“Still your voice”They say to me.“Don’t shareDon’t trustDon’t risk.Hide the darknessOr lose hope of loveFriends and familyAll you hold dear.”I ponder and reflectPray and wrestleIn the endMy answer remains the same.“I believe inHonesty and openness.A burden sharedIs far less weight.Revealing my strugglesTakes strength untold.A risk?YesVulnerability is riskyRisk I gladly take.If darkness scares awayAll hope ofContinue reading “Poem: To Show Or Not To Show”
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Poem: May Love Come Soon
Heart beatsGut tightensAgony fillsLoneliness freezes.I fall to my kneesI pray to the Lord,“O Lord,I am tired of being aloneHow much longer must I wait?Yes, I have the love ofFriends and family.It is not the same.Is there no oneWhose heart is stirred?Who longs to feel my touch?Who longs to hold me close?Who finds me worthy ofContinue reading “Poem: May Love Come Soon”
Poem: Dance With The Dark
“Slay the dragon”They say to me“Push on through”“Change your thoughts”.I want to rage;I want to scream;I want to laugh;I want to cry.How do I explain?Every darkness is unique.MineYou cannot outthinkIt poisons every thoughtErodes every defenseSlips throughThe smallest crack.You cannot overpowerIt only grows stronger.Brute strengthIs of the dark anyway.The only thingThat works againstDarkness mineIs to embraceContinue reading “Poem: Dance With The Dark”
Poem: Job Search
Another dayAnother lack of dollar.Time slips awaySearching the WebFor seeds of hope.Darkness limitsEverywhere I turnI am confronted by disability.“Come home”My mother says to meBut knowledge of healthKnowledge of needKeeps me away.I search some moreDespair growsFrustration mounts.“Why can’t I be normal?”I cry.“It serves a purpose.”The Lord says to me.So on I go.Keeping busyKeeping healthyBuilding strengthBuilding resilience.IContinue reading “Poem: Job Search”
"Judge Me By My Size, Do You?"–On The Value of Upsetting Expectations
“Your eyes can deceive you. Don’t trust them.”–Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope. “Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgement”–John 7:24 For those who don’t know, I volunteer with an after-school program called Run and Read, run by Start2Finish. Run and Read is a program that builds literacy,Continue reading “"Judge Me By My Size, Do You?"–On The Value of Upsetting Expectations”
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