Wednesday, August 24, 2011

in the eyes

What can you do to make yourself new?

What can you say to give it all away?

The waves still crash and my heart still jumps

But the calm inside is a new tide...

Tell me what lies behind those piercing eyes

What journeys have been taken?

Where has the mind walked as it struggles to be free?

The elbows still bend as I lift my hands

My hands are still wet from the tears.

I feel like I’ve waited a life time

But I’ve only lived for short years.


The warmth you shine on me is but a breath,

And now I know you’re breathing still.

I’ll sit. I’ll wait.

I’ll anticipate the rays, the sunlight, the dawn

And tomorrow I’ll stop waiting...

Perhaps tomorrow I’ll move on

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Lord, it's a pounding, a driving...
a seeking.
My heart is seeking, but I'm
standing still.
I feel like that's not enough...
But you say you're more than
enough.
I want to scream. But I won't.
It's like I tell myself I can't...
I won't.
But I want to. As if screaming
could break my free...

But really, I don't want
any of this.

I want you.