PANIC ROOM

I stand in the panic room.

A small dark place in my mind

I am thrown into,

taken as a prisoner of war

with myself and the forces too complex

to describe.

I scream into the darkness

of this room

and it only swallows my cries

FORSAKEN SUN

The sun is shining,

but behind the shades. 

You can’t feel its warmth at all 

for the plastic strips held together by string-

the only thing, 

standing between you…and living. 

The day is raging on, 

a sweet melody of opportunity and experience 

just awaits. 

Why are you so deaf

to its beckoning call?

A simple dead bolt and flick of the wrist 

stand between you 

and the laughter in the day. 

The birds sing, 

a song that’s a distant echo 

of the silenced song within your heart. 

Awaken oh sleeper. 

Allow the song to fill your heart 

and refresh your soul. 

For now you’re but a shadow 

of the glorious being God created.

DON'T GIVE UP

Young girl don't hide. 

Its not the time to sit within yourself 

and let the whole world fly by. 

Young girl get up. 

Its not the time to let opportunity revolve around you 

coming to offer you your dreams 

as you turn them down? 

Its only you who has the power 

to reach for your hearts desire;

Life's a two way street. 

Young girl you feel empty. 

Well you cant wait around to be filled, 

you have to drink for yourself. 

Now go.

THE GREATEST ROMANCE

                She’s walking along the sidewalk busy about her day. A handsome man, quiet but so intense its beautiful, walks up to her and hands her a red flower. She blows him off and walks away. But he pursues her. He walks up to her again and hands her a card. She opens it and it reads “You’re so beautiful.” “Such lies!” she says. She throws the card on the ground and walks away frustrated. She doesn’t see herself as he does. “But she will know in time” he thinks to himself. Minutes later she’s walking along beside a fountain. She looks to her right and there He is again quietly walking beside her. “I just wanted to spend time near you” he says, and smiles the most beautiful smile she’s ever seen. She’s totally shocked by his relentless pursuit of her; No one else would bother. He asks her to dinner and she’s so captivated by the romance that she agrees. Over time they get to know one another totally and completely. After some time, they are sitting in her living room together just talking. She feels so safe with Him. On another day, He holds her head in his lap as she pours the cries of her heart upon him. He listens so intently and comforts her tenderly. She’s encouraged and uplifted by his comforting presence in her life. He is her very best friend. One day she’s walking through the park enjoying nature. He walks up behind her and calls her by name. She turns to see him holding out his hand. He asks her to dance. She places her hand in his and they never stop dancing. Their love is so pure, so true and so deep. She has been overcome by a blissful and divine romance he birthed with his very existence.

~Hosea 2:9-20                                   ~Isaiah 54:5