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Poem: All I Can Offer

I can’t offerA bodyMuscled in extreme.I don’t possessConfidence in abundance.I can’t promiseA steady jobOr money in perpetuity.All I can offerIs my love;My faith;My hope.I can promiseTo never give up;To always beWilling to listen;To ever beFully and completelyHonest and true.Is that enoughFor you toTake a chance on me?Can that get us throughMy darkness and my pain?AllContinue reading “Poem: All I Can Offer”

Poem: Simple Pleasures

So many menCrave adventureSeek thrillsSink their moneyInto adrenaline-rushing hobbies.Seeking virtual escapeEmpty powerHigh speedEmpty pleasure.I am a manOf simple pleasures.Give me a good bookTV show or movie.I’ll enjoy simple foodAnd simple drink.I’ll love long walksAlone in my mindUnder a starry sky.Nothing is betterThan time spentWith friends and family.Or getting lostIn simple mastery ofMy own body.I amContinue reading “Poem: Simple Pleasures”

Poem: The Best

I am notThe best at anything.Not swimming or runningSkiing or Tai Chi.I am notTop of my fieldNor top of my class.I am no expertNo guru.God knowsMost daysI struggle to surviveLet alone live.Yet I have a missionA God given purposeTo keep on walkingTo keep on strivingKeep on breathing.Show the worldThrough constant struggleThe meaning of persistence.I mayContinue reading “Poem: The Best”

Poem: The Right Fit

I am searchingFor the right fit.Looking to findA purposeful job.Hoping and prayingEndlessly yearningFor loveTrue and strong.Looking to fill my lifeWith communityFaithful and deep.I am seekingTo take the next right step.To find the balanceBetween work and playBetween time aloneAnd time with other.sI aimTo grow in strength;To listenTo the guidance of God;To improve my selfPhysicallyMentallySpiritually.I am strivingEverContinue reading “Poem: The Right Fit”

Poem: Gift Of Voice

The voiceA great and powerful toolFor good or for ill.Use itTo build up;To share;To bridge;To reach;To restore;To heal.Do not use itTo tear down;To break apart;To sow despair;To spread fear;To provoke anger.When I was youngI feared to speakSo afraidI wet my pants.As I grew olderI learned to speakMy first great fearTo be overcome.Over the yearsI’ve learnedContinue reading “Poem: Gift Of Voice”

Poem: Change Coming

I canFeel it in the wind.I canRead it in the stars.Change is comingCourse is shifting.I amStepping outOf comfortOf safety.Spreading my wingsNewly strengthened.The futureIs an unknown darkI am filled with fear.Yet I have learnedGod is there.In darkness and in lightIn fear and in hopeHer spirit goes with me.TogetherWe will find the way.

Poem: When You Come For Us

When the drums beatWhen the wind howlsWhen the rain poursWhen the storm ragesWhen darkness closes inWe will stand firm.Strong and unbowedShining light for all to see.When you come for usWith violence in your heart;When you aim to spreadTerror and fearDespair and heartbreak;When war reaches our shoreAnd love ones are lost;We will stand firm.We will notContinue reading “Poem: When You Come For Us”

"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”