FearIs an old companion.When I was youngIt ruled meIn ways obviousAnd hidden.I confronted itAnd I grew.Overcame many of my fearsSwore never to concede again.Yet fear is trickySubtle and ever present.New fears arriveOld fears return.The testIs to not give upHold onto hopeResist the slideInto anger and hate and despair.My destinyThe destiny of all who serve theContinue reading “Poem: Confronting Fear”
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Poem: See Through You
You standIn front of the camerasSquare in the eyes of the nation.You speakWhat you think the people want to hear.You hide the truthBehind assumptions and misunderstandingsHoping that people will not see pastThe mask that you present.You believe that ignorance and fearWill allow you to gainThe power you so desire.I see through youThrough your liesThrough yourContinue reading “Poem: See Through You”
Poem: Time And Place
I have been waitingOh so longFor a time to loveA time for peaceA time to embrace.FinallyIt seems to othersThat my star is risingThat darkness is clearingLight shining through.Yet I have fearedI have wrestledWith the weightOf their hopes and expectations.For while they cheer me nowWill they do soWhen I fall?Will they seeThe beauty in weaknessIn vulnerability?ForContinue reading “Poem: Time And Place”
On Mental Health: Tips, Tricks and Advice
This post is inspired by Bell Let’s Talk Day. I acknowledge it’s problematic, as Bell’s corporate culture does not adequately support mental health, and talking about mental health one day a year does not undo stigma and marginalization the rest of the year–but I also do think the hashtag should be utilized for the fundingContinue reading “On Mental Health: Tips, Tricks and Advice”
Poem: Hope Falters
My heart is heavyMy soul cloudedWith grief and shame.You betrayed your trustUsed your powerFor a dark end.Though I could never condoneI have hopedFor redemptionFor change.Yet when we meetSigns aboundRed alertsBlare in my mind.You askFor newsOf a community you hurt.NewsYou now have no right to.You boastOf how many you talk to.How manyHave forgiven your harm.I lookContinue reading “Poem: Hope Falters”
Poem: Hold Onto Hope
BelovedYou look aroundAt the world.You see the conflictThe sufferingThe pain.You try to helpTo fight.It all seems so bigImmutableImpossible to change.You feel powerlessTo save the onesThat you love.The vulnerable.The oppressed.You ask yourselfHow do you winAgainst the powerful?The wealthy?The strong?BelovedDo not give into despair.The world turnsTimes change.A revolution is coming.Love always wins.God favours life.The Spirit empowersThe vulnerable.TheContinue reading “Poem: Hold Onto Hope”
Poem: Farther Away
I have been waitingAnd longingAnd yearningFor loveFor romance.I have triedTo keep an open heartTo love withoutThe need for return.I have let goTime and againOut of love.These choicesHave been right and good.Yet nowLove seems father awayThan e’er before.“Oh Lord,How much longerMust I wait?How much moreMust I sacrifice?Please GoddessHelp me find loveSo that I can beReminded ofLightContinue reading “Poem: Farther Away”
Poem: Year I Find Love
It’s a new yearAnd hope is in my heart.Work is goodProductive and fulfilling.Living in a new houseNot sure it will be a homeBut at peace with itFor now.Faith is stronger than ever.Health is getting better.Yet stillI ask myself:What is it all worthIf my life is without love?While my lifeSeems goodIn manifold waysI am more lonelyThanContinue reading “Poem: Year I Find Love”
Poem: Ode To Uncle Don
My father’s sister’s husbandPassed away of late.After years of long struggleRest has finally come.Genetic ticking time bombWaiting in his heart.Threatened to steal him from usThese past thirty years or so.Knowledge and scienceAdvances in meds and techBlessing of the SpiritDefied death’s clenching grasp.I will always rememberHis great wit.Open curiosity.Delight in learningAnd sharing.The summer days we spentOnceContinue reading “Poem: Ode To Uncle Don”
Just Enough: The Biblical Way
In church on Sunday, we were celebrating World Food Sunday. We talked about scarcity, and resource distribution, climate change, and a plethora of related topics. Throughout the service, I couldn’t help thinking on one of Kenneth C. Bailey’s quibbles with the Lord’s Prayer, which he covers in his wonderful book Jesus Through Middle-Eastern Eyes: CulturalContinue reading “Just Enough: The Biblical Way”
The Dreamers' Corner 