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like mother
like daughter
a flower dies
the bud follows
no more blooms today

Rock

A rock that has no beauty
still serves a purpose.
It holds down the corner of my beach blanket
while I sit and think.

Travel

Two women waited at a bus stand
The young one wanted to go to Canada
The older one dreamed of New York
The young one said "This place has nothing to offer me, it's a dead end"
The older one agreed as the young one boarded the Bayfield bus
And she went back to Spieghtstown
Still dreaming of New York
I hope they both find destination and destiny
Waiting at the end of the line.

Life...matters

All life matters
from conception
to the grave
no matter what color
language
affirmation
education
affiliation
or ethnicity
if it lives and breathes
it matters
if it's alive
who is anyone to kill
or to pick and choose
which one is superior
or inferior
or civilized
or has the right to life
listen to what you are saying
look at the signs you carry
the causes you march for
if you say all life matters
you can't pick and choose
whose life you save
~Selah

3-21-15

it’s hard to believe

and convince others to hold on

when everywhere I look there is corruption dishonesty and compromise

preachers stealing and sleeping with other men’s wives

miserable families

and hungry children sitting on the church pews

people living in bondage that no one can see

the elders turn a blind eye and don’t have time to care

what would Jesus say if he were to walk into your church today

what would be your excuse when he asks “Where were you?”

because every time you ignore the hurt and pain of another

you crucify him again

we cannot continue in this way

walking in hypocrisy

coming into the sanctuary to be entertained

with no real intentions

it’s time to look up and stop playing

in case you haven’t noticed the last days are not upon us they are already here

the faithful falling away

going the way of Illuminati Babylon

prophetic words turning into crooked motivational speech

money raising and Go Fund my jet

and let me fly up and away

so what if your rent is past due

don’t ask me to help you

it’s hard to believe

when all of these things go on daily

but God hasn’t changed

He knows who belongs to Him

just make sure that you are not found outside

when the rain starts to fall

the old people used to say there will be no place to hide

so make your calling and election sure

and don’t give up

no matter what you see.

soul traveling

if soul traveling is real

i want to take that journey on a one-way ticket

see the earth from sky view and dance among the planets

weightless and unrestricted by the gravitational pull of land

i want to escape these limitations

and live like I was meant to

because caged birds can sing but they can’t soar with clipped wings

so if soul traveling is real

i will fly