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Play with me Make a move My turn Your turn Remembering the rules Drawing and discarding The hand that we are dealt Guarded and careful Count your steps Place that piece I stop You roll Frustrating waiting Shifting spaces On the mass produced gameboard Peeling and faded Played by fate Don’t you cheat I quit… Continue reading A Game
Dear Darkness, Boldly quiet, ageless grace Still and steady resting space First born calm eternal place Did you ever anticipate the downfall of your reign? The pain The bane Your slayer’s dressed in white Dear Shadow, Cools and tempers scorching ground Holds my hand without a sound Protecting shield sheltering around Were you worried to… Continue reading Love Letters to Darkness
The good. The polite. The kind. Soft and steady. Calm and ready. Serving in love. But what if I serve in dissent. The hard. The bitter. The abrasive. Impious and unexpected. Alone and unprotected. Could it be good And used for his glory. Or just as a foil In his pre-determined story. This may be… Continue reading Vocation of Dissent
Those little glowing numbers set in the dashboard inspire a false sense of control. Hour after hour. Each new destination, every sliced out moment. Ticking clock. 58, 59. Right on time. Schedule and priorities paste together daylight minutes. Long and short, early and late. Cubes of purposeful movement build the Monday Tuesday Wednesday. More not… Continue reading Time Deceives
That you would love me ever. Even if I went astray. Wander through the darkest caves. Not far enough from your reach. Black to white there’s nowhere lost. And you won’t lose me. What if I have steadfast trust That you would call me always. Stalking never tiring of reaching for my hand. Even when… Continue reading What If I Believe Too Much
