alleys, smoke, empty bottles and worn out faces. With age I have prayed for relief. Eased burden and freedom from trauma that hangs on my shoulders like weights attached to chains. I listen to them bang and clang aimlessly as my hope is dragged…
• August 5, 2022

  Love Part 2

  What can a warm hand do for a frozen heart? It can’t make it pump blood But maybe it can give it the courage to start… Compassion lit a fire under icy sentiments That grew rock solid with the arrival of spring Who is us? In the midst of disgust Do we keep on believing…
• February 26, 2022

  Unexpected

  I can’t see you sometimes. So I feel around for the shape of your face. I sniff the breeze for the scent of your cologne. I lay soft intent to raw feelings in hopes of finding you somewhere among the clouds. My heart moves before my thoughts and I’m thinking out loud. But I am…
• December 9, 2021

  Good Things

  Good Things Sometimes, it’s hard to see the goodness in the world But it’s there… The lens may get a little foggy in the midst of rain The beauty hidden by the murkiness of a cloudy day Covered by the dim lamp shade of turbulent news But it’s there… Tucked under rocks, pushed forward by…
• June 19, 2021

  I’m Sorry Kind Of…

  I’m Sorry Kind Of… I’m sorry Sometimes, I can’t find the right words to say Tripping and falling over vowels As though peanut butter clung to the roof of my mouth Failing to describe the intricacies of my day I wrestle with utter confusion Until the night fades away But even in the midst of…